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Gertrude.
If possible, I'd like to use the French pronounciation, which is softer and quite pretty.
I'm also biased;the teacher I had in grade 3 was named Gertrude,a nd that's the year I learned to read, age 8.

I'd pick Gretchen. It's got a certain cuteness to it. Gertrude is fugly, and Greer sounds like gears grinding.

Greer. I have never liked the other two.

I actually quite like all three but I choose Gertrude.

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I woud love to use Gertrude as a middle name for a girl, its my great aunt's name.

This message was edited 6/24/2019, 2:12 PM

Gertrude - it was the name of my great-grandmother who went to school and became an architect back when women rarely did that. Plus I actually like the nicknames Gertie and Trudi.

Gertrude

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I adore Gertrude and would actually consider using it.

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I hate Gretchen and Greer--both sound ugly to me.

Gretchen by default, because Gertrude and Greer just sound ugly to me.

Gertrude is out. It would never be used as a full name, and Gertie and Trudy are both unacceptable; DH's grandmother (an Afrikaans lady) was, resoundingly, Gertruida Susannah Maria, but even she went by a nn: Dollie!
Greer looks ugly. Most names don't. And the sound doesn't appeal either. If you don't pronounce the -r, it sounds like Greta in Essex. Plus, I'd be happy to use Gregor for a boy, which also pushes Greer down the elimination slope.
Hello, Gretchen! I quite like it as a name in general, and it's certainly the best of this bunch. But IRL I'd be more likely to use Greta and a whole lot more likely to use Margaret.

I’ll go for Greer, at least there’s the Garson namesake. But Gretchen is very nicknamey and Gertrude as ugly AF.

Gretchen would be my pick. It is more youthful than the other two, sounds more pleasant, and has an old fashioned storybook appeal.

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Gertrude is fugly and sounds like a grumpy neighbor that hates children.

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Greer has a leering unpleasantness.

I think they’re all pretty cool, though I wouldn’t use them.

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I think I’m going to go for Gretchen. It has a sweet meaning and an interesting sound.. Love Gertrude too.

Greer hands down. Love the sound, the youthfulness but also the strength it exudes, especially on a girl.

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Gretchen is all right albeit a bit nasally and annoying.

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Gertrude is horribly unappealing and better left in the past in my opinion.

I’m going with Greer. I like it for some reason. I like Gertrude to for some reason, but I wouldn’t actually use it.

Oh, these are gross.
Let’s see. I’ll go with.....
Greer. But ONLY if I get to pick a middle name... and I’ll be Greer Gracie... or Greer Georgia and I get to call myself Gigi.

Gretchen

Gertrude has always been a favourite of mine.
Gretchen is the most usable of the three, IMO.
Greer sounds like an engine that can't start.

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I choose Gretchen.

Gretchen. I knew a very sweet, smart, charming girl when I was in third grade. She was in fifth. She was tall, blonde, and could rollerblade like nobody’s business.

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I admired her, and her name was Gretchen.

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Gertrude sounds harsh to my ears, and Greer does as well.

Gretchen. I think it's charming. It's kinda ugly, but charmingly ugly. I see it ragged on here a lot, and I always think of the two girls named Gretchen that I knew as a child and a teenager. I wonder if they are finding it hard to live with that horrible name, lol. In reality, the negativity that I've seen would keep me from using it, and I don't like it enough to use anyway, but I think it has its charms and is not horrible.

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Greer and Gertrude are both ugly without the charm.

Gertrude

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Gertrude, because I like it and have a personal connection to it.

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I don't like the "chen" sound in Gretchen (I kinda like Greta and Gretel, though), and Greer sounds like a business or CEO to me (it's okay but nms).

This message was edited 6/23/2019, 2:14 PM

Gretchen - by the rhythm & sound of the three syllable accent on "tch" & the following "en" I guess.

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I love Germanic names. If I were a Grethen I'd more likely vie for a different nickname than Gretta (or derivatives or others shorts for Margaret) - perhaps Wendy before Peggy. I understand that Wendy is more directly related to Guinevere or even Jennifer - as Margarette is to Peggy or Peg.

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If a Gretchen might be an informal Gwen--and Margaret, Peggy or Peg, then Gretchen might certainly be a Wendy(?).

This message was edited 6/23/2019, 11:58 AM

Gretchen. I have always loved it. I was considering it as the nickname for Meg, but I have a good friend Gretchen. I do prefer it on its own anyway.

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I like Greer. I dislike Gertrude, although Gertie isn't bad. Better than Trudy.

This message was edited 6/23/2019, 11:20 AM

Like both Gertrude and Gretchen; today Gertrude wins.

Gertrude, it has a quiet strength to it. Plus I like the nickname Truly (with an "L", not the older Trudy ("D")) or True. But it's elegant just as Gertrude.

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I've never been a fan of Gretchen, although softer in tone, its too cutesy for me.

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Although Greer is old, it has a nice modern, trendy vibe to it but I don't tend to gravitate towards those type of names. It would be a good name for a no-nonsense sci-fi character.

This message was edited 6/23/2019, 10:55 AM

Gertrude: I find the sound rather ugly, but I love the Shakespearean association.
Gretchen: Greta is lovely, but Gretchen is dreadful.
Greer: interesting, and I like it, but pronounced GREER. GRIR sounds rough to my ear.

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In short, I'm torn between Gertrude and Greer, but I think I prefer the latter.

I choose Gertrude (though I prefer Ermintrude; it's softer.) I wouldn't use it because of teasing and the sound isn't great, but it's kind of cool, it's Shakespearean, and it has a history.

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Gretchen is like Gertrude - the sound isn't great but the style is cool. Actually I probably prefer the sound of Gretchen to the sound of Gertrude, but it feels less like a real-person name in Britain. If I could say as a diminutive, though, I would probably choose Gretchen as a nickname for Margaret (though it would be sad to give up Meg. Maybe Meg as a general nickname and Gretchen for a pet name at home.)

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Greer is NMS at all, PLUS the sound is bad. I know it's not, but it feels trendy and modern.

This message was edited 6/23/2019, 10:16 AM