Rudeus

• Origin: Literary Invention
• Gender: Male
• ROO-dee-us
• Est: Mid 2000s

Rudeus is a contemporary literary invention, first gaining notice as the name of Rudeus Greyrat, protagonist of the acclaimed Japanese light-novel and anime series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation.

As of 2024, 3 babies in the U.K. were given this as a name.

If you are looking for a fuller name for Rudy but don’t like Rudolph, or perhaps want something in the same vein as Amadeus but more modern, this may be the name for you.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudeus_Greyrat
• https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2023