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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Adaltrude f. Old High German adal 'noble' + Proto-Germanic *þrūþ 'strength' or Proto-Germanic *trut 'maiden'.

The name of an illegitimate daughter of Charlemagne.

France
Latin
814 Adaltrudis (nom) StVdM-II H2; c823 Adaltrudis (nom) irminon-vol2 4, Palatiolum; 1048 Adaltrudis (nom) StVdM-II 737
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Adaltrude". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Adaltrude.