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, Austrian alpine ski racer
- Trude Berliner, German actress
- Trude Dothan, Israeli archaeologist
- Trude Dybendahl, Norwegian cross-country skier
- Trude Eick, Norwegian musician and composer
- Trude Eipperle, German operatic soprano
- Trude Feldman, American reporter, columnist and correspondent
- Trude Fleischmann, Austrian-American photographer
- Trude Gimle, Norwegian alpine skier
- Trude Guermonprez, German-American textile artist and designer
- Trude Gundersen, Norwegian taekwondo practitioner
- Trude Haefelin, German actress
- Trude Harstad, Norwegian biathlete
- Trude Herr, German actress, singer and theatre owner
- Trude Hestengen, Norwegian dressage rider
- Trude Hesterberg, German actress
- Trude Klecker, Austrian alpine skier
- Gertrude Kleinová, Czech table tennis player
- Gertrude Kolar, Austrian artistic gymnast
- Trude Brænne Larssen, Norwegian novelist
- Trude Lash,, German political activist and associate of Eleanor Roosevelt
- Trude Lehmann, German actress
- Gertrude Liebhart, Austrian sprint canoer
- Trude Malcorps, Dutch swimmer
- Trude Marlen, Austrian actress
- Trude Marstein, Norwegian author
- Trude Mohr German Nazi Party League of German Girls leader
- Trude Möhwaldová, Czech alpine skier
- Trude von Molo, Austrian actress
- Trude Mostue, Norwegian veterinary surgeon and television personality
- Trude Raad, Norwegian track and field athlete
- Trude Richter, German writer, literary scholar and political activist
- Trude Rittmann, German-American composer
- Trude Sojka, Czech–Ecuadorian painter and sculptor
- Trude Stendal, Norwegian footballer
- Trude Trefall, Norwegian singer
- Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, German-American writer, editor, scholar and feminist activist
- Trude Wollschläger, German swimmer
Fictional characters
- Trude, a character in the Australian television situation comedy Kath & Kim
