Ru: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ru – Origin: Chinese (Mandarin)/Vietnamese — romanization ambiguous


Ru is a Chinese (Mandarin)/Vietnamese — romanization ambiguous name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Ru

Origin: Chinese (Mandarin)/Vietnamese — romanization ambiguous.

A common claim: Ru is said to evoke 'tender grass' (Chinese) or a lullaby (Vietnamese, from 'ru con'). Actually: Neither gloss is confirmed by any source retrieved here — without a specific character, 'Ru' has no single attested meaning.

Popularity of Ru

Ru doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Ru

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