What do you think of the name Ruth?

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Just that really!

I really like it. One of the nicest people I know is called Ruth.

It's lovely. Doesn't it mean kindness, too?

DH vetoed it due to it being the name of an exGF. Dammit.

Always feels very "worthy" to me. Churchy. Biblical. Earnest. Not the most dynamic name.

Wonderful. Classic, slightly unusual, not at all princessy. Great name.

Love it.

Don't like it. I know lots in their 50s and 60s and it's just old-fashioned.

Means kindness/compassion and somehow every Ruth I've known have been really lovely.

I think it's lovely and can work at all stages of life.

It seems that Ruth is a very marmite name!

Sorry really dislike, only because the Ruth I knew was a nasty vindictive witch☹️

Lovely name. But then I also love Mary, Grace and Jenny

Ruth is the name of my much loved grandmother & my daughter's middle name. Naturally I feel it is a beautiful name

Love it. Ruthie is a sweet NN too.

Ruth means "compassionate friend" and "vision of beauty".

I'm a Ruth and although I hope I fit into the former, I definitely don't fit the latter description, mores the pity!

I do think my name is a bit boring but it isn't overly used and I think it's inoffensive. I like being called Ruthie though, even as a middle aged women.

Pronunciation wise, there is the Roof thing (I would actually get birthday cards as a child with Roof) and also it's an oddly difficult name for some non-English speakers to even hear never mind pronounce. I've had Rut, Rot, Roth, Roat... in fact one of DH's friend gave up and has called me Miriam for the last 11 years.

I know some lovely women called Ruth, but I'm not terribly keen on the name. It's definitely inoffensive though and you don't hear it very often these days. That said, I know a guy who has a baby girl called Ruth. He's an epic twunt as it goes but I'm sure his baby is lovely !

Love it. Used as a middle name in my family, beautiful name.

I think it's sweet and classic although I did immediately think of the Friends Ross/Rachel baby name conversation

Lovely and classic

Love it. One of my best friends is called Ruth and she is one of the nicest, sweetest and inoffensive people you could ever meet.

I've always felt that it sounded a bit plain and understated.

However, I know 3 Ruth's (all different ages). All are stunning, successful in what they do and lovely, positive people. So based on that, I would say it's a great name.

I love it and it was top of my list for dd1 but dh didn't like it! .

I don't see it as being religious at all - no more than the huge number of names mentioned in the Bible/Old Testament. I think it's a lovely name - classic.

I love it. Strong and classic.

My SILs name and she is totally awesome