Gladys

Gladys \gla-dys, gl-ad-ys\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Gladys can also be used as a boy name name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced GLAEDihS (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Gladys: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Gladys?

Gladys has its origins in the Latin and Old Welsh languages. It is used largely in Welsh and English. Old Welsh origin, English and Welsh use: An old form of the name is Gwladus (Old Welsh). The name is of obscure origin; it could be from gwledig ('ruler, princess') or gwlad ('country'). It has also been used traditionally as a Welsh translation of Claudia name popularity. Gladys is a Welsh form of the Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish meaning of Claudia. Gladys has 21 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Gladys include short names for Gladdea, name Gladdee, Gladdey name, name Gladdi origin, nicknames for Gladdis, Gladdys meaning, Gladia name, what does the name Gladiz mean, Gladness pronounciation, Gladyss meaning and origin, short names for Glayds, Gleda name popularity, and Gwyladyss meaning. Other English forms include the shortenings short names for Glad and nicknames for Glady, the diminutives Gladdie name and Gladdy name popularity, and the spelling variant baby name Gladis. Forms used in foreign languages include the Hawaiian Gladi meaning and origin, the Welsh name Gwladus, and the Welsh what does the name Gwladys mean.

List of baby names that sound like Gladys:

the name Gladdis meaning and origin, the English Gladis name, the name nicknames for Gladyss, the name name Gildas meaning, the name name Gildys origin, the name Gladdys pronounciation, the English short names for Gladiz, the Welsh Gwladus name variations, the Welsh Gwladys meaning and origin, the name Gildes meaning and origin, the English baby name Glayds, the name Golds meaning and origin, and the name nicknames for Gwyladyss.

The baby name Gladys fun facts:

The name Gladys in reverse order is "Sydalg".

The numerological value of the name Gladys is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Gladys?

Gladys is in the top names in USA.