Given name & surname · also Germanic
Waltraud
“strong foreign ruler”
Waltraud is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “strong foreign ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “strong foreign ruler.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
Waltraud’s family of names
In German usage, Waltraud has a related form in Waltraut. In German usage, Waltraud has a related form in Waltraut. In German usage, Waltraud has a related form in WALDTRAUD.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Waltrautevariant · German
- Waltrautvariant · German
- Waltrudevariant · German
- Waldtrautvariant · German
- Waldtraudvariant · German
- Waltrawdevariant
- Waltrawdvariant
- Waltraudevariant
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People named Waltraud
- Valie ExportAustrian media artist (1940–2026)
- Waltraud KretzschmarGerman handball player (1948–2018)
- Waltraud Dresselswimmer (1893–1940)
- Waltraud MeierGerman soprano and mezzo-sopranoborn 1956
- Waltraud KlasnicAustrian politicianborn 1945
- Waltraud PöhlitzGerman middle distance runnerborn 1942
- Waltraud NowarraGerman chess player (1940–2007)
- Waltraud DietschGerman sprinterborn 1950
- Waltraud FalkGerman economist1930–2015
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