Ruth is defined as sorrow, pity or grief, or is a first name for a woman.
(noun)See ruth in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME reuthe < reowen: see rue
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Origin: LL(Ec) < Heb rut, prob. contr. < re'ut, companion
See ruth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin:
Origin: Middle English ruthe
Origin: , from Old Norse hrygdh (influenced by Old English hrēow, sorrow, regret)
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Origin:
Origin: Hebrew
Origin: or Moabite Rût; see rwy in Semitic roots
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