Ruth
\ʁyt\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \ʁyt\ |
Origin and meaning
From Ruth the Moabite, Hebrew רות, of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "companion". Also associated with the English noun ruth (“compassion”) by Puritans.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Spain
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
Around the world
- BasqueRut
- CorsicanRut
- FinnishRuut
- IrishRút
- GreekΡουθ
- ItalianRut
- Japaneseルツ
- LatvianRute
- LithuanianRūta
- PolishRut
- PortugueseRute
- RomanianRut
- SlovakRút
- SlovenianRuta
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).