50%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. GLIN-də(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Created by author L. Frank Baum for his character Glinda the Good Witch, a kind sorceress in his Oz series of books beginning in 1900. It is not known what inspired the name. PopularityDetails Last ranked #858 in 1955 United States Categories invented, literature, witches