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Help[Facts] Re: Geertruij
in reply to a message by Rene
In modern Dutch it'd be Geertruida or Gertruida, and both would shorten to the nn Truitje I think. The /ij/ combination in Dutch indicates a /y/ sound, more or less.
Anyway, it's a form of Gertrude for sure!
Anyway, it's a form of Gertrude for sure!
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As a native Dutch speaker I second both of these replies!
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