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Geertruida (female)

Variants:Gertrude (F) Gertruida (F)
Diminutive(s):Geerta (F)
Pet Name(s):Geertje (F) Geertke (F) Gesa (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Dutch form of Gertrude [q.v.], from Old German "spear maiden" or "spear strength".
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