Meaning of the nameGertrudes
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Ger-tru-des
Gertrudes is the Portuguese form of Gertrude, a feminine name of Germanic origin that Behind the Name translates as 'spear of strength'.
Meaning
“'spear of strength' (ger, 'spear' + drud, 'strength')”
Source: Behind the Name: Rosangela · Behind the Name: Rosa · Behind the Name: Angela
- People (2022)
- 3,991
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,202
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,020
- people
Gertrudes in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gertrudes, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,099 people).
3,906 women 85 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Gertrudes is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gertrudes in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 883 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 594 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 466 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 427 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 249 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 204 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 137 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 133 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 93 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 93 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 91 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 74 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 65 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gertrudes
Behind the Name gives Gertrude as an Old German name, formed from ger, 'spear', and drud, 'strength', and lists Gertrudes as the Portuguese form. Wiktionary gives the second element as 'strength' or 'maiden, dear'. The Morfemário (morpheme guide) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links Ger- to a Germanic root meaning 'spear' and cites Gertrudes. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,991 people named Gertrudes, with a median age of 70. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Rosangela · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rosa · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Angela · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosangela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Gertrude · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ger-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gertrudes
What does the name Gertrudes mean?
Gertrudes means “'spear of strength' (ger, 'spear' + drud, 'strength')”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Gertrudes in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,991 people with the first name Gertrudes, which ranks it number 3,202 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Gertrudes a boy's or a girl's name?
Gertrudes is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,906 women and 85 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Gertrudes?
Gertrudes is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Gertrudes most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Gertrudes (594 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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