GLADYS  

Gender: F
Origin: Welsh variation of CLAUDIA

The cat's meow a century ago, featured in many romantic novels, and now anything but. Hard to imagine it ever coming back.

Variations:
Gladyss, Gladness, Glad, Glady, Gladi, Gladdis, Gladwyse, Gwladys, Gwyladyss, Gladdys, Gladis, Gladiz

Gladys is being discussed in our message boards:

• Popular names you just don't 'get'.
• alphabetical elimination
• Sister for future Henry?
• Pin up Names:)
• Twin Girls

Read Nameberry blog posts about Gladys:

• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again
• NAMES RESCUED FROM THE TITANIC
• MOM NAMES: The Names of Famous Mothers
• WELSH NAMES: Beyond Gwyneth and Griffin