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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ermentrude f. Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin 'strong' + Proto-Germanic *þrūþ 'strength' or Proto-Germanic *trut 'maiden'.

The name of a 9th C queen of the Franks.

Belgium
Latin
1050 Ermentrudis (nom) CRS-2-5 p. 232
France
Latin
c823 Ermedrudis (nom) irminon-vol2 14, Palatiolum, Ermentrudis (nom) ibid. 15, Palatiolum; 862 Hirmentrudis (gen) InsMacon IX; 1173 Ermentrude (abl) clairvaux-12thc 153, Ermentrudis (gen) ibid. 153; 1179 Ermantrudis (nom) ibid. 176, Ermentrudi (abl) ibid. 172, Hermentrude (abl) ibid. 173; 1214 Ermentrudis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXLI
Germany
Latin
1147 Ermentrudi (dat) quix-vol1 29
Middle High German
1293 Irmendtrúde (nom) UrkHeil1 53
Spain
Latin
954 ermedrudia (nom) CDGH XLVII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ermentrude". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Ermentrude.