Ruth
See also: ruth
English
Etymology
From Ruth the Moabite, Hebrew רות, of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "companion". Also associated with the English noun ruth by Puritans.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ruth
Book of Ruth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia |
- A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Rth.
- Ruth, the resident of Moab around whom the text centers.
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- 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.
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- A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1945 Agatha Christie, Sparkling Cyanide, HarperCollins (2010), →ISBN, page 30:
- Her face hardened.
- "I despise pity."
- "In spite of your name? Ruth is your name, isn't it? Piquant that. Ruth the ruthless."
- 1982 Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Fawcett Columbine, 1996, →ISBN, page 134
- He pictured the woman as dark and Biblical, because of her name: Ruth. Shadowed eyes and creamy skin. Torrents of loose black hair.
- 1945 Agatha Christie, Sparkling Cyanide, HarperCollins (2010), →ISBN, page 30:
Usage notes
- The given name was rarely used by non-Jews in the Middle Ages. Taken into regular use by Puritans. Popular from the 1890s to the 1920s, particularly in the USA.
Translations
book of the Bible
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female given name
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Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Ruth
- Ruth (biblical character).
- a female given name of biblical origin.
References
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 31 594 females with the given name Ruth have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ruth ?
- Ruth; the eighth book of the Bible.
Estonian
Proper noun
Ruth
- a female given name of biblical origin, variant of Rutt.
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ruth f
- a female given name
- (biblical) Ruth
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ruth
- Ruth (biblical character).
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth.
Norwegian
Etymology
From Vulgate Latin Ruth, from Hebrew רות, cognate with English Ruth. Used as a given name since the 18th century. Equivalent to the modern Norwegian biblical Rut.
Proper noun
Ruth
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9707 females with the given name Ruth, compared to 385 named Rut, living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 14th 2011.
Spanish
Etymology
An etymological spelling under the influence of English Ruth.
Proper noun
Ruth f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth.
- Alternative spelling of Rut
- 1922, Federico García Lorca, Primeras Canciones, Cuatro Baladas Amarillas, III:
- Los bueyes / siempre van suspirando / por los campos de Ruth / en busca del vado, / del eterno vado, / borrachos de luceros / a rumiarse sus llantos.
- 1922, Federico García Lorca, Primeras Canciones, Cuatro Baladas Amarillas, III:
Swedish
Etymology
From Vulgate Latin Ruth, from Hebrew רות. First recorded as a given name in 1621.
Proper noun
Ruth c (genitive Ruths)
- a female given name, an alternative spelling of Rut.
References
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