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Ruggles

Ruggles proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Ruggles

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A township and unincorporated community in Ashland County, Ohio, United States, both apparently named after surveyor Almon Ruggles.

Origin of Ruggles

From Rudge as a diminutive of the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

Questions about Ruggles

What does Ruggles mean?
Ruggles means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Ruggles?
Ruggles is a proper noun.

Words near Ruggles in the dictionary

  1. rugging
  2. rugging up
  3. ruggings
  4. Ruggirello
  5. Ruggirellos
  6. Ruggles
  7. Ruggs
  8. ruggy
  9. Rugh
  10. rughead
  11. rugheaded

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