Gertruida

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Dutch form of GERTRUDE.

GERTRUDE   female   English, Dutch
Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and thrud "strength". Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer. It was probably introduced to England by settlers from the Low Countries in the 15th century. Shakespeare used the name in his play 'Hamlet' (1600) for the mother of the title character. A famous bearer was the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946).
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Geretrudis, Gertrud
CZECH: Gertruda
DUTCH: Geertruida, Gertrude
ENGLISH: Gertrude
FINNISH: Kerttu
GERMAN: Gertraud, Gertrud
HUNGARIAN: Gertrúd
ITALIAN: Geltrude
LITHUANIAN: Gertrūda
POLISH: Gertruda
PORTUGUESE: Gertrudes
SLOVAK: Gertrúda
SPANISH: Gertrudis
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DUTCH: Geertje, Gertie, Trudie, Trudy, Truus
ENGLISH: Gertie, Trudi, Trudie, Trudy
GERMAN: Traudl, Trudi
NORWEGIAN: Trude