Trudy is a diminutive of

Geertruida Geertruida is a Dutch language, Dutch feminine given name cognate to English Gertrude (given name), Gertrude. It was a common name, but its use has declined steadily since about 1950.

, and Gertrude. Notable people with the name include:

People

* Trudy Adams (born 1964), American actress *

Trudy Anderson Trudy Lee Anderson (born 26 August 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter. She appeared in 2 Women's Test cricket, Test matches and 26 Women's One Day International, One Day Internationals f ...

(born 1959), New Zealand cricketer * Trudy Bellinger, British music video director *

Trudy Benson Trudy Benson (born 1985) is an American abstract painter who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Early life and work Trudy Benson was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1985. She received a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2007 and an MFA ...

(born 1985), American painter *

Trudy Burke Trudy Burke (born 15 April 1991) is an Australians, Australian association football player, who currently plays for North Shore Mariners. Club career Burke started out her sporting career as a promising cricketer, playing in first-grade compet ...

(born 1991), Australian association football player *

Trudy Camilleri Trudy Camilleri (born 16 September 1991) is an Australians, Australian-Maltese people, Maltese former professional soccer player. She previously played for Sydney FC (W-League), Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners FC (W-League), Central Coast Ma ...

(born 1991), Australian football player *

Trudy H. Clark Major General Trudy H. Clark, USAF (retired) is a former Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Fort Belvoir, Virginia in the United States. Military career Clark received her commission in 1973 as a distinguished grad ...

(born 1951), United States Air Force major general *

Trudy Coxe Gertrude M. "Trudy" Coxe (born 1948) is an American non-profit executive and CEO of the Preservation Society of Newport County, formerly the Secretary of Environmental Affairs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has advocated against the c ...

(born 1949), American environmental activist *

Trudy Desmond Trudy Desmond (October 11, 1945 – 19 February 1999) was a Canadian jazz singer. Career After moving from New York to Toronto, she worked as an actress, interior designer, club manager, and theatrical producer. She was one of the 16 original me ...

(1945–1999), American singer *

Trudy Dittmar Trudy Dittmar (born 1944) is an American nature writer and essayist. Life She is the daughter of George Julius and Florence G. Dittmar. Her work appeared in ''North Dakota Quarterly'', ''High Plains Literary Review'', and ''North American Review ...

(born 1944), American writer * Trudy Ederle (1905–2003), American swimmer * Trudy Elion (1918–1999), American biochemist *

Trudy Larkin Förster Trudy Larkin Forster (c. 1935 – February 4, 2005) was an American writer, known for her book '' Los Gatos del Casino'', set in Pichilemu, Chile and Agustín Ross Casino. Biography Trudy Larkin Forster travelled to Chile in October 1994, and s ...

(1935–2005), American writer *

Trudy Govier Trudy Rose Govier (born August 3, 1944) is a Canadian philosopher known for her work in informal logic and argumentation. She is the author of the influential text ''A Practical Study of Argument''. She has also been a frequent commentator in C ...

, Canadian philosopher *

Trudy Grant Trudy Grant, President of Sullivan Entertainment International and COO of the Sullivan Entertainment Group, has been part of the establishment of the Canadian entertainment industry for nearly thirty years. Grant, who is married to Kevin Sulliva ...

, Canadian television producer *

Trudy Groenman Gertruida Johanna "Trudy" Groenman (born 15 January 1944) is a Dutch former tennis player. She was three times Netherlands champion. Career Groenman was Netherlands girls' junior champion in 1961 in the 18-and-under class, and Netherlands women' ...

(born 1944), Dutch tennis player *

Trudy Harris Trudy Harris is a picture book author from Idaho Falls, Idaho. She taught elementary school for 20 years, mostly in kindergarten. Currently, she teaches children's literature at Brigham Young University - Idaho. She writes books intended both ...

(born 1949), American author *

Trudy Harrison Trudy Lynne Harrison (born 19 April 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Copeland from the February 2017 by-election to the 2024 general election. Her election marked the first tim ...

(born 1976), British politician * Trudy Haynes (1926–2022), American reporter *

Trudy Hellier Trudy Hellier is an Australian actress, director and screenwriter with many television credits to her name. Selected credits She was a main star in the Australian television programs '' Round the Twist'' and '' Frontline''. She appeared on ...

, Australian actress *

Trudy Kerr Trudy Kerr (born 3 January 1963) is an Australian-born jazz musician, teacher, radio presenter and label owner. Since 1997 she has released ten studio albums and a compilation album, ''Contemplation'' (January 2015). Kerr has performed concerts ...

(born 1963), Australian teacher *

Trudy Kilkolly Trudy Anne Kilkolly (born 4 October 1965 in Wanganui) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the National Women's Field Hockey Team, nicknamed ''The Black Sticks'', at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Ba ...

(born 1965), New Zealand Olympic athlete *

Trudy Lynn Trudy Lynn (born August 9, 1947) is an American electric blues and soul blues singer and songwriter, whose recorded work has been released on twelve studio albums, one live album, and four compilation albums. The Allmusic journalist, Alex Hen ...

