Gertrud - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Gertrud \ge-rt-rud, ger-trud\ is a variant of Gertrude (Old German), and the meaning of Gertrud is "strong spear".

The baby name Gertrud sounds like Gertruda and Gertraud. Other similar baby names are Gertrudis and Geltruda.

Gertrud is a somewhat common first name for women (#2395 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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