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Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Ruth: Hebrew Meaning of Ruth: "compassionate friend" Ruth's Popularity in 2012: #344
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Ruth, with its air of calm and compassion, was the second most popular name in 1900, then faded away. Parents tiring of Rachel and Rebecca might want to give Ruth a second thought. Some see such Old Testament girls' names as Ruth and Esther rising on the heels of boy equivalents Solomon and Moses.

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Famous People Named Ruth

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice of the USA
Ruth Cleveland, daughter of President Grover Cleveland
Ruth Wilson, English actress
Ruth Weinstein, daughter of Harvey Weinstein
Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist
Ruth Buzzi, American comedian and entertainer
Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist
Ruth Nortje, American canoeist
Ruth Carter Stapleton, American Christian author
Ruth Flora Disney, sister of Walt Disney
Ruth Malcolmson, Miss America 1924

Pop Culture References for the Name Ruth

Baby Ruth candy bar
Ruth, one of the main characters of Never Let Me Go
Ruth Rose, one of the main characters in A-Z Mysteries
Babe Ruth, baseball player
Ruthie Camden from 7th Heaven

Nicknames & Variations for Ruth

Routh, Ruthanne, Ruthi, Ruthia, Ruthie, Ruthina, Ruthine

Ruth's International Variations

Rút (Gaelic) Rut (Scandinavian) Ruthven (Scottish)

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