Where does “Ruthie” come from?
Ruthie is an English diminutive formed from Ruth with the English suffix -y, which derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos.
Ancestry of “Ruthie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Ruth | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | רות | roger |