Kerttu: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kerttu – Meaning: spear + strength – Origin: Finnish (form of Gertrude, ultimately Old High German) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KERT-too


Kerttu is a Finnish (form of Gertrude, ultimately Old High German) girl's name meaning “spear + strength”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Kerttu

Meaning: Spear + strength.

Origin: Finnish (form of Gertrude, ultimately Old High German).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Kerttu

Phonetic: KERT-too   IPA: /ˈkɛrtuː/

Popularity of Kerttu

Kerttu doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Kerttu

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