Name: Ruth
Gender: Female
Usage: Ruth, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Ruth are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Cote d'Ivoire, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Ruth is: Friend, Friendship.
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Numerology of the first name Ruth: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 22. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: visionary, successful, leader, innovative, genius.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Successful, Visionary
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Ruth is ranked on the 347th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1908100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.027% of the population. The name Ruth has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Ruth for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Ruth (Hebrew: רות rut, IPA: [ˈʁut]) is a common female given name, from Ruth the Moabite in the Book of Ruth, possibly from the Hebrew for "companion." In Israel, "Ruti" is a common nickname for Rut (Ruth) in the same way Bill is for William in English. In the Biblical story, Ruth tells her mother-in-law, Naomi, "Whither thou goest, I will go."
Ruth ranked in the top 100 most popular names for baby girls in Ireland and Northern Ireland in the past decade. It was the 347th most popular name for baby girls in the United States in 2007 and was ranked as the 19th most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1890 census. It was most popular there in the early 20th century, when it was among the top 10 most popular names for girls in the United States.
Biblical: name (of uncertain derivation) of a Moabite woman who left her own people to remain with her mother-in-law Naomi, and afterwards became the wife of Boaz and an ancestress of David. Her story is told in the book of the Bible that bears her name. It was popular among the Puritans, partly because of its association with the term ruth meaning ‘compassion’. It is now as common among Gentiles as among Jews.
Cognate: Gaelic, Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Polish: Rut.
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6 January 2019
I was told years ago that Ruth meant 'charitable or kind.' Was this not the origin of the English term 'ruthless,' meaning someone with no kindness or fellow-feeling?
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