Given name & surname

Rou

“from the medicinal herb”

Rou is a variant of Rue. One Greek interpretation is “from the medicinal herb.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rou is a variant of Rue. One Greek interpretation is “from the medicinal herb.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Rou is a variant of Rue. An origin associated with Rue is Greek.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Old Norse Hrólfr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rou’s family of names

Rou has a related form in Rue. In Norman usage, Rou was borrowed from the Old Norse form Hrólfr.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

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