Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gertrude

/ˈɡɝtɹud/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: gertrude
IPA: /ˈɡɝtɹud/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Example Sentences

"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.

Origin

Source language: Proto-Germanic

Word Breakdown

Root: *gaizaz

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɝtɹud/
British English: /ˈɡɜːtɹuːd/

Derived Forms

Gertie Trudi Trudie Trudy

Questions

How do you pronounce gertrude?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɝtɹud/.
What does gertrude mean?: A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Where does gertrude come from?: It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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