The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Germanic, meaning “spear of strength” or “spear-maiden”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Gert, Gertie, Gertrud, Gerty, Trudi, Trudie, Trudy, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Gertrude Gray, the middle of the Gray girls, prettiest and most popular of the three, but most prone to hardness and snobbishness, in A Little Country Girl (1885), by Susan Coolidge.

WRITERS:
– Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), American novelist, poet, and playwright.

Tagged: 1870s, 1880s, Dutch, English, G, German

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• Endangered or Extinct First Names | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  May 31, 2015 at 7:58 am

  […] Claudine, Debbie, Debra, Dianne, Dolores, Doris, Dorothy, Edna, Ethel, Eveline, Fanny, Freda, Gail, Gertrude, Gladys, Glenda, Gwendoline, Helen, Hilda, Irene, Jackie, Jane, Janet, Janis, Jeanne, Jennie, Jill, […]

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• Trudy | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 4, 2015 at 7:00 am

  […] ORIGIN: Diminutive of “Gertrude“. […]

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