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Gloria

38 replies

OhHolyFuck · 09/06/2015 09:43

Not planning on using it (think the one currently under manufacture is another boy) but just heard this on the school run - what do you think?
On one hand I think 'Gaynor' but the more I think about it, the more I like it...

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RickOShay · 10/06/2015 07:19

Think it is brilliant. I would love to be called Gloria.

JakeyBurd · 09/06/2015 22:03

I think it's a fabulous name - I always imagine someone who looks like Rita Hayworth.

I think you'd need a larger-than-life personality to carry it off though. Hmm

Laliberty · 09/06/2015 22:02

Hunniford was what immediately sprung to my mind! I suspect we are about 5 years away from Gloria being 'vintage', currently it just sounds dated to my ears.

LetThereBeCupcakes · 09/06/2015 21:20

I've had that song stuck in my head all day now Hmm

tilder · 09/06/2015 21:18

Glory, as in glory hole? Hmm, not sure that would work.

Gloria is a bit 'praise' for me. Sorry.

CindeFuckinRella · 09/06/2015 20:54

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woodhill · 09/06/2015 20:54

you don't even answer

leave me hanging on the lihine

calling Gloria

biffyboom · 09/06/2015 20:48

I've had my heart set on a certain name if we ever have a girl, but now I want Gloriana!

Asleeponasunbeam · 09/06/2015 20:42

I love it. DH didn't love it enough. DD uses it for her dolls regularly.

MamaLazarou · 09/06/2015 20:28

Gloria is a kick-arse name. I love it.

badtime · 09/06/2015 20:09

I really like it.

I don't know anyone called Gloria, so to me it is just the Latin word for glory. I think it sounds elegant and a bit exotic.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 09/06/2015 20:07

Love it Smile

SnotQueen · 09/06/2015 20:06

I say it in a Colombian accent like Modern Family.

I want some baby cheeses now.

Rhubarbgarden · 09/06/2015 20:04

I have always associated it with older ladies who wear dramatic makeup and dye their hair jet black.

I'm not entirely sure why, as I've never known a specific Gloria who looks like this.

florascotia · 09/06/2015 17:33

Queen Elizabeth was Gloriana.

Gloria is said to be more recent: www.behindthename.com/name/gloria

MitzyLeFrouf · 09/06/2015 17:30

Gladys! Shock

Frenchmustard7 · 09/06/2015 17:29

Prefer Gladys

EdithWeston · 09/06/2015 17:28

I think it's queenly.

Wasn't it coined as an honorific for Queen Elizabeth I? So very appropriate now.

Discworld101 · 09/06/2015 17:22

I taught a Glory once, which I much prefer to Gloria, even though I would never use it myself.

IsadoraQuagmire · 09/06/2015 16:17

It makes me think of Gloria Swanson, Gloria Estefan, and the wonderful Patti Smith track. It's a great name.

MildDrPepperAddiction · 09/06/2015 14:21

Reignbeau beat me to it!

aoife24 · 09/06/2015 14:12

Yes, Gloria, G L O R I A: just can't help it popping into my mind.

reuset · 09/06/2015 14:08

I don't like Gaynor, but I do like Gloria.

dannydyerismydad · 09/06/2015 13:07

It was my favourite auntie's name. A fun, formidable, feisty lady with a sense of mischief and a fondness for the gin.

ChrisQuean · 09/06/2015 13:01

It's MIL!