Gladys

//ˈɡlædɪs// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Welsh.

    "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."

Etymology

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

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