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Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Lithuanian Rūta (“rue”).
Proper noun
Rūta f
- a female given name
See also
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Rūta was the only given name of 1966 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Lithuanian
Etymology 1
From rūta (“rue”), the national plant of Lithuania.
Proper noun
Rūta f
- a female given name
Etymology 2
From Hebrew.
Proper noun
Rūta f
- Ruth (Biblical figure)
- a female given name of biblical origin