Ermentrude or Ermintrude is a feminine given name of
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
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origin derived from the elements ''ermen'' or ''irmen'', meaning "wholeness", and ''traut'' or ''trût'', meaning "beloved", or'' þryþ'', meaning "strength". The name
Emma evolved as a short form of names such as Ermentrude.
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Notable people with the name include:
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Erminethrudis (died c. 600), a Merovingian-era nun
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Ermentrude of Orléans
Ermentrude of Orléans (27 September 823 – 6 October 869) was the Queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles II. She was the daughter of Odo, count of Orleans and Engeltrude de Fézensac.
Queenship
The traditional historiography on ...
(823–869), queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles the Bald
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Ermentrude, daughter of Louis the Stammerer (born c. 875/78), wife of Count Eberard of Sulichgau
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Ermentrude de Roucy (958–1005), countess consort of Burgundy
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Ermentrude of Maine (d. 1126), Countess of Maine and the Lady of Château-du-Loir
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Ermyntrude Harvey
Ermyntrude Hilda Harvey (9 June 1895 – 4 October 1973) was a British female tennis player of the 1920s and 1930s. Between 1919 and 1938 she won 45 career singles titles on grass, clay and indoor wood courts.
Career
Between 1920 and 1948 she pa ...
(1895–1973), British tennis player
Fictional characters
*Ermintrude, in the television series ''
The Magic Roundabout
''The Magic Roundabout'' is an English-language children's programme that ran on BBC Television from 1965 to 1977.
It used the footage of the French stop motion animation show '' Le Manège enchanté'' but with completely different scripts a ...
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*Ermintrude, in Terry Pratchett's
''Nation'' (novel)
Notes
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German feminine given names