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Gloria is my 11 year old daughter's name but i spell her name Gloriah.(My daughter middle name is May)

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It is a very beautiful name and it is not common.My daughter does not know any one her age with this name but she has met older people with this name.My daughter loves her name.

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Gloria Irene
Gloria Susannah
Gloria Miriam
Gloria Evangeline
Gloria Damaris
Gloria Rosalie
Gloria Josephine
Gloria Noelle

I love it :)

My m-i-l is named Gloria Jean so I've never thought of it as too Catholic. Also, the very few I've known in my lifetime weren't too anything so Gloria doesn't project any image to me at all. It's just a name -- a tad dated at that. Having said that, it is quite nice and could make a comeback and I'm baffled why my m-i-l would rather go by her mn and drop Gloria completely which is what she did when she married (even her headstone is pre-inscribed without it). She has never used it again which is a shame as I'd much rather be Gloria than Jean. Re: mns, I'd prefer something short and sweet.

My favorite Gloria combo is Gloria Antoinette. Gloria Claire is the runner up...

I think Gloria is due for a resurgence. It's sophisticated and rather glamorous, I think. I am Catholic, and I like it as a religious-inspired name, but I don't think it's necessarily a Catholic-only name. Can't really think of a name I think is Catholic only, but maybe I'm culturally biased.

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The only Gloria I've met personally is my grandmother's cousin, whose name is Gloria Mary. I like Gloria Mary quite a bit. Though our Gloria is elderly, I don't think Gloria is an "old people" name. Old-fashioned names seem to be making a bit of a come-back anyway.

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Here are some combos:
Gloria Madeleine
Gloria Matilda
Gloria Alexandrine
Gloria Amaryllis
Gloria Violet
Gloria Constance - I know this all words, but I love it
Gloria Catherine
Gloria Genevieve
Gloria Juliet

Oh I do love Gloria and the name's been on my mind even more lately! It has an eternally sunny feel to it - like a field of sunflowers, as you said. Though I often think of morning glorys :)

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It think it's rather timeless and will age incredibly well. Haven't given much thought to MNs so I think maybe I'll have to steal some from the responses. Gloria Faline is my go-to

I don't think it's too Catholic at all. At least in the Church I think of it as a hymn more than as a name. In any case it's really beautiful and has a lovely vintage feel, but it's known enough that I don't think anyone would have trouble with it.

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Gloria Alyona
Gloria Claire
Gloria Giselle
Gloria Isabel
Gloria Judith
Gloria Leonie
Gloria Merryn
Gloria Rosalind
Gloria Shoshana
Gloria Tanith
Gloria Winifred

I like Gloria. It's a respectable name that is dignified without sounding stuffy. It almost seems playful. It fits a multitude of personalities; it would work for a doctor, lawyer, actress, dancer, secretary, a talkative person, a shy person, you name it.

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I don't find it too weird, too old, or too Catholic. It's not overly popular, but not bizarre by any means. I'll bet that most people in most English-speaking countries have at least heard of the name Gloria if they haven't met at least one person with the name.

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If someone I knew had a daughter and named her Gloria, I'd be thrilled by the naming choice.

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Combos:

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Gloria Simone
Gloria Fern
Gloria Willow
Gloria Noelle
Gloria Saffron
Gloria Margo/Margot
Gloria Magdalene
Gloria Helen
Gloria Ellen
Gloria Tamsin
Gloria Faye/Fay
Gloria June
Gloria Jane
Gloria Nell
Gloria Beth
Gloria Judith
Gloria Bernadette
Gloria Bernice
Gloria Elowen
Gloria Elspeth
Gloria Fleur
Gloria Sidonie
Gloria Pauline
Gloria Paulette
Gloria Maeve
Gloria May/Mae
Gloria Maëlys
Gloria Patience
Gloria Niamh
Gloria Lavender
Gloria Lilac
Gloria Evelyn

I love it. It was on our short list for this baby. We liked Gloria Jacqueline as a combo.
I am a Christian, though not catholic, but I don't think it has overly religious connotations. I think it could totally work for a Jewish baby.

I like it. It's got an old vibe, yes, but I think it's charmingly retro as opposed to horribly dated. I have never thought of it as being particularly "Catholic;" as a non-religious person I would have no problem using it.