Gladys

Meanings & Origins of Gladys

What does Gladys mean?

• Gladys \g-lad-ys, gl(a)-dys\ as a girl's name is pronounced GLAD-iss. It is of Welsh origin. Variant of Claudia (Latin) "lame". The name was used in several Edwardian romantic novels. Singer Gladys Knight.
  
  Gladys has 8 variant forms: Glad, Gladdis, Gladdys, Gladi, Gladis, Gladyss, Gwladys and Gwyladyss.
  
  For more information, see also related names Carys and Nerys.
  
  A baby name that sounds like Gladys is Kalidas.
  
  in the Welsh origin.

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• How to pronounce, Gladys?

  
  \g-lad-ys, gl(a)-dys\
• There were 45 US births last year.
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