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Meaning

The name Ruth has the following meaning:

A friend or companion. A name that has been consistently used since the 17th century.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Ruth is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 350 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Ruth rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 2 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 357 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ruth in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Ruth is pronounced as roo-th

Origins

Ruth originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Ruth and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ruth: Boys - Dar, Dekel, Elias, Ezekiel, Nachman, Nahum, Noadiah, Girls - Anissa, Nechama, Both genders - Elisha

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Ruth: Routh, Rut (Scandinavian), Ruthana, Ruthanna, Ruthanne, Ruthe, Ruthelle, Ruthetta, Ruthi, Ruthia, Ruthie (English), Ruthina, Ruthine, Ruthven (Scottish)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Ruth are: Ruthie

Style

We think the name Ruth should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ruth to be: A well-respected and reputable woman

In one word, you might describe Ruth as a(n) "respected" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Ruth (or its variants) are:

Ruth Lyons, born on 4 October, a famous broadcaster. Ruth Lyons's background: A pioneer radio and television broadcaster in Cincinnati, Ohio. She began her career in 1929 on radio at WKRC, moving to WLW and WSAI in 1942. Her show, the 50/50 Club, was aired nationwide by NBC for 11 months in 1951; it was also the first show broadcast in color in Cincinnati, in 1957.

Ruth Brown, born on 12 January, a famous singer. Ruth Brown's background: An American R&B singer. Born Ruth Alston Weston in Portsmouth, Virginia, she brought A popular music style to rhythm and blues in a series of hit songs for fledgling Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as 'So Long', 'Teardrops from My Eyes' and '(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean.' For these contributions, Atlantic became known as 'The house that Ruth built.' Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the eighties, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts, which led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Her performances in the Broadway musical Black and Blue earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original soundtrack won a Grammy Award.

Ruth Gruber, born on 30 September, a famous journalist. Ruth Gruber's background: An American journalist, photographer, writer, humanitarian and a former United States government official. Gruber's writing career began in 1932. In 1935, The New York Herald Tribune asked her to write a feature series about women under Fascism and Communism. While working for Herald Tribune, she became the first foreign correspondent to fly through Siberia into the Soviet Arctic.
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