[name_f]Glory[/name_f] for a baby girl. Yes? No? Reasons? First impressions? Spill it all!
Also, any middle name suggestions for [name_f]Glory[/name_f]?
I think [name_f]Glory[/name_f] isn’t too outlandish for a virtue name. It has a nickname-y feel that lightens the heavy (yet glorious) attributes of the meaning.
First impressions: I would assume that [name_f]Glory[/name_f]'s parents were religious (probably [name_m]Christian[/name_m]), with passion. Depending on the middle name: a short and sweet/homely middle like [name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Fay[/name_f] or [name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] might make me think that she was a Southern belle.
In my opinion, a longish, literary name would balance out the homespun feel of [name_f]Glory[/name_f].
I think you could do it; my personal preference would be to use [name_f]Gloria[/name_f] as the full name first.
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f] would pair better with a larger range of middle names.
The only downside is its similarity to “gory”.
I would also avoid using word names for a middle.
I don’t know what “feel” you want to portray with [name_f]Glory[/name_f] as a first name, so here is my own interpretation of the name (how I’d personally use it; subtly majestic and powerful):
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Amaris[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
I have a soft spot for this name, it was actually on my list during my DD’s pregnancy but my ex vetoed it. It was the name of a villain in [name_f]Buffy[/name_f] the vampire slayer though which put a lot of my family & friends of the name (we were all huge fans of the show), but that shows been over for a long time now so I doubt many would automatically jump to that reference.
Also I quite like that if she didn’t like the name [name_f]Glory[/name_f] then she could go by [name_f]Lori[/name_f] very easily.
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Ariella[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] Eirwen
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Zaira[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Ashlynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Phillipa[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Josslyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] Serephina
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Alaina[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Kalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Annelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] Cadance
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Delfina[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_u]Cheyenne[/name_u]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Shona[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
Roseofjune - you pegged us exactly. As parents, and also how we’d use the name. [name_u]Love[/name_u] your suggestions, especially [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Camille[/name_f], and [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f].
Peachymum - great list. My particular favourites are [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], and [name_u]Simone[/name_u]. I also love all your “A” choices, but our last initial is B. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think the initials [name_m]GAB[/name_m] are worth avoiding?
Thank you both for your help! You’ve expanded my list considerably.