Origin of the name Rupert: A cognate of Robert, derived from the Old High German Hruodperht, a compound name composed of the elements hruod (fame) and perht (bright).
Word/name. Low German. Region of origin. Western Europe. Rupert is an English truncation of Latin Rupertus, which derives from Old High German Hruodoperht/Hruodoberht ('p' and 'b' are the voiceless and voiced cognates of the same consonant); which is also the source of the name Robert.
Ruppert is a German variant spelling of Rupert. Rupert is derived from the male given name "Hrodbeorht", a compound consisting of the elements "hrod", meaning renown, and "beorht", bright or famous.
German Meaning: The name Ruprecht is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Ruprecht is: Bright fame.
MEANING: This is a male given name, initially used as a surname, derived from the Old English place name "Hroda's island", from the Ancient Germanic "*hrōþiz" (praise, fame, glory, renown, honour) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich).
Russell is a male given name, that originated from the surname Russell, which in turn derives from the Anglo-Norman russel (Old French rossel) "red-haired or red-skinned", from Anglo-Norman rus (Old French ros) "red hair color" or "reddish skin" and suffix -el Russell may be shortened to Russ or Rusty; the latter is ...
Rush Name Meaning. English: topographic name for someone who lived among rushes, from Middle English rush (a collective singular, Old English rysc), or perhaps an occupational name for someone who wove mats, baskets, and other articles out of rushes.
The ancestry of the name Rushe dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. ... The surname Rushe comes from the Old English word rush, which had the same meaning. Thus, bearers of the surname Rushe lived near a marsh, which was noted for its rushes.
English: apparently a habitational name from places named Rushford in Devon, Norfolk, and Warwickshire. However, in view of the present-day distribution of the surname, a more likely source is Ryshworth in Bingley, West Yorkshire, which was earlier called Rushford (from Old English rysc 'rushes' + ford 'ford').
The name Ruskin is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "from a family of tanners".
