Given name
Gerdi
“one who is strong with a spear”·“one who is guarded; protected”
In German use, Gerdi is an affectionate form of Gertrude. One German interpretation is “one who is strong with a spear.” Gerdi is a variant of Gerd. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is guarded; protected.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Gerdi is an affectionate form of Gertrude. One German interpretation is “one who is strong with a spear.” Gerdi is a variant of Gerd. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is guarded; protected.”
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Where it comes from
In German use, Gerdi is an affectionate form of Gertrude. An origin associated with Gertrude is Germanic. Gerdi is a variant of Gerd. An origin associated with Gerd is Scandinavian.
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The story
In German use, Gerdi is an affectionate form of Gertrude. The history of Gertrude gives this family its wider story. Gertrude was in use during the 19th century.
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Gerdi’s family of names
Gerdi is an affectionate form of Gertrude. In Swedish usage, Gerdi has a conventional equivalent in the German form Gerda. Gerdi is an affectionate form of Gerda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gerdi
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