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Gertrude
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A female first name with old Germanic roots.
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned Germanic girl's name, still recognised today partly through the shortened form Gertie.
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Etymology
From Old French, ultimately from Germanic elements meaning roughly "spear" and "strength," and the name of a seventh-century Belgian saint.