Gertrude
English · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Gertrude
The name Gertrude means "spear strength," derived from the Old Germanic elements *ger* ("spear") and *þrūþ* ("strength").
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Etymology
The name Gertrude means "spear strength," derived from the Old Germanic elements *ger* ("spear") and *þrūþ* ("strength"). It was popular in medieval Germanic and Christian cultures, notably associated with Saint Gertrude the Great, a 13th-century Benedictine nun, and later used in English-speaking countries.
Gertrude currently ranks #6,632 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1917.
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