Glad - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Glad \g-lad\ is a variant of Gladys (Welsh). See for meaning of Glad.

The baby name Glad sounds like Glade and Gladi. Other similar baby names are Gal, Gada, Gala, Gladis, Glyn, Glen and Mlada.

Glad is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#22256 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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