Glenda (from Welsh glân, meaning 'pure, clean, holy', and da, meaning 'good') is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Glenda Adams (born 1939), Australian authorGlenda Collins (born 1943), English pop singerGlenda Farrell (1904–1971), American actressGlenda Gilmore (born 1949), American historian of the Southern United StatesGlenda Goertzen (born 1967), Canadian authorGlenda Hatchett (born 1951), American television jurist known as "Judge Hatchett"Glenda Hood (born 1950), American politicianGlenda Jackson (born 1936), English actress and politicianGlenda Linscott (born 1958), Australian actressGlenda Slagg, fictional columnist in Private EyeGlenda Warkentin (21st century), Canadian actress