Rushdie

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʊʃdi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʊʃdiː/

Proper noun

Rushdie (plural Rushdies)

1. A surname.
   • 2021 October 4, Reuters, “Lars Vilks, Swedish cartoonist who depicted Mohammed, killed in car crash”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     In 2015, one person was killed in Copenhagen at a meeting meant to mark the 25th anniversary of an Iranian fatwa against British writer Salman Rushdie, which Vilks attended.

2. A male given name.