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Gertie

Gertie proper noun: a diminutive of the female given name Gertrude.

Proper noun

Gertie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Gertrude.
    • Mrs Conchita Warren is an unusual name, I thought as I cycled towards Limehouse. Most local women were Doris, Winnie, Ethel (pronounced Eff) or Gertie.2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix, →ISBN, page 127

Origin of Gertie

Diminutive + -ie.

Words formed from Gertie

Phrases with Gertie

Questions about Gertie

What does Gertie mean?
Gertie means a diminutive of the female given name Gertrude.
What part of speech is Gertie?
Gertie is a proper noun.

Words near Gertie in the dictionary

  1. gert lush
  2. Gertaldi
  3. gertcha
  4. Gerth
  5. Gerths
  6. Gertie
  7. Gertner
  8. Gertners
  9. Gertrude
  10. Gertsch
  11. Gertsches

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