Glafira
Just 15 women in Poland carry it, so most people here have never met one. The name comes from Greek, meaning "polished", and reaches Poland mainly through Russian usage.
Glafira Pronunciation
Glafira is pronounced glah-FEE-rah (/glaˈfira/).
What Glafira means
Where Glafira comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Glafira comes from the Greek γλαφυρός (glaphyros), a word for something polished, smooth, worked by a careful hand. The root belongs to the verb glaphō, to carve or hollow out. The sense of "elegant, polished" points back to craft, to a surface finished with attention. The name traveled east and settled in Russian, where Glafira kept its Greek shape and grew no Polish diminutive.
The name has a saint. Glaphyra of Amasea fled the court of the empress Constantia and gave her money to build a church in Pontus. The Orthodox calendar marks her on 26 April. That date serves as the imieniny for anyone who carries the name.
In a Polish class register, Glafira stands out. It has no local nickname to shelter under, no Kasia or Gosia waiting beneath it. A child reads it and hears the Greek still in it. The meaning stays close to the word that made it: elegant and polished.
When Glafira celebrates name day
Glafira appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 13 January.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Glafira
1 in 1502922 women in Poland is named Glafira. 15 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #12029 among female names.
Glafira's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.