Given name & surname · also Middle English

Rudge

“ridge”

Rudge is a given name from Middle English (ultimately Old French), meaning “ridge.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rudge means “ridge.”

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Where it comes from

Rudge comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old French.

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How it developed

From Middle English rugge (“ridge”), from Old French rouge (“red”).

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Similar names

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Old English

Rugg

“ridge”

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Old French

Tudge

“small wood surrounded by cleared groves”

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Middle English

Roue

Roue is a surname from Middle English. It is used in Yola.

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Middle English

Rawe

“row”

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Old French

Rutter

“robber”

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Middle English

Rubbeen

Rubbeen is a masculine given name from Middle English. It is used in Yola.

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Middle English

Rountree

“rowan”

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Middle English

Rattue

“red”

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