Gladys

  • [ GLAD-is (English) ]
  • Welsh, English
From the old Welsh name Gwladus, possibly derived from gwlad "country". It has historically been used as a Welsh form of CLAUDIA. This name became popular outside of Wales after it was used in Ouida's novel 'Puck' (1870).

CLAUDIA   female   English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.
CLAUDIUS   male   Ancient Roman
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". This was the name of a patrician family prominent in Roman politics. The ancestor of the family was said to have been a 6th-century BC Sabine leader named Attius Clausus, who adopted the name Appius Claudius upon becoming a Roman citizen. The family produced several Roman emperors of the 1st century, including the emperor known simply as Claudius. He was poisoned by his wife Agrippina in order to bring her son Nero (Claudius's stepson) to power. The name was later borne by several early saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Besançon.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Claudia
BIBLICAL: Claudia
BULGARIAN: Klavdiya
CROATIAN: Klaudija
CZECH: Klaudie
DUTCH: Claudia
ENGLISH: Claudia, Gladys
FRENCH: Claude, Claudie
GERMAN: Claudia
ITALIAN: Claudia
POLISH: Klaudia
PORTUGUESE: Cláudia
ROMANIAN: Claudia
RUSSIAN: Klavdiya
SLOVAK: Klaudia
SLOVENE: Klavdija
SPANISH: Claudia
UKRAINIAN: Klavdiya
WELSH: Gladys, Gwladus, Gwladys
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
FRENCH: Claudette, Claudine
RUSSIAN: Klava
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Claudius
CROATIAN: Klaudio
ENGLISH: Claud, Claude
FRENCH: Claude
ITALIAN: Claudio
LATVIAN: Klaudijs
POLISH: Klaudiusz
PORTUGUESE: Cláudio
ROMANIAN: Claudiu
SPANISH: Claudio