# Rua

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,605

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Rua and Galician Rúa.

## Easily confused with
- **RV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rv)
- **RW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rw)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-run)
- **rub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rub)
- **rug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rug)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rum)
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rue)
- **rye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rye)
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rut)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rus)
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rule)
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-runs)
- **Ryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-ryan)
- **rush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rush)
- **ruin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-ruin)
- **rude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rude)
- **ruth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-ruth)
- **ruby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-ruby)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rust)
- **Russ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-russ)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rua