Glauce as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Glauce

What is the meaning of the name Glauce ?

The baby name Glauce is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GLAW-see,IPA: /ˈɡlɔːsi/,alternate: GLAWK-ee (less common).

Glauce is Greek in Origin.

Glauce is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Glaukē (Γλαυκή), the feminine of glaukós, a color term meaning “bluish‑gray, sea‑green, gleaming.” The root often described eyes or the surface of the sea and underlies Athena’s epithet glaukōpis (“bright‑eyed”) and the noun glaux (“owl”). As a given name it carries nuances of brightness, pallor, and cool sea‑hues - frequently rendered as “bright, blue‑gray, or sea‑colored.”

Born in myth, the name was borne by several figures, most famously the Corinthian princess whom Jason married and Medea destroyed; in many sources she is also called Creusa. Another Glauce is listed among the Nereids. The form Glauce spread through Latin and later Romance, remaining rare but attested in Italian and Portuguese usage; in English it appears chiefly in classical literature. Variants and transliterations include Glauke, Glaukē, Glafki (Modern Greek), and the related masculine Glaucus/Glaukos; Creusa functions as a literary variant.