グラディス
guradisu
The English female given name Gladys is expressed in Japanese as グラディス (guradisu).
グラディス is the transcription of the name Gladys into Japanese script.
How do you pronounce it?
guradisu
Did you know?
- Because グラディス is written in katakana, it has no inherent meaning. However, if a person chooses kanji characters for their name, they can give it a poetic meaning like 'elegant' or 'flower'.
- The name ends in ス ('su'), but in many Japanese dialects, the final 'u' is devoiced. This means グラディス often sounds like it ends with a sharp 's' hiss rather than a full 'su' syllable.
- In a formal Japanese introduction, a person named Gladys would likely add the honorific さん ('san') to their own name only if they were adopting a very specific, cute or childish persona, as it is usually only for others.
Examples in context
- はじめまして、グラディスと申します。Nice to meet you, I'm Gladys.
- ねえ、グラちゃん、遊びに行かない？Hey, Glad-chan, want to go out and have fun?
- グラディスはとても親切な人です。Guradisu wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.Gladys is a very kind person.
- 私の友人はグラディスです。Watashi no yuujin wa Guradisu desu.My friend is Gladys.
- グラディスは新しい隣人です。Guradisu wa atarashii rinjin desu.Gladys is the new neighbor.
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are talking about their new classmate.
- 陽太 Yota新しいクラスメイトの名前を知ってる？Atarashii kurasumeito no namae o shitteru?Do you know the new classmate's name?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、グラディスっていうんだよ。Un, Guradisu tte iu n da yo.Yeah, her name is Gladys.
- 陽太 Yotaグラディスか、素敵な名前だね。Guradisu ka, suteki na namae da ne.Gladys, that's a lovely name.
- 結衣 Yui彼女はとても明るい女の子だよ。Kanojo wa totemo akarui onnanoko da yo.She is a very bright girl.
