Gertrude

\ʒɛʁ.tʁyd\♀French girl's name

At a glance

GenderFeminine
Pronunciation\ʒɛʁ.tʁyd\

Origin and meaning

From Old French [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”) + *þrūþiz (“strength”) or *trut- (“maiden, dear”) ; name of a Belgian seventh century saint.

Where it is mostly given

  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Latvia

Around the world

  • GermanGertrud, Gertraud, Gertrudis
  • SpanishGertrudis
  • HungarianGertrúd
  • ItalianGeltrude
  • DutchGeertruida
  • NorwegianGjertrud
  • PolishGertruda
  • PortugueseGertrudes
  • RussianГертруда
  • SlovenianGertrúda
  • SwedishGertrud
  • CzechGertruda

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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