Ruta

Etymology

From Latin ruta

Proper noun

Ruta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – the rues and relatives.

References

• Ruta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ruta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ruta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ruta on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ruta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ruta at Encyclopedia of Life
• Rutaceae at APWeb
• Ruta at The Plant List
• Ruta at USDA Plants database

Proper noun

Ruta

1. Ruth (biblical character).
   • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Ruta 1:16 (tr. KJV Ruth 1:16):

     ʻŌlelo maila ʻo Ruta iā ia, Mai nonoi mai ʻoe iaʻu, e haʻalele iā ʻoe, a e hoʻi aku, mai ka hahai ʻana iā ʻoe; no ka mea, ma kou wahi e hele ai, ma laila au e hele ai, ma kou wahi e moe ai, ma laila au e moe ai: ʻo kou poʻe kānaka, noʻu ia poʻe kānaka, ʻo kou Akua, noʻu ia Akua:

     And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.

2. the Book of Ruth

References

• Ka Baibala Hemolele

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians at the end of the 19th century. Cognate to German and English Ruth.

Proper noun

Ruta f

1. A female given name.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Ruta was the only given name of 4416 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Proper noun

Ruta

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Ruth.