Gertrude name meaning

✍  Updated on: March 20th, 2023
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old High German and Germanic
Usage: English, German, Italian, French, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Gertrude ge-rtru-de
Meaning: Strength of a Spear, Beloved Warrior, Power, Throws and Faithful and Force
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What does Gertrude mean?

Gertrude's meaning is Spear Hunter, Beloved Warrior, Power, Throws and Faithful or Force used for both sexes and is used principally in Danish, Dutch, French, Finnish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, English and German is of Germanic and Old High German origin.

Gertrude is a variant form of eminent and classy Gertrud. Gertrud is variant of famous and virtuous Gertrude. Also Gertrud is spelling variant of GEIR;ÞRUÐ. Noteworthy and Perpetual Gertrud's origin is Germanic and Old High German, meaning of Gertrud is "Strength of the Spear and Strength".

It is celebrated on November 16th.

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How do I pronounce Gertrude?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Gertrude is ge-rtru-de. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., ger(t)-rude or gur-trood.

Variants of Gertrude

Geertruda, Gertrud, Geltrudis, Gerta, Gerharda, Gerda

Names that rhyme with Gertrude

How popular is the name Gertrude?

Gertrude was among the very popular names in United States. Since emerging in 1880 around 177447 babies have been given the first name. When at the peak of its usage in 1906, it ranked 22nd when 6300 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 194 years. Moreover, the name has been to the top 50 baby names 43 times A common name in France having over 4764 recievers in 92 years of usage.

At the peak of its usage in 1941, it ranked 154th when 127 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

Gertrude is an uncommon baby name in still in use in England and Wales.

In Ireland, it had been in use since 1964 and made it to the top 200 but has appeared since 1994. There are over 197 babies that have been given the name Gertrude in Ireland.

But Gertrude is a popular baby name in Austria where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Ghana, DR Congo, Uganda, Cameroon, South Africa, Central African Republic, England, Rwanda, Haiti, Malawi and Germany.

At least, 310000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our findings.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018542323
2017501426
2016404836
2015510626
2014619220
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Gertrude in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands514912993325
Finland00047
Sweden51497194
Norway51491329
Denmark50250

What numbers say about Gertrude?

You are trustworthy and know how to keep a secret for your friends. You like to get things done without delay. If you notice someone being superficial, you walk away. You should avoid treating other people like you are better than them. Your stability is something most people envy you for. Taking into consideration your communication skills and charisma, you won't have a problem to attract attention and spread awareness. Harmony and balance matter to you.

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Famous people named Gertrude

  • Gertrude Blanch, American mathematician
  • Gertrude of Nivelles, 7th-century abbess who, with her mother Itta
  • Gertrude Chataway, most important child-friend
  • Gertrude Crampton, author of children's books
  • Gertrude the Great, German Benedictine nun, mystic, and theologian
  • Gertrude Melville, Australian politician of the Labor Party
  • Gertrude Denman, Baroness Denman, British woman active in women's rights issues including the promotion of Women's suffrage
  • Gertrude Baniszewski,
  • Gertrude of Hackeborn, abbess of the Benedictine convent of Helfta
  • Gertrude of Saxony, countess of Holland by marriage to Floris I
  • Gertrude I. Johnson, college-educated American teacher and co-founder of Johnson & Wales Business School
  • Gertrude Hartland, Irish illustrator
  • Gertrude Emerson Sen, early 20th-century expert on Asia and a founding member of the Society of Woman Geographers
  • Gertrude Appleyard, British archer
  • Gertrude Cosgrove, wife of Sir Robert Cosgrove
  • Gertrude Harrison, first female golf professional
  • Gertrude Crain, American publishing executive
  • Gertrude Bryan, American stage actress
  • Gertrude Harris Boatwright Claytor, American poet
  • Gertrude Johnson, Australian coloratura soprano and founder of the National Theatre
  • Gertrude Blom, Swiss journalist, social anthropologist
  • Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Austrian economist
  • Gertrude Rogallo, was one of the co-inventors of the flexible wing
  • Gertrude Sanborn, American author who lived in Milwaukee
  • Gertrude B. Elion, American biochemist and pharmacologist
  • Gertrude Mary Cox, American statistician and founder of the department of Experimental Statistics at North Carolina State University
  • Gertrude Elles, British geologist
  • Gertrude Stein, American novelist, poet, playwright
  • Gertrude Bell, English writer, traveller, political officer
  • Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor, art patron and collector
  • Gertrude Ederle, American competition swimmer, Olympic champion
  • Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist, garden designer
  • Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author, mainly of children's stories
  • Gertrude Berg, American actress, screenwriter and producer
  • Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer
  • Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian
  • Gertrude Walton Donahey, American politician of the Democratic party
  • Gertrude Atherton, American author
  • Gertrude of Merania, was Queen of Hungary as the first wife of Andrew II
  • Gertrude Dunn, American baseball player with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
  • Gertrude Mongella, Tanzanian politician
  • Gertrude Morgan, self-taught African American artist, musician
  • Gertrude of Poland, (c
  • Gertrude Hoffmann, German-born American character actress
  • Gertrude Caton Thompson, influential English archaeologist at a time when participation by women
  • Gertrude of Brunswick, was Countess of Katlenburg by marriage to Dietrich II, Count of Katlenburg
  • Gertrude of Süpplingenburg, was Duchess consort of Bavaria from 1127 to 1138
  • Gertrude Astor, American motion picture character actress
  • Gertrude Käsebier, was one of the most influential American photographers of the early 20th century
  • Gertrude Claire, actress of the American stage and Hollywood silent motion pictures
  • Gertrude Janeway, was one of the last surviving widows of a Union Civil War veteran
  • Gertrude Le Brandt, American silent film actress
  • Gertrude Thanhouser, wife of co-founder Edwin Thanhouser, worked at the Thanhouser Company film studio as actress

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