Maybe also inspired by a real example? Gerd is a women's name in Norway, and I would think in other Nordic countries, since it's after a giant-goddess with the

Maybe also inspired by a real example? Gerd is a women's name in Norway, and I would think in other Nordic countries, since it's after a giant-goddess with the same name (the wife of Frey). So there would have been a lot of girls named Gerd around at the time. Of famous people, I can only remember the actor Dana Ashbrook, who played Bobby Briggs in Twin Peaks.