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Gertrude Penelope

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It's inevitable that she would eventually get a nickname. If not by me, then by someone else.

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Gertrude Penelope

Gertrude. But can I use the Swedish form Gertrud? I don't like the "rude" in the end of Gertrude. But almost everything's better than Bertha.

Gertrude. I think it's ok and Bertha would never do!

Gertrude

Bertha

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It's a family name.

Gertrude b/c it was my late oma's (grandma's) name.

This message was edited 9/24/2017, 8:47 AM

Gertrude

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It's gorgeous.

I pick Bertha. It's big and clunky, but it's not as harsh as Gertrude, and if I say "Bertha" to myself over and over again, it loses some of its ugliness. I could say, "Gertrude" 10,000 times and it would lose none of its ugliness.

I'm gonna go with Bertha, since it means "famous."

Gertrude!

Gertrude! I actually would consider using it as a MN for a girl irl, as it's my great aunts MN and the name she goes by.

Gertrude. It's so dorky and sweet.

Gertrude all the way. It's a huge GP of mine!

Yuck. Bertha, but ew.

Gertrude.
If I were allowed the French pronounciation, it would be quite acceptable. But even if not, I don't dislike the name.
My grade 3 teacher was named Gertrude, though of course we called her Miss Lastname. she was a tall thin woman,gentle, but kept good discipline.(a class of 50 eight year olds).and that's the year I learned to read, finally.
So, I have a fondness for the name of Gertrude.

Gertrude would be my pick. Bertha's a big gun to me.

This message was edited 9/23/2017, 6:40 PM