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Ruth

A female given name from Hebrew.

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Ruth at a glance

Origin
Hebrew
Root meaning
“compassion”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ɹuːθ/

Etymology

From Ruth the Moabite, Hebrew רות, of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "companion". Also associated with the English noun ruth (“compassion”) by Puritans.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Ruth mean?

A female given name from Hebrew. Its root means "compassion".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).