Given name
Gerte
“one who is strong with a spear”
Gerte is a variant of Gertrude. One German interpretation is “one who is strong with a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gerte is a variant of Gertrude. One German interpretation is “one who is strong with a spear.”
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Where it comes from
Gerte is a variant of Gertrude. An origin associated with Gertrude is Germanic.
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The story
Gerte is a variant of Gertrude. The history of Gertrude gives this family its wider story. Gertrude was in use during the 19th century.
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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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