Rue
Rue is a girl name of English origin, meaning Herb of grace.
What Rue means
Herb of grace.
Rue is short — 3 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Rue comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Rue is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Rue?
Rue sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Rue
Two ideas meet in Rue: the natural world and grace and gentleness. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Rue
These share Rue's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Willow — Willow tree — grace and flexibility.
- Snezana — Snowy; pure as snow.
- Yan — Swallow bird; graceful.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Hazel — The hazelnut tree.
- Ivy — Ivy plant — faithfulness, growth.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Wren — The small, spirited songbird.
- Apple — The sweet apple fruit.
- Birdie — Little bird.
- Birdy — Little bird.
- Bonnie — Pretty, cheerful and good.
More English names
- Royce — Son of the king; rose.
- Ryder — Horseman; knight.
- Royalty — Of royal rank; majesty.
- Saffron — The golden spice flower.
- Roscoe — From the deer forest.
- Sage — Wise one; the fragrant herb.
- Robin — The bright songbird.
- Saint — A holy and revered person.
- River — A flowing body of water.
- Sawyer — One who saws wood.