Rut

See also rut, and Rút

Italian

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Proper noun

Rut f

1. A female given name; equivalent to the English-language Ruth
2. (biblical) Ruth; Book of Ruth

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Rut

1. (biblical) Ruth.
2. A female given name, usually spelled Ruth.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 385 females with the given name Rut, compared to 9707 with named Ruth, living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on April 14th 2011.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Rut

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

Usage notes

• Popular given name in Sweden from the 1890s to the 1920s.

References

• Sture Allén, Staffan Wahlin, Förnamnsboken, Almqvist&Wiksell 1979, ISBN 9120067399
• [2] Statistiska centralbyrån: 23 268 females with the given name Rut, compared to 14 540 named Ruth, living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.