Rūta
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Lithuanian Rūta (“rue”).
Proper noun edit
Rūta f
- a female given name
See also edit
References edit
Lithuanian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From rūta (“rue”), the national plant of Lithuania.
Proper noun edit
Rūta f
- a female given name
Etymology 2 edit
From Hebrew.
Proper noun edit
Rūta f
- Ruth (Biblical figure)
- a female given name of biblical origin