My husband and I very much want to name our daughter “[name]Ruby[/name].” However, I also very much want to use the name [name]Hadley[/name] as it’s a family name. Any suggestions on how to combine the two - or variations of the two - so as not to have two “y” endings in a row?
This is a tough one…I would have to say that if using [name]Hadley[/name] means so much to you that you don’t mind the clunkiness of [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Hadley[/name] than go for it. Otherwise you might have to just pick one and use the other if you ever have a second daughter. Or you could always throw another name in-between. ex. [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Hadley[/name] ________. This would break it up a little bit.
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Hadley[/name] (or even [name]Hadley[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]) sound alright together, but I admit, a little too much of the “y” sound comes though. [name]How[/name] about popping in a mn like [name]Mae[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Faye[/name]/[name]Rae[/name], [name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]Jean[/name], [name]Kate[/name], [name]Beth[/name], [name]Claire[/name], [name]Wren[/name] etc…in between the two, or some other short name than is meaningful to you, like your own mn, a friend’s or someone else you could honour.
Ohh, that’s tough. My only real idea was something like [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Leigh[/name] (or some mn that incorporates the “ley” part of [name]Hadley[/name]) or [name]Rue[/name] [name]Hadley[/name]/[name]Hadley[/name] [name]Rue[/name]/[name]Ruth[/name] [name]Hadley[/name]/[name]Hadley[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]. I like @taz’s suggestion of a MN to separate [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Hadley[/name]. [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Hadley[/name] is cute. I like [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Hadley[/name], too…
Maybe a longer extension of [name]Ruby[/name]? Like [name]Rubina[/name] or Rubena (Esperanto “like a ruby”)? Rubena [name]Hadley[/name] / [name]Rubina[/name] [name]Hadley[/name] with the nickname “[name]Ruby[/name]” might work.
Well, [name]Hadley[/name]'s the family name, so you may not want to go flexible there, but if you are OK with that, I believe the meaning is field of heather, so you could go with other [name]Heather[/name]-related names, which include [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Heather[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Penrose[/name]. I also think you could do [name]Rue[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Hadley[/name], [name]Rue[/name]-[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Hadley[/name], [name]Ruth[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Hadley[/name], [name]Ruth[/name]-[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Hadley[/name] for a [name]Ruby[/name] nn. Or even maybe just [name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Hadley[/name], and get [name]Ruby[/name] from [name]Bea[/name] as a pet name?
Wow. Thanks, all!
I love all these ideas and am super impressed as I have been pondering this for MONTHS.
[name]Glad[/name] it has helped! Keep us posted what you decide : D!
I read this post just before going to sleep last night, and all I could think was "[name]Ruby[/name] + [name]Hadley[/name]… [name]Radley[/name]? Rudely? Haha!!
I’m not sure what I’d do… keep looking and see if you can find some more names to combine with [name]Ruby[/name] or [name]Hadley[/name]? 
ETA: Just to clarify, I’m not teasing you about the names, just thought I’d share how my tired, weird brain works. Can’t wait to hear what you decide
You joke, but my partner loves [name]Radley[/name]. And while I love [name]Robert[/name] [name]Duvall[/name], all I can think about is Boo [name]Radley[/name] standing eerily behind that door…
As for Rudely, this might become a great nickname as she becomes an adolescent…Thanks!
Haha, I thought of Boo [name]Radley[/name] right away too 
Well if you ever have a son, name him [name]Bradley[/name]!