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About Gertrude

by poppylena

8/14/2008, 12:42 AM

I found it on a list of 'The Most Usual Christian Names of Men and Women' in the back of a English dictionary from 1796 so Gertrude was used before the 19th century here.

The full list:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3206247&board=baby

Plus, the entry for Gertrude in this database says it was introduced into England in the 15th century and Shakespeare used it.

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