In the entire world, Ru (Ru 
, 儒 , رو 
) is a common unisex given name. The first name Ru is characteristic of Taiwan, where it is quite a rare mostly girly, but uncommonly masculine name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Mauritius, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, China, and Egypt. Likewise, Ru is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ru | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Myanmar |
| 儒 | China |
| رو | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq |
| ル | Japan |
Ru is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gao Yue , the character in Qin's Moon.
| chen ru Tang dynasty person CBDB = 143137 (b. 726) |
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| ru ne Ming dynasty person CBDB = 127188 (b. 1433) |
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| ru tai Ming dynasty person CBDB = 201109 (b. 1453) |
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| ru qixian Ming dynasty person CBDB = 203213 (b. 1508) |
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ru bosscha Dutch philanthropist and planter (Indonesia), NL (b. 1865) |
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| ru shan Chinese painter (b. 1838) |
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ru van veen Dutch pianist (1912-1988), NL (b. 1912) |
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ru crommelin NL (b. 1908) |
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| ru den hamer Dutch water polo player, NL (b. 1917) |
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| ru israëls NL (b. 1912) |
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| ru van rossem Dutch artist (1924-2007), NL (b. 1924) |
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| ru de boer NL (b. 1920) |
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| ru de gier NL (b. 1921) |
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| ru chih c huang Chinese-American biochemist, professor at Johns Hopkins University, worked on histones, cancer research (b. 1932) |
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he ting ru Singaporean politician and lawyer, SG (b. 1983) |
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