Given name
Geirtrud
“spear”·“strength”
Geirtrud is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Geirtrud is built from elements meaning “spear” and “strength”.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Geirþrúðr, built from Norwegian Nynorsk geirr (“spear”) + þrúðr (“strength”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Geirtrud’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Geirtrud shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Gertrud. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Geirtrud has a related form in GJERTRUD. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Geirtrud shares a linguistic root with the Faroese form Geirtrúð.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Geirtrud has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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