Gladys (given name)

Gladys is a female name from the Welsh name Gwladus or Gwladys, which bears the meaning of royalty (princess);[1] conversely, it has been speculated to originally be from the Latin diminutive "gladiolus," meaning small sword hence the gladiolus flowering plant.

Gladys

Gender	female
Origin
Word/name	Gwladys
Meaning	Princess, small sword, lame
Region of origin	Welsh
Other names
Related names	Claude, Claudia

It may be used as a Welsh variant of Claudia,[2] meaning lame.

People

• Gladys Adda (1921–1995), Tunisian communist and activist
• Gladys Aller, American painter
• Gladys Ambrose, English actress
• Gladys Anderson, New Zealand artist
• Gladys Anoma (1930–2006), Ivorian scientist and politician
• Gladys Anslow, American physicist
• Gladys Arnold
• Gladys Asmah, Ghanaian politician
• Gladys Aylward (1902–1970), English missionary to China
• Gladys Elizabeth Baker, American mycologist
• Gladys Baldwin (1937–1982), Peruvian sports shooter
• Gladys E. Banks (1897–1972), American politician
• Gladys Bentley (1907–1960), American blues singer, pianist and entertainer
• Gladys Berejiklian, Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales
• Gladys Bissonette
• Gladys Black
• Gladys Blake, American actress
• Gladys Block, American nutritionist
• Gladys Bokese (born 1981), Congolese footballer
• Gladys Boot (1890–1964), British actress
• Gladys Kamakakuokalani Brandt (1906–2003), educator and civic leader in Hawaii
• Gladys Brandao, Panamanian actress
• Gladys Brockwell, American actress
• Gladys Bustamante (1912–2009), Jamaican activist
• Gladys Calthrop, British scenic designer
• Gladys Cardiff, American author
• Gladys Carmagnola, Paraguayan poet
• Gladys Carrion
• Gladys Hasty Carroll, American fiction writer
• Gladys Campbell, American writer
• Gladys Carson, British swimmer
• Gladys Casely-Hayford (1904–1950), Gold Coast-born Sierra Leonean writer
• Gladys Castelvecchi (1922– 2008), Uruguayan poet
• Gladys Cherry (1881–1965), a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic
• Gladys Colton (1909–1986), English schoolteacher and educationist
• Gladys J. Commons, American government official
• Gladys Cooper, English actress
• Gladys Davis, several people
• Gladys del Estal, killed Basque ecologist activist
• Gladys del Pilar, Swedish singer
• Gladys Dick (1881–1963), American microbiologist
• Gladys Doyle, Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
• Gladys Egan, American child actress
• Gladys Ewart, Canadian pianist
• Gladys Elphick, Australian activist
• Gladys Anderson Emerson (1903–1984), American historian, biochemist and nutritionist
• Gladys Fairbanks (1892–1958), American silent film actress
• Gladys Foster, several people
• Gladys Gale, American singer
• Gladys George (1904–1954), American actress
• Gladys Gillem (1920–2009), American professional wrestler
• Gladys Esther Tormes González (born 19 September 1933), Puerto Rican historian
• Gladys Goodall (1908–2015), New Zealand photographer
• Gladys Guevarra, Filipino actress and comedian
• Gladys Gunzer, American sculptor
• Gladys Hall, American journalist
• Gladys Hansen, American archivist
• Gladys Fries Harriman (1896–1983), American philanthropist, equestrian and big game hunter
• Gladys Heldman (1922–2003), American sports journalist
• Gladys Henson (1897–1982), Irish actress
• Gladys Hill, screenwriter
• Gladys Hooper (1903–2016), English supercentenarian
• Gladys Horton, American singer
• Gladys Hulette, American actress
• Gladys Jayawardene (died 1989), Sri Lankan physician and academic
• Gladys Jennings, British actress
• Gladys Johnston, Canadian painter
• Gladys Kahaka, Namibian biochemist
• Gladys Kessler, American judge
• Gladys Kipkemoi, Kenyan runner
• Gladys Kipsoi, Kenyan long-distance runner
• Gladys Knight (born 1944), American singer and actress
• Gladys Landaverde, Salvadoran runner
• Gladys Leslie, American actress
• Gladys Li (born 1948), Hong Kong politician and lawyer
• Gladys Liu, Australian politician
• Gladys Lundwe, Zambian politician
• Gladys Maccabe, British artist
• Gladys Malvern, American actress and writer
• Gladys Marín (1941–2005), Chilean activist and political figure
