Ruth
In Limburgish, Ruth is a short form of the boy's name Rutger, an old Germanic name built from words for fame and spear.
Meaning and origin
Limburgish, the dialect continuum spoken across Dutch, Belgian and German Limburg, regularly clips long Germanic given names down to one easy syllable for daily use, and Ruth is the form that grew out of Rutger this way.
How to pronounce Ruth
| Dutch (Flanders) | RUT /rʏt/ |
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