Rugg

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English rygge ← Old English hrycg →
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Meanings

proper nounRugg (plural Ruggs)

plural Ruggs

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhrycg
  2. Middle Englishrygge“ridge”
  3. EnglishRugg

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

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APA

Rugg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rugg

MLA

“Rugg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rugg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rugg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rugg.

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