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I love Ruth too, both as a fn and mn. I don't consider two syllables excessively long! And if you take Ruth as the opposite of ruthless, then there's a thematic link with virtue names like Patience that hardly shows but is still pleasing.

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A friend's daughter uses her full name - Ruth Mary - for professional purposes. I don't like the rhythm much, but a double name like Ruth Marie or Ruth Elaine might be nice and could be used on occasion.