Traute is a

Germanic Germanic may refer to: * Germanic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group identified by their use of the Germanic languages ** List of ancient Germanic peoples and tribes * Germanic languages :* Proto-Germanic language, a reconstructed proto-language o ...

feminine given name derived from "trud" meaning "strength". The name is now most commonly found in

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and

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. It is often used as a diminutive of the given names ending in -traud, -traut and -trud, such as Waltraud,

Edeltraud Edeltraud is a Germanic feminine given name derived from two Old High German elements: "aþalaz" ("adal") meaning "noble", and "þrūþiz" ("trud") meaning "strength". Edeltraud is most commonly found in German-speaking countries. Notable people ...

and Gertrud.

Notable people named Traute

Traute Carlsen Traute Carlsen (1882–1968) was a German stage actor, stage and film actress. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, the Jewish Carlsen left Germany for Switzerland where she settled permanently. She was married to the Austrian actor Karl Fo ...

(1882–1968), German actress * Traute Foresti (1915–2015), Austrian poet and actress *

Traute Lafrenz Traute Page (''née'' Lafrenz; born May 3, 1919) is a German-American physician and anthroposophist, who was a member of the White Rose anti-Nazi group during World War II. Early life Lafrenz was born in Hamburg. Together with Heinz Kucharski, L ...

(born 1919), German-American physician and anthroposophist and member of the White Rose anti-Nazi group during World War II *

Traute Schäfer Traute Schäfer (born 20 September 1942) is a German volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(born 1942), German volleyball player

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