Etymology

Rugg

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Today it means: A surname from Middle English. Full definition →

Middle English rygge ← Old English hrycg
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  1. Old English · derived fromhrycg
  2. Middle English · derived fromrygge“ridge”
  3. English todayRugg

Topographic surname, from Middle English rygge (“ridge”), from Old English hrycg.

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