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Ru (pronounced Roo)
Rhubarb
Rubes
Ruby-loo
Bee
Rubix Cube

Meanings and history of the name Ruby: | Edit

The Ruby is the birthstone for the month of July.
The ruby is one of the four gemstones, and ranges in color from pink to deep red. Rubies consist of corundum, an aluminum oxide and the red color is caused by the presence of chromium. The word ruby originates from the latin word ruber, meaning red.

Famous real-life people named Ruby: | Edit

Ruby Dee, actress
Ruby Lambert, namesake of Ruby Falls in Tennessee
Ruby Bridges, first African-American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South as pictured in the Norman Rockwell painting, The Problem We All Live With.
Ruby Keeler-actress, dancer, entertainer

Ruby in song, story & screen: | Edit

Ruby Jane Northrop, an orphan, the younger sister of Flora Marie Northrop, loves to preform, stubborn, a protagonist in the book series "Main Street" by Ann M. Martin
Ruby, a character played by Amy Smart on the TV show "Felicity."
Ruby Lavender, from "Love, Ruby Lavender" by Deborah Wiles

Ruby Tuesday -- Rolling Stones
Ruby -- Kenny Rogers
Ruby -- Kaiser Chiefs
Ruby Baby -- Dion
Ruby -- Tom Wopat
Thru the Eyes of Ruby -- Smashing Pumpkins
Ruby Soho -- Rancid
Ruby Sees All -- Cake
Ruby's Arms -- Tom Waits