Ruud

Ruud is a derived from Old Norse Rud Norwegian name as a Dutch short form of Rudolf Roelof or a Dutch male first name, as well as a variant of Rud.

Bearers of the name

First name

• Ruud Boffin (* 1987), a Belgian football goalkeeper
• Ruud Brink (1937-1990), Dutch jazz musicians
• Ruud Degenaar (1963-1989), Dutch - Surinamese football player
• Ruud Geels ( b. 1948 ), Dutch footballer
• Ruud Gullit (born 1962 ), Dutch football player and coach
• Ruud van Hemert (1938-2012), a Dutch film director, screenwriter and actor
• Ruud Hesp (born 1965 ), Dutch football goalkeeper
• Ruud Jacobs ( born 1938 ), Dutch bassist and music producer
• Ruud Janssen ( painter) ( born 1959 ), Dutch painter
• Ruud Janssen ( chess player ) ( born 1979 ), Dutch chess player
• Ruud Kaiser ( born 1960 ), Dutch football player and coach
• Ruud Krol ( b. 1949 ), Dutch football player and coach
• Ruud Kuijer ( born 1959 ), Dutch sculptor
• Ruud Lubbers ( born 1939 ), Dutch politician and economist
• Ruud van Nistelrooy (born 1976 ), Dutch footballer
• Ruud Pronk ( born 1931 ), Dutch jazz drummer
• Ruud Vormer (* 1988), Dutch footballer

Family name

• Asbjørn Ruud (1919-1989), Norwegian ski jumper
• Birger Ruud (1911-1998), Norwegian ski jumper and skier
• Christian Ruud (born 1972 ), Norwegian tennis player
• Roger Ruud (born 1958 ), Norwegian ski jumper
• Sigmund Ruud (1907-1994), Norwegian ski jumper

Abbreviation RU- UD

• ISO 3166-2 code of the Russian Republic of Udmurtia