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 DescendantsGertruda(Czech) Geertruida, Gertrudis, Gertruida(Dutch) Ermintrude, Gertrude(English) Kertu(Estonian) Kerttu(Finnish) Gertrude(French) Gertraud, Gertrud, Hiltrud, Irmentrud, Irmtraud, Irmtraut, Waltraud, Waltraut, Wiltrud, Gertrude, Hiltraud, Hiltrude, Irmtrud(German) Ermendrud, Ermentrud, Ermentrude, Ermentrudis, Gertrud, Gertrudis, Hilditrut, Waldetrudis, Willidrud, Geredrudis(Germanic) Gertrúd(Hungarian) Geltrude(Italian) Gertrūda(Lithuanian) 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