Trude

Trude is a Germanic Old Norse feminine given name meaning "strength". The name is now most commonly found in Germany and German-speaking countries and in Norway. It is sometimes used as a diminutive of the given names Gertrude and Gertrud.

== Notable people named Trude == Trude Beiser (born 1927), Austrian alpine ski racer Trude Berliner (1903–1977), German actress Trude Dothan (1922–2016), Israeli archaeologist Trude Drevland (born 1947), Norwegian nurse and politician Trude Dybendahl (born 1966), Norwegian cross-country skier Trude Eick (born 1969), Norwegian musician and composer Trude Eipperle (1908–1997), German operatic soprano Trude Feldman (1924–2022), American reporter, columnist and correspondent Trude Fleischmann (1895–1990), Austrian-American photographer Trude Gimle (born 1974), Norwegian alpine skier Trude Guermonprez (1910–1976), German-American textile artist and designer Trude Gundersen (born 1977), Norwegian taekwondo practitioner Trude Haefelin (1914–2008), German actress Trude Harstad (born 1974), Norwegian biathlete Trude Herr (1927–1991), German actress, singer and theatre owner Trude Hestengen (born 1983), Norwegian dressage rider Trude Hesterberg (1892–1967), German actress Trude Klecker (born 1926), Austrian alpine skier Gertrude Kleinová (aka Trude Kleinová; 1918–1976), Czech table tennis player Gertrude Kolar (aka Trude Kolar; 1926–2014), Austrian artistic gymnast Trude Brænne Larssen (born 1967), Norwegian novelist Trude Lash, (1908–2004), German political activist and associate of Eleanor Roosevelt Trude Lehmann (1892–1987), German actress Gertrude Liebhart (aka Trude Liebhart; 1928–?), Austrian sprint canoer Trude Malcorps (born 1921), Dutch swimmer Trude Marlen (1912–2005), Austrian actress Trude Marstein (born 1973), Norwegian author Trude Mohr (1902–1989) German Nazi Party League of German Girls leader Trude Möhwaldová (1915–?), Czech alpine skier Trude von Molo (1906–1989), Austrian actress Trude Mostue (born 1968), Norwegian veterinary surgeon and television personality Trude Raad (born 1990), Norwegian track and field athlete Trude Richter (1899–1989), German writer, literary scholar and political activist Trude Rittmann (1908–2005), German-American composer Trude Sojka (1909–2007), Czech–Ecuadorian painter and sculptor Trude Stendal (born 1963), Norwegian footballer Trude Trefall (aka Manjari; born 1978), Norwegian singer Trude Unruh (1925–2021), German politician Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (1908–1989), German-American writer, editor, scholar and feminist activist Trude Wollschläger (1912–1975), German swimmer