Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/30/2017 by leoBeyene2002 Edited 12/30/2017 by Frollein Gladys Meaning & History Likely a truncated form of ELISABETH. As an English name, however, it might also be a transferred use of the French surname, which is ultimately a matronym derived from the given name.