Ruth
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Ruth is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "friend" or "companion," widely used in English-speaking countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruth canonical | 25 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew given name
ⓘ
feminine given name ⓘ given name ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Book of Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalName | true ⓘ |
| category |
English feminine given names
ⓘ
Hebrew feminine given names ⓘ Jewish given names ⓘ biblical feminine given names ⓘ theophany-associated names through biblical narrative ⓘ |
| culturalUsage |
Christian communities
ⓘ
Jewish communities ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Hebrew name Rut
ⓘ
Hebrew word re‘ut ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Ruthie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
companion
ⓘ
friend ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Hebrew language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScriptForm | רוּת NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Rut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isShortFormOf | no common longer form ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ruth (biblical figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameDayInSomeCountries | various Christian feast days ⓘ |
| nameType | theophoric-free biblical name ⓘ |
| popularityPeakPeriod | early 20th century in the United States ⓘ |
| script | Hebrew script ⓘ |
| semanticField |
companionship
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| spelling | R-u-t-h NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syllableCount | one ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Scandinavian languages ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| wasTopTenNameIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ruth M. Davis
subject surface form:
Ruth Shady