Trudy
Nickname from Gertrude
Trudy is a given name, a diminutive of Gertrude.
It peaked in popularity in the mid-twentieth century and now sounds dated: My grandmother Trudy still makes her own bread.
The name occasionally appears in fiction for characters meant to seem wholesome or old-fashioned.
Informal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- BeatriceClassical feminine name
- EleanorFeminine name meaning bright
- HarrietFemale given name
Matilda · Penelope · Winifred · Agatha · Dorothy · Edith · Florence · Mildred
Belonging to earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
bygone · nostalgic · grandmother · great-aunt · heirloom · heritage · timeless · antique
nickname
Informal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- BeatriceClassical feminine name
- EleanorFeminine name meaning bright
Harriet · Matilda · Penelope · Winifred · Agatha · Dorothy · Edith · Florence · Mildred · Phyllis
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
quaint · bygone · nostalgic · grandmother · great-aunt · heirloom · heritage · timeless · antique · revival
- trust meAppeal for confidence
- tell the truthCommunicate facts honestly
- to tell the truthPreface signaling honesty
- truth or dareChoose confession or challenge
- moment of truthDecisive instant of revelation
- stretch the truthDistort facts mildly