Save Gender Feminine Usage German Meaning & History Means "noble strength", derived from the Old German elements adal "noble" and drud "strength". Saint Adeltrudis (also called Aldetrude) was a 7th-century Frankish abbess. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsaþal/adal + þruþi/drudVariantEdeltrautDiminutivesTraudl, TrauteOther Languages & CulturesÆðelþryð, Æthelthryth(Anglo-Saxon) Audie, Audra, Audrea, Audrey, Dreda(English) Audrey(French) Adaltrud(Germanic) Odrija(Latvian) Etheldred, Etheldreda, Aldreda(Medieval English) PopularityDetails Last ranked #175 in 1944 Czechia Name DaysName Days? Austria: June 23 Categories nobility, strength, virtues