Etymology in the sources
Source-reportedFirst recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1912. From ruds (“red-brown”) or rudens (“autumn”) + the diminutive suffix -īte.
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: RudīteCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: RudīteCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Russian Wiktionary: RudīteCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

