Name: Gladys
Gender: Female
Usage: Gladys, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Gladys are in general originating from Belgium, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Gladys is: Disabled, Lame.
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Numerology of the first name Gladys: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Gladys is ranked on the 1,045th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 500700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.007% of the population. The name Gladys has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Gladys for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Gladys or Gladice is a feminine name from the Welsh name Gwladus or Gwladys, which bears the meaning of royalty (princess) or the gladiolus flower.
It has been sometimes used as a Welsh form of Claudia.
Welsh and English: from the Welsh name Gwladus, which is of uncertain derivation. It has been quite widely used outside Wales in the 20th century.
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