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__NOTOC__Ruth (Hebrew: רוּת) is a common female given name, from Ruth the Moabite in the
Book of Ruth , from the Hebrew for "compassion". Ruth can also refer to:People
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Babe Ruth (1895-1948), American baseball player
*Earl B. Ruth (1916-1989), American politician
*Elizabeth Ruth , Canadian novelist
*Kristin Ruth , American judge
*Nancy Ruth , Canadian politician
*Roy Del Ruth (1893−1961), American film director
*Ted Ruth , American hockey player
*Thomas Del Ruth (1942-), American cinematographerKnown by their given name
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Ruth Buzzi , comedienne and entertainer
* Princess Ruth (1826-1883), Hawaiian princess
*Ruth Langsford , British television presenter
*Ruth Westheimer , American author and sex therapistPlaces
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Ruth, Nevada
*Ruth, North Carolina
*Ruth Island , artificial island off Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
*Ruth Lake Provincial Park , British Columbia, CanadaFictional characters
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Ruth (comics) , archangel in the "Ghost Rider" comic book
*Ruth (dragon) , dragon in Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders of Pern" novelsOther
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Book of Ruth , one of the books of the Hebrew Bible
*The Book of Ruth (novel)
*798 Ruth , asteroid
*Ruth (band) , American band out of Vancouver, Washington
*Ruth Ruth , American pop punk band
*Ruth (lunar crater) , crater on the Moon
*Ruth (crater on Venus) , crater on Venus
*Ruth (novel) , novel by Elizabeth Gaskell
*Baby Ruth , candy bar
* "Citizen Ruth ", 1996 movie about abortion in the United States
*Ruth's Chris Steak House , an American restaurant chain
*Ruth-Aaron pair , two consecutive integers for which the sums of the prime factors of each integer are equalReferences
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