Comments for RUTH:

Ruth is the fifth book in Lori Copeland's Brides of the West series. It's a sweet story, I think.

-- Anonymous User  8/21/2005

Means "Compassion" in English as the antonym of the word ruthless. May also mean "Beloved" from the the word Hebrew word Rut.

-- Ciarda  9/28/2005

The little girl in the cartoon "One Big Happy" is called Ruthie. She is named after her grandmother who is also featured in the script.

-- Anonymous User  3/15/2006

This name I think is very pretty because it sounds cute when you're little, and still is professional when you're an adult.

-- chihuahualover168  4/1/2006

Ruth Jones was the birth name of famous blues, jazz and gospel singer Dinah Washington.

-- ars musica  4/9/2006

This always makes me think of Ruth Jamison from "Fried Green Tomatoes." I love that movie!

-- Arowen Half-Elven  4/16/2006

Also used in Portugal.

-- pardal  4/28/2006

This was my mom's name. Unfortunately she didn't like it. She used to say, with a grimace, "It rhymes with tooth."

-- gigibee  6/15/2006

I have always heard that Ruth meant "peace."

-- Anonymous User  6/23/2006

Ruth Horáčková is songwriter Michal Horáček´s daughter.

-- Maggie_Simpson  8/12/2006

Hollywood legend Bette Davis was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis. Since her mother was also named Ruth, Bette used her nickname throughout her life.

-- elizabeth hamlet  8/15/2006

I always associate the name Ruth with the girl that Arnold had a crush on in the Nickelodeon show "Hey Arnold!" I really love it, and I'm glad it's not as popular as it used to be. :)

-- trayc53  9/3/2006

I do like my name and I feel that the meaning of my name does stand true in my character. The difficult thing is being a faithful friend even when others have let you down. But somehow it's who you are - your name! I also have compassion for others who have been through difficulties. People say I have a soft beauty, a gentle nature. I am a Christian also!

-- ruthmarylucy  9/23/2006

Ruth has been on the top 1000 list since the 1880's. Its most popular year was 1900 to 1910 where it ranked 5. In 1890 and 1920 it ranked 6. Its popularity began to slide in 1950. The name Ruthann appeared on the top 1000 list in 1930 and 1940 where it ranked 878 and 518.

-- Anonymous User  9/25/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Ruth here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_  11/11/2006

There is an author named Ruth Rendell aka Barbara Vine.

-- Anonymous User  11/28/2006

Ruth Roman (December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999) was an American actress. She was born Norma Roman in the Boston suburb of Lynn, Massachusetts and as a young girl pursued her desire to become an actress by enrolling in the prestigious Bishop Lee Dramatic School in Boston. Following completion of her studies Roman headed to Hollywood where she obtained bit parts in several films before being cast in the title role in the 1945 thirteen episode serial Jungle Queen.

In the early 1950s, The Jungle Queen became one of the television serials that brought Roman a whole new audience of baby boomers. In 1949 she had a secondary but important role in the acclaimed 1949 film, Champion. In one of her most memorable roles, Roman costarred with Farley Granger and Robert Walker in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train (1951).

-- sweetbabe  12/17/2006

Ruth Wilson is an English actress best known for playing the title character in the 2006 BBC miniseries "Jane Eyre."

-- Anonymous User  1/21/2007

Makes me think of Baby Ruth and Babe Ruth.

-- 7up  2/22/2007

Ruth Huckaback is a character in R. D. Blackmore's novel "Lorna Doone."

-- Kate  7/10/2007

I think this is a nice, sweet name. My Mom had considered naming me Ruth. I think a nice nickname is Ruthie when the girl is little and then when she is older she can go by Ruth if she wants a more adult name.

-- joanie2007  8/9/2007

This is one of the few names you can't go wrong with, in my opinion!

-- spaz123  8/11/2007

Such a cute name! It looks good on all ages. I'm glad more people are discovering it.

-- arrowhead909  8/24/2007

I love the name Ruth espescially Ruth Marie. You can call her Ruthie when she is younger and Ruth when she is older.

-- Anonymous User  9/4/2007

A nice, short, sweet name that everyone can spell and pronounce - what's not to like?

-- Pie  11/8/2007

Ruth, a "Piratical Maid of all work," is a character from Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta "The Pirates of Penzance" (1879).

-- Kate  1/22/2008

Ruth Jameson is the main female character in Gene Stratton-Porter's novel "The Harvester."

-- Kate  1/22/2008

Rather rough, if you ask me.

-- sweetkit  3/5/2008

I like my name, but the problem is that I am a physician and so I always get the "Dr. Ruth" jokes. Hopefully by the time children that are born now are adults, no one will remember her.

-- spirited  3/9/2008

Ruth is pretty while still being simple and direct.

-- gio2475  7/21/2008

I love this name. It was my great aunt's name and I would like to use it if I ever have children. I also think the Biblical Ruth would be a perfect person to be named for.

-- black_lace  8/19/2008

Ruth Connors is a character in Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones".

-- Joe-Bob-McRobert  11/12/2008

I have a friend called this of whom we nickname 'Rufus'. Probably not a common nickname; but one nevertheless.

-- Luangi  11/19/2008

Kate Bush's song "Running up That Hill" is oftentimes referred to as "RUTH" by her fans. I think it is a lovely name and I like the association with Kate Bush.

-- CB_DK  12/8/2008

I don't like the fact that it's an anagram of hurt.

-- Anonymous User  12/8/2008

It reminds me of ruthless.

-- D.Scott  12/15/2008

This would have been my name if I hadn't been named Jessica. It's a shame, because I really like it! The fact that it means "friend" is just so sweet, and it sounds very mature, but in a nice and not cold sort of way. Plus I also think of the chocolate bar, and the early to mid-1900's, my favorite time in history.

-- not_another_Jessica  12/17/2008

My younger niece is named Ruth. I used to think that this was one of those good-in-theory-not-in-real-life names, but now I have to admit I've grown very fond of it. It has a nice classic sound, a beautiful Bible story, and a good meaning all connected to it.

-- britto08  2/21/2009

I love names like this that contain so much beauty in just one syllable. And another great thing is that it's not a very common name!

-- LaSorciere  2/21/2009

Ruth Condomine in Noel Coward's comedy, "Blithe Spirit"! (I played this character when we did the play at our school, and it was fun, though the character was a bit snobbish and overbearing :)

-- teensyalmond  6/3/2009

And to the person who said it reminded them of "ruthless," it's funny because you think it's the opposite! Being full of "Ruth" instead of being "ruthless"! :) Did that even make any sense? o_0

-- teensyalmond  6/3/2009

I think Ruth is the type of name that is beautiful because of its simple, understated elegance.

-- fon_solo  7/20/2009

I never used to like this name, but it's growing on me. No nicknames though.

-- Anonymous User  7/23/2009

This was my grandmother's middle name. Naomi Ruth, I love that combo, because Naomi was Ruth's mother-in-law in the Bible. I absolutely love this name, it's fantastic. Even if it has no nicknames. Maybe Ruthie while she's little.

-- baileymarissa  8/19/2009

I've always liked that my name is easy to spell and pronounce and that it is uncommon.

On the downside, it isn't very feminine and there are no nicknames!

-- SpicyWolf  10/9/2009

Ruth is also named as an ancestress of Christ in Matthew 1:5.

In Greek, Ruth is written as follows:
ρουθ

MATTHEW 1:5
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

In the Hebrew Old Testament, Ruth is written as follows:
רות

-- Deborah Reyes  11/10/2009

Come back!

-- lucyskydiamonds  11/20/2009

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