"Ruthven" meaning in English

See Ruthven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Ruthvens [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|ruadh||red}} Scottish Gaelic ruadh (“red”), {{m|gd|mhaighin||place}} mhaighin (“place”), {{der|en|xpi|-}} Pictish, {{cog|cy|rhudd||red}} Welsh rhudd (“red”), {{cog|cy|maen||stone}} Welsh maen (“stone”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Ruthven (countable and uncountable, plural Ruthvens)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in the committee area of Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5046).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Ruthven-en-name-5WEqr-4m
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in Angus, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2848).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Ruthven-en-name-kJot4rfR
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A hamlet in Badenoch district, Highland, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8133).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Ruthven-en-name-fU47WIcj
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ruthven-en-name-RAyI2eU0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 10 7 52 26
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Ruthven-en-name-dxCmrX5x Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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