Släkthistoria för Ru
Ru Vad efternamn betyder
Chinese:: Mandarin form of the surname 茹 meaning ‘eat’ in ancient Chinese: (i) borne by members of the Ruru (茹茹) ethnic group (also known as Rourans) in ancient northern China. (ii) adopted as a surname by the Pu Lou Ru (普陋茹) family from the Xianbei ethnic group in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD ). Mandarin form of the surname 汝 meaning ‘you’ in ancient Chinese: (i) from the placename Ru Chuan (汝川) the name of a fief (located in Henan province) granted to the youngest son of King Ping of Zhou (died 720 BC ). The surname may alternatively be derived from Ru (汝) the name of a river (also located in present-day Henan province). (ii) borne by descendants of Ru Jiu (汝鳩) and Ru Fang (汝方) talented officials during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC ).
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022