Trudeau

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Trudeau.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Trudeau (plural Trudeaus)

  1. A surname from French; variant forms Troudeau, Troudo, Trudau, Trudaux, Trudeaux, Trudo, Trutau, Trutaux, Truteau, Truteaux.
    • 2018 July 24, Kaitlan Collins, “Exclusive: White House stops announcing calls with foreign leaders”, in CNN[1]:
      After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Evidently an alteration of the earlier attested surname Truteau, itself of disputed origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁy.do/

Proper noun

Trudeau ?

  1. a surname, Trudeau; variant forms Trudau, Trutaux, Trudeaux, Trudaux

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Trudeau

See also