Ermentrude (given name) explained

Ermentrude
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	Entirely beloved or Entirely strong
Language:	German
Related Names:	Emma, Ermengarde, Ermentraut, Ermentrud, Ermentrudis, Erminie, Ermyntrude, Irmentrud, Irmtraud, Irmtrud

Ermentrude or Ermintrude is a feminine given name of German origin derived from the elements ermen or irmen, meaning "wholeness", and traut or trût, meaning "beloved", or þryþ, meaning "strength". The name Emma evolved as a short form of names such as Ermentrude.^[1]

Notable people with the name include:

• Erminethrudis (died c. 600), a Merovingian-era nun
• Ermentrude of Orléans (823–869), queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles the Bald
• Ermentrude, daughter of Louis the Stammerer (born c. 875/78), wife of Count Eberard of Sulichgau
• Ermentrude de Roucy (958–1005), countess consort of Burgundy
• Ermentrude of Maine (d. 1126), Countess of Maine and the Lady of Château-du-Loir
• Ermyntrude Harvey (1895–1973), British tennis player

Fictional characters

• Ermintrude, in the television series The Magic Roundabout
• Ermintrude, in Terry Pratchett's Nation (novel)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks. Patrick. Hardcastle. Kate . Hodges. Flavia. 2006. Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press . 92, 316. 0-19-861060-2.