| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | German |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Entirely beloved or Entirely strong |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Emma, Ermengarde, Ermentraut, Ermentrud, Ermentrudis, Erminie, Ermyntrude, Irmentrud, Irmtraud, Irmtrud |
Ermentrude or Ermintrude is a feminine given name of German origin derived from the elements ermen or irmen, meaning wholeness, and traut or trût, meaning beloved, or þryþ, meaning strength. The name Emma evolved as a short form of names such as Ermentrude.[1]
It may refer to:
- Erminethrudis (d. c. 600), a Merovingian-era nun
- Ermentrude of Orléans (823–869), queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles the Bald
- Ermentrude, daughter of Louis the Stammerer (b. c. 875/78), wife of Count Eberard of Sulichgau
- Ermentrude de Roucy (958–1005), countess consort of Burgundy
- Ermentrude of Maine (d. 1126), Countess of Maine and the Lady of Château-du-Loir
- Ermyntrude Harvey (1895-1973), British tennis player
Fictional characters
- Ermintrude, a character in the television series The Magic Roundabout
- Ermintrude, a character in Terry Pratchett's Nation (novel)
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