The first name Gertrude

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About the first name Gertrude

Meaning

The name Gertrude traditionally means “strength of the spear”.

Historical origin

The name Gertrude comes from Germanic Gertrud, formed from ger “spear” and trud “strength”.

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The form of Gertrude recalls the lasting influence of Germanic and medieval names on French naming traditions.

Pronunciation:jer-trudʒɛʁtʁ.yd

Frequency of the first name Gertrude by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gertrude by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GertrudeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gertrude in baptisms by year.5037251201655171617771838189919601655–1659 1 baptisms1665–1669 1 baptisms1675–1679 1 baptisms1680–1684 3 baptisms1685–1689 7 baptisms1695–1699 1 baptisms1705–1709 3 baptisms1710–1714 3 baptisms1725–1729 2 baptisms1730–1734 5 baptisms1735–1739 2 baptisms1740–1744 1 baptisms1750–1754 1 baptisms1755–1759 1 baptisms1760–1764 2 baptisms1765–1769 1 baptisms1770–1774 1 baptisms1780–1784 4 baptisms1785–1789 2 baptisms1790–1794 1 baptisms1795–1799 8 baptisms1800–1804 7 baptisms1805–1809 4 baptisms1810–1814 4 baptisms1815–1819 1 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1825–1829 6 baptisms1830–1834 10 baptisms1835–1839 3 baptisms1840–1844 3 baptisms1845–1849 2 baptisms1850–1854 5 baptisms1855–1859 5 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1865–1869 2 baptisms1875–1879 10 baptisms1880–1884 13 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 16 baptisms1895–1899 22 baptisms1900–1904 6 baptisms1905–1909 17 baptisms1910–1914 15 baptisms1915–1919 26 baptisms1920–1924 24 baptisms1925–1929 32 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 5 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1950–1954 6 baptisms1955–1959 7 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms

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