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Gertrude

Meaning

Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and thrud "strength". Sain

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Based on famous people named Gertrude and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Gertrude

Gertrude Blanch

Gertrude Blanch (2 February 1897, in Kolno, Russian Empire (now Poland) – 1 January 1996) was an American mathematician who did pioneering work in numerical analysis and computation.

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Gertrude of Austria

thumb|Duchess Gertrud, Markgravine of Moravia and Baden (from the Babenberger Stammbaum kept in Klosterneuburg Abbey).

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Gertrude Chataway

Gertrude Chataway (1866–1951) was the most important child-friend in the life of the author Lewis Carroll, after Alice Liddell.

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Gertrude Melville

Gertrude Mary Melville (née Day; 7 October 1884 – 21 August 1959) was an Australian politician of the Labor Party.

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Gertrude (Hamlet)

In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Gertrude is Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark.

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Gertrude in Other Languages

Ancient GermanicGertrud
DutchGertie
DutchTrudie
EnglishGertie
EnglishTrudi
EnglishTrudie
FinnishKerttu

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