Kerttu

Girl · Germanic, through Swedish

Kerttu

Say it: KERT-too

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Meaning

The Finnish form of Gertrud, from Germanic ger 'spear' and þrūþ 'strength'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Common in Finland in the early 20th century and back in fashion more recently.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Finnish

The family of the name

Swedish	Gertrud
English	Gertrude

Names worth a look

KyllikkiGirlThe name of a maiden from the island of Saari in the Kalevala; its origin is uncertain.Victorian · forgotten

MarjattaGirlThe Kalevala's virgin mother, who conceives after eating a lingonberry; usually linked to Finnish marja 'berry' and…Victorian · forgotten

VenlaGirlA Finnish form of Wendla or Wendela, a Germanic name probably from the tribal name of the Wends or Vandals.Victorian

LahjaGirlFrom Finnish lahja 'gift'.Victorian · forgotten

RauhaGirlFrom Finnish rauha 'peace'.Victorian · forgotten

KaarinaGirlThe Finnish form of Katarina (Catherine). The origin is unknown; the link to Greek katharos 'pure' is a later folk…Middle Ages

CourtneyGirlFrom the Norman surname Courtenay, taken from places in France named after a Gallo-Roman estate owner; the popular…Modern · peak 1990

CurtisBoyFrom an English surname, Old French curteis 'courteous'.Victorian · peak 1962

Where this comes from

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