Gladston

Gladston Meaning & Origin

About Gladston
The name Gladston is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "glæd" meaning "bright" or "shining" and "tun" meaning "settlement" or "enclosure." Therefore, the name Gladston can be interpreted to mean "bright settlement" or "shining enclosure." It is a surname that may have been given to someone who lived in or near a place with a bright or shining aspect.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLTSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G4032305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G L AE1 D S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/gladston*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLTSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G432

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gladston in Braille

Here's how to represent Gladston in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Gladston in braille

How to Spell the Name Gladston in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Gladston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gladston in sign language

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