The baby name Geltruda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced gel-TROO-dah (IPA: /ɡɛlˈtruːdə/).
The baby name Geltruda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced gel-TROO-dah (IPA: /ɡɛlˈtruːdə/).
Geltruda is Germanic, Italian in Origin.
Geltruda is a Romance/Slavic inflection of the ancient Germanic name Gertrud/Gertrude, built from ger “spear” and þrūð “strength, force.” It therefore conveys “spear-strength,” often glossed as “strong with the spear” or “strength in battle.” The form Geltruda appears chiefly in Italian records (alongside the more common Geltrude) and sporadically in Central and Eastern Europe as a learned or archaizing spelling influenced by Latin Gertrudis.
Use of the name spread widely through the cults of two major saints: Gertrude of Nivelles (7th c.), a patron of travelers and the sick, and Gertrude the Great of Helfta (13th c.), a mystic and writer. Medieval nobility across the Holy Roman Empire favored the name; modern popularity waned in many languages. Related forms include Gertrude (English), Gertrud (German/Scandinavian), Gértrude (French), Geertruida (Dutch), Gertrudis (Spanish/Catalan), Gertrudes (Portuguese), Gertruda/Gertrūda (Slavic/Baltic); nicknames: Truda, Trude, Trudy.
Geltruda is vanishingly rare. We hold just 1 recorded use of it, from 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
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