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Rut

Meaning

Means "faithful companion", "true friend". The protagonist of an Old Testament book.

Traits and personality

In Pythagorean numerology, I and R are initials of the number 9: it's read as humanitarian and mature in outlook, attentive to what others are going through. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.

Initial
R
Syllables
1

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