Ruutu

Ruutu
Origin
Meaningsquare, diamond, box
Region of originFinland
Other names
Variant form(s)Ruuttu

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:

  • Yrjö Ruutu (1887 – 1956), Finnish professor of political sciences