
Gladys
Meaning
From the old Welsh name Gwladus, possibly derived from gwlad "country". It has historically been use
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Gladys Cardiff
Gladys Cardiff (born 1942) is a poet and academic, with interests in Native American, African-American and American literature.
Gladys Skillett
Gladys Skillett (2 May 1918 – 11 February 2010), born Gladys Eileen Dillingham, was a British Guernsey nurse.
Gladys Ewart
Gladys Ewart (1892 – 19 July 1957) was a Canadian pianist and music educator.
Gladys Maccabe
Gladys Maccabe, MBE HRUA FRSA MA(Hons) ROI (5 June 1918 – 22 February 2018) was a Northern Irish artist, journalist and founder of The Ulster Society of Women Artists.
Gladys Le Mare
Gladys Le Mare, née Keay (1912 – 1967) graduated with first class honours in zoology from St Hugh's College Oxford.
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