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Middle name for Gertrude

137 replies

BumbleBea123 · 01/12/2019 21:31

I’m expecting a baby girl soon and quite like the name Gertrude. The only problem is that I can’t find a middle name that suits it. Please help!

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Letthemysterybe · 02/12/2019 19:05

I struggle to believe that anyone would chose the name Gertrude. It certainly ain’t gert lush.

Krazynights34 · 02/12/2019 19:02

Gertrude May/Mae

lilgreen · 02/12/2019 19:00

I would rethink Gertrude op. It’s your choice of course but it’s very harsh sounding.How about Greta?

MrsNoMopp · 02/12/2019 18:57
Hmm
bridgetreilly · 02/12/2019 17:12

Gertie is sweet, though! I would consider it for that.

Singlenotsingle · 02/12/2019 16:33

You're probably right Eleanor. Surely no normal, kind parent would name an innocent baby Gertrude.

VenusClapTrap · 02/12/2019 15:11

I think Gertrude is lovely. I would go for Gertrude Anne, Gertrude Marie, or Gertrude Lily.

EleanorShellstrop100 · 02/12/2019 14:34

This was obviously not a genuine post 🙄

finallychangedmyusername · 02/12/2019 12:48

I'm not normally a massive fan of Lily, but Gertrude Lily is very nice/balanced (as other posters have suggested).

Clettercletterthatsbetter · 02/12/2019 11:53

My great aunt was Gertrude Emily.

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 02/12/2019 10:24

I wonder if the OP will reappear. I won't hold my breath....

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 02/12/2019 10:23

It's obviously going to turn out to be an animal. No-one would name a human baby Gertrude.

This is a really unecessary, nasty comment.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 02/12/2019 10:20

Trudie yes but Gertrude is a fugly name

Singlenotsingle · 02/12/2019 10:07

Gertrude? Shock OMG!

PushkinTheCat · 02/12/2019 10:06

I like the previous suggestions of Gertrude Violet and Gertrude Rachel too!

PushkinTheCat · 02/12/2019 10:06

I think you can get away with a longer middle name than some people have suggested, but it probably needs to be a fairly different “type” of name to Gertrude. How about:

Gertrude Millicent (I have no idea why but this is the first name that popped into my head!)

Gertrude Alexandra
Gertrude Madeleine
Gertrude Louisa
Gertrude Charlotte
Gertrude Eleanor

burritofan · 02/12/2019 09:58

Gertrude is fucking BRILLIANT, I'm stealing it for the shortlist for potential future DC2

I think it would go wonderfully with something very plain Jane and dull in the middle to balance out the strength of it, such as Sarah, Rachel, Emma or, indeed, Jane.

Or something floral: Fleur, Violet, Posy or Rose.

RickOShay · 02/12/2019 09:35

Grin @RiddleyW
We will just have to get more pets

misspiggy19 · 02/12/2019 09:34

Gertrude is an ugly name. Harsh and hard sounding.

FoamingAtTheUterus · 02/12/2019 09:33

I remember being at school and all the girls in my class had patent, leather shoes with a cross bar that could be moved turning the shoes into pumps.

But not me, I had leather, clumpy things with a T bar.........Gertrude is the name equivalent of my clumpy T bars. Honestly, don't do it !

VisionQuest · 02/12/2019 09:21

Gertrude Fanny Grin

Ah that's brilliant.

onceuponarocketship · 02/12/2019 09:20

Yep, south-west Gertrude = gert rude, which means very rude.

RiddleyW · 02/12/2019 09:18

I love the name Gloria! DH wasn’t keen then we had a boy anyway.

RickOShay · 02/12/2019 09:16

My dd is not Olivia. I do like Gertie, but I’m not sure about Gertrude. But actually it’s growing on me. Not sure that my opinion is all that important though Grin
The name that got away for me is Gloria. Magnificent name.

Katfood · 02/12/2019 08:49

* I* bet all the people who are saying it's a lovely name have DDs named Olivia or Emily.

No, I don't. Nor any name in the top 100! I personally find Olivia and Emily quite boring and overused.

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