Gladys

Meaning

Gladys is a female given name and is of Welsh origin. It means land, nation. Pronounced as glad-is, the name is currently in the top 500 of NameChef Most Popular Baby Names and in the top 1000 of U.S birth chart of the year 1999.

Here are some potential nicknames for Gladys: Glady, Glad, Dys, Ady. See below for more.

Origin

Welsh

Gender

Gladys is a girl's name.

Common Nicknames

Ady, Adys, Diz, Dys, Gla, Glad, Glady, Glaz, Lad

Pronunciation

glad-is (Listen)

Syllables

2

Famous People

• Dame Gladys Cooper
  
• Gladys Brockwell
  
• Gladys George
  
• Gladys Knight
  

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