Ruth

Etymology

From Ruth the Moabite, Hebrew רות‎, of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "companion". Also associated with the English noun ruth by Puritans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹuːθ/
• Rhymes: -uːθ

Proper noun

Ruth

1. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
2. Ruth, the resident of Moab around whom the text centers.
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Ruth 1:16:

     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.

3. A female given name.
   • 1945 Agatha Christie, Sparkling Cyanide, HarperCollins (2010), →ISBN, page 30:

     Her face hardened.

     "I despise pity."

     "In spite of your name? Ruth is your name, isn't it? Piquant that. Ruth the ruthless."

   • 1982 Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Fawcett Columbine, 1996, →ISBN, page 134

     He pictured the woman as dark and Biblical, because of her name: Ruth. Shadowed eyes and creamy skin. Torrents of loose black hair.

Anagrams

• Hurt, Thur, hurt, thru, thur

Proper noun

Ruth

1. Ruth (biblical character).
2. A female given name of biblical origin.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 31 594 females with the given name Ruth have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ruth ?

1. The eighth book of the Bible.

Proper noun

Ruth

1. A female given name of biblical origin, variant of Rutt.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -uːt

Proper noun

Ruth

1. Ruth (biblical character).
2. A female given name.

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Ruth, from Hebrew רות‎, cognate with English Ruth. Used as a given name since the 18th century. Equivalent to the modern Norwegian biblical Rut.

Proper noun

Ruth

1. A female given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9707 females with the given name Ruth, compared to 385 named Rut, living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 14th 2011.

Etymology

An etymological spelling under the influence of English Ruth.

Proper noun

Ruth f

1. A female given name.
2. Alternative spelling of Rut
   • 1922, Federico García Lorca, Primeras Canciones, Cuatro Baladas Amarillas, III:

     Los bueyes / siempre van suspirando / por los campos de Ruth / en busca del vado, / del eterno vado, / borrachos de luceros / a rumiarse sus llantos.

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Ruth, from Hebrew רות‎. First recorded as a given name in 1621.

Proper noun

Ruth c (genitive Ruths)

1. A female given name, an alternative spelling of Rut.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån: 14 540 females with the given name Ruth, compared to 23 268 named Rut, living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.