Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Gertrude

GUR-trood · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Spear of strength, from Old German ger and trud
Language
German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4683
2024 births29
Peak year1917
First appeared1880
Total US births177,083
1917 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
GertieTrudyTrudi
Alternate spellings
GertrudGertraude
In other languages
Gertrud (German)Geertruida (Dutch)Gertruda (Polish)

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Notable people named Gertrude

Gertrude Stein (writer)
Gertrude Ederle (swimmer)
Gertrude Bell (archaeologist)
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles