Gertrude (also spelled Gertrud) is a female

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which is derived from Germanic roots that meant "spear" and "strength". "

Trudy Trudy is a diminutive of Gertrude. Notable people with the name include: People * Trudy Adams (born 1964), American actress * Trudy Anderson (born 1959), New Zealand cricketer * Trudy Bellinger, British music video director * Trudy Benson (b ...

", originally a diminutive of "Gertrude," has developed into a name in its own right. In German-speaking countries, Gertraud (pronounced Ger-trowt) is a familiar variation of the name. "Gartred" is a rare variation (attested in

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's novel ''

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, England). "Gertruda" is a rare variation used in the Soviet Union as an abbreviation of Geroy truda (the Hero of Labour).Valeri Mokiyenko, "Толковый словарь языка Совдепии" ("

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of Sovdepiya"),

St.Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Фолио-Пресс, 1998, .

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Gertrude Abercrombie Gertrude Abercrombie (February 17, 1909 – July 3, 1977) was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gille ...

(1909–1977), American painter based in Chicago * Gertrud Adelborg (1853–1942), Swedish suffragist * Gertrud Ahlgren (1782–1874), Swedish folk healer * Gertrude Alderfer (1931–2018), American professional baseball player * Gertrude Ansell (1861–1932), British suffragette, animal rights activist and businesswoman * Gertrude Appleyard (1865–1917), British archer * Gertrude Aretz (1889–1838), German historian and publisher *

Lillian Gertrud Asplund Lillian Gertrud Asplund (October 21, 1906 – May 6, 2006) was a Swedish-American secretarial worker who was one of the last three living survivors of the sinking of on April 15, 1912, and the last survivor who could recall the disaster.AP "Tita ...

(1906–2006), American last survivor of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic''–– * Gertrude Astor (1887–1977), American motion-picture character actress * Gertrude Atherton (1857–1948), American writer * Gertrud Bacher (born 1971), retired Italian heptathlete *

Gertrude Bacon Gertrude Bacon (19 April 1874 – 22 December 1949) was an aeronautical pioneer. She achieved a considerable number of "firsts" for women in aeronautics, as well as making contributions in the areas of astronomy and botany. Bacon populari ...

(1874–1948), aeronautical pioneer and writer with contributions in astronomy and botany *

Gertrud Baer Gertrud Baer (1890–1981) was a German Jewish women's rights and peace activist. One of the founding members of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, she served as the executive secretary of the German branch of WILPF beginni ...

(1890–1981), one of the founders of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom *

Gertrude Bambrick Gertrude Bambrick (August 24, 1897 – January 10, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1916. Biography Bambrick was married twice. Her first marriage to early film director Marshall Neil ...

(1897–1974), American silent-film actress *

Gertrude Baniszewski Sylvia Marie Likens (January 3, 1949 – October 26, 1965) was an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children, and several of their neighborhood friends. This abuse in ...

(1929–1990), American murderer *

Gertrud Bäumer Gertrud Bäumer (12 September 1873, Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Westphalia – 25 March 1954, Bielefeld, Bethel) was a German politician who actively participated in the German civil rights feminist movement. She was also a writer, and contributed to ...

(1873–1954), German politician and feminist *

Gertrude Bell Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist. She spent much of her life exploring and mapping the Middle East, and became highl ...

, (1868–1926), archaeologist and spy *

Gertrude Barrows Bennett Gertrude Barrows Bennett (September 18, 1884February 2, 1948), known by the pseudonym Francis Stevens, was a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction.''Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965'' by Eric Lei ...

(1883–1948), American writer of fantasy and science fiction * Gertrude Berg (1894–1966), American actress and screenwriter *

Gertrude Bernard Gertrude Bernard (June 18, 1906 – June 17, 1986), also known as Anahareo, was a writer, animal rights activist and conservationist of Algonquin and Mohawk ancestry. Biography Gertrude Bernard was born in Mattawa, Ontario, on June 18, 19 ...

(1906–1986), Mohawk woman and companion of Grey Owl * Gertrud Bing (1892–1964), German scholar and director of the Warburg Institute * Gertrude Blanch (1897–1996), American mathematician * Gertrude Bloede (1845–1905), American poet * Gertrude Blom (1901–1993), Swiss journalist, social anthropologist and documentary photographer * Gertrude Elizabeth Blood (1857–1911), Irish-born journalist, author, playwright, and editor * Gertrude Bonnin (1876–1938), Sioux writer, editor, musician, teacher and political activist * Gertrude Bryan (1888–1976), stage actress on Broadway * Gertrude Caton–Thompson (1888–1985), English archaeologist * Gertrude Chataway (1866–1951), child-friend of English author Lewis Carroll *

Gertrude Claire Gertrude Claire (July 16, 1852 – April 28, 1928) was an actress of the American stage and Hollywood silent motion pictures. Biography Claire was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began appearing onstage at the age of 16. She played minor roles ...

(1852–1928), American stage and silent-film actress * Gertrude Colburn (1886–1968), American dancer and sculptor * Gertrude Cosgrove (1882–1962), wife of Sir Robert Cosgrove, twice elected as Premier of Tasmania * Gertrude Courtenay, Marchioness of Exeter (before 1504–1558), a lady at the court of Henry VIII of England *

Gertrude Mary Cox Gertrude Mary Cox (January 13, 1900 – October 17, 1978) was an American statistician and founder of the department of Experimental Statistics at North Carolina State University. She was later appointed director of both the Institute of Statist ...

(1900–1978), American statistician * Gertrude Crain (1911–1996), American publishing executive * Gertrude Crampton (1909–1996), American children's writer and teacher * Gertrude Denman, Baroness Denman (1884–1954), British women's rights activist * Gertrud Hedwig Anna Dohm (1855–1942), German actress * Gertrud Dorka (1893–1976), German archaeologist, prehistorian and museum director *

Gertrude Dunn Gertrude Dunn (September 30, 1933September 29, 2004) was an American baseball player with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the league made famous by the 1992 film ''A League Of Their Own''.Gertrude Ederle (1905–2003), American competitive swimmer *

Gertrude B. Elion Gertrude "Trudy" Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black for their use of innovat ...

(1918–1999), American biochemist and pharmacologist * Gertrude Elles (1872–1960), British geologist known for her work on graptolites *

Gertrude Falk Gertrude Falk (August 24, 1925 – March 9, 2008) was an American physiologist, who was Professor of Physiology at University College London, and the first woman to work in her field at UCL Medical School. Born to immigrant parents in the Unite ...

(1925–2008), American physiologist * Gertrude Franklin (1858–1913), American singer and music educator * Gertrud Fridh (1921–1984), Swedish stage and film actress * Gertrude Gabl (1948–1976), Austrian alpine skier *

Gertrude the Great Gertrude the Great, OSB (or Saint Gertrude of Helfta; it, Santa Gertrude, german: Gertrud die Große von Helfta, la, Sancta Gertrudis; January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic. She is recognized as a saint ...

(1256 – c. 1302), also known as Saint Gertrude of Helfta, German Benedictine nun, mystic, and theologian * Gertrud Grunow (1870–1944), first woman teacher at the Bauhaus art school * Gertrud Hanna (1876–1944), German activist and politician * Gertrude Healy (1894–1984), Australian violinist, educator *

Gertrude Himmelfarb Gertrude Himmelfarb (August 8, 1922 – December 30, 2019), also known as Bea Kristol, was an American historian. She was a leader of conservative interpretations of history and historiography. She wrote extensively on intellectual history, ...

(1922–2019), American historian * Gertrud von Hindenburg (1860–1921), German noblewoman and wife of Paul von Hindenburg *

Gertrude Jekyll Gertrude Jekyll ( ; 29 November 1843 – 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrot ...

