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I think it's one of the ugliest names imaginable. Gertie is just as ugly. Trudy isn't, but still, it's not great.

I personally dislike the name because I'm not a fan of the hard sound to it, but if I had to pick I'd go with Gertrude Adela. I know that one wasn't on your list, but I think it sounds cool.

I've warmed to Gertrude myself. I didn't like it before, but it grew on me. It's very earthy and warm.

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I like these combos:

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Gertrude Alice
Gertrude Cecile
Gertrude Emily
Gertrude Lillian
Gertrude Olivia
Gertrude Sofia
Gertrude Violet

Oh Gertrude

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I want very much to like Gertrude, I do. It's lumpy and musty and all that good stuff. But the sound is just not appealing to me. It certainly is very earthy, but in a rather harsh way for me. I admire its strength but cannot warm to it.

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Nevertheless, I like these combos for their energy:

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Gertrude Cecily - quite sweet and sprightly
Gertrude Cybele - unexpected and therefore neat
Gertrude Maisie
Gertrude Opal - Opal makes Gertrude cool old-lady instead of just regular old-lady
Gertrude Plum - cute
Gertrude Poppy
Gertrude Posy - something very hipster about both Gertrude Poppy and Gertrude Posy
Gertrude Violet

I prefer it with the German pronunciation. In English I think it would be quite a difficult name to carry off well, but it could be really good on the right child.

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I like:
Gertrude Alice (Stein and Toklas!)
Gertrude Sophie
Gertrude Sylvia
Gertrude Iris
and Gertrude Lila best.