Ruud

Dutch

Etymology

Shortened from Rudolf ( = English Rudolph).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ryt/, [ryt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ruud
  • Rhymes: -yt

Proper noun

Ruud m

  1. a male given name

Anagrams

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse ruð, rjóðr, ryðja (“clearing”); from Proto-Germanic *rudjaną, *reudaną (“to clear”) (in Old Norse rjóða), and Proto-Germanic *rudōną (“to clear”) (in German rotten); from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewdʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • (Bokmål) IPA(key): /rʉː/

Proper noun

Ruud

  1. a surname of Norwegian origin
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