Entry № 226 · Greek origin

Aglaia Aglaia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-GLAY-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Splendor, brightness"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "splendor, brightness".

Aglaia (Ἀγλαΐα) is one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology — the goddess of splendor, brightness, and adornment. Her sisters are Euphrosyne (mirth) and Thalia (festivity).

Aglaia is rare as a given name but distinctive.

Splendor. One of the Three Graces.

The name in its native script.

Ἀγλαΐα
Transliteration
Aglaḯa
Pronunciation
/ əˈɡleɪ.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Aglaia stands.

Aglaia does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Aglaias before her.

Real people

In fiction
Aglaia
Greek Grace of splendor.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Aglaia.

The number behind Aglaia.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Aglaia reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.