Gladys (meaning and origin)

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Gladys

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Meaning and origin
Gladys is a Welsh girl name. The meaning of the name is `lame`.

Where is it used?
The name Gladys is mainly used in Welsh and in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Gwladus (In Welsh)
Claudia (In English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and in Ancient Roman)

See also
In Ancient Roman and in English: Claudius

What Gladys`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Gladys:
ITS UNIQUE
The worst thing about the name:
NOTHING
If my name wasn`t Gladys....:
I'D BE Kathleen
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Gladys:
it is speacial
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Gladys....:

Extra information:
The best thing about the name Gladys:
Elvis Presleys mum was called Gladys
The worst thing about the name:
It seems to be dying out
If my name wasn`t Gladys....:
I would probably be called another name after someone
Extra information:
Someone call their baby Gladys as other old names are back like Molly Amy charlotte!! Gladys much nicer

More `Gladys` links
Gladys as abbreviation
Actors named Gladys
Gladys in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Gladys

Gladys doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Gladys appeared in the top-1000 was 9 years ago, in 1999. It ranked #967 in that year. The name reached the top-100 5 times. 1910 was a `top year` for the name Gladys. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #15. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	---
2006	---
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2000	---
1999	967
1998	---
1997	830
1996	767
1995	722
1994	722
1993	681
1992	695
1991	660
1990	530
1980	628
1970	525
1960	320
1950	181
1940	116
1930	48
1920	22
1910	15
1900	21
1890	82
1880	370