What's the new girl's name, Mrs. Shipulski?
It's uh...
Goodness, my brain's not working today, is it? Let me look it up!
Ah! Here we go! She's a seventh grader, she transferred from St. Pats, and her name is....
...Gertrude!
GERTRUDE?
I think we all want Nate to finally get a girlfriend, but he’s a cartoon character, poor guy. He was screwed from the moment he found out she was a seventh-grader.
Women’s names go out of style much faster than men’s. I’ve never known a Gertrude. It apparently was a very popular name in the 1890s-1920s. You never know, maybe it will come back. But I doubt it.
Stephan Pastis once said that having a character react in the last panel is too obvious a sign that a joke has been told, but after this strip and the previous two-no offense-I am beginning wonder whether that is truly the case. To me, Nate’s reactions have only served to increase the comedic effect
OneInABillion about 9 years ago
FIRST!!! First time for first comment, man what a horrible ugly name, sorry nate, forget it
OneInABillion about 9 years ago
I wonder if theres a backstory to the name Gertrude
Dr. Cesspool about 9 years ago
Say What Now?
Dr. Cesspool about 9 years ago
Wasnt Gertrude the name of Edna Birdakle’s Friend from Big Nate Lives It Up??
KZ71 about 9 years ago
If the girl’s cute, you never mind the name.
Arsenal rock about 9 years ago
IMAGINE IF THE GIRL IS HIS DISTANT COUSIN OR SOMETHING
Nighthawks Premium Member about 9 years ago
she probably goes by ‘Gertie’ which is a cool name.
Tue Elung-Jensen about 9 years ago
Interesting name, but Nate is obviously ruining a good chance for himself.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ about 9 years ago
Use her initial, Nate. G?.
Asaini about 9 years ago
tun tun tuh
Chrisstopher about 9 years ago
“Nathaniel and Gertrude” Sounds like a love story to me.
Kr38or about 9 years ago
I think we all want Nate to finally get a girlfriend, but he’s a cartoon character, poor guy. He was screwed from the moment he found out she was a seventh-grader.
MS72 about 9 years ago
Nate and Gertrudesittin’ in a treeK-I-S-S-I-N-G First comes love, Then comes marriage Then comes the baby in the baby carriage!
LooppyKid about 9 years ago
Why do I have the feling that this time Nate won’t get dumped, but he himself will dump the girl ?
mggreen about 9 years ago
Eh, what’s in a name anyway?
Poollady1 about 9 years ago
Just call her Trudy!
banana 76 about 9 years ago
Thats a weird name
Comic Minister Premium Member about 9 years ago
I see now!
eeguo2002 about 9 years ago
I thought her name would be Gina or Jenny or even have the last name Godfrey!
orbenjawell Premium Member about 9 years ago
Gravel Gertie!! Heh heh. Nate, you ought to roll with this one!!
Skiwithsheep about 9 years ago
back in august 2001 nate has a girlfriend that looks just like gurtrude! maybe its her
Bittermelon of Truth about 9 years ago
Ooh! Nate has a new crush!rubs my two for fingers together
Seriously, if Gertie/Trudy/Gerry likes him back, it,doesn’t matter that her name is uncommon or that she is older ;)
banana 76 about 9 years ago
I was kind of hoping her name would be Gina Godferey
darat over 8 years ago
Women’s names go out of style much faster than men’s. I’ve never known a Gertrude. It apparently was a very popular name in the 1890s-1920s. You never know, maybe it will come back. But I doubt it.
Four about 7 years ago
You will regret this nate
natalie.rockwell about 7 years ago
GERtrude? NO! She’s totally a Becca!
SUPER BIG NATE FAN over 6 years ago
It’s TRUDY
SUPER BIG NATE FAN over 6 years ago
its Trudy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
SUPER BIG NATE FAN over 6 years ago
its Trudy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
EmmanuelLaku over 6 years ago
gertrude aka trudy was in big nate lives it up
PBS1! over 4 years ago
Stephan Pastis once said that having a character react in the last panel is too obvious a sign that a joke has been told, but after this strip and the previous two-no offense-I am beginning wonder whether that is truly the case. To me, Nate’s reactions have only served to increase the comedic effect
Smart11Bonjour over 3 years ago
Hey, isn’t Gertrude the name of the bird in the book " Winn- Dixie"?
Comic Strip Moments about 3 years ago
Bro that’s my grandma’s name-
MabelPines1234 almost 3 years ago
That poor,poor girl. (eyes well with sympathetic tears)
caught lacking over 2 years ago
WHY IS HER NAME GERTRUDE? It sounds so weird
leopardglily over 2 years ago
Gertrude?? Who looks at their teeny newborn and goes: I’ll name her GERTRUDE! It’s like a name for old ladies.
STUFF ENJOYER 12 months ago
St. Pats? Lila goes there!