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The ''Dictionary of American Familiy Names'' derives it from a feminine [[German given name]] ''Irmtraut'', ''Irmentrud'' (equivalent to Anglo-Saxon ''Ermendrud''), originally from the [[Germanic name]] elements ''[[Irmin]]'' (a Germanic god, son of [[Mannus]]) plus ''[[Þrúðr|thrud]]'' "strength". <ref>Dictionary of American Family Names (2013), Oxford University Press</ref> |
The ''Dictionary of American Familiy Names'' derives it from a feminine [[German given name]] ''Irmtraut'', ''Irmentrud'' (equivalent to Anglo-Saxon ''Ermendrud''), originally from the [[Germanic name]] elements ''[[Irmin]]'' (a Germanic god, son of [[Mannus]]) plus ''[[Þrúðr|thrud]]'' "strength". <ref>Dictionary of American Family Names (2013), Oxford University Press</ref> |
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The derivation of German surnames from feminine given names is unusual, and at least the name ''Irmtraut'', but possibly also the ''Ermentraut'' varieties, is instead derived from the ''von Irmtraut'' family, members of the German lower nobility, first recorded in 1215. |
The derivation of German surnames from feminine given names is unusual, and at least the name ''Irmtraut'', but possibly also the ''Ermentraut'' varieties, is instead derived from the ''von Irmtraut'' (''von Ermetrode'') family, members of the German lower nobility, first recorded in 1215. |
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In this case, ''Irmtraut'' is a locational surname, derived from the name of the [[Irmtraut]], a settlement first recorded in 879 as ''Ermetrode'', as part of [[Lahngau]]. The form ''Ermetrode'' suggests that the later spelling in ''-traut'' is a folk etymological connection to the feminine names in ''-trude'' "strength", while the original toponym was formed in ''-rode'', a frequent suffix in Carolingian-era foundations meaning "clearing". The modern spelling ''Irmtraut'' dates to 1578. |
In this case, ''Irmtraut'' is a locational surname, derived from the name of the [[Irmtraut]], a settlement first recorded in 879 as ''Ermetrode'', as part of [[Lahngau]]. The form ''Ermetrode'' suggests that the later spelling in ''-traut'' is a folk etymological connection to the feminine names in ''-trude'' "strength", while the original toponym was formed in ''-rode'', a frequent suffix in Carolingian-era foundations meaning "clearing". The modern spelling ''Irmtraut'' dates to 1578. |
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Members of the von Irmtraut family served as reeves in [[Westerburg]]. The noble family was extinct in the male line in 1741, but [[Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria|Prince-elector Charles Theodore]] transferred the name to the ''von Werkamp'' family, because they were descended from the ''von Irmtraut'' in the female line. This family was extinct in 1913. |
Members of the von Irmtraut family served as reeves in [[Westerburg]]. The noble family was extinct in the male line in 1741, but [[Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria|Prince-elector Charles Theodore]] transferred the name to the ''von Werkamp'' family, because they were descended from the ''von Irmtraut'' in the female line. This family was extinct in 1913. |
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Ermentraut, variants Irmentraut, Ermantraut, Ehrmantraut, is a rare German surname. The variant Ehrmantraut suggests a folk etymological connection to ehr- "honour". Further americanized variant spellings include Ermentrout, Armentrout, Armintrout, Armontrout.
History
The Dictionary of American Familiy Names derives it from a feminine German given name Irmtraut, Irmentrud (equivalent to Anglo-Saxon Ermendrud), originally from the Germanic name elements Irmin (a Germanic god, son of Mannus) plus thrud "strength". [1]
The derivation of German surnames from feminine given names is unusual, and at least the name Irmtraut, but possibly also the Ermentraut varieties, is instead derived from the von Irmtraut (von Ermetrode) family, members of the German lower nobility, first recorded in 1215. In this case, Irmtraut is a locational surname, derived from the name of the Irmtraut, a settlement first recorded in 879 as Ermetrode, as part of Lahngau. The form Ermetrode suggests that the later spelling in -traut is a folk etymological connection to the feminine names in -trude "strength", while the original toponym was formed in -rode, a frequent suffix in Carolingian-era foundations meaning "clearing". The modern spelling Irmtraut dates to 1578. Members of the von Irmtraut family served as reeves in Westerburg. The noble family was extinct in the male line in 1741, but Prince-elector Charles Theodore transferred the name to the von Werkamp family, because they were descended from the von Irmtraut in the female line. This family was extinct in 1913.
The presence of the surname in America is recorded for 1739, with the arrival in Philadelphia of one Anna Elizabeth Ermentraudt (née Hain). Anna Elizabeth Ermentraudt moved to Shenandoah Valley, Virginia with her second son, Johan Phillip Ermentraudt, in 1752. Under the spelling Armentrout, her descendants became land-owners in Harrisonburg, Virginia.[2]
Notable people
People with the surname include:
- Franz Anton Ermeltraut, also Ermentraut (1717-1767), Baroque painter in Würzburg
- Peter B. Armentrout (born 1953), American chemist
- George Bard Ermentrout (b. 1954), American mathematician
- Horst Ehrmantraut (b. 1955), German footballer
- Jennifer L. Armentrout (b. 1980), American writer
- Jennifer Armintrout (born 1980), American writer
Fictional character:
- Mike Ehrmantraut, introduced in Breaking Bad (2009).