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Given name · Russian

Руфь

Руфь (Rufʹ) is a feminine given name. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Ruth.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

The origin of Руфь is uncertain.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Russian usage, Руфь developed from רות.

Руфь’s family of names

In Russian usage, Руфь developed from the Hebrew form רות. In Russian usage, Руфь has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ruth. In Russian usage, Руфь has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Rut.

Walk Руфь’s family in the name graph

РуфьRuthRutרות

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Руфь has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.

Hebrew

Hebrewwhere Руфь comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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