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Dutch
Etymology
Shortened from Rudolf ( = English Rudolph).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ryt/,
- Hyphenation: Ruud
- Rhymes: -yt
Proper noun
Ruud m
- 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
Proper noun
Ruud
- a surname of Norwegian origin