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gladys

/ˈɡlædɪs/

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What does gladys mean?

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Welsh.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɡlædɪs/

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“I hope Dorian has told you about my plan for rechristening everything, Gladys. It is a delightful idea.”
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174
We get so we would rather Gladys would fall out of the book and break her neck than do it again.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
More book examples (2)
Veronica Eustacia and Rosalind Gladys, in white-lace frocks and lovely sashes, had just got in, and Guy Clarence, aged five, was following them.
Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first timeProject Gutenberg ebook #146
The fat, fair baby with the lace cap was Ethelberta Beauchamp Montmorency; the next baby was Violet Cholmondely Montmorency; the little boy who could just stagger, and who had such round legs, was Sydney Cecil Vivian Montmorency; and then came Lilian Evangeline, Guy Clarence, Maud Marian, Rosalind Gladys, Veronica Eustacia, and Claude Harold Hector.
Frances Hodgson BurnettSara Crewe; Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding SchoolProject Gutenberg ebook #137