Gertrude? How could you even think of doing that to a girl?
I guaran-damn-tee, any girl born today and named Gertrude by her parents WILL change her name to Kaetlyn and wear pasties and a g-string to work.
My great grandmother's name was Zella.
Indeed, I knew a Gertrude-cum-Kaetlyn who did exactly that. A pity she worked as a CPA.
LOL, you know as well as I do, we associate names with people we know that have them. My dearest Grandmother had the name and was nothing but the most loving caring person I knew, made a lasting impression. My wife's grandmother seems to ride on the same plane of respect, but she can't block the nicknames out (Gertie) of the roadworks. Malanie Gertrude Grace (+lastname) would be a wonderful person to know (and if she has her momma's genes, no need for pasties would be in her future).
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