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Gertraud (female)

Variants:Gertraut (F) Gertrud (F) Gertrude (F)
Pet Name(s):Gerda (F) Trude (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

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

See Gertrud for pet names.
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