Ruth
Hebrew name meaning
Ruth is a female given name, from the Hebrew for "companion" or "friend." In the Bible, Ruth is a Moabite woman who loyally follows her mother-in-law Naomi to Bethlehem, becoming an ancestor of King David.
The name enjoyed peak popularity in the early twentieth century: Aunt Ruth still sends birthday cards. (Lowercase ruth is an archaic word for compassion.)
Old Testament patriarch
- NaomiHebrew for pleasant
- MoabiteAncient Trans-Jordan inhabitant
- gleaningCollecting leftover grain
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
barley · harvest · David · ancestor · widowhood · devotion · Bethlehem · threshing floor
Bat-and-ball team sport
- YankeesNew York baseball franchise
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
Red Sox · World Series · curse
Pertaining to women
- classicOf lasting excellence
- vintageQuality from past eras
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
old-fashioned · namesake · nickname · timeless · enduring · given name
Boaz
Old Testament patriarch
loyalty · barley · harvest · David · ancestor · widowhood · devotion · Bethlehem · threshing floor · lineage
baseball
Bat-and-ball team sport
slugger · Red Sox · World Series · curse
feminine
Pertaining to women
traditional · old-fashioned · namesake · nickname · timeless · enduring · given name
- First NamesJames, John, Mary, Elizabeth, William
- Girls' NamesAbigail, Alice, Amanda, Amy, Anna
- Bible BooksGenesis, Exodus, Proverbs, Matthew, Mark
- Bible FiguresAbraham, Moses, David, Paul, Peter
- Bible PeopleAbraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David
- Sports LegendsMichael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Serena Williams
Ruthruthlessness
Lack of compassion or mercy
mercilessness · cruelty · pitilessness · heartlessness · callousness
- Babe RuthLegendary Yankees slugger
- Baby RuthPeanut-covered chocolate bar
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Dr. Ruth
- Ruth's ChrisPremium steakhouse franchise