Ruth or Rachel?

[MollyBerry]

Sooo which one?

Another vote for Ruth (am definitely not biased!)
I loved my name growing up as it was strong, unique but not too strange sounding.

I do like Rachel too (and funnily enough it was my parents' other choice) but it sounds a bit 'mousy' to me.

Btw I grew up in the south east and the 'roof' thing was never a problem.

I like Ruth.

Rachel please, for the sake of your daughter

Does anyone actually know any children called Ruth though?

Do people know children called Ruth? Well a few years ago Elsies and Archies were at least 75 years old or more, and it didn't stop the name coming back.

I like Ruth - I know a number of strong but kind women by this name, so it has good vibes and is a bit more unusual than Rachel.

Ruth hands down, Rachel will get called Rach ugh

Ruth. DS2 would have been Ruth if he was a girl.

Rachel. And I'm a Ruth! I don't hate my name but I think Rachel is nicer.

I'm a Rachel, NEVER Rach, Rachey, Raquel.
DH will call me Rackers if he's being an arse a bit silly. I'm not a fan of the -eal spelling after my Brownie certificate was spelt that way AND they spelt my surname wrongly, too I felt so unimportant and a bit invisible, like I didn't really exist.
I know a Ruth who is about 35, nice woman.
Wasn't Ellen Paige called Ruth in the film Whip It about rollerderby? She was nicknamed Babe Ruthless which is quite cool

Rachel. It's pretty rare for babies to be called Rachel these days. Although I suspect that may mean it's due a comeback soon.

How funny, KnittedWaffle; it appears you are my exact opposite. I clicked on this thread because I am a Rachel who was very almost a Ruth as it was my parents other choice.

I've always said that I'm glad they stuck with their first choice as I'm not keen on Ruth personally. I think it's the whole Roof thing if I'm honest.

I haven't heard of many, if any, baby Rachels or Ruths in recently though so hopefully whichever name you chose OP, your DD won't be one of 3 in a class. I really hated that as a child.

'Rachel?'
'Yes Miss'
'Not you Rachel, the other Rachel!'

Girl in Year 6 at my daughter's school is a Ruth 😊

No's meant to be a smiley!

Ruth

I love them both. My family is full of Ruths, so I wanted to call dd1 Rachel but got voted down . I think neither is particularly fashionable at the moment, but they are lovely.

kiwik, that would be antisemitism, no? So calling your child Rachel would be an act of resistance

I love Rachel, it sounds elegant and strong to me, a friend named Rachel who is just that so that may be why.

Ruth sounds an older persons name.

elQuintoConyo I watched that film last night!

My Mum is a Ruth. DD's middle name is Ruth.

Even though it is Mums name I still think it is a cute little name for a girl.

I would choose Rachel every time. To me Ruth sounds very curt. And curiously although its meaning is very well known, it is always the antithesis that comes to mind, ie ruthless.

its interesting how regional names are within the UK, Rachel is quite a common name for little girls in my area, I know loads of them, which is why I voted for Ruth earlier in this thread. I didn't realise Rachel isn't favoured in other parts of the country.

I have a feeling there are probably a lot of 15 to 18 year old Rachels, as a result of Friends, does that sound like a reasonable assumption?

Rachel. Spelled like that.
Don't know where the "ae" comes from tbh.