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What does Trudy mean?
Trudy 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced TROO-dee. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Trudy is "strong spear". Nickname for Gertrude and Ermintrude.
STARTS WITH Tr-
Variations
VARIANTS Truda, Trude, Trudey, Trudi, Trudie, Trudye
OTHER FORMS VIA ERMINTRUDE, GERTRUDE Traudl, Tru, Truus
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Tardy, ..
(male) Trury, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Trudy Anna (T.A.), ..
How popular is Trudy?
Trudy is a very prominent first name for women (#589 out of 4276, Top 14%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Trudy was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its peak position of #288 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Trudy are Gertrude, Tru, Trudi and Trudie. These forms of Trudy reached the height of their popularity a century ago (MEDIAN #1353), but now, forms like Trudy have become somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Brady, Bridy, Fredy, Judy▼, Prudy, Tandy, Tildy, Tracy▼, Trixy, Trule, Truley, Truly and Truth. These names tend to be less frequently used than Trudy.
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