Trude

Trude is a Germanic Old Norse feminine given name meaning "strength". The name is now most commonly found in Germany and German-speaking countries and in Norway. It is sometimes used as a diminutive of the given names Gertrude and Gertrud.

Notable people named Trude

 * Trude Beiser (born 1927), Austrian alpine ski racer
 * Trude Berliner (1903–1977), German actress
 * Trude Dothan (1922–2016), Israeli archaeologist
 * Trude Drevland (born 1947), Norwegian nurse and politician
 * Trude Dybendahl (born 1966), Norwegian cross-country skier
 * Trude Eick (born 1969), Norwegian musician and composer
 * Trude Eipperle (1908–1997), German operatic soprano
 * Trude Feldman (1924–2022), American reporter, columnist and correspondent
 * Trude Fleischmann (1895–1990), Austrian-American photographer
 * Trude Gimle (born 1974), Norwegian alpine skier
 * Trude Guermonprez (1910–1976), German-American textile artist and designer
 * Trude Gundersen (born 1977), Norwegian taekwondo practitioner
 * Trude Haefelin (1914–2008), German actress
 * Trude Harstad (born 1974), Norwegian biathlete
 * Trude Herr (1927–1991), German actress, singer and theatre owner
 * Trude Hestengen (born 1983), Norwegian dressage rider
 * Trude Hesterberg (1892–1967), German actress
 * Trude Klecker (born 1926), Austrian alpine skier
 * Gertrude Kleinová (aka Trude Kleinová; 1918–1976), Czech table tennis player
 * Gertrude Kolar (aka Trude Kolar; 1926–2014), Austrian artistic gymnast
 * Trude Brænne Larssen (born 1967), Norwegian novelist
 * Trude Lash, (1908–2004), German political activist and associate of Eleanor Roosevelt
 * Trude Lehmann (1892–1987), German actress
 * Gertrude Liebhart (aka Trude Liebhart; 1928–?), Austrian sprint canoer
 * Trude Malcorps (born 1921), Dutch swimmer
 * Trude Marlen (1912–2005), Austrian actress
 * Trude Marstein (born 1973), Norwegian author
 * Trude Mohr (1902–1989) German Nazi Party League of German Girls leader
 * Trude Möhwaldová (1915–?), Czech alpine skier
 * Trude von Molo (1906–1989), Austrian actress
 * Trude Mostue (born 1968), Norwegian veterinary surgeon and television personality
 * Trude Raad (born 1990), Norwegian track and field athlete
 * Trude Richter (1899–1989), German writer, literary scholar and political activist
 * Trude Rittmann (1908–2005), German-American composer
 * Trude Sojka (1909–2007), Czech–Ecuadorian painter and sculptor
 * Trude Stendal (born 1963), Norwegian footballer
 * Trude Trefall (aka Manjari; born 1978), Norwegian singer
 * Trude Unruh (1925–2021), German politician
 * Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (1908–1989), German-American writer, editor, scholar and feminist activist
 * Trude Wollschläger (1912–1975), German swimmer

Fictional characters

 * Trude, a character in the Australian television situation comedy Kath & Kim