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Interesting name and is similar to Gladys.
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Glenys Quick is a retired female long-distance runner from New Zealand, who won the 1984 edition of Nagoya Marathon, clocking a total time of 2:34:25.
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Glenys Hanna-Martin (née Hanna) is a Bahamian Progressive Liberal Party politician and lawyer serving as Minister of Education since 2021. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Englerston since 2002, making her the country's longest serving female parliamentarian.
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Glenys Fowles, AM, is an Australian operatic soprano who sang with Opera Australia and its predecessors for many years. She also sang at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, and for the New York City Opera, San Diego Opera, and Scottish Opera. She also appeared at the BBC Proms and with the New York Philharmonic.
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I love my name. It is a beautiful name. I was born in Failsworth, England. My parents used to go on holiday in Wales and my mom fell in love with the name there. It is spelled Glenyse with an "e". That was because when my Dad signed my birth certificate he added a little flourish at the end of the name "Glenys" and the birth registrar entered it as an "e." My mom always told me my name meant "of the glen" and "beautiful." My grandfather was a gunner on the battleship "Rodney" during World War II. I was scheduled to be Christened on the ship in the Spring of 1945. The day before, though, the ship was commissioned to join the fleet that eventually sank the German ship, Bismarck, contributing to the end of the War. Teachers throughout my life have had trouble pronouncing my name, especially with the "e." Now I tell people to say this little poem when trying to remember my name, "Dennis the Menace played Tennis with Glenyse!"
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I hate pronouncing my name, people usually ask me to repeat it. My name is spelt Glenys and I find it a bit of a tongue tie for me. I have know idea why my parents called me Glenys. I never answer to Glen. I was brought up that my name was never to be shortened and it has stuck with me. I totally love it when people call me Gladys and I will not answer to it, even though I know they are talking to me.
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I prefer Glennis.
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I am a Glenys named after a complete stranger whom my parents thought was beautiful, working in the same manufacturing plant.
Reading in various name books I was lead to believe it meant of 'the glen'.
The other book said 'good and pure'. I guess it can not be translated into many languages very easily so therefore the name has died out in popularity
Personally, I have grown to love the name there are a few Glenys', the other popular way to spell it is Glennis.
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Reading in various name books I was lead to believe it meant of 'the glen'.
The other book said 'good and pure'. I guess it can not be translated into many languages very easily so therefore the name has died out in popularity
Personally, I have grown to love the name there are a few Glenys', the other popular way to spell it is Glennis.
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The earliest examples of Glenys were in the 1841 England Census and 1891 & 1911 Wales Censuses.
From the Wales censuses:
One example was a 'Glenys M Evans' who was born in about 1881 in Flint.
Another was a 'Glenys Gwendoline Tucker' who was born in about 1886 in Cardiff.
From the England census:
There was a 'Glenys Thomas' who was born in about 1811 in Arlsey in Bedfordshire. However, that Glenys was a male.
So in that sense, the name would have been created in the late 19th century, as a feminine Welsh name. [noted -ed]
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From the Wales censuses:
One example was a 'Glenys M Evans' who was born in about 1881 in Flint.
Another was a 'Glenys Gwendoline Tucker' who was born in about 1886 in Cardiff.
From the England census:
There was a 'Glenys Thomas' who was born in about 1811 in Arlsey in Bedfordshire. However, that Glenys was a male.
So in that sense, the name would have been created in the late 19th century, as a feminine Welsh name. [noted -ed]
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My grandmother spells it Glennes.
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Pronounced GLEN-is.
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A common nickname for Glenys is Glen.
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