Given name & surname
Geertruida
“spear”
Geertruida is a feminine given name from Proto-Germanic, meaning “spear.” It is used in Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Geertruida’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Geertruida has a diminutive in TRUUS. In Dutch usage, Geertruida has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gertrude. In Dutch usage, Geertruida has a conventional equivalent in the German form Gertrud.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Geertruida has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Geertruida
- Geertruida Wijsmuller-MeijerDutch Righteous Among the Nations (1896-1978)
- Geertruida de Haas-LorentzDutch physicist (1885–1973)
- Meike de VlasDutch rower (1942–2022)
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Gerhilt
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Geduld
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Germer
“spear” · “famous”
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Gebhardt
“to give (a gift)” · “hardy, brave, strong”
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Genilde
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