📖 About Rut
Rut is the Scandinavian and Spanish/Portuguese spelling of Ruth, from Hebrew meaning "companion" or "friend." It naturalizes the biblical name into languages where the final -h is absent. The name's power comes from the Book of Ruth — one of scripture's most intimate and moving narratives — whose heroine's declaration to Naomi, "Where you go I will go" (Ruth 1:16), has been quoted at weddings and funerals for three millennia as the supreme expression of devotion. Ruth was ancestress of King David and, in Christian tradition, of Jesus. Notable Rut-spelling bearers include Finnish design master Rut Bryk and Swedish poet Rut Hillarp.
📍 Details
- OriginHebrew
- Gender♀ Female
- MeaningVariant of Ruth. Companion, friend
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Ruth (biblical figure) — Moabite heroine of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible, whose declaration of loyalty to Naomi — "Where you go I will go..." (Ruth 1:16) — is one of the most quoted expressions of devotion in world literature; ancestress of King David and, in Christian tradition, of Jesus.
- Rut Bryk — Finnish-Swedish ceramic artist (1916–1999), one of the most important and celebrated designers in the history of Finnish design; her intricate, jewel-like ceramic reliefs are considered masterworks of 20th-century decorative art.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg — American jurist (1933–2020), Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court for 27 years; an iconic figure in American law and feminist history, known as "The Notorious RBG," who became a cultural symbol of gender equality and judicial integrity.
- Rut Hillarp — Swedish poet (1914–1961), one of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century Swedish lyric poetry, known for her intense, personal verse and her exploration of feminine inner life; a significant bearer of the Rut spelling in Scandinavian literary culture.