Geltrude

Pronounced with a softer G-, Geltrude has a touch of flair and a little less clunkiness that its strong, Germanic source name. Occasionally, though rarely used in Italy today, Geltrude ultimately derives from the elements ger and drud meaning "spear" and "strength", this form as been notably borne by the 19th-century opera singer Geltrude Righetti and by the 19th century saint and Patroness of Youth and Relic Custodians, Geltrude Comensoli.

Pronounced JEL-trood (soft G).