Gertrude
Victorian-era feminine name
Gertrude is a female given name of Germanic origin, now old-fashioned in English-speaking countries.
It peaked in popularity in the early twentieth century but has fallen sharply since.
Famous bearers include writer Gertrude Stein and actress Gertrude Lawrence.
The name is sometimes shortened to Gertie or Trudy.
Shakespearean
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- ClaudiusFourth Roman emperor
- OpheliaGreek name meaning help
- PoloniusMeddling royal counselor
Elsinore · Denmark · tragedy · ghost · poison · Yorick · soliloquy · revenge
Hamlet
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
Polonius · Elsinore · Denmark · tragedy · ghost · poison · Yorick · soliloquy · revenge · Globe
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
nostalgic · classic · traditional · heirloom · bygone · heritage · Victorian · Edwardian · grandmother · great-aunt
- Fictional MothersMarge Simpson, Molly Weasley, Morticia Addams, Lily Potter, Martha Kent
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Ethel, Edna, Bertha, Myrtle
- Shakespeare CharactersHamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo, Juliet
- HamletHamlet, Claudius, Ophelia, Polonius, Horatio
- Hermann HesseSiddhartha, Steppenwolf, The Prodigy
- Anglo-Saxon NamesEdgar, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Godwin