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Throughout the world, ルタ (Ruta , ルタ ) is quite a common largely girly, but infrequently male forename. The first name ルタ is characteristic of Lithuania, where it is quite a common primarily girly, but very infrequently male name, Latvia, where it is quite a common girly name, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare dominantly girly, but seldom male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Lithuania, and Sudan. Also, ルタ is the last name as well as the forename.
ルタ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ruta Skadi , character in His Dark Materials.