Gladis Name Meaning & Origin
Gladis
Pronunciation: GLAH-dees (key)
Origin of the name Gladys:
Variant of Gwladus, an old name of uncertain derivation, perhaps a Welsh feminine form of the Latin Claudius, an old Roman family name derived from claudus (lame).
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