Ruda # Ghelari (Hunedoara); Ruda, Alsóruda, Felsőruda; 1267 Rhuda, Rwda, Ruda (Wagner 260); 1482 Poss. Rwda, 1506, 1510 Villa Rwda, 1515 Alsorwda, Felsewrwda (Csánki V. 132); 1514-1518 Ruda, 1525 Rwda (Prodan II. 30, 68); 1733 Ruda (cK.); 1760-1762 Ruda (cB.); 1800 Ruda (El. 1800); 1808 pag. Ruda (Lipszky); 1817 Ruda (El. 1817); 1839 Ruda (Lenk III. 415); 1850, 1854 Ruda, 1857 Ruda, Ruda (UES; LRB 108; Bielz 523); 1877, 1882, 1893 Ruda (Hnt. 1877, 1882, 1893); 1909 Ruda, Ruda cu cătunele Ruda-baia (Rudabányatelep), şi Musari (Muszári) (Dicţionar 1909); 1913 Ruda + Ruda bányatelep (Hnt. 1913); 1921 Ruda, Ruda (Dicţionar 1921); 1925, 1956 Ruda (Leg. 95/1925; IAL) ✪ Hunyad vm.; 1785-1790 Hunyad vm.; 1800 C. Hunyadiensis, Cis Marus, in Processu V. Hunyadiensi; 1817 C. Hunyadiensis, in Circulo Marus Inferiori, in Processu Hunyadiensi; 1827 In Comitatu Hunyad; 1839 Hunyad vm., Alsó ker. Hunyadi j.; 1850-1854 Gyfv. kat. vidék Hátszegi ker. Vajdahunyadi alker.; 1854-1860 Szászvárosi ker. Vajda-Hunyadi j.; 1873 Hnvm., Hunyadi j.; 1877-1900 Hnvm., Hunyadi j.; 1910-1918 Hnvm., Vajdahunyadi j.; 1919-1950 Jud. Hunedoara, pls. Hunedoara; 1950-1968 RHD r. Hunedoara