Ruth name - Meaning of Ruth
- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 22
- Usage
- English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Limburgish, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- ROOTH (English) , ROOT (German), RUYTH, RUTH
- Ruth Meaning
- From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word (re'ut) meaning "friend". This is the name of the central character in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament, a Moabite woman who was the ancestor of King David. As a Christian name, Ruth has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. It became very popular in America following the birth of "Baby" Ruth Cleveland (1891-1904), the daughter of President Grover Cleveland. Limburgish short form of Rutger. Ruth originates in Hebrew language and means "mate, companion". Ruth was a young woman of Moab, the main figure in The Book of Ruth, one of the books of Old Testament. She was the great-grandmother of David and an ancestor of Jesus. As a Christian name, it started being used after the Protestant Reformation. It was popularized by President"s Grover Cleveland"s daughter, "Baby" Ruth Cleveland.
Ruth Related Names
Variants: Rut (German), Rut (Swedish), Rut (Spanish)
Diminutive Ruthie (English)
Other Languages Routh (Biblical Greek), Rut (Biblical Hebrew), Ruut (Finnish), Rut (Hebrew), Rut (Icelandic), Rut (Italian), Rūta (Lithuanian), Ruta (Polish), Rute (Portuguese), Ruf (Russian), Hrodger (Ancient Germanic), Hróðgeirr (Ancient Scandinavian), Hroðgar (Anglo-Saxon), Rogier, Rutger (Dutch), Roger, Rodge, Rodger (English), Roger (French), Rüdiger (German), Hrothgar (History), Ruggero, Ruggiero (Italian), Rogério (Portuguese), Roger (Swedish), Rue, Ruthey, Ruthy
Diminutives: Ruthie (English)
Other Languages Routh (Biblical Greek), Rut (Biblical Hebrew), Ruut (Finnish), Rut (Hebrew), Rut (Icelandic), Rut (Italian), Rūta (Lithuanian), Ruta (Polish), Rute (Portuguese), Ruf (Russian), Hrodger (Ancient Germanic), Hróðgeirr (Ancient Scandinavian), Hroðgar (Anglo-Saxon), Rogier, Rutger (Dutch), Roger, Rodge, Rodger (English), Roger (French), Rüdiger (German), Hrothgar (History), Ruggero, Ruggiero (Italian), Rogério (Portuguese), Roger (Swedish)
Other Languages: Routh (Biblical Greek), Rut (Biblical Hebrew), Ruut (Finnish), Rut (Hebrew), Rut (Icelandic), Rut (Italian), Rūta (Lithuanian), Ruta (Polish), Rute (Portuguese), Ruf (Russian), Hrodger (Ancient Germanic), Hróðgeirr (Ancient Scandinavian), Hroðgar (Anglo-Saxon), Rogier, Rutger (Dutch), Roger, Rodge, Rodger (English), Roger (French), Rüdiger (German), Hrothgar (History), Ruggero, Ruggiero (Italian), Rogério (Portuguese), Roger (Swedish)
Ruth Celebrities
Ruth Abrams - artist, Ruth Almog - writer, Ruth Behar - writer, Ruth Brown - singer, Ruth Buzzi - actress, Ruth Chatterton - actress, Ruth Dallas - writer, Ruth Edwards - published author, Ruth Faden - published author, Ruth First - writer, Ruth Gannett - published author, Ruth Gordon - actress,
