Ruud

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Shortened from Rudolf ( = English Rudolph).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Ruud m

  1. a male given name

Anagrams

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Norwegian

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Etymology

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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-.

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Proper noun

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Ruud

  1. a surname of Norwegian origin