Given name & surname

Rutt

“compassion”·“a beloved companion”

Rutt has a related form in Ruth. Interpretations include “compassion” and “a beloved companion” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rutt has a related form in Ruth. Interpretations include “compassion” and “a beloved companion” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Rutt has a related form in Ruth. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Rutt has a related form in Ruth. The history of Ruth gives this family its wider story. Ruth has a place in biblical naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Rutt’s family of names

In Estonian usage, Rutt has a related form in Ruth. In Estonian usage, Rutt has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ruth. In Estonian usage, Rutt has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Rut.

Walk Rutt’s family in the name graph

RuttRuthRut

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Rutt has relatives in 5 languages.

Spanish

2 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

Similar names

If you love Rutt, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Biblical

Reuell

“friend of God” · “a friend of God”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Ruthina

“compassion” · “a beloved companion”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Biblical

Rive

Rive is a surname from French.

No U.S. birth series

27% boys · 73% girls

Biblical

Rivke

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Biblical

Reuele

“friend of God” · “a friend of God”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Ruthann

“compassion” · “a beloved companion”

23RareSteady

>99% girls

Gaelic · Biblical

Raonaid

“the innocent lamb” · “ewe”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Rutt’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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