Rua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rua"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Rua and Galician Rúa.

Proper noun

Rua (plural Ruas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rua is the 19796^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1359 individuals. Rua is most common among Hispanic/Latino (52.32%) and White (44.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• UAR, URA, aur-

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Rua m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• -ura, Aru

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Compare Dutch roer, German Rohr.

Noun

Rua n (plural Ruaren or Ruasch)

1. pipe, tube

   Synonym: Piep

Derived terms

• Aufgangsrua
• Farnrua
• Fiarua
• Jeetrua
• Loftrua
• Ruaschlätel
• Spräakjrua
• Utpuffrua
• Wintrua
• Wotarua