Ruth

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Ruth is a Hebrew name meaning friend or companion. Ruth is the name of the central character in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament: she is a Moabite woman, an ancestor of King David. Ruth has been useed since the Protestant Reformation as a Christian name. After the birth of "Baby" Ruth Cleveland (1891-1904), the daughter of President Grover Cleveland, the name became very popular.^[1]

POPULARITY

In 2006, Ruth was the 352nd most popular girl's name in the United States. The name Ruth was given to 882 babies in the USA in 2005; Ruth was the number 677th name that year. It's also popular in British Columbia, Norway, Australia, Spain and Sweden. It's more popular in Ireland and Catalonia ranking at 64th and 86th in 2005.

According to the 1990 U.S. Census, Ruth is the 2250th most common surname in the United States.

FACTS

• Babe Ruth was born George Herman Ruth, Jr. His nicknames include: The Babe, The Great Bambino, The Sultan of Swat, and The Home Run King. He was one of only two people to hit three home runs in a World Series game. Ruth set a record for hitting 60 home runs in 154 games. The record stood until 1961. Ruth was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born Joan Ruth Bader. She attended college at Cornell University. Later, she entered Harvard Law School. Ginsburg spent some of her spare time assisting in the translation of the Swedish Code of Judicial Procedure. She was the second woman to join the law faculty of Rutgers University. In 1972, she was the head of the Women's Rights Project with the ACLU. Ginsburg left Rutgers to teach at Columbia Law School. President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Senate confirmed Ruth Ginsburg's nomination to the Supreme Court in 1993.

NAMESAKES

Towns named Ruth:

• Ruth, Michigan
• Ruth, Mississippi
• Ruth, Nevada

Songs with the name RUTH:

• "Amanda Ruth" (Rank and File)
• "Private Ruth" (Cotton Mather)

Characters named RUTH from television:

• Ruth Ann Torkelson (The Torkelsons)
• Ruth Fisher (Six Feet under)

Characters named RUTH from movies:

• Ruth (Ordinary People)
• Ruth Embry (The Ring)
• Ruth Jebson (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)
• Ruth Dakin Bailey (It’s a Wonderful Life)
• Ruth DeWitt Bukater (Titanic)
• Ruth Jamison (Fried Green Tomatoes)

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg (U.S. Supreme Court Justice)
• Ruth Westheimer (writer, sex therapist "Dr. Ruth")
• Ruth Abrams (artist,painter)
• Ruth Almog (20th century writer)
• Ruth Anderson (American Modernism artist)
• Ruth Baetz (writer)
• Ruth Bari (mathematician)
• Ruth Behar (writer)
• Ruth Behrens (writer)
• Ruth Benedict (anthropoligist)
• Ruth Brown (Singer, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Celebrities with Ruth as a last name:

• Babe Ruth (Hall of Fame baseball icon)
• Jeanne Ruth (1966 Miss Minnesota)

Celebrity babies named Ruth:

• Ruth, child of Bruno Bettelheim
• Ruth, child of Eric Clapton
• Ruth, child of Grover Cleveland

NOTES

OTHER RUTH'S

Ruth Adens, Ruth Boggs, Ruth Williamson, Ruth Connor, Ruth Bahena, Ruth Estrada, Ruth Williams, Ruth Ahumada, Ruth Alber, Ruth Rasmussen, Ruth Aagesen, Ruth Albelo, Ruth Agudelo, Ruth Adair, Ruth Mccall, Ruth Doyle, Ruth Abee, Ruth Pearce, Ruth Bache, Ruth Aikens, Ruth Simon, Ruth Boone, Ruth Acres, Ruth Acton, Ruth Aladeojebi, Ruth Bailess, Ruth Johnson, Ruth Cox, Ruth Aafedt, Ruth Agatino, Ruth Baitala, Ruth Abelmann, Ruth Badeaux, Ruth Accardi, Ruth Adabody, Ruth Bacerra, Ruth Baddouch, Ruth Hines, Ruth Abril, Ruth Alavez, Ruth Shoemaker, Ruth Dotson, Ruth Adesina, Ruth Werner, Ruth Poole, Ruth Contreras, Ruth Schneider, Ruth Sutton, Ruth Baal, Ruth Curry, More results

Author: JL Perry