feminine Ruth

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Origin:
hebrew
Name Root:
re‛ûth > rûth
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Hebrew “re’ ûth > rûth,” meaning “friendship, female companion, mate, neighbor woman.” Ruth was the daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz, and grandmother of David. The Book of Ruth “the Scroll of Ruth,” is a book of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. In the Jewish canon, it is included in the third division, or the Writings (Ketuvim); in the Christian canon, it is treated as a history book and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel. It is named after its central figure, “Ruth the Moabitess,” the great-grandmother of David, and, according to the Gospel of Matthew, an ancestress of Jesus. Ruth is honored as a matriarch in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church.

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dutch
english
english
faroese
faroese
finnish
finnish
french
french
german
german
greenlandic
greenlandic
hebrew
hebrew
icelandic
icelandic
latin
latin
norwegian
norwegian
swedish
swedish

Use in other languages

danish
norwegian
polish
swedish
basque
catalan
esperanto
faroese
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icelandic
italian
scottish
spanish
ukrainian
latvian
portuguese
czech
irish
slovak
lithuanian
english
estonian
ancient greek
russian
hungarian (magyar)
belarusian
sami (lapps)
greenlandic

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Popularity & Ranking

United States Ranking #179


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #7058

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New Age Curiosities

Numerological Values: #4

Order, practicality, sincerity and hard work are some of the character traits associated with this number. A number 4 person is disciplined, serious, honest and will work steadily to achieving his goal. Such a person can bring order to an otherwise chaotic situation.

Chakra Number: #4
Heart Chakra "Anahata"

Green is the main heart chakra color. It is the color of healing, balance, tranquility, and serenity. Green brings wholeness to our lives and it is the color most frequently found in nature. Learn more about this color and discover its meaning.

Color meaning: Green

The color green is the color of balance and harmony. From a color psychology perspective, it is the great balancer of the heart and the emotions, creating equilibrium between the head and the heart. From a meaning of colors perspective, green is also the color of growth, the color of spring, of renewal and rebirth. It renews and restores depleted energy. It is the sanctuary away from the stresses of modern living, restoring us back to a sense of well being. This is why there is so much of this relaxing color on the earth, and why we need to keep it that way.

Name Songs

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big city miss ruth ann
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a rose and baby ruth
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song of ruth - wedding song
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Notable People and Personalities

Ruth Arnon (born 1933), Israeli Biochemist And Codeveloper
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (born 1933), Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
Ruth Becker (1899–1990), One Of The Last Survivors Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
Ruth Beitia (born 1979), Spanish Athlete
Ruth Benedict (1887–1948), American Anthropologist And Folklorist
Ruth Brown (1928–2006), American Singer-songwriter And Actress
Ruth Buzzi, American Comedian And Entertainer
Ruth Cardoso (1930–2008), Brazilian Anthropologist
Ruth Carter (1929–1983), American Author And Sister Of Us President Jimmy Carter
Ruth Chatterton (1892–1961), American Actress, Novelist, And Early Aviator
Ruth Draper (1884–1956), American Actress, Dramatist And Noted Diseuse
Ruth Dreifuss (born 1940), Swiss Politician
Ruth E. Carter, African-american Costume Designer
Ruth England (born 1970), British Television Presenter And Actress
Ruth Etting (1897–1978), American Singing Star And Actress
Ruth Flowers, British Disc Jockey
Ruth Fuchs (born 1946), German Politician And Former Athlete
Ruth Ginsburg, American Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Gordon (1896–1985), American Actress And Writer
Ruth Halbsguth (1916–2003), German Swimmer
Ruth Holzhausen, German Volleyball Player
Ruth Hussey (1911–2005) American Actress
Ruth Kelly (born 1968), British Economist And The Senior Manager Of Hsbc
Ruth Kligman (1930–2010), American Abstract Artist And Writer
Ruth Kobart (1924–2002), American Actress
Ruth Langsford (born 1960), English Television Presenter
Ruth Malcomson (1906–1988), Miss America In 1924
Ruth Maria Kubitschek (born 1931), German-swiss Actress, And Author
Ruth Mcdevitt (1895–1976), American Stage, Film, And Television Actress
Ruth Metzler-arnold (born 1964) Swiss Politician
Ruth Mizz (born 1943), American Actor
Ruth Negga (born 1982), Ethiopian- Irish Actress
Ruth Nortje, South African–american Canoeist
Ruth Ocumárez (born 1983), Dominican Actress And Model
Ruth Peetoom (born 1967), Dutch Christian Minister And Politician
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, British Novelist
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Screenwriter And Writer
Ruth Rendell (born 1930), English Author
Ruth Riley (born 1979), American Professional Basketball Player
Ruth Roland (1892–1937), American Stage And Film Actress
Ruth Roman (1922–1999), American Actress
Ruth Royce (1893–1971), American Silent Film Actress
Ruth Sacks (born 1977), South African Artist
Ruth Saint Denis (1879–1968), American Dance Pioneer
Ruth Stonehouse (1892–1941), American Actress And Film Director
Ruth Werner (1907–2000), German Author And Spy For The Soviet Union
Ruth Westheimer (born 1928), American Author And Sex Therapist
Ruth White (1914–1969), American Actress
Ruth White (born 1925), American Composer
Ruth White (born 1942), American Author
Ruth White (born 1951), American Olympic Fencer
Ruth Wilson (born 1982), English Actress
Ruth Zechlin (1926–2007), German Composer