Trudis was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. baby name data in 1916:
- 1918: unlisted
- 1917: unlisted
- 1916: 5 baby girls named Trudis
- 1915: unlisted
- 1914: unlisted
What put it in the data?
A character from various stories (e.g., “The Camps of Chaos,” “The Teeth of Famine”) by Canadian author Samuel Alexander White. The tales were initially serialized in Collier’s during the first half of 1915, then reprinted in at least one newspaper (the St. Louis Post-Dispatch) in 1916.
The stories were set in the Yukon, and the two main characters were siblings Thorpe Calgour and Trudis “Tru” Calgour of Dawson City. Thorpe worked as a gold-miner, and his sister Trudis “kept his cabin and encouraged all his efforts.”
What are your thoughts on the name Trudis?
Sources:
- The FictionMags Index
- White, Samuel Alexander. “The False Stampede.” Collier’s 16 Jan. 1915: 10-12, 24.
- SSA
Image: Clipping from Collier’s magazine (16 Jan. 1915)