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Rūta
Say it: ROO-tah
Meaning
Lithuanian rūta 'rue', the herb that is a traditional symbol of maidenhood and Lithuania's national plant.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A 20th-century plant name and one of the most familiar Lithuanian girls' names.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 315 babies given this name since 1950
- At its height in 1964, about 1 in 67,700 girls
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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