Waltraud

Waltraud is a German female first name.

Origin and Meaning

The name comes from the Old High German and has the meaning "strong ruler ", but also with " the violence Divine ", " on the battlefield Strong " simply "the Strong " or translated; literally means "the, to the slain (on the ) battlefield Trusting " to old Germanic whale, Old Norse. Valr, " the slain on the battlefield " and Truen, trûwen, " Believe, Hope, Trust", closely related to loyalty, since Osthoff from the Indo-European root * dereŭo Print " fixed, Tree " derived. The connotation of "trust" arises only in NHG.

Name-day

The name day is April 9.

Variants

  • Waltrud, Waudru, Waltraud, Waldtraut ( in German ), Traudl, Traudi, Traute ( the Bavarian ), Waudru (French), Wal [ de ] Trudi (Latin ), Wali, Whale (rare), Walli, Trudy / Trudi, Waldi, Waldl ​​, Thraude ( in English )

Famous names winners

  • Holy Waltraud of Mons ( Sainte Waudru ) ( † 688 ), saint of the Catholic Church
  • Waltraud Haas ( * 1927), Austrian actress and singer
  • Waltraud Klasnic (* 1945), Austrian politician
  • Waltraud Meier ( born 1956 ), German opera singer
  • Waltraud Anna Mitgutsch (* 1948), Austrian writer
  • Waltraud Schoppe (* 1942), German politician

Fictional people

  • Walt diamond is a character in Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung
  • Waltraud is the nickname of the figure of the gay Walters in the film The moving man
  • Waltraud is one of the stage characters Waltraud, and Marion, played by Martin Rassau

Waltraud is a role in the southwest of Germany become known play Traudl and his master

Proto-Germanic language Fidelity Hermann Osthoff Der bewegte Mann
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