The first name Aglaia
A girl’s name from Greek meaning “splendour”, “beauty”, “to laugh”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
Aglaia means “splendour”, “beauty”, “to laugh” in Greek.
From Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa, from ἀγλαΐα (aglaḯa, “splendour, beauty”)). It has the same Indo-European root as γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”).
More names that mean beauty.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Aglaia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2019, 5 girls born in the United States were named Aglaia, the 15,605th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 6 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Aglaia in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Aglaia in German, Italian and Portuguese too.
Famous people named Aglaia
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Aglaia SzyszkowitzAustrian actress, born 1968
- Aglaia KonradAustrian-Belgian visual artist (born 1960)
- Nastassja KinskiGerman actress, born 1961
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Questions
- What does the name Aglaia mean?
- Aglaia means “splendour”, “beauty”, “to laugh” in Greek.
- What is the origin of the name Aglaia?
- From Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa, from ἀγλαΐα (aglaḯa, “splendour, beauty”)). It has the same Indo-European root as γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”).
- When was Aglaia most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Aglaia, its highest rank at 15,190th.