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 [ syll. er-min-tru-de, erm-intr-ude ] The girl name Ermintrude is pronounced -ERMIHNTRUWD- KEY. Ermintrude's origin is Germanic, and its use, English, French, and German. The name is of the meaning 'whole strength; wholly beloved'. An older form of Ermintrude is Ermentrudis (Germanic). The name is derived from the first element ermen ('whole, immense, universal') and the second element trud ('strength, power') or traut ('beloved'). It was borne by a 9th-century empress of France. The name was first introduced to English speakers by the Normans in the 11th century. It dropped off from use in the medieval period and saw occasional revivals in the 18th and 19th centuries. Variant forms of the name include the German names Ermentraud, Ermentrud, Ermtraud, Irmentrud, Irmtraud, and Irmtrud. Other variants of Ermintrude include the German pet form Trudi and the English pet form Trudy. See also the related form, the English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and Italian Emma. Ermintrude is an unusual baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly linked to Ermintrude, the English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and Italian Emma was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Ermintrude include the German names Ermentraud, Ermentrud, Irmentrud, Ermtraud, Irmtraud, and Irmtrud. KEY: approx pronunciation for Ermintrude: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
