Gertrude
Found 7 entry about "Gertrude"
GUR-trood(English)
ZHEHR-TRUYD(French)
gehr-TROO-də(German)
Gertrude Name meanings & History
Strength of the spear. Means "spear of strength", derived from the Old German elements ger "spear" and drud "strength". Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer from Thuringia. It was probably introduced to England by settlers from the Low Countries in the 15th century. Shakespeare used the name in his play Hamlet (1600) for the mother of Hamlet. Another famous bearer was the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946). The name Gertrude is used as a first or middle name for baby girls, but it is not as commonly used as it once was.
Zodiac Sign of Gertrude: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo
Synonyms of Gertrude:
G: Genuine,Gregarious,Goof-off,Go-getter
E: Enlighten,Enliven,Expressive,Environment,Exaggerate,Entertain
R: Restless,Resourceful,Reason,Rational
T: Tireless,Touchy,Testy,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Tacky,Truth
U: Universality,Utopia,Unity,Understanding,Undermining
D: Domestic,Demanding,Doting,Determined,Dutiful,Daddy
Gertrude is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Formal name
- a Mature name
- a Natural name
- a Serious name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Gertrude Stein (American writer), Gertrude Jekyll (British garden designer)
2.) GERTRUDE (Female)
Usage: Irish
Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Geretrudis, a compound name composed of the elements ger (spear) and trut (dear, maiden) or prup (strength). The name was used in Ireland to Anglicize the Gaelic Grainne. (GER-TROOD)
3.) GERTRUDE (Female)
Usage: German
Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Geretrudis, a compound name composed of the elements ger (spear) and trut (dear, maiden) or prup (strength): hence, “spear maiden” or “spear strength.” Var: Gertrud, Gertruda. Short: Gert, Gerta. (GARE-TROOD)
4.) Gertrude (Female)
Usage: German
Meanings: (German) beloved warrior. See also Trudy.
Other Forms: Geertrud, Geertruda, Geertrude, Geertrudi, Geertrudie, Geertrudy, Geitruda, Gerruda, Gerrudah, Gertina, Gertraud, Gertraude, Gertrud, Gertruda, Gertrudah, Gertrudia, Gertrudis, Gertruide, Gertruyd, Gertruyde, Girtrud, Girtruda, Girtrude, Gyrtrud, Gyrtruda, Gyrtrude
5.) Gertrude (Female)
6.) GERTRUDE (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Geretrudis, a compound name composed of the elements ger (spear) and trut (maiden, dear) or prup (strength). The name Gertrude was introduced to England in the late Middle Ages by German immigrants. Short: Gert. Pet: Gertie, Trudie, Trudy. (GER-TROOD)
