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Aglaia
Say it: uh-GLAY-uh
Meaning
From Greek aglaia 'splendour, beauty'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Name of one of the Graces, used in 19th-century Russia as Aglaya, as in Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot'.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 11 babies given this name since 2006
- At its height in 2006, about 1 in 316,700 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Greece800 BC to 146 BC
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| Russian | Aglaya |
|---|---|
| Greek | Aglaia |
Famous bearers
- Aglaia, one of the three Graces
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Well-known works of literature
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.