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Gertraude

Gertraude is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Austria, East Frisia, Germany
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Gertraude

If you do not know Gertraude’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Gertraude,” in English, “Guten Tag Gertraude,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Gertraude,

German

Guten Tag Gertraude,

French

Bonjour Gertraude,

Spanish

Estimado/a Gertraude:

Chinese

Gertraude您好：

Japanese

Gertraude様

English

Hi Gertraude,

German

Hi Gertraude,

French

Salut Gertraude,

Spanish

Hola Gertraude,

Chinese

Gertraude你好：

Japanese

Gertraudeさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Gertraude by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Austriauncommonwoman's name
East Frisiararewoman's name
Germanyrarewoman's name
Switzerlandrarewoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Gertraude a male or female name?

Gertraude is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Gertraude in an email?

If you do not know Gertraude’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Gertraude,” in English, “Guten Tag Gertraude,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Gertraude a unisex name?

Gertraude is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

JosefMaleJohannMaleFranzMaleBrigitteFemaleRudolfMaleWernerMaleGerhardMaleSabineFemale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Gertraude a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/gertraude. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_gertraude,
  title  = {Is Gertraude a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/gertraude},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}