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Gladys

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Gladys: Welsh Meaning of Gladys: "lame"
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The cat's meow a century ago, featured in many romantic Edwardian novels, and now anything but. Shows no signs yet of making a comeback. It's been associated in the US with singer Gladys Knight.

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Famous People Named Gladys

Gladys Knight, American singer
Gladys Moncreiff, Australian singer

Pop Culture References for the Name Gladys

Gladys Eysenarch- Jezebel by Irene Nemirovsky (1936)
Gladys Herdman- character in the book The Best Christmas Ever

Nicknames & Variations for Gladys

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

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