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Gloriajean
How to Pronounce Gloriajean
Pronounced GLOR-ee-uh-JEEN /ˌɡlɔːriəˈdʒiːn/Low
Meaning: Gloriajean runs together the double name Gloria Jean. Gloria is the Latin word for 'glory,' and Jean is the French feminine form of John, from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious.' Written as one word, it reflects the mid-century fashion for compound first names.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Gloriajean fuses Gloria, the Latin word for 'glory,' with Jean, the French feminine of John, meaning 'God is gracious.' Written solid rather than as two words, it belongs to a 1940s vogue for double first names, and its peak lines up with the screen fame of the singer and actress Gloria Jean.
The combined spelling was always rare, peaking around 1943 with only about twenty girls a year before fading with the fashion for compound names. A woman named Gloriajean from that peak is now in her early eighties, firmly of the wartime generation.
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Famous Bearers
- ★Gloria Jean (1926-2018)American actress and singer, a popular child star of late-1930s and 1940s films
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Gloriajean mean?
It joins Gloria, Latin for 'glory,' with Jean, a French form of John meaning 'God is gracious.'
How do you pronounce Gloriajean?
It is said GLOR-ee-uh-JEEN /ˌɡlɔːriəˈdʒiːn/, four syllables with the stress on the last.
Is Gloriajean a boy or girl name?
Gloriajean is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Gloriajean?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-forties.