Gertrude

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Strength of the spear
Pronunciation
GUR-trood (English), GER-troot (German)
GUR-trood(English)
ZHEHR-TRUYD(French)
gehr-TROO-də(German)
Popularity
The name Gertrude is not currently in the top 1000 names for baby girls in the United States or many other parts of the world.

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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: Go-getter,Goof-off,Genuine,Gregarious

E: Environment,Entertain,Enliven,Expressive,Enlighten,Exaggerate

R: Reason,Resourceful,Restless,Rational

T: Tireless,Talkative,Touchy,Testy,Doubting Thomas,Truth,Tacky

U: Universality,Unity,Understanding,Undermining,Utopia

D: Doting,Dutiful,Determined,Daddy,Domestic,Demanding

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)

Usage: German

Meanings: Spear strength


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)


7.) Gertrude (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) beloved

Other Forms: Gerdie, Gerti, Gertie


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