Ruby is a predominantly feminine
given name taken from the name of the
gemstoneruby. The name of the gemstone comes from the
Latinrubinus, meaning red.[1] The ruby is the
birthstone for the month of July.[2]
The name first came into wide use for girls in the late
Victorian era, along with other jewel names.
Ruby is a currently well-used name for girls in English-speaking countries. The name was also once rarely given to boys in the United States and was ranked in the top 1,000 names given to boys born in that country between 1900 and 1940. In its masculine form, it is occasionally used as a nickname for the name
Reuben.[3]
Authors Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz noted in their 2007 book Baby Name Bible that Ruby is a "vibrant" name with a "sassy and
sultry" image,[4] while
Laura Wattenberg wrote in her 2005 book The Baby Name Wizard: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name For Your Baby that Ruby has the image of a woman "kicking up her heels" at a
music hall.[5]
^Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). The Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin.
ISBN978-0-312-35220-2, p. 244
^Wattenberg, Laura (2005). The Baby Name Wizard: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name For Your Baby. Broadway.
ISBN0-7679-1752-9
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Ruby is a predominantly feminine
given name taken from the name of the
gemstoneruby. The name of the gemstone comes from the
Latinrubinus, meaning red.[1] The ruby is the
birthstone for the month of July.[2]
The name first came into wide use for girls in the late
Victorian era, along with other jewel names.
Ruby is a currently well-used name for girls in English-speaking countries. The name was also once rarely given to boys in the United States and was ranked in the top 1,000 names given to boys born in that country between 1900 and 1940. In its masculine form, it is occasionally used as a nickname for the name
Reuben.[3]
Authors Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz noted in their 2007 book Baby Name Bible that Ruby is a "vibrant" name with a "sassy and
sultry" image,[4] while
Laura Wattenberg wrote in her 2005 book The Baby Name Wizard: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name For Your Baby that Ruby has the image of a woman "kicking up her heels" at a
music hall.[5]
^Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). The Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin.
ISBN978-0-312-35220-2, p. 244
^Wattenberg, Laura (2005). The Baby Name Wizard: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name For Your Baby. Broadway.
ISBN0-7679-1752-9
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.