Ruth 26080 226141898 2008-07-17T00:30:32Z Someguy1221 3315180 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/74.77.233.162|74.77.233.162]] to last version by Cst17 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) __NOTOC__ {{Wiktionary|Ruth}} '''[[Ruth (given name)|Ruth]]''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: רות ''rut'') is a common female given name, from Ruth the Moabite in the [[Book of Ruth]], possibly from the Hebrew for "companion". Ruth can also refer to: ==People== ===Surname=== <!-- * [[:de:Friedrich Ruth|Friedrich Ruth]] (1927-), German diplomat --> * [[Babe Ruth]] (1895-1948), American baseball player * [[Earl B. Ruth]] (1916-1989), American politician * [[Elizabeth Ruth]], Canadian novelist <!-- * [[:de:Gregory Ruth|Gregory Ruth]] (1939-), American wrestler --> * [[Kristin Ruth]], American judge * [[Nancy Ruth]], Canadian politician * [[Roy Del Ruth]] (1893−1961), American film director * [[Ted Ruth]], American hockey player * [[Thomas Del Ruth]] (1942-), American cinematographer ===Known by their given name=== * [[Ruth Westheimer]], American author and sex therapist * [[Keelikolani|Princess Ruth]] (1826-1883), Hawaiian princess * [[Ruth Buzzi]], Comedienne and entertainer ==Places== * [[Ruth, Nevada]] * [[Ruth, North Carolina]] * [[Ruth Island]], artificial island off Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands * [[Ruth Lake Provincial Park]], British Columbia, Canada == Fictional characters== * [[Ruth (comics)]], archangel in the ''Ghost Rider'' comic book * [[Ruth (dragon)]], dragon in Anne McCaffrey's ''Dragonriders of Pern'' novels ==Other== * [[Book of Ruth]], one of the books of the Hebrew Bible * [[The Book of Ruth (novel)]] * [[798 Ruth]], asteroid * [[Ruth (band)]], American band out of Vancouver, Washington * [[Ruth Ruth]], American pop punk band * [[Ruth (lunar crater)]], crater on the Moon * [[Ruth (crater on Venus)]], crater on Venus * [[Ruth (novel)]], novel by Elizabeth Gaskell <!-- * [[:de:Ruth (Musikpreis)|Ruth]], German world music prize --> * [[Baby Ruth]], candy bar * ''[[Citizen Ruth]]'', 1996 movie about abortion in the United States * [[Ruth's Chris Steak House]], an American restaurant chain * [[Ruth-Aaron pair]], two consecutive integers for which the sums of the prime factors of each integer are equal ==References== {{Reflist}} {{disambig}} [[de:Ruth]] [[fr:Ruth]] [[nl:Ruth]] [[ja:ルース]] [[pl:Ruta]] [[sk:Rút]] [[vo:Ruth]]