Gertrude
Origin of the name Gertrude:
Derived from the Old High German Geretrudis, a compound name composed of the elements ger (spear) and trut (maiden, dear) or þruþ (strength). The name Gertrude was introduced to England in the Middle Ages by German immigrants.
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Gert, Trudy, Gertie
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Gertrude Stein, American writer
Gertrude Baniszewski, an Indiana divorcee who murdered Sylvia Likens, a teenage girl she took into her charge in the the mid-1960s.
Gertrude Lawrence, English actress and musical comedy performer
Gertrude Vachon, retired Canadian professional wrestler
Gertrude Bell, British writer, traveller, political analyst, Arabian administrator and archaeologist.
Gertrude Berg, American actress and screenwriter
Gertrude Hohenburg, first Queen consort of Rudolph I of Germany
Gertrude of Meran, first wife of Andrew II, king of Hungary and mother of St. Elisabeth of Hungary
Gertrude Chandler Warner, author of "The Boxcar" series of children's books.- Gertrude in song, story & screen: | Edit
Hamlet's mother, Queen of Denmark
Gertie - Drew Barrymore's character in E.T.
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