(1843–1932), British horticulturist, garden designer, artist, and writer * Gertraud Junge (1920–2002), Adolf Hitler's last private secretary * Gertrude Kleinová (1918–1976), Czech three-time table tennis world champion *

Gertrud Koch Gertrud Koch (1 June 1924 – 21 June 2016) was a German resistance fighter during World War II. She is best known for being a member of the youth group Edelweiss Pirates. Life She was born in Cologne on 1 June 1924. Her father was a communis ...

(1924–2016), German resistance fighter * Gertrud Kolmar (1894–1943), German lyric poet and writer *

Gertrud Kraus Gertrud Kraus ( he, גרטרוד קראוס; 5 May 1901 – 13 November 1977) was an Israeli pioneer of modern dance in Israel. Biography Gertrud Kraus was born in 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Her father, Leopold Kraus, and her mother, Olga ...

(1901–1977), Israeli pioneer of modern dance * Gertrude Kuh (1893–1977), American landscape architect * Gertrude Lawrence (1898–1952), Gertrude Alexandra Dagmar Lawrence Klasen. English actress, singer, dancer and performer * Gertrude Rachel Levy (1884–1966), author and cultural historian *

Gertrud Luckner Gertrud Luckner (; born 26 September 1900 in Liverpool – died 31 August 1995 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a Christian social worker involved in the German resistance to Nazism. A member of the banned German Catholic Peace Movement, she organis ...

(1900–1995), German Christian resister against Nazism *

Gertrud Månsson Gertrud Carolina Månsson (18 December 1866 – 30 December 1935), was a Swedish municipal politician ( Social democrat). She was the first female member in the Stockholm City Council, and also the first elected female politician of her country a ...

(1866–1935), Swedish politician, the first woman in the Stockholm city council *

Gertrud Elisabeth Mara Gertrud Elisabeth Mara (née Schmeling) (23 February 1749 – 20 January 1833) was a German operatic soprano. Life She was born in Kassel, the daughter of a poor musician, Johann Schmeling. From him she learnt to play the violin, and while st ...

(1749–1833), German operatic soprano *

Frances Gertrude McGill Frances Gertrude McGill (November 18, 1882 – January 21, 1959) was a Canadian forensic pathologist, criminologist, bacteriologist, allergologist and allergist. Nicknamed "the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan" for her deductive skills and publ ...

(1882–1959), pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist and criminologist * Sarah Gertrude Millin (1889–1968), South African author *

Gertrude Mongella Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella ( Makanza; born 13 September 1945) is a Tanzanian politician who is the first president of the Pan-African Parliament. Early life and work Mongella was born in 1945 on Ukerewe Island. In 1970, President Mongella gr ...

(born 1945), Tanzanian politician * Gertrude Morgan (1900–1980), African-American artist, musician, poet and preacher * Gertrude Comfort Morrow (ca. 1888–1983), American architect * Gertrude Neumark (1927–2010), American physicist *

Gertrude of Nivelles Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled ''Geretrude'', ''Geretrudis'', ''Gertrud''; c. 628 – 17 March 659) was a seventh-century abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium. Life Family and childhood The ea ...

(c. 628–659), seventh-century abbess, co-founder of the Abbey of Nivelles located in present-day Belgium

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* Gertrud Otto (1895–1970), German art historian * Gertrude Clare Owens (1887–1963), Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana *

Gertrud Pätsch Gertrud Pätsch (born 22 January 1910 in Hannover as ''Gertrud Kettler''; died 14 December 1994 in Jena) was a German ethnologist and philologist, who rendered service in the area of Kartvelian studies. In 1937 she graduated in Munster with a de ...

(1910–1994), German ethnologist and philologist *

Gertrud Pålson-Wettergren Gertrud Pålson-Wettergren (17 February 1897 – 26 November 1991) was a Swedish mezzo-soprano. She was hired at Royal Swedish Opera between 1922 and 1948. On 20 December 1935 she made her debut at the Metropolitan as Amneris in ''Aida'' opp ...

