All about the name Ruth

Ruth

Hebrew Origin

"Friendship"

The name Ruth is of Hebrew origin and means "Friendship." The origin is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word--the language in which it most appears.

Ruth Hussey, actress. George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, baseball player. Ruth Buzzi, comedienne. "Dr. Ruth" Westheimer, sex therapist.

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Ruth Stats

Ruth is on 1,379 BN name lists

Ruth is currently not ranked on the BN charts

Ruth is currently #265 in U.S. births

Songs about Ruth

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Amanda Ruth - Rank and File

Private Ruth - Cotton Mather