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Geertje

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• Pronounced： [ KHAY:R-tyə ]
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• Usage：Dutch

Diminutive of GEERTRUIDA.

	GEERTRUIDA   female   Dutch Dutch form of GERTRUDE.
		GERTRUDE   female   English, Dutch Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and thrud "strength". Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer. It was probably introduced to England by settlers from the Low Countries in the 15th century. Shakespeare used the name in his play 'Hamlet' (1600) for the mother of the title character. A famous bearer was the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946).