Geirtrud

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Gjertrud

Etymology

From Old Norse Geirþrúðr, from geirr (“spear”) +‎ þrúðr (“strength”). Cognate with Faroese Geirtrúð, Icelandic Geirþrúðr, and Swedish Gertrud.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²jɛɪrtrʉ/, /²jɛrtrʉ/

Proper noun

Geirtrud f (definite Geirtruda)

a female given name from Old Norse

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Geirtrud”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

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