Gertrude

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɡɜːtɹuːd//
United States//ˈɡɝtɹud//

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

proper noun

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A female given name from the Germanic languages.
O Gertrude, Gertrude! / When sorrows come, they come not single spies, / But in battalions.
"We two," she said, "will seek the groves / Where the lady Mary is, / With her five handmaidens, whose names / Are five sweet symphonies, / Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, / Margaret and Rosalys.

Etymology

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

geronimo · A cry before jumping out of or into something.Geronimo · A prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band…Gerry · A diminutive of the male given names Gerald or Gerard.

Gertrude · A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Gestapo · Any militant oppressive force or group.gesture · A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to…get · To obtain; to acquire.

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