Ruth

[nightdune]

Opinions on Ruth? Any bad associations or nicknames I should be aware of?

Would also like some middle name suggestions. Preferably something a bit more modern.

Thank you in advance.

I like Ruthie but not Ruth. Both would sound pretty in certain accents I think.. up north or in Scotland with a thicker accent i would think aww that's a nice sounding name. But here in the home counties if someone called out Ruth i would think 'that's a bit odd...a toddler called Ruth.. maybe there from (insert rich estate here)"

Beautiful name and lovely meaning. Biased because it was my Granny's name though. How about Ruth Eleanor?

I think it's beautiful. My best friend is Ruth and so is my cousin. It's my one of my DD's middle names and we very nearly used it as a first name

It was quite common when I was a child (70s and 80s)but I just never liked it. It's just the sound - it's harsh and unpleasant to me.

Ruth Joanna comes to mind. No idea why.

No bad associations but it's my name and it's shit. I truly hate it and wonder what my parents were thinking. My siblings have really lovely and interesting names. At school my nickname was rendell after the author Ruth Rendell. Yes that is the best association anyone could come up with. I did it dull and uninteresting, you can't shorten it, you can't do anything with it. It sounds ridiculous in some accents and is hard to pronounce in others. Just sound like a noise when people try to shout it .. I could go on 😆

In my experience, Ruth is often used by Christian families - Biblical name.

Babe Ruth -makes me think of that ‘Friends’ episode it’s a no from me.

Look homeward Angel now, and melt with ruth. Beautiful name.

I think Ruthie is sweet and Ruth, I only knew one, makes a good professional name I think. Something made me think of Dulcie.. Dulcie means sweet and Dulcie Ruth sounds good to me..then I think of the initials DR.. interesting 😉

I love it - it's a family name for us. You can be a Ruth when you're 2 and when you're 82. Nickname wise Rufus, Roo and Ruthie.
I like Ruth Helen

@TheScottishPlay

I love it - it's a family name for us. You can be a Ruth when you're 2 and when you're 82. Nickname wise Rufus, Roo and Ruthie. I like Ruth Helen

I disagree and think Ruth is always 82

Lovely name and one not subject to whims of fashion.
Ruthie is the obvious diminutive. I'd go for a longer middle name eg Elizabeth, Helena, Olivia, Imogen.

Now that's harsh!

The only Ruths I know are in their 20s & 30s

Assuming you're not a Friends fan

I like short, neat, classic names generally - but not Ruth.

@TheScottishPlay

Now that's harsh!

It's my name - I'm allowed to be harsh about it. It's a shit name for anyone pre retirement age 😆

Lovely name with connotations of love. And loyalty. Thinking of the bible reference which is so beautiful.

She was the loyal DIL in the Bible, I don't love that story

Depending on where you live there's a strong possibility she'll be called Rewf a lot.

It's a good sensible name, real without being too popular

@WombatChocolate

In my experience, Ruth is often used by Christian families - Biblical name.

None of the Ruth’s I know are church people

I know lots of Ruth’s, all different ages. I love it, i think it’s similar to Grace but not as common. My Ruth gets called Roo, Rufus, Ruthieo as nicknames.

Don't do it! I'm a Ruth and

1. It sounds ridiculous when shouted across the playground (like someone mimicking a dog bark)
2. Most of the planet can't pronounce it because of the 'th' sound

@ErrolTheDragon

I like it - can't understand why some people find it 'harsh'.

And if the child turns out to be a ruthless Amazon pirate then she can call herself Nancy.

I clicked on this thread in order to make the Amazon comment . If I'd been called Ruth, I'd have renamed myself Nancy between the ages of 9 to 12.

I think it's a nice name, and I suspect Swallows and Amazons isn't popular enough nowadays for her to routinely be called Nancy!

I think it's a lovely name!