'''Geertruida''' is a Dutch feminine given name cognate to English Gertrude. It was a common name, but its use has declined steadily since about 1950.<ref>[https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/grietje Grietje] at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands</ref> Bearers often used short forms in daily life, like ''Geer'', ''Geerie'', ''Geertje'', ''Troy'', ''Troie'', ''Trudy'', ''Trudie'', ''Trui'', ''Truid'', and ''Truus''. People with the name include:
*Geertruida "Truus" Bauer (1945–1989), Dutch rower *Geertruida "Truid" Blaisse-Terwindt (1917–2002), Dutch tennis player *Geertruida Carelsen (1843–1938), Dutch author *Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812–1866), Dutch novelist *Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz (1885–1973), Dutch physicist *Geertruida "Truida" Heil-Bonnet (1920–2014), Dutch gymnast *Geertruida "Truus" Hennipman (born 1943), Dutch sprinter *Geertruida "Truus" Klapwijk (1904–1991), Dutch freestyle swimmer *Geertruida "Truus" Looijs (born 1946), Dutch swimmer *Geertruida Middendorp (1911–2007), Dutch resistance member *Geertruida "Trudy" Ruth (born 1950), Dutch sprinter *Geertruida van Saksen (1033–1113), countess consort of Holland *Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer (1896–1978), Dutch war hero and resistance fighter *Gertruida van Veen (1602–1643), Flemish painter *Geertruida Wijthoff (1859–1953), Dutch mathematician and teacher
== Male == *Geertruida Maria "Ruud" Geels (1948–2023), Dutch footballer
== Other names == * Geertruid Adriaansdochter (died 1573), Dutch farmer * Geertruy Haeck, Dutch patrician woman * Geertruydt Roghman (1625–1657), Dutch painter * Gertruid Bolwater (died 1511), Dutch heroine
==See also== *1267 Geertruida, a main-belt asteroid *Geertruida Gerarda (1904 ship)
==References== {{reflist}}
{{given name}} Category:Dutch feminine given names Category:Feminine given names