Glinda

Literary name

Glinda Origin and Meaning

The name Glinda is a girl's name.

Glinda is famous as the name of the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz, invented by author L. Frank Baum. but has there ever been a real life, non-fictional Glinda? Not in the US last year.

The name may be related to the Welsh Glenda, itself a 20th century invention or to the Germanic Galinda, as used by Gregory Maguire in his Wizard of Oz spin off, Wicked.

Glinda Rank in US Top 1000

# 864 in the US

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The name Glinda in Pop Culture

• Glinda the Good Witch character in L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz"
• Galinda "Glinda" Upland character in novel and musical "Wicked" based on "The Wizard of Oz"