Forename Gladys

Around the globe, Gladys (Gladys , גלדיס , غلاديس ) is a widespread feminine given name. The first name Gladys is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Argentina, where it is a common female name, Paraguay, where it is a common principally girly, but scarcely boy's name, and Peru, where it is a common feminine name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Argentina, the United States, and Peru. Much less frequently, Gladys is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Gladys is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Gladys

name Glàdys, name Gwladys, name Gladýs, name Gladys, name Gwlad, name גלדיס, name Gładyś, name Gládys, name Гладысь, name 格莱迪丝, name גלאדיס, name Glądys, name Gładys, name Гладыс, name Гладис, name Glãdys, name غلاديس, name Glâdÿs, name Glâdys, name Ģladys, name جلاديس

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Gladys	Kenya, Argentina, Venezuela, United States, Nigeria
גלדיס	Israel
غلاديس	Yemen, Iraq
جلاديس	Palestinian Territory

First names said to be same

Gladýs, Glàdys, Gládys, Glâdys, Glâdÿs, Glãdys, Glądys, Gwlad, Gwladys, Gładys, Gładyś, Ģladys, Гладис, Гладыс, Гладысь, גלאדיס, and 格莱迪丝

First name Gladys in the context

Gladys is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gladys Gurney , the The Simpsons character; Gladys Kravitz , character in Bewitched; Aunt Gladys , the fictional character from The Happiest Millionaire; Gladys Montgomery , the musical character in the musical Make It Snappy and Gladys Bumps , the musical character in the musical Pal Joey by Richard Rodgers, among other works.

Notable namesakes

	gladys anderson New Zealand artist, NZ (b. 1801)
	gladys ethel greenfield (born 1816) (b. 1816)
	gladys pott English anti-suffragist and civil servant, GB (b. 1867)
	gladys wallis American actress (b. 1873)
	gladys rankin American playwright and actress, US (b. 1874)
	gladys kingsbury American actress (1876-1958), US (b. 1876)
	gladys dick American microbiologist, US (b. 1881)
	gladys marie deacon second wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (1881-1977), US (b. 1881)
	gladys osborne leonard English psychic and medium, GB (b. 1882)
	gladys hope marks (1883-1970) university lecturer, AU (b. 1883)
	gladys crocker ashe American heiress (b. 1884)
	gladys hanson American actress, US (b. 1884)
	gladys sylvani British actor (1884-1953), GB (b. 1884)
	gladys unger American writer, US (b. 1885)
	gladys moore vanderbilt American socialite, US (b. 1886)

Forename Gladys

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Gladys

First names said to be same

First name Gladys in the context

Notable namesakes

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