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I love Gertrude (it's my number 2 name for a girl one day). Don't care too much for Gertie but it sounds cute for a puppy.

I'm not alone!

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I love Gertrude! I think it's beautiful and feminine, but with a heft to it, similar to Margaret.

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I'd never use it for a person because it's so vehemently hated by so many people, but I'd love to use it for a pet. I think it'd be great for an English Bulldog.

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There is a little girl called Trudy at my new job and I am just delighted every time I hear her name.

I like it cuz of this gal:

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Such a cute name. :)

I remember that there's a Gertie in the old Perry Mason series (the black and white oldies from the '50s) - she's the telephonist who is seldom if ever seen, and when she does finally get before the camera she's a 30-something blonde with big blue eyes (a real counter to the name's stereotype).
All the same, I think Gertrude is rather ugly - that "rude" bit doesn't help its appeal!

Gertie is a great name for a whippet. There's a slight irony to it that makes it seem edgy and cute.

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The name Gertrude is pretty in German. In English it's gur-trood and that's not very nice sounding. It's a strong name - I think of it as similar in style to Matilda and Irma, antique and therefore a little matronly.

It's a good pet name- my cats name is Gertrude but we only call her Rudy :)

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I don't care for it on a human though. Even though I'm starting to warm to Gretchen and Gretel I just cannot get on board with Gertrude

I used to like this name, but the 'rtr' is as others said clunky, I think it's actually more clunky to say than to hear.

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I also realized I was liking it for the nicknames Gert and especially Gertie which I Love, but now I love it as a nickname-cum-name.

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Oh my goodness O_o
This has been one of my least favourite names since forever. I heard it in a book when I was about five, and was astounded by the ugliness of it. I remember asking my sister (who was reading to me) "are you sure? Are you SURE that's her name?"

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And here is someone who thinks the name is splendid. That is glowing praise! Which just proves...
:D
Your whippet sounds adorable.

It's clunky. Some people find clunky endearing. I want to find it endearing, but I'd never be gutsy enough to like clunky I don't think.

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I know a Gertrude at my church who goes by Gertie.
Also, my aunt's name is Gertrud (no E) and she's super awesome - even if I don't love her name.

Gertrude is really growing on me. I don't know if this means I'm turning into a hipster or what. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to use it on a human baby - but I love the idea of a whippet puppy named Gertrude! that's amazing.

Gertie is cute for a dog, but I can't see it on a child. Gertrude is so harsh and clunky sounding, I just can't imagine it on a sweet little girl.

Cheers for getting a whippet! So handsome!

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Gertie is a good name, too.

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Gertrude goes better in French, I think.

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My grade 3 teacher's name was Gertrude, not that I called her that; she was the one that taught me , finally, to read, at 8 years old. So I have a fondness for the name.

Gertie is a good name for a dog.
Gertrude is not a good name for a person.