Gladys
Your grandmother's name
Gladys is a female given name, Welsh in origin, that peaked in popularity in the early twentieth century.
It sounds distinctly old-fashioned to modern ears—more likely to belong to someone's grandmother than a newborn: My great-aunt Gladys lived to be ninety-seven.
Welsh feminine name
- AgnesName meaning pure
- EthelNoble-meaning feminine name
- MyrtleFeminine name from botany
- GertrudeTraditional German feminine name
Edith · Dorothy · Beatrice · Eleanor · Mildred · Harriet · Florence · Bertha
Belonging to earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- timelessUnaffected by eras
bygone · traditional · quaint · dated · yesteryear · throwback · grandmotherly · heirloom
Gwendolyn
Welsh feminine name
Gertrude · Edith · Dorothy · Beatrice · Eleanor · Mildred · Harriet · Florence · Bertha · Hazel
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
timeless · bygone · traditional · quaint · dated · yesteryear · throwback · grandmotherly · heirloom · heritage
Motown
Detroit's soulful moniker
singer · empress · vocalist · ballad · Grammy · legend · performer · crooner
friendly
Showing kindness, warmth
genial · cordial · warm · approachable · pleasant · gracious · cheerful · nurturing · hospitable · kindly
- Gladys Knight
- glad tidingsFavorable reports bringing happiness
- glad handGreet with false warmth
- suffer fools gladlyAccept the witless cheerfully
- glad ragsFancy clothes for celebrations
- orange you gladPunchline revealing fruit substitution
glad, gladly, gladness, gladden, gladdened, gladdening, gladsome