(born 1947), American singer *

Trudy Mackay Trudy Frances Charlene Mackay (born 10 September 1952) is the director of Clemson University's Center for Human Genetics located on the campus of the Greenwood Genetic Center. She is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the g ...

(born 1952), Canadian author *

Trudy Marshall Gertrude Madeline "Trudy" Marshall (February 14, 1920 – May 23, 2004) was an American actress and model. Early life Marshall was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Madeline (née Brennan) and Frederick Marshall. She graduated from ...

(1920–2004), American actress *

Trudy McCaffery Trudy V. McCaffery (April 10, 1944 – February 12, 2007) was a Thoroughbred racehorse owner-breeder in California who served on the board of directors of the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation, the NTRA Charities, the California Thoroughbred Breeders ...

(1944–2007), thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder *

Trudy McFall Trudy McFall is co-founder and Chairman of Homes for America (HFA), an Annapolis, Maryland based business founded in September 1994. HFA is the tenth largest non-profit developer of affordable housing in the country. Career McFall is primaril ...

, American non-profit executive *

Trudy McIntosh Trudy McIntosh (born 30 July 1984) is an Australian artistic gymnast. McIntosh competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the ...

(born 1984), Australian artistic gymnast *

Trudy Morgan Trudy Morgan (born 1966) is a civil engineer of Sierra Leone heritage. She is the first African woman to be awarded a fellowship of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), and, after becoming the first female vice president of the Sierra Leone ...

(born 1966), African civil engineer *

Trudy Norris-Grey Trudy Norris-Grey is a Welsh businesswoman, and a well-recognised leader in the UK, globally, and in the tech industry. In 2020, Norris-Grey was appointed as UCAS' first independent chair of its board of trustees. In 2007, she was appointed the C ...

, Welsh businesswoman *

Trudy Huskamp Peterson Trudy Huskamp Peterson (born January 25, 1945) is the first woman to hold the position of Archivist of the United States. She was the Acting Archivist of the United States from March 25, 1993, to May 29, 1995. Education Peterson earned her ...

(born 1945), American archivist *

Trudy Pitts Gertrude E. "Trudy" Pitts (August 10, 1932 – December 19, 2010) was an American soul jazz keyboardist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was known primarily for playing the Hammond B3 organ. Biography Trained as a musician and a music ed ...

(1932–2010), American jazz singer *

Trudy Richards Gertrude Richards Moreault (April 25, 1920 – April 4, 2008) was an American, Manhattan-born, 1950s jazz and swing singer. She originally did background singing, and soon became lead vocalist with the Charlie Barnet band, with whom she recorded ...

(1920–2008), American singer *

Trudy Ruth Geertruida Hendrika "Trudy" Ruth (born 20 May 1950) is a retired Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 400 m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured i ...

(born 1950), Dutch sprinter * Trudy Silver (born 1953), American composer *

Trudy Späth-Schweizer Gertrud "Trudy" Späth-Schweizer (6 December 1908 – 19 October 1990) was the first woman to hold a political office in Switzerland. She was elected to the ''Bürgerrat'', the executive council of the Bürgergemeinde, of Riehen in 1958. Biograp ...

(1908–1990), Swiss political figure * Trudy Stevenson (1944–2018), Zimbabwean politician and ambassador to Senegal *

Trudy Wade Trudy Wade (born July 18, 1951) is an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate from the 27th district from 2013 to 2019. She represented the state's twenty-seventh Senate district, which consists of Guilford County, North Carol ...

(born 1951), American politician * Trudy Wroe (1931–2007), American actress *

Trudy Young Trudy Young (born 1 January 1950) is a Canadian actress. Born in Ontario, Canada, her career began in 1963 with appearances on CBC's '' Time of Your Life''. She became a regular host of ''Razzle Dazzle'' in 1965 while attending school at Alde ...

(born 1950), Canadian actress

Fictional characters

Trudy Trudy is a diminutive of Geertruida, and Gertrude (given name), Gertrude. Notable people with the name include: People * Trudy Adams (born 1964), American actress * Trudy Anderson (born 1959), New Zealand cricketer * Trudy Bellinger, British mu ...

, from ''Disney Comics'' * Trudy Chacón, from ''Avatar'' (2009 film) * Trudy, from the TV series '' The Tribe'' *

Trudy Monk The following is a list of characters from ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk. Monk's assistant Sharona Fleming, portrayed by Bitty Schram, was repl ...

, from the TV series ''Monk'' * Trudy Joplin, from the TV series ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...

'' * Trudy Campbell, from the TV series ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American historical drama, period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on cable network AMC (TV channel), AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, with seven seasons ...

'' * Trudy Proud, from the TV series ''

The Proud Family ''The Proud Family'' is an American animated sitcom created by Bruce W. Smith that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons from September 15, 2001, to August 19, 2005. The series centers on the life of the titular family, including the show’s ...

'' * Deputy Trudy Wiegel, from the TV series ''

Reno 911! ''Reno 911!'' is an American television sitcom created by Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver for Comedy Central. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically '' Cops'', with comic ...

'' * Trudy, the eponymous lady of the track "Trudy" from Charlie Daniels' debut album '' Charlie Daniels (album)''

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