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Gertrude

/ˈɡɜːtɹuːd/US/ˈɡɝtɹud/

Gertrude proper noun: a female given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Gertrude

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
    • O Gertrude, Gertrude! / When sorrows come, they come not single spies, / But in battalions.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • "We two," she said, "will seek the groves / Where the lady Mary is, / With her five handmaidens, whose names / Are five sweet symphonies, / Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, / Margaret and Rosalys.1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel, lines 103–108

Origin of Gertrude

From Old French [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”) + *þrūþiz (“strength”) or *trut- (“maiden, dear”) ; name of a Belgian seventh century saint.

Words formed from Gertrude

Questions about Gertrude

What does Gertrude mean?
Gertrude means a female given name from the Germanic languages.
What part of speech is Gertrude?
Gertrude is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gertrude?
Gertrude is pronounced /ˈɡɝtɹud/ (US).

Words near Gertrude in the dictionary

  1. Gerth
  2. Gerths
  3. Gertie
  4. Gertner
  5. Gertners
  6. Gertrude
  7. Gertsch
  8. Gertsches
  9. Gertz
  10. Gertzes
  11. geru

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