Ruta

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See also: ruta, rúta, rūta, Rūta, and rută

Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ruta.

Proper noun[edit]

Ruta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – rues and relatives.

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian Ruta.

Proper noun[edit]

Ruta (plural Rutas)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruta is the 34539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Ruta is most common among White (88.4%) individuals.

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Hawaiian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ruta

  1. Ruth (biblical character).
    • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Ruta 1:16 (tr. KJV Ruth 1:16):
      ʻŌlelo maila ʻo Ruta iā ia, Mai nonoi mai ʻoe iaʻu, e haʻalele iā ʻoe, a e hoʻi aku, mai ka hahai ʻana iā ʻoe; no ka mea, ma kou wahi e hele ai, ma laila au e hele ai, ma kou wahi e moe ai, ma laila au e moe ai: ʻo kou poʻe kānaka, noʻu ia poʻe kānaka, ʻo kou Akua, noʻu ia Akua:
      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.
  2. the Book of Ruth

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun[edit]

Ruta m or f by sense

  1. a surname

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First recorded as a given name of Latvians at the end of the 19th century. Cognate to German and English Ruth.

Proper noun[edit]

Ruta f

  1. a female given name

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References[edit]

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ruta was the only given name of 4416 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Maori[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ruta

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth

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