rue.
street, road
Meaning & usage
street, road
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French rue, developed figuratively from Latin ruga.
rue (the plant)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French rue, rude, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ).
inflection of ruer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of ruer: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Try it on your idea.
rue has 3 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.