Which?

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

If you were going to choose...

Sylvia Ruth

or

Naomi Ruth

Tell me your thoughts on them also...do you hate them both? Is one better, etc. THANK YOU!!


ETA: WHat other names would sound good with Ruth? Ruth is a definate on the middle name. We like kinda old fashioned sounding names and nothing too popular if that helps.

Comments

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

They sound like "old lady" names, to me.

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

Haha, yeah. We like old lady names *lol*

[bluedano.livejournal.com]

My thought exactly. Well, my exact thought was really, "I think both those ladies go to my synagogue..." but pretty close. ;)

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

i think sylvia ruth flows better but i prefer the name naomi.

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

Do you think Naomi sounds like a country name? Like...really southern?

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

I don't think this at all! if anything it's Jewish

I agree with shortbutfast on both her points though.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

i don't associate it with country at all but i'm not american. southern (in the usa sense) maybe in that i've met a few southern black women named naomi. in 'international' context, it's just a hebrew/biblical name to me. i like it.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Sylvia Ruth is old-fashioned, but in a very stylish way. I totally support it :)

Naomi Ruth doesn't ring as well, especially if you pronounce it Nay-omi instead of Nah-omi. I've heard both ways. While I don't mind Naomi, I don't think it's a good match with Ruth, and I do prefer Sylvia to Naomi. Plus, Sylvia is a legit name, but not so common anymore, so it's one of those names I'd like to see revived.

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your insight!

We just found out we are having a girl...hubby prefers Sylvia, I like Naomi. I just wanted to get some other opinions!

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I prefer Sylvia Ruth. Naomi Ruth isn't bad, but the first thing that came to mind to me was, "Biblical name overload!" Which is kinda stupid of me, because I see Biblical names side-by-side all the time and I usually don't think much of it. But still. First thing that came to mind.

[jenufa.livejournal.com]

I prefer the first one. :)

Dunno about any other mixes off the top of my head that work... Jocelyn Ruth, maybe?

Celeste
Shirley
Agatha
Eloise
Ethyl
Dixie
Polly

...These are from a top 500 list... from 1880. ;) I don't think many of them are very popular these days.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Since you edited, I'll add names that come to mind:

Leonore Ruth
Helen Ruth
Isabella Ruth
Virginia Ruth
Elodie Ruth
Jacqueline Ruth
Miranda Ruth
Clarissa Ruth

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

I prefer Naomi Ruth.

[lindo-711.livejournal.com]

Seconded!

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I would choose Sylvia Ruth; I like the name Naomi better than Sylvia, but it doesn't sound as well with Ruth.

Eleanor Ruth
Emmeline Ruth
Georgia Ruth
Marion Ruth

[hippiemommie.livejournal.com]

Sylvia Ruth sounds better than Naomi Ruth

[mrs-slats.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I like Ruth as a middle name. I guess I like Naomi because they're both Biblical.
My MIL's name is Nancy Ruth (Which I think sounds nice too)

Margaret Ruth
Jennifer Ruth
Gabriella Ruth
Miriam Ruth

I guess I'm liking lots of syllables with the first name LOL.

[drunkontea.livejournal.com]

Sylvia Ruth runs more smoothly together, but I like the name Naomi better. I hate the name Ruth though--it sounds too old. But that doesn't really matter, since you like old-fashioned names anyway. :)

[lovebird.livejournal.com]

Sylvia Ruth. My cousin is named Alycia Ruth.

Do you realize Naomi Ruth is very biblical? They're both major characters in the same book lol.

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

Yeah...we are actually not religious at all either. So its kinda funny.

[drunkontea.livejournal.com]

What about Beatrice Ruth?

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think the social security website lists Emily as #1 in 2006. So that is no good *lol*

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like Naomi Ruth
However I think it's oddly matchy since Ruth was Naomi's daughter-in-law in the Torah.

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't put Naomi Ruth together - Ruth is the daughter-in-law of Naomi in the Book of Ruth so together they seem confusing to me. You could try Naamiya with the nn Naami - they are close, particularly in the Hebrew, but less confusing.

I love all the names though...I love old fashioned names - so here are some other ideas with Ruth:
Emmeline Ruth
Adamina Ruth
Irena Ruth
Winifred Ruth
Verity Ruth
Millicent Ruth
Enid Ruth
Glynis Ruth
Aretha Ruth

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I love them both!!!

I like the way Naomi Ruth sounds better, but I agree with the biblical root confusing people, so I guess I cast my vote for Sylvia. But both are beautiful names.


Here are some more old fashioned ones:

Margaret Ruth
Matilda Ruth
Agnes Ruth
Amelia Ruth
Edith Ruth
Augusta Ruth
Alice Ruth
Nora Ruth
Lilith Ruth
Eve/Evelyn Ruth

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i dont really like naomi, so i would definitely say sylvia

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

Sylvia Ruth is very pretty.

For some reason I've never liked the name Naomi, but I love Sylvia and Ruth.

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

Definitely Naomi Ruth... but it seems a really common combo as I know two other people called Naomi Ruth.

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

really?? Ive never known a single Naomi in real life, OR a Ruth *lol*

[xpinkxamazingx.livejournal.com]

My daughter is called Naomi so i say that lol.

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

Do you normally get good feedback from it? Do you mind sharing her middle name? Im looking for all the help I can get *lol*

[xpinkxamazingx.livejournal.com]

Her middle name is Jade. I chose it cause Jade was very popular then.
Every one i tell about her name love it and say how unusual it is. It really suits her.

[darkenough.livejournal.com]

I like Sylvia Ruth best. I really like the name Sylvia and it goes well with Ruth. I like Naomi Ruth too.

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

I love Sylvia Ruth and hate Naomi Ruth. But I've just always hated the name Naomi.

[euphrosyna]

I like both. :)

[singhappy02.livejournal.com]

My grandmother's name is Marilyn Ruth. I've always really liked her name, but it's very grandmotherly.

I really like Felicity Ruth or Amelia Ruth.

[thedaytheystop.livejournal.com]

I really hate the name Naomi, but I like Sylvia. Sylvia Ruth.

Other possibilities:

Sophia Ruth
Amelia/Amalia Ruth
Rebecca Ruth (I don't like the two Rs, but as long as your last name doesn't start with R I think it's acceptable)
Viola Ruth
Aurelia Ruth
Cecilia Ruth
Celia Ruth
Julia Ruth
Felicia Ruth
Louisa Ruth

(I got most of them from nymbler. But I really like Cecilia Ruth!)

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Naomi. Ruth is an old-lady name and it needs a younger sounding name to balance it out. To me, Naomi sounds a lot younger than Sylvia.