It has many spelling variants in the
primary sources of the early Middle Ages, including: • Chrotrud (
Annales Mosellani) • Chrotrudis (
Annales Petaviani) • Hroddrud • Hrothrud (
Annales Laureshamenses) • Hrottrudis • Hroderudis • Hruoddrud (
Annales Fuldenses) • Hruodtrud (
Annales Regni Francorum) • Hurodrud (
Vita Karoli Magni) • Hruothruda (
Annales Laurissenses minores) • Rhodrud • Rodruda • Rotrud (
Annales Bertiniani) • Rotrudis • Ruadruda • Ruatrudis (
Gesta abbatum Fontanellensium) • Ruodthrud • Ruodrud (
Annales Quedlinburgenses) • Ruotdrud (
Annales Altahenses) • Ruotrud (
Chronicon Moissiacense) • Rutruda
Theophanes the Confessor records the name in Greek as
Erythro, meaning 'red', possibly an attempted translation. ==Notable people==