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 [ 2 syll. rus-ty, ru-sty ] The boy name Rusty is pronounced as RAHSTiy KEY. Rusty is used chiefly in the English language. Its origin is Old French, Old English, and English. From Old French, Old English, and English roots, its meaning is reddish-brown haired. Derived literally from the common word 'rusty'. The name originated as a nickname for someone with reddish-brown or 'rusty' hair. In addition, Rusty is a pet form of the name Russell (English, Irish, and Scottish) in the English language. Rusty is also a variant of the name Ruston (English). Rusty is an unusual baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1979 with 0.029% of baby boys being given the name Rusty. It was #347 in rank then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is today of infrequent use. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly linked to Rusty, Russell (English, Irish, and Scottish) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Rusty include Rusti (English), Raghid (Arabic), Rashad (Arabic and English), Rasheed (English, Indian, and Iranian), Rashid (English, Arabic, Indian, Iranian, and Swahili), Risto (Finnish and Slavic), Rost'a (Czech), Rostya (Russian), Rustie (English), Aristo (Greek), and Arisztid (Hungarian). KEY: Pronunciation for Rusty: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
