Þrúðr

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse þrúðr = 'strength' (see ÞRUÐ)

Related Names

Trud	♀
Þrúða	♀
Þrúðr	♀
Þrúður	♀

Combinations

For combinations see ÞRUÐ (name element)

Further Information

Cognates

German: Trudi

Mythology

Þrúðr is the name of a Valkyrie. She is the daughter of Þórr and the personification of her father's strength. She is abducted by the giant Hrungnir. ^[1]

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Sweden[2]		0	0	0	0
Denmark[3]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Finland[4]		0	0	0	0
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Þrúðr.

Sources: ^{[2] [3] [5] [4]}

References

1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
2. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
4. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
5. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no