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Our daughter is named Ruby. We wanted a sweet and short name to go with our long and "tough" German last name. Like her name, she is the sweetest and most lovey dovey girl. Ruby is girly, yet can be a toughy. Her personality spirited and bright. She sings and dances and tells jokes. She is also polite and caring. People remember her where ever we go and is complimented on her name quite often. She was born March 2008. We live in NYC.

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My daughter's name is Ruby Virginia. We live on the East Coast and she was born December 2009.

My niece is called Ruby Aurora. Her nickname is Roo.

Nicknames for Ruby: | Edit

Ru (pronounced Roo)
Rue (pronounced Roo)
Rhubarb
Rubes
Ruby-loo
Bee
Rubix Cube
Ruby-doobie
Rubbery
Rubby
Roob
Rubster (pronounced Roob-ster)
Goobie or Gooby
Oobi OObie

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
Actress Barbara Stanwyck's real name was Ruby Stevens.
Col. Ruby Bradley, American Army nurse, who is one of the most decorated women in United States military history.
Ruby Maguire, daughter of actor Tobey Maguire

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 played by Amy Smart on the TV show "Felicity."
Ruby Lavender, from "Love, Ruby Lavender" by Deborah Wiles
Song "Ruby" by the British rock band Kaiser Chiefs
Ruby Thewes, a character in the movie and novel "Cold Mountain".
Ruby is a character in the book "The Friends" by Rosa Guy

Ruby -- Ray Charles
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