WDYT of Ruby?

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Registered: 10-18-2006
WDYT of Ruby?
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Fri, 05-11-2007 - 2:35pm
What are your thoughts on Ruby? Would it work well today? Is it considered timeless? What would be your 1st choice as a mn?
Thanks!
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Registered: 03-02-2005
In reply to: boxrmomx2
Fri, 05-11-2007 - 2:41pm
I love the name Ruby, but if it were me, I would check on the popularity of the name. Even if it's trendy right now, though, it'd be really cute as a mn.
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Registered: 09-29-2005
In reply to: boxrmomx2
Fri, 05-11-2007 - 2:55pm

Love it! ;) Ruby is a sweet, spunky name that fits in well with the old-fashioned names trend without being overused or trendy in the least, but it IS familiar (between the top 100 and 200 for the past four years), so it would work very well today and shouldn't come across as an odd choice to even the most "ignorant" baby namers (meaning those that aren't around many young children and/or are simply unaware of current naming trends).


As to a mn, I'd probably go with another old-fashioned name, possibly even something a bit "frilly," if you KWIM:



  • Ruby Eloise
  • Ruby Cassandra
  • Ruby Genevieve
  • Ruby Gwendolen
  • Ruby Guinevere

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Registered: 10-18-2006
In reply to: boxrmomx2
Fri, 05-11-2007 - 3:37pm
I think it is really growing on me. Both of our grandfathers as well as my grandmothers were born in July so I thought it would be a nice way to honor them all w/out using their names. (Quite honestly we do not have any names in the family that I want to use for a girl.) Do you think that is to far of a stretch? The only problem is DH/ he is really big on the meanings of names...if we have a red headed girl he would be probably be okay w/ this name. I am going to try to sell the July connection as well as think gemstone rather than the color red. WDYT?
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Registered: 09-29-2005
In reply to: boxrmomx2
Fri, 05-11-2007 - 4:07pm

Ok, just typed out my entire reply and iVillage lost it. LOL


In short, I like the birthstone connection, especially since it applies to so many grandparents, and I don't think the "red" meaning should be a concern. After all, many parents whose children DO have red hair purposefully shy away from names like Ruby or Scarlett for fear they'd come across as too ironic or cheesy (personally, I'd love to meet a little red-headed Ruby, but that's neither here nor there ... just a reply you might have ready if dh tries to say you shouldn't use it if she doesn't LOL). Along those same lines, I think you're on track in stressing the gemstone rather than color meaning. After all, no one would expect a child named Emerald or Pearl to have green or whitish hair.

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Registered: 06-14-2003
In reply to: boxrmomx2
Fri, 05-11-2007 - 5:15pm
I personally think of Ruby as somehwhat trendy right now. It's a name that's been around for a long time but I'm hearing it more & more at this time, yet I think it'll fade away again. I think it'll be one of those names that you'll be able to know the person's age because of their name, KWIM? It's a cutsey, happy, almost hippy-ish name to me. I don't consider it timeless ... cute & cheerful but not timeless.
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Registered: 12-09-2005
In reply to: boxrmomx2
Fri, 05-11-2007 - 7:26pm

Simply stunning. My first choice as a mn is Ruby Simone.

-Nikki
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Registered: 03-14-2007
In reply to: boxrmomx2
Fri, 05-11-2007 - 8:18pm

I love the name Ruby--it's pretty much the top of my list these days--and I definitely think it would work well in this generation. I don't know that I would consider it timeless, though--it's my grandmother's name and I remember thinking it was very old-fashioned when I was a kid. "Timeless" would be something like Sarah or Anne or Catherine, that was always relatively popular and hasn't really been associated with any era in particular. Ruby was very popular in the 1900-1930s range and has become relatively popular again (it was ranked 137 in 2006, 132 in 2005 and 158 in 2004). But, I don't see it going up to the top 50 anytime soon, so I don't think it will seem too terribly dated when baby Ruby grows older, other than an outsider being able to say, "oh, that might have been popular along with a whole bunch of other old-fashioned names in the 1990s-2000s." It certainly won't come off as dated compared to Mackenzie, Madison, Kayla and Bayleigh, all names which have only come into existence in the past 20-30 years, and which have not only a similar origin/style, but actually a very, very similar sound.

So, yes, use it!

It's actually pretty easy to match Ruby up with middle names, too (though you should avoid other word names, IMO), so I encourage you to look for a family name of significance, or just another favorite name and try it with Ruby. My favorites:

Ruby Abigail
Ruby Anastasia
Ruby Beatrice
Ruby Catherine
Ruby Charlotte
Ruby Isabella
Ruby Francesca
Ruby Hannah
Ruby Madeleine
Ruby Maeve
Ruby Matilda
Ruby Eleanor
Ruby Eloise
Ruby Elspeth
Ruby Johanna
Ruby Eloise
Ruby Susannah

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Registered: 12-17-2006
In reply to: boxrmomx2
Fri, 05-11-2007 - 9:06pm
I love Ruby - and Rue (Roo?) for a nn is so cute. Not sure on mn? Ruby Estella or Ruby Francesca? Depends on your last name too... if it's short I'd try to think of a longer mn.
HTH!