Rutt is a both a given name and surname. As a given name, it is most commonly found in Estonia and is a feminine name, a cognate of
Ruth
Ruth (or its variants) may refer to:
Places France
* Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France
Switzerland
* Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny
United States
* Ruth, Alabama
* Ruth, Ark ...
, with the
name day
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...
being 4 January.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Bevan Rutt (1916–1988), Australian architect and philanthropist
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Chris L. Rutt (1859–1936), American journalist and newspaper editor
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John Towill Rutt
John Towill Rutt (4 April 1760 – 3 March 1841) was an English political activist, social reformer and nonconformist man of letters.
Life
Born in London on 4 April 1760, he was only son of George Rutt, at first a druggist in Friday Street, Chea ...
(1760–1841), English social reformer
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Richard Rutt
Cecil Richard Rutt CBE (27 August 1925 – 27 July 2011) was an English Roman Catholic priest and a former Anglican bishop.
Rutt spent almost 20 years of his life serving as an Anglican missionary in South Korea, a country for which he develo ...
(1925–2011), English Anglican missionary and Roman Catholic priest
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Nanny Rutt, a fictional character
* Rutt, a character from Disney's ''
Brother Bear
''Brother Bear'' is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker and produced by Chuck Williams, f ...
''
Notable people with the given name include:
* (1946–2023), Estonian literary scholar and critic
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Rutt Šmigun (born 1954), Estonian cross-country skier
References
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Feminine given names
Estonian feminine given names