# Glenda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡlɛndə/ · frequency rank #39,830

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Welsh.

## Etymology
Coined in the twentieth century from Welsh glân (“holy, fair”) and da (“good”).

## Easily confused with
- **Glenn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glenda-vs-glenn)
- **glens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glenda-vs-glens)
- **Grenada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glenda-vs-grenada)
- **Glendale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glenda-vs-glendale)
- **glen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glen-vs-glenda)
- **gland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gland-vs-glenda)
- **Genoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-glenda)
- **Gerda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerda-vs-glenda)
- **glands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glands-vs-glenda)
- **galena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galena-vs-glenda)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gelnda`, `gglenda`, `gledna`, `glenad`, `glendda`, `glennda`, `gllenda`, `glneda`, `lgenda`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/glenda