Ruud

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortened from Rudolf ( = English Rudolph).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Ruud m

  1. a male given name

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ruud

  1. a surname of Norwegian origin