Overview
Ruth comes from Hebrew and is used as a girl's name. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Companion, friend”. It travels well — written natively in Hebrew, Japanese, Russian and Greek, and more. People who share the name include Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Ruth Benedict.
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Meaning
Companion, friend
Origin
Hebrew
The story
The Moabite who cleaved to Naomi and became great-grandmother of King David; a byword for loyalty.
Popularity
Loved in Israel.
Famous people named Ruth
Ruth in other languages
- Hebrewרות
- Japaneseルース
- RussianРут
- GreekΡουθ
- Arabicروث
- Chinese露丝
Numerology
4
The name Ruth carries numerology number 4. (For entertainment.)