Rue

Rue is a botanical name taken from the herb, but the same spelling also forms the English word meaning regret and the French word for a street. Those are separate word histories that a bearer may encounter, not one combined translation. Rue can additionally be used as a personal short form, depending on the family.

The Hunger Games and Euphoria provide different fictional bearers, while actress Rue McClanahan offers a real-world association. A family choosing the name for the plant can make that intention clear without adopting the meaning of the unrelated verb. Its three letters and single syllable also make it a concise independent name rather than necessarily an abbreviation.