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HelpRe: Gertrude (Trudy)
in reply to a message by Wordsmith
I have yet to warm up to Gertrude, despite my love of old lady names. This and Hortense both give me pause. I like Trudy, but the name Gertrude as a whole isn't aesthetically pleasing to me.
I bet if I met an adorable little Gertrude, though, my mind would start to change. Right now it just sounds like a cantankerous old woman's name to me. That being said, I like:
Gertrude Plum - is AWESOME, not "too cute" at all! Daisy Plum, maybe; Gertrude Plum, lovely!
Gertrude Violet
Gertrude Miriam
Gertrude Emmeline
Gertrude Amabel
Gertrude Sophie
Gertrude Eloise
I think I like it paired with sweet, light middles, to counter the weight of Gertrude.
Uh oh, now it's growing on me too!!
I bet if I met an adorable little Gertrude, though, my mind would start to change. Right now it just sounds like a cantankerous old woman's name to me. That being said, I like:
Gertrude Plum - is AWESOME, not "too cute" at all! Daisy Plum, maybe; Gertrude Plum, lovely!
Gertrude Violet
Gertrude Miriam
Gertrude Emmeline
Gertrude Amabel
Gertrude Sophie
Gertrude Eloise
I think I like it paired with sweet, light middles, to counter the weight of Gertrude.
Uh oh, now it's growing on me too!!
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Gertrude and Hortense
I never really liked Gertrude and Hortense until I started to think about them in other languages.
In German, Gertrude is, "ghehr-TRU-deh" which I find lovely and musical. The "ghehr-" (or "gayr-") sound is especially attractive to me. In French, Hortense is "or-TAH(N)S" which to me is very elegant. In Italian, Ortenzia ("or-TEN-zee-uh") is zippy and fun.
Once I got used to them with those variations / pronunciations, they wiggled a place in my heart. From there, I learned to love them in English too. :-)
I never really liked Gertrude and Hortense until I started to think about them in other languages.
In German, Gertrude is, "ghehr-TRU-deh" which I find lovely and musical. The "ghehr-" (or "gayr-") sound is especially attractive to me. In French, Hortense is "or-TAH(N)S" which to me is very elegant. In Italian, Ortenzia ("or-TEN-zee-uh") is zippy and fun.
Once I got used to them with those variations / pronunciations, they wiggled a place in my heart. From there, I learned to love them in English too. :-)
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