# Gloriana

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #90,483

## Definitions
1. Sobriquet for Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England and Ireland.
2. A female given name.

## Etymology
Coined by English poet Edmund Spenser to represent Elizabeth I in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590), from Latin glōria (“glory”) + -ana, from Latin -āna, feminine of -ānus (“of or pertaining to”).

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