Rutty

Rutty
There are two possible origins for this interesting and unusual name. The first being a dialectual variant of Ready. From the Middle English, "readi", meaning prepared, denoting a person who was punctual. Alternatively it could be a variant of a metonymic occupational name Root or Rutt, meaning a player on the Rote, an early medieval stringed instrument from the Middle English and Old French "Rote". Recorded in Troebridge, Wiltshire is the marriage of one "Robert Rutty and Anne Masone" in 1562. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Godric Rute, which was dated 1166, Pipe Rolls of Norfolk, during the reign of King Henry II, The Builder of Churches, 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Rutty — Rut ty, a. Full of ruts; rutted; as, a rutty road. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rutty — [rut′ē] adj. ruttier, ruttiest having or full of ruts [a rutty road] …   English World dictionary

  • Rutty — Rut ty, a. Ruttish; rutting; lustful. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rutty — Rut ty, a. [See {Root}.] Rooty. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rutty — index lewd Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Rutty — Le nom est porté dans l Isère (Lavaldens) depuis le XVIIe siècle. Il a toujours été également très présent en Suisse dans la région de Genève (Cologny). On trouve la forme similaire Ruty dans le Jura. Il devrait s agir d un toponyme désignant une …   Noms de famille

  • rutty — Ⅰ. rut [1] ► NOUN 1) a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles. 2) a routine or pattern of behaviour or activity that has become dull but is hard to change. DERIVATIVES rutted adjective rutty adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • rutty — adjective full of ruts rutty farm roads • Syn: ↑rutted • Similar to: ↑furrowed, ↑rugged • Derivationally related forms: ↑rut …   Useful english dictionary

  • rutty — adjective (ruttier; est) Date: 1596 full of ruts …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rutty — ruttily, adv. ruttiness, n. /rut ee/, adj., ruttier, ruttiest. full of or abounding in ruts, as a road. [1590 1600; RUT1 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

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