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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*þrūþi = 'strength' [1]

Proto-Norse

*þrūþiō-, *þrūþi- = 'strength' [2]

Old Norse

*þrúðr = 'strength' [2]
*þrûðr = 'strength' [3]

Old Saxon

thrûth = 'strength' [4]

Anglo-Saxon

þrýð = 'strength' [3]

Related Names

See Þrúðr (Norse) and Trudi (German)

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
ADAL see Alþrúðr (Norse) and Edeltraud (German) and Æthelthryth (English)
ALA see Alþrúðr
ALF see Alþrúðr (Norse) and Ælfþryð (English)
ARN see Arnþrúðr
AS see Ásþrúður
BJÖRN see Bjarnþrúður
BORG see Bergþrúður
BRAND see Brandþrúður
EY see Eyþrúður
GEIR see Gertrud (German)
GUNN see Gunnþrúðr
HER see Hærþrúðr (Norse) and Hertraud (German)
HILD see Hilditrud (German)
HIMIN see Himildrud (German)
HJALM see Helmtrud (German)
JAR see Jarþrúður
MILD see Mildþryð (English)
RAGN see Ragnþrúðr
RIK see Þrýðríkr
RUN see Þrúðrún
SIG see Siegtrud (German)
SVAN see Svanþrúður
ÖL see Alþrúðr

First Element Forms

Trud- Þrúð- Þrý- Þrýð-

Last Element Forms

-dred -drey -drid -drið -drud -dryd
-frid
-red -rede -rid -rida -ride -rúðr
-thrud -thrudh -thryth
-tra -traud -tru -trud -trúð -trude -trudis
-þrúðr -þrúður

References

  1. Rosa und Volker Kohlheim: Duden Lexikon der Vornamen (1998)
  2. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
  3. Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  4. Wilhelm Schlaug: Die altsächsischen Personennamen vor dem Jahre 1000 (1962)