Details for the forename Gertrude

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Gertrude (female)


Variants:	Gartruda (F) Gatharuda (F) Geerta (F) Geertruida (F) Gertraud (F) Gertraut (F) Gertrud (F) Gertrudes (F) Gertrudis (F) Gertruida (F) Kerttu (F)
Pet Name(s):	Gert (F) Gertie (F) Jerry (F) Trudi (F) Trudie (F) Trudy (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Mainly English but also Dutch and German, from Old German "spear maiden" [Whyte] or "spear strength" [ONC]. Introduced into England, probably from the low countries, sometime in the 15^th-16^th centuries. In old documents in Latin either Gartruda or Gatharuda may be used for Gertrude, with appropriate case endings.