Gladys

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See also: Gładys and Gładyś

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Anglicized from Welsh Gwladus, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with gwlad (“country”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlædɪs/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ædɪs

Proper noun

Gladys

  1. A female given name from Welsh.
    • 1882, Edna Lyall, Donovan:
      Gladys was the eldest daughter of the house, and when her parents had chosen her name – a name which they considered emblematic of happiness, in spite of certain questionings that had arisen among the name fanciers on the subject – it would seem that some unseen fairy godmother had really bestowed that best of all gifts on their child, for Gladys was the happiest, most contented, sunshiny little person imaginable.
    • 1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, (please specify |book=1, 2, or 3):
      Anthony continued the prophecy:
      "Of course Gladys and Eleanor, having graced the last generation of heroines and being at present in their social prime, will be passed on to the next generation of shopgirls -"
    • 1993 May 16, “Return to New York”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:
      R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions.
      B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G.
      R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir.
      B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W?
      R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.

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Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Gladys, from Welsh Gwladus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡladis/
  • Rhymes: -adis
  • Syllabification: Gla‧dys

Proper noun

Gladys f

  1. a female given name from English
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