We are to name our future daughter after my DH's grandmother, Gertrude.
Not a particularly pretty name in my opinion (so sorry if that offends some lovely Gertrudes out there!)
She went by "Trudy", which I think is sweet.
However, is Trudy enough of a first name in itself? Could we just name our daughter Trudy, or is that too nicknamey?
I'm thinking of her future career etc... and children whose first names are just nicknames can be harder to take seriously professionally, especially little girls.
Does anybody think Trudy is alright as a stand-alone forename? All suggestions welcome!