Submitted Name Save Gender Feminine Usage English (Australian, Rare) Edit Status Status [history·contributorshide contributors] Added 9/10/2009 by vomiting Edited 5/11/2015 by Frollein Gladys Meaning & History The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.