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Name Ruud

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From Old High German words for fame and wolf

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About the name Ruud in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	Dutch
Is short form of:	Rudolf
Popularity:	no rank in any popularity list in this database

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About Rudolf, the group of names with the same origin as Ruud

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin:	old Germanic two-element name
	in the Middle Ages a popular name for rulers, e.g. Rudolf of Habsburg (13th century AD)
Words:	hruod = the fame Old High German
	wolf = the wolf Old High German
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	17:Rudolf Austria 2015, 31:Rolf Switzerland 2013, 91:Rudy Belgium 2013, 115:Rudi Belgium 2013, 347:Rodolfo USA 1980-1989, 975:Rudolph USA 1990-1999
Old/original forms:	Hruodolf Old High German, Rudolphus Latinized
Name variants:	Dolf, Rodolfo, Rodolphe, Roelof, Rolf, Rudi, Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudy, Ruedi, Ruodi, Ruud Sortable list Details