Gertrude

Gertrude [ gur-trood ] is a female given name. It comes from Germanic words that mean "spear" and "strength". The short forms of Gertrude are Gertie or Gert. The name Gertrude was used for an Atlantic storm in 1974. Gert has been used for Atlantic tropical storms every six years since 1981. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).

 People 

 Gertrude Belle Elion, American biochemist and pharmacologist
 Gertrude Stein, American author
 Gertrude Weaver, American supercentenarian
 Gertrude Caroline Ederle, American swimmer (1906–2003)

References

Category:Given names