Etymology

Glenda

Glen·da
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Today it means: A female given name from Welsh. Full definition →

Welsh glân
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The story

  1. Welsh · derived fromglân“holy, fair”
  2. English todayGlenda

Coined in the twentieth century from Welsh glân (“holy, fair”) and da (“good”).

Words from the same roots

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Glenys

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