The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Diminutive of “Ruth“, meaning “friend” or “companion”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Ruta, Rute, Ruut, Ruth, Ruthy.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Ruthie (Ruth) Jameson, “a girl of the city” who cannot see herself as the Harvester’s dream girl, in The Harvester (1911) by Gene Stratton Porter.

Tagged: 1910s, English, R

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