First names in Hebrew

First name Ruthie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רות

Gematria value: 606

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ruthie is written רות

RecommendedרותThe original spellingRuthie is a pet form of Ruth, רות in Hebrew.Value: 606

רותיAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 616

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Ruthie mean?

Meaning: pet form of Ruth, linked to "friendship"
Origin: Hebrew

Ruthie is the affectionate form of Ruth, in English as in Hebrew, where Ruti is written רותי. The meaning of Ruth is debated; it is often linked to reut, “friendship”, which fits the most loyal woman of the Bible.

Gematria

Ruthie = 606

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רות has 3 letters:

רthe letter Resh200
וthe letter Vav6
תthe letter Tav400
Total606

Written רותי (as it sounds in English), Ruthie is worth 616.

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Tav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ruthie, from ר to ת:

רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶת׃

“The wicked earns deceptive wages, but whoever sows righteousness gains a true reward.”

Proverbs 11:18

The book of your first name

Ruthie, in nine pages

Ruthie, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
The number of your name
The verse of your name
The portrait of Ruthie
Ruthie, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Ruthie in three answers

How do you write Ruthie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ruthie is written רות. Ruthie is a pet form of Ruth, רות in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written רותי.

What is the gematria value of Ruthie?
Written רות, Ruthie is worth 606: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Tav (400). Written רותי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 616.

What does Ruthie mean?
Pet form of Ruth, linked to "friendship (origin: Hebrew). Ruthie is the affectionate form of Ruth, in English as in Hebrew, where Ruti is written רותי. The meaning of Ruth is debated; it is often linked to reut, “friendship”, which fits the most loyal woman of the Bible.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).