indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Medieval German
Meaning & History
Derived from Proto-Germanic *wela "well, good" and either Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz "strength" or Proto-Germanic *trut "maiden". It was recorded in a 9th-century Latin document from Höxter, Germany (in the Latin ablative case, as Weltrud and Weldrute).