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From: "Paul Vivash" <>
Subject: Re: [POWYS] unwanted names
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 23:11:11 -0000
References: <f4.25e9583b.2b26700e@aol.com>


As to the general query, there is a link between the names RIDGE and RUDGE
in that 'rudge' is the West Midlands dialect word for a ridge (which is the
derivation of the surname). However, an alternative branch of ROUGE could
well derive from the word French 'rouge' (red).

Information courtesy of my old mentor Dr Basil Cottle - Penguin Dictionary
of surnames.

Cheers

Paul

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Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: [POWYS] unwanted names


> Thanks Denise,
>
> Do you know if there is a link between RIDGE and RUDGE? The latter is
more
> common I think?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dennis Cleaton
>
>
>
>

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