Traute is a Germanic feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

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 Waltraud is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Waltraud Dietsch (born 1950), retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres *Waltraut Haas (born 1927), Austrian stage and film actress and singer *Waltraud Kretzschmar ( ...

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 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 Forest. Biogr ...

(1882–1968), German actress *

Traute Foresti Traute Foresti (15 March 1915 in Payerbach – 3 April 2015 in Vienna) was an Austrian poet and actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the trad ...

(1915–2015), Austrian poet and actress * Traute Lafrenz (born 1919), German-American physician and anthroposophist and member of the White Rose anti-Nazi group during World War II * Traute Schäfer (born 1942), German volleyball player

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