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Meaning and origin
Rudy is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Famous Wolf`.


Where is it used?
The name Rudy is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Ruud, used in Dutch.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Rodolfo (In Italian and in Spanish)
Rolf (In German, Scandinavian and in English)
Rodolf (In German and in Dutch)
Rodolphe (In French)
Rodolph (In English and in French)
Rudolph (In English)


If it's too long people might use
In German and in Hungarian: Rudi
In German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech and in Hungarian: Rudolf


Extra information:
From Old English.

What Rudy`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Rudy:
   It's short
   The worst thing about the name:
   The little girl on the cosby show was named Rudy...that's kind of weird 'cause you would think it's a boys name
   If my name wasn`t Rudy....:
   I don't know what I would name myself
   Extra information:
   All around I just like my name

More `Rudy` links
Rudy as abbreviation
Actors named Rudy
Rudy in the encyclopedia