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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ratrude f. Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt 'counsel, advice' + Proto-Germanic *þrūþ 'strength' or Proto-Germanic *trut 'maiden'.

France
Latin
c823 Ratrudis (nom) irminon-vol2 15, Gaugiacum, Rattrudis (nom) ibid. 13, Palatiolum
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ratrude". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Ratrude.