Your assertion about names is entirely unfounded. Galadriel's name means "pretty hair" basically, but she (with Feanor) was greatest of the Noldor. That means she was greater than Ecthelion - why couldn't Glorfindel be greater too?
Glorfindel was also chosen specifically to return to Middle-earth in the Second or Third Age (depending on the account you read) to aid in the fight against Sauron. Why not Ecthelion? Glorfindel appears to be the greater of the two to me.
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