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Rudolph German

Ruedig German
Variation of Rudig.

Ruediger German
Variant of Rüdiger

Rueger German
The name was likely first bestowed on someone thought to have the characteristics of a heron as a nickname, eventually becoming a hereditary surname.

Ruegger German
Variant of Rueger

Ruesch German (Swiss), Jewish
Swiss/German variant of Rusch. Meaning "shaggy," "bristly," "unkempt," or "quick."

Ruess German

Ruetten German
(Rütten): from a field name, here showing an inflected form from a full name like aus den Rütten ‘from the clearing(s)’ (see Rutten and Reuter 1

Ruge German
Nickname from Middle High German ruowe, ruge ‘quiet’, ‘calm’ or Low German rug ‘rough’, ‘crude’.... [more]

Rugh German
A variant of the Alsacian German (and probably Swiss before that) Ruch. Also a variant of the Danish Rügh (not related as far as is known)

Ruh German
Derived from German ruhig meaning "quiet".

Ruhe German
Variant of Ruge. (Rühe) is also a nickname from Rüde ‘hound.’ Habitational name from places named Rühen, Rüden, Rhüden in northern Germany.

Ruhland German
Variation of Rüland.

Ruhr German
Name given to a person who lived near the Ruhr River in Germany.

Ruhstaller German (Swiss)

Ruland German
Medieval form of Roland.

Rulf German

Rumelson German

Rumerich German

Rumfelt German, Dutch
Altered spelling of German Romfeld, derived from Middle Low German rüm- meaning "to clear (land)" and feld meaning "open country, field", hence a topographic name or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a person engaged in clearing woodland, or in some cases a habitational name for someone from Romfelt in the Ardennes... [more]

Rumfield German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Rumfelt.

Rummel German
Derived from a short form of names containing the element hruom "fame, glory". Alternatively, could be a nickname for a noisemaker, from Middle High German rummeln "to make noise, to move impetuously"... [more]

Rummenigge German
Meaning uncertain. It could possibly be an occupational name for a viticulturist who grew grapes to make wine, a seller or producer of Romanian wine, or a nickname for a person who preferred to drink Romanian wine... [more]

Rumple German
It is derived from Rumbald, an Old German personal name.

Rumschlag German
This name is possibly a derivative of the German word for "envelope" which is spelled 'Umschlag'.

Rumsfeld German
Variant spelling of Rumfelt. A notable bearer was the American politician, businessman and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (1932-2021).

Runge German
From the old word "runga", meaning stick or whip

Runnebohm German

Rupp German
Derived from Rupp, which is a medieval short form of Ruppert and Rupprecht.

Ruprecht German
From the given name Ruprecht.

Rusch German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Rudolf.

Rusch German
Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German rusch "rush reeds".

Ruschel German
Variant of Rusch

Rusher German (Americanized)
Americanized version of the German surname Rüscher or Roshcer. Either a topographic name for someone who lived among rushes or an occupational name for someone who created things out of rushes.

Rüster German
Means "elm (tree)" in German. Could alternatively derive from rüsten to "to equip, to arm", an occupational name for someone who provided weapons to an army.

Ruth English, German (Swiss)
English: from Middle English reuthe ‘pity’ (a derivative of rewen to pity, Old English hreowan) nickname for a charitable person or for a pitiable one. Not related to the given name in this case.... [more]

Rutman Jewish, German
1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rothman. ... [more]

Rutmann German
German: see Rutman.

Rutt English, German
English: variant of Root.... [more]

Rutz Romansh, German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Rudolf.

Ryne German (Swiss)
Respelling of Swiss German Rhyn, a topographic name for someone living on the Rhine river, Middle High German Rin.

Rynearson German, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Rhine River.

Ryva German (Austrian)

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