English Explanatory Dictionary

Ruggles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Word forms

Ruggles

Etymology

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

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