People with the name Denny have a deep inner desire for travel and adventure, and want to set their own pace in life without being governed by tradition.
People with the name Anetta have a deep inner need for quiet, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in, and to learn the deeper truths.
People with the name Damina have a deep inner desire to inspire others in a higher cause, and to share their own strongly held views on spiritual matters.
Means “spear of strength”, derived from the Germanic elements ger “spear” and thrud “strength”. Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer. It was probably introduced to England by settlers from the Low Countries in the 15th century. Shakespeare used the name in his play Hamlet (1600) for the mother of the title character. Another famous bearer was the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946).