| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Gwladys |
| Meaning | Princess, small sword |
| Region of origin | Welsh |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Claude, Claudia |
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.
People
- Berniece Inez Gladys Baker Miracle (1919–2014), American writer and half-sister of actress Marilyn Monroe
- 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 (1905–2002), Canadian journalist
- Gladys Asmah, Ghanaian politician
- Gladys Aylward (1902–1970), English missionary to China
- Gladys Elizabeth Baker, American mycologist
- Gladys Pearl Baker (1902–1984), American film editor, mother of actress Marilyn Monroe and writer Berniece Baker Miracle
- Gladys Baldwin (1937–1982), Peruvian sports shooter
- Gladys E. Banks (1897–1972), American politician
- Gladys Beckwith (1929–2020), American women's studies academic
- Gladys Bentley (1907–1960), American blues singer, pianist and entertainer
- Gladys Berejiklian, Australian politician. 45th Premier of New South Wales.
- Gladys Bissonette, Native American tribal leader
- Gladys Black (1909–1998), American ornithologist and writer
- 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, American researcher and administrator
- 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 Dickason (1903–1971), American labor economist
- Gladys Doyle, Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
- Gladys Egan, American child actress
- Gladys Ejomi (died 2020), Cameroonian physician
- Gladys Elphick, Australian activist
- Gladys Anderson Emerson (1903–1984), American historian, biochemist and nutritionist
- Gladys Ewart, Canadian pianist
- 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 Guaipo, (born 1954), Venezuelan politician
- 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 (1888–1969), Bermudian suffragette leader
- 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 María Bejerano Portela (born 1947), Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba
- Gladys Portugues (born 1957), American professional bodybuilder and actress
- Gladys Powers, British centenarian
- Gladys "Patsy" Pulitzer (1928–2011), American model, socialite and philanthropist
- 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 Requena, Venezuelan politician
- Gladys Reyes (born 1978), Filipina actress
- Gladys Reynell (1881–1956), Australian painter and ceramicist
- Gladys H. Reynolds, American statistician
- 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 (1887/88–1977), 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 and beauty queen
Fictional characters
- Gladys, a character in the 2002 monster comedy action film Eight Legged Freaks
- Gladys, a character in the HBO drama The Leftovers
- Gladys, a character on the animated series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
- 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 Glover, the main character, played by Judy Holliday in the 1954 movie It Should Happen to You
- Gladys Hotchkiss, a character in the musical The Pajama Game
- Gladys Gutzman, a character in the children's book series Junie B. Jones
- Gladys Jones, Jughead and Jellybean's mother on the TV show Riverdale
- Gladys Leeman, a character played by Kristie Alley in the 1999 movie Drop Dead Gorgeous
- Gladys Kravitz, a character in the TV show Bewitched
- Gladys Peterson, a character from the American TV sitcom Get a Life (1990–1992)
- Gladys Porter, a character in the TV sitcom Pete and Gladys
- Gladys Pugh, Chief Yellowcoat, a character in the BBC comedy Hi-de-Hi!
- GLaDOS (real name, Caroline), head of Aperture Science and main antagonist of the video games Portal 1 and 2.
See also
- GLADIS, a character from the cartoon series Totally Spies!
- Gwladus Ddu (died 1254), Welsh noblewoman, daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd
- Gwladys (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ "Christian Baby Unisex Name Gladys Meanings, Religion, Origin Details". www.kidpaw.com.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "User Comments for the name Gladys". Behind the Name.
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