• Gladys Olebile Masire (1932–2013), Botswana teacher and political figure
• Gladys McCoy (1928—1993), American politician
• Gladys Mgudlandlu (1917—1979), South African artist and educator
• Gladys Midgley, British singer
• Gladys Milligan, American painter
• Gladys Mitchell, British writer
• Gladys Moncrieff, Australian singer
• Gladys Morcom (1918–2010), British swimmer
• Gladys Morrell
• Gladys Nasikanda (born 1978), Kenyan volleyball player
• Gladys Nederlander, American theatre producer
• Gladys Nilsson, American artist
• Gladys Nordenstrom, American composer
• Gladys O'Connor, British-Canadian actress
• Gladys Oyenbot, Ugandan actress
• Gladys Milton Palmer, Sarawak princess
• Gladys Parker (1910–1966), American cartoonist
• Gladys Lomafu Pato (born 1930), Swazi short story writer, teacher and lecturer
• Gladys Mills Phipps, American racehorse owner
• Gladys Pidgeon, New Zealand swimmer
• Gladys Pizarro, American music executive
• Gladys Portugues (born 1957), American professional bodybuilder and actress
• Gladys Powers, British centenarian
• Gladys Pyle, American politician
• Gladys Presley, mother of Elvis Presley
• Gladys Ravenscroft, golfer
• Gladys Reeves (1890–1974), photographer
• Gladys Reichard (1893–1955), American anthropologist and linguist
• Gladys Reyes (born 1978), Filipina actress
• Gladys Reynell
• Gladys H. Reynolds
• Gladys Ripley, British opera singer
• Gladys A. Robinson, American politician
• Gladys Root (1905–1982), American criminal defense attorney
• Gladys Rodríguez (born 1943), Puerto Rican actress, comedian, and television host
• Gladys W. Royal, chemist
• Gladys Savary, relief worker
• Gladys Schmitt, American writer
• Gladys Shelley, American composer
• Gladys Skillett, British nurse in World War II
• Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz, singer and composer
• Gladys Spellman (1918–1988), U.S. Congresswoman
• Gladys Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1881–1977), French-American aristocrat and socialite
• Gladys Staines (born c. 1951), Christian missionary in India
• Gladys Bronwyn Stern, British writer
• Gladys Eleanor Guggenheim Straus, nutritionist
• Gladys Strum, Canadian politician
• Gladys Swain, French psychiatrist
• Gladys Swarthout, American singer
• Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi, American heiress and wife of Count László Széchenyi
• Gladys Taber (1899–1980), American writer
• Gladys Tantaquidgeon, Native American anthropologist
• Gladys Tantoh (born 1975), Cameroonian movie entrepreneur and executive
• Gladys Taylor, several people
• Gladys Tejeda, Peruvian distance runner
• Gladys Thayer, American painter
• Gladys Triana, Cuban-American artist
• Gladys Triveño, Peruvian lawyer
• Gladys Turquet-Milnes (1887 or 1888 – 1977), British linguist
• Gladys Buchanan Unger, American writer
• Gladys Vergara, Uruguayan astronomer
• Gladys Chai von der Laage (born 1953), German sports photographer
• Gladys Waddingham, American writer
• Gladys Walton, actress
• Gladys Wamuyu, Kenyan athlete
• Gladys West, mathematician
• Gladys Widdiss, Native American leader
• Gladys Willems, Belgian archer
• Gladys Wynne, Irish painter
• Gladys Yang (1919–1999), Sino-British translator
• Gladys Yelvington, American composer
• Gladys Zender (born 1939), Peruvian model

Fictional characters

• Gladys, a character in the HBO drama The Leftovers
• Gladys Adams, character in the soap opera Home and Away
• Gladys the Cow, a character on Sesame Street
• Gladys Emmanuel, a character in the BBC comedy Open All Hours
• Gladys Hotchkiss, a character in the musical The Pajama Game
• Gladys Gutzman, a character in the children's book series Junie B. Jones
• Gladys Kravitz, a character in the TV show Bewitched
• Gladys Pugh, Chief Yellowcoat, a character in the BBC comedy Hi-de-Hi!
• Gladys Porter, a character in the TV sitcom Pete and Gladys
• Gladys Jones, Jughead and Jellybean's mother on the hit TV show, Riverdale

See also

• GLADIS, a character from the cartoon series Totally Spies!

References

1. "Christian Baby Unisex Name Gladys Meanings, Religion, Origin Details". www.kidpaw.com.
2. Campbell, Mike. "User Comments for the name Gladys". Behind the Name.