Ruutu


title: "Ruutu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["finnish-language-surnames", "surnames-of-finnish-origin", "surnames"] topic_path: "general/finnish-language-surnames" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruutu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameRuutu
meaningsquare, diamond, box
regionFinland
variantRuuttu
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Ruutu is a Finnish surname. It means 'square', 'diamond', or 'box' (wikt:ruutu).

People with the surname Ruutu include:

In sports:

  • Jarkko Ruutu (born 1975), Finnish professional ice hockey player, brother of Mikko and Tuomo
  • Mikko Ruutu (born 1978), Finnish professional ice hockey player
  • Tuomo Ruutu (born 1983), Finnish professional ice hockey player

In other fields:

  • Paula Ruutu (1906 - 1990), Finnish educator and politician
  • Yrjö Ruutu (1887 – 1956), Finnish professor of political sciences

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