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Ruth (Hebrew: רות rut) is a common female given name, from Ruth the Moabite in the Book of Ruth, possibly from the Hebrew for "companion". In Israel, "Tuti" is a common nickname for Rut (Ruth)^[1]. Ruth can also refer to: Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld: Ruth in Boazs Field, 1828 The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מגילת רות, Megilat Rut, the Scroll of Ruth) is one of the books of the Ketuvim (Writings) of the Tanakh (the... // A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. ...

People

Surname

• Babe Ruth (1895-1948), American baseball player
• Earl B. Ruth (1916-1989), American politician
• Elizabeth Ruth, Canadian novelist
• Kristin Ruth, American judge
• Nancy Ruth, Canadian politician
• Roy Del Ruth (1893−1961), American film director
• Ted Ruth, American hockey player
• Thomas Del Ruth (1942-), American cinematographer

This article is about the baseball player. ... Earl Baker Ruth (February 7, 1916 - August 15, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. ... Elizabeth Ruth is a Canadian novelist. ... Nancy Ruth (born January 6, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian senator from Ontario. ... Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893 – April 27, 1961) was a Hollywood film director. ... Thomas Del Ruth is a multiple-award-winning cinematographer. ...

Known by their given name

• Ruth Westheimer, American author and mental therapist
• Princess Ruth (1826-1883), Hawaiian princess
• Ruth Buzzi, Comedienne and entertainer

Dr. Ruth speaking on October 4, 2007 at Brown University Ruth Westheimer, Ed. ... Princess Keelikōlani of Hawaii, also known as Princess Ruth or Ruth Keelikōlani (1826-1883), was a member of both the Kamehameha Dynasty and Kalākaua Dynasty, and Governor of the Island of Hawaii. ... Ruth Buzzi (July 24, 1936—) is an American actress and comedienne of theatre, film, and television. ...

Places

• Ruth, Nevada
• Ruth, North Carolina
• Ruth Island, artificial island off Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Ruth Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

A small town in White Pine County, Nevada that was founded in 1903. ... Ruth is a town located in Rutherford County, North Carolina. ... Ruth Island (also known as Ruth Cay) is an artificial island off the south coast of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands near Port Alucroix. ...

Fictional characters

• Ruth (comics), archangel in the Ghost Rider comic book
• Ruth (dragon), dragon in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern novels

Ruth is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, an archangel in the service of Heaven and an enemy of the Ghost Rider. ... In Anne McCaffreys fictional Dragonriders of Pern books, Ruth was a dragon that played a central role in several of the novels. ...

Other

• Book of Ruth, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible
• The Book of Ruth (novel)
• 798 Ruth, asteroid
• Ruth (band), American band out of Vancouver, Washington
• Ruth Ruth, American pop punk band
• Ruth (lunar crater), crater on the Moon
• Ruth (crater on Venus), crater on Venus
• Ruth (novel), novel by Elizabeth Gaskell
• Baby Ruth, candy bar
• Citizen Ruth, 1996 movie about abortion in the United States
• Ruth's Chris Steak House, an American restaurant chain
• Ruth-Aaron pair, two consecutive integers for which the sums of the prime factors of each integer are equal

Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld: Ruth in Boazs Field, 1828 The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מגילת רות, Megilat Rut, the Scroll of Ruth) is one of the books of the Ketuvim (Writings) of the Tanakh (the... The Book of Ruth (1988) is a novel by Jane Hamilton. ... 798 Ruth 798 Ruth is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. ... Ruth is a four piece rock band out of Battle Ground, Washington. ... Ruth Ruth is a pop-punk band formed in New York City in 1993. ... Ruth is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in three volumes in 1853. ... Baby Ruth wrapped Baby Ruth opened Baby Ruth is a candy bar that is made of chocolate-covered peanuts and nougat, though the nougat found in it is more like fudge than is found in many other American candy bars. ... Citizen Ruth is a 1996 film that tells a story of a poor, irresponsible, and pregnant woman who unexpectedly attracts attention from those involved in the debate about the morality and legality of abortion. ... Ruths Chris Steak House (NASDAQ: RUTH) is a chain of 106 steakhouses[2] across the United States and in several international locations. ... A Ruth-Aaron pair consists of two consecutive integers (e. ...

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