(1897–1991), Swedish mezzo-soprano * Gertrude Penhall (1846–1929), American civic leader and clubwoman *Gertrude Pridgett Rainey (1882–1939), better known as

Ma Rainey Gertrude "Ma" Rainey ( Pridgett; April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was an American blues singer and influential early blues recording artist. Dubbed the "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of s ...

, blues singer * Gertrud von Puttkamer (1881–1944), German erotic writer *

Gertrud Rask Gertrud Rask (167321 December 1735) was the first wife of the Danish-Norwegian missionary to Greenland Hans Egede and was the mother of the missionary and translator Paul Egede. Life in Norway Gertrud Rask (the parish register records her as G ...

(1673–1735), first wife of the Danish-Norwegian missionary to Greenland, Hans Egede * Gertrud Rittmann (1908–2005), German composer and music arranger in the United States * Gertrude Sawyer (1895–1996), American architect * Gertrude Scharff Goldhaber (1911–1998), German-born Jewish-American nuclear physicist * Gertrud Schoenberg (1898–1967), second wife of Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg * Gertrud Scholtz-Klink (1902–1999), fervent Nazi Party (NSDAP) member in Nazi Germany * Gertrud Schüpbach (born 1950), Swiss-American molecular biologist *

Gertrud Seidmann Gertrud Seidmann, (16 September 1919 – 15 February 2013) was an Austrian-British linguist and jewellery historian, specialising in engraved gems. Her first career was as a linguist, teaching German and applied linguistics at Battersea County ...

(1919–2013), Austrian-British linguist and jewelry historian * Gertrud Skomagers (died 1556), Danish alleged witch * Gertrúd Stefanek (born 1959), Hungarian Olympic fencer *

Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny West neighborhood and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved to Paris ...

(1874–1946), American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector * Gertrude Story (1929–2014), Canadian writer and radio broadcaster * Gertrude Strohm (1843–1927), American author, compiler, game designer * Gertrud Szabolcsi (1923–1993), Hungarian biochemist *

Gertrude Townend Gertrude Catherine Townend was a British nurse and suffragette. She provided, with Nurse Catherine Pine, a care home for suffragettes recovering from imprisonment and force-feeding, and participated in suffragette gatherings. Nursing career ...

, British nurse and suffragette * Gertrude Unruh (1925–2021), German politician *Gertrude Vachon (1962–2010), better known as Luna Vachon, American professional wrestler * Gertrude Vaile (1878–1954), American social worker *

Gertrude Chandler Warner Gertrude Chandler Warner (April 16, 1890 – August 30, 1979) was an American author, mainly of children's stories. She was most famous for writing the original book of ''The Boxcar Children'' and for the next eighteen books in the series. Bio ...

(1890–1979), American children's author *

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 – April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess, ...

(1875–1942), American sculptor, art patron and collector * Gertrude Walton Donahey (1908–2004), American politician *

Gertrude Weil Gertrude Weil (11 December 1879 – 3 May 1971) was an American social activist involved in a wide range of progressive/leftist and often controversial causes, including women's suffrage, labor reform and civil rights. Biography Early life ...

(1879–1971), American activist in women's suffrage, labor reform, and civil rights *

Gertrud Wolle Gertrud Wolle (11 March 1891 – 6 July 1952) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * '' Die Insel der Glücklichen'' (1919) * '' Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921) * '' A Glass of Water'' (1923) * '' Burglars'' ...

(1891–1952), German film actress

Fictional characters

* Gertrud Barkhorn, from the anime/manga series ''Strike Witches'' *

Gertrude Gadwall The Duck family is a fictional family of cartoon ducks related to Disney character Donald Duck. The family is also related to the Coot, Goose, and Gander families, as well as the Scottish Clan McDuck. Besides Donald, the best-known members of th ...

, a member of Disney's Duck family * Gertrude, from

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's play ''

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's mother and

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