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Two 90-something-year-old ladies sipping tea together and gossiping.

I think Gertrude is ugly in English. It'd be pleasant and bright if it were ghehr-TROO-duh, but GURTrood is just really ugly sounding. It sounds like rude and intrude and protrude and crude, and ... Gurr. It's so ugly, it makes me think that it's one of those hipster names that only seems cool because it IS ugly.

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Trudy is dated like Judy is dated - but with a quality similar to Lisa or Trixie, sort of flimsy. It's alright in real life as a person's name, but has no appeal to me personally.

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Gertrude Brigitta
Gertrude Maja
(with German pronunciations)

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Esther is dry and cold and blistery sounding to me. And the Bible reference is kinda heavy, IMO. NMS

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Esther Judith
Esther Zipporah

I love Gertrude and plan to use it for a daughter one day. It's so pretty. Esther is not really a name I would ever use but it's cute. It would be a cute sibset though.

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This message was edited 12/25/2013, 6:00 PM

I don't know if it is just my opinion, but Gertrude when I say it, it sounds very butchy (manly) like a man and I wouldn't want to set my child up for failure. Girls should have pretty names. Esther is very beautiful and elegant. I knew an Esther but I believe she spelled her name just slightly different, she was from Romania.

Esther is cute, kind of spunky in an old-fashioned, country-girl kind of way. Gertrude is ugly and cranky.

I like Esther. I know it's an old lady name but the only one I know is my age, so I see it as younger.

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Gertrude, on the other hand, is frumpy old lady all the way! I find it very unattractive, maybe due to that hard G sound.

I love both names! Gertrude in particular deserves more appreciation.

I like both names, especially Trudy as a nn for Gertrude.

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Gertrude Olga
Gertrude Dolores
Gertrude Amanda
Gertrude Angelina
Gertrude Ingrid

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Esther Caroline
Esther Renata
Esther Isabel
Esther Jillian
Esther Nora

I love Esther, but I hate Gertrude.

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Esther combos:
-Esther Joy
-Esther Jean
-Esther Hope
-Esther Kay
-Esther Mae
-Esther Rose

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Gertrude combos:
-Gertrude Leigh
-Gertrude Jean
-Gertrude Mae
-Gertrude Sue
-Gertrude Ann
-Gertrude Irene

I don't like Gertrude as much as Esther, but I love the nn Gertie! My suggestions are done as twin names:

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"Regular" names:

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Gertrude Beatrice and Esther Margaret

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Gertrude Samantha and Esther Amelia

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Gertrude Penelope and Esther Lorraine

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"Spunky" names:

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Gertrude Alexandra and Esther Charlotte (feminizations)

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Gertrude Lily and Esther Ivy (flowers)

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Gertrude Summer and Esther Winter (seasons)

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Gertrude Peyton and Esther Devyn (unisex)

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Gertrude Madison and Esther Quincy (presidents)

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Gertrude Zipporah and Esther Tamar (Biblical)

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Gertrude Tamsin and Esther Mina (nicknames for feminizations --- Thomasina and Wilhemeina)

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Gertrude Saffron and Esther Cayenne (spices?)

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Gertrude Paris and Esther Brooklyn (across the pond and back)

I don't really like either name. Gertrude sounds hard and Esther I have been put off due to various associations with the name.

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Gertrude Audrea
Gertrude Etheldred
Gertrude Aldreda
Gertrude Elfreda
Gertrude Hiltraud
Gertrude Matilda
Gertrude Mildred
Gertrude Millicent
Gertrude Philomena
Gertrude Rhonda
Gertrude Rhonwen
Gertrude Solveig

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Esther Astraea
Esther Csilla
Esther Danica
Esther Dara
Esther Maris
Esther Seren
Esther Star
Esther Steren
Esther Twila

I love Gertrude. It's one of my all-time favourite names ever. I like old-fashioned names - the more old-fashioned, the better.
Esther is very pretty, in a quiet, moody way.

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If I had to name a baby either, I would go with Esther, only because I wouldn't want to saddle a child with a name that most people she'll meet won't necessarily like.

This message was edited 12/24/2013, 10:03 AM

I really like both. They embody an old fashion charm that I find lovely.

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Of the two, I prefer Esther.

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Esther Caroline
Esther Patrice
Esther Naomi
Esther Camille

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And while I do like Gertrude, I prefer something more like Greta, Gretchen, Genevieve, Grace, Gwen, or Georgia for old fashion G names. But I do like the nickname Trudy!

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Gertrude Mae
Gertrude Elena
Gertrude Simone
Gertrude Therese