Name

Name GERTRUDE

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 186,270 births of Gertrude in the countries below, which represents an average of 1,312 births of children bearing the first name Gertrude per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 31 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Gertrude
In Italiano

Nome Gertrude

Available variant : Ģertrūde
Variations : Gertie , Gertraud , Gertruda , Gertrúda , Gertrūda , Gertrůda , Gertrudis , Trudy

Information about the first name Gertrude

We celebrate Gertrude on November 16th

The first name Gertrude is listed in our categories :

Germans names (girls)
Gertrude

The first name Gertrude has been assigned to:

0.13% to boys
99.87% to girls

The country where the first name Gertrude is the most common is:

United State of America

This first name is on trend: Female

This first name has 8 letters including 3 vowels and 5 consonants

Gertrude in Japanese ^*

Romaji	gaatoruudo
Katakana	ガートルード
Hiragana	がーとるーど
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Gertrude in sign language

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Gertrude in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Gertrude

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɝtɹud/

Proper noun

Gertrude
A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun (Derived terms)

Gertie, Trudi, Trudie, Trudy

Popularity of the name Gertrude

Number of GERTRUDE births per year

Popularity of the name Gertrude

Total births of Gertrude by country

		Births with the first name Gertrude
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 1880 - 2022	190 174,467
	France 1900 - 2022	49 4,772
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	0 3,765
	New Zealand 1900 - 2022	0 1,062
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	0 574
	Brazil 1930 - 2022	0 519
	British Columbia 1919 - 2022	0 415
	Ireland 1964 - 2022	0 197
	Germany 2000 - 2022	0 102
	Austria 1984 - 2021	0 53
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	0 34
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	0 21
	Australia 1930 - 2022	0 15
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	0 12
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	0 10
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	0 7
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	0 2
	Italy 1999 - 2021	0 2
	Sweden 1998 - 2022	0 2

Popularity of the name Gertrude

Total births of Gertrude by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Gertrude
Country		Boys Girls
	Germany 2022	0 27
	United Kingdom 2021	0 3
	Alberta 2022	0 1

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Personalities with the first name Gertrude

There are 89 personalities with the first name Gertrude

Gertrude Stein

United states of america
Writer Poet Playwright Author Salonnière Collector Librettist Art collector Autobiographer

Gertrude Elion (Gertrude Belle Elephant)

United states of america
Pharmacist Professor Chemist Biologist Researcher Pharmacologist Biochemist

Gertrude Bell (Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell)

United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Photographer Writer Politician Diplomat Arabist Archaeologist Mountaineer Spy Explorer Assyriologist

G. E. M. Anscombe

United kingdom
Philosopher of language Writer Translator Theologian University teacher Philosopher

Gertrude De Helfta

Germany
Writer Nun Mystic

Ma Rainey (Gertrude Pritgett)

United states of america
Singer Musician Songwriter Street artist

Gertrude Ederle (Gertrude Caroline Ederle)

United states of america
Swimmer Open water swimmer

Zitkala-Sa

United states of america
Writer Poet Violinist Human rights activist

Gertrude Jekyll

United kingdom United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Photographer Architect Gardener Painter Editor Botanist Landscape architect Horticulturist Garden designer Non-fiction writer