Ruthven

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traditional/ˈɹɪvən//ˈɹuːθ.vən//ˈɹʌθ.vən/

proper noun

A village in the committee area of Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5046).

OriginScottish Gaelic ruadh →
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Meanings

proper nounRuthven (countable and uncountable, plural Ruthvens)

plural Ruthvens

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in the committee area of Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5046).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Angus, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2848).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Badenoch district, Highland, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8133).
    4. countableuncountableA locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    5. countableuncountableA city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicruadh“red”
  2. EnglishRuthven

Possibly from Scottish Gaelic ruadh (“red”) + mhaighin (“place”). Some places with this name may be from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh rhudd (“red”) + Welsh maen (“stone”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Ruthven

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Sounds the same

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APA

Ruthven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruthven

MLA

“Ruthven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruthven. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ruthven,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruthven.

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