Meanings
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Gertrude.
Mrs Conchita Warren is an unusual name, I thought as I cycled towards Limehouse. Most local women were Doris, Winnie, Ethel (pronounced Eff) or Gertie.
2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix, →ISBN, page 127
Origin
Diminutive + -ie.
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Gertie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gertie
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“Gertie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gertie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gertie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gertie.
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