Ruf

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Russian form of RUTH (1).

RUTH (1)   female   English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word רְעוּת (re'ut) meaning "friend". This is the name of the central character in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament. She was a Moabite woman who accompanied her mother-in-law Naomi back to Bethlehem after Ruth's husband died. There she met and married Boaz. She was an ancestor of King David.

As a Christian name, Ruth has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. It became very popular in America following the birth of "Baby" Ruth Cleveland (1891-1904), the daughter of President Grover Cleveland.
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Routh
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Rut
BIBLICAL LATIN: Ruth
BIBLICAL: Ruth
DANISH: Ruth
DUTCH: Ruth
ENGLISH: Ruth
FINNISH: Ruut
GERMAN: Ruth
HEBREW: Rut
ICELANDIC: Rut
LITHUANIAN: Rūta
NORWEGIAN: Ruth
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Ruthi
POLISH: Ruta
PORTUGUESE: Rute
SPANISH: Rut, Ruth
SWEDISH: Rut, Ruth
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Ruthie
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Rue