English
Ruth
Ruth comes from Hebrew רות ‘a female given name, Ruth’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentרות‘a female given name, Ruth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Ruth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentרות‘a female given name, Ruth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Ruth
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee,…”
The story
Also associated with the English noun ruth (‘compassion’) by Puritans.
Every English word from Hebrew רות
Today it means
name A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew רות / Ruth