Name Element DRUD

Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German (Hypothetical) [1]

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "strength".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesþryþ(Anglo-Saxon) þruþi(Frankish) þrūþiz(Old Germanic) þrúðr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsÆðelþryð, Æthelthryth(Anglo-Saxon) Gertruda(Czech) Geertruida, Gertrudis, Gertruida(Dutch) Ermintrude, Gertrude(English) Kertu(Estonian) Kerttu(Finnish) Gertrude(French) Edeltraud, Edeltraut, Gertraud, Gertrud, Hiltrud, Irmentrud, Irmtraud, Irmtraut, Ortrud, Waltraud, Waltraut, Wiltrud, Gertraude, Gertrude, Hiltraud, Hiltrude, Irmtrud(German) Adaltrud, Ermendrud, Ermentrud, Ermentrude, Ermentrudis, Gertrud, Gertrudis, Hilditrut, Ortrud, Waldetrudis, Willidrud, Geredrudis(Germanic) Gertrúd(Hungarian) Geltrude(Italian) Gertrūda(Lithuanian) Etheldred, Etheldreda(Medieval English) Gjertrud(Norwegian) Gaizaþrūþiz(Old Germanic) Gertruda(Polish) Gertrudes(Portuguese) Gertrúda(Slovak) Gertrudis(Spanish) Gertrud(Swedish)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry *drud, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022