Traute

Traute is a Germanic feminine given name derived from "trud" meaning "strength". The name is now most commonly found in Germany and German-speaking countries. It is often used as a diminutive of the given names ending in -traud, -traut and -trud, such as Waltraud, Edeltraud and Gertrud.

Notable people named Traute

 * Traute, Princess of Lippe (1925–2023), born Traute Becker, German princess
 * Traute Carlsen (1882–1968), German actress
 * Traute Foresti (1915–2015), Austrian poet and actress
 * Traute Lafrenz (1919–2023), 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