Etymology

Gloriana

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Today it means: Sobriquet for Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England and Ireland. Full definition →

Latin -āna
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  1. Latin · derived from-āna
  2. English todayGloriana

Coined by English poet Edmund Spenser to represent Elizabeth I in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590), from Latin glōria (“glory”) + -ana, from Latin -āna, feminine of -ānus (“of or pertaining to”).

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