Meaning 
The name Gerte has the following meaning: Refers to the "Strength of a spear". A 7th-century Saint Gertrude. An old style name which was briefly, but hugely popular during the revival of antique names in the late 19th century. The immense popularity is largely contrasted against its subsequent drastic fall from graces. Now the name is obsolete due to its old-fashioned connotations.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Gerte is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Gerte for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Gertrude, of which the name Gerte is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Gerte and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gerte: Boys - Emmet, Everett, Otho, Watt, Wilburn, Girls - Adelaide, Adelia, Adelle, Adline, Alberta, Allar, Arleth, Arminda, Arminta, Berdie, Bernardine, Both genders - Bertha, Charles, Emma
Variants 
The name Gerte is a variant of Gertrude. Other popular variants of the name Gertrude are: Geerta (Dutch), Gehtruda, Gerte, Gertey, Gerti (Nickname), Gertie (English), Gertraud, Gertruda (German), Gertrudis, Gerty (Nickname), Traudl, Trude, Trudi, Trudie (Dutch), Trudy (Dutch)
Style 
We think the name Gerte should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gerte to be: A strict, traditional ladyIn one word, you might describe Gerte as a(n) " traditional" person. See other "traditional" names for girls.
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