The baby name Rute is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese: /ˈʁut(ɨ)/ (ROO-teh); Brazilian Portuguese: /ˈʁuti/ (ROO-tee); English approximation: /ˈruːtə/ (ROO-tuh).
Rute is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Rute is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese: /ˈʁut(ɨ)/ (ROO-teh); Brazilian Portuguese: /ˈʁuti/ (ROO-tee); English approximation: /ˈruːtə/ (ROO-tuh).
Rute is Hebrew in Origin.
Rute is the Portuguese and Galician form of Ruth, from Hebrew Rut/Ruth, most often interpreted as "friend," "companion," or "friendship," possibly linked to the root re'ut. The name belongs to the Moabite heroine of the biblical Book of Ruth, celebrated for steadfast loyalty to Naomi and as ancestress of King David, which secured enduring esteem across Jewish and Christian cultures.
In Lusophone usage, Rute appears in Bible-based naming and has been steadily used in Portugal and Brazil through the 20th century into today. Parallel forms include Ruth (English, German, Dutch, Yiddish), Rut (Spanish, Catalan, Polish, Swedish), and Ruth/Rut in the Nordic languages; diminutives in Portuguese include Rutinha and Ru. A lookalike in Lithuanian, Rūta, is unrelated and means "rue" (the herb). Variant spellings without diacritics may occur in international contexts, but Rute remains the standard Iberian form.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #53 | 3,362 | 7,952 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #61 | 668 | 8,539 |
| MU | 0 | #62 | 90 | 3,613 | |
| LU | 0 | #64 | 3 | 2,830 | |
| PT | 0 | #73 | 367 | 4,161 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #164 | 22 | 4,850 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #200 | 10 | 4,575 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #245 | 7 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #298 | 1,493 | 12,708 |
| BR | 0 | #306 | 40 | 5,969 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #344 | 24 | 7,951 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #608 | 10 | 11,648 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #728 | 24 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #938 | 18 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #950 | 34 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,108 | 34 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,419 | 28 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Rute is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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