"Gertrud" meaning in German

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Proper name

Audio: De-Gertrud.ogg Forms: Gertraud [alternative]
Etymology: From Old High German gēr (“spear”) + Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz (“strength”) or Proto-Germanic *trut (“maiden”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|gēr||spear}} Old High German gēr (“spear”), {{der|de|gem-pro|*þrūþiz||strength}} Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz (“strength”), {{der|de|gem-pro|*trut||maiden}} Proto-Germanic *trut (“maiden”) Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Gertrud
  1. a female given name from Old High German Related terms: Gesine, Trude, Trudel
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