Middle name for Ruby

Hubby brought up the name Ruby in our nightly name discussion. I like it and I like the nn Rue but I feel stuck on a middle name. Any name I think of sounds a little too southern. Like I love the name Ruby June but when I say it too many times I start to sound like Dolly Parton :sweat_smile: Iā€™m partial to one syllable middle names but open to other suggestions!

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[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is beautiful! Some single syllable middle ideas:
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Sue[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Gayle[/name_f] / [name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Layne[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] / [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Dream[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] Wish
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] Blush
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Peace[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Jewel[/name_f] / [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Bo[/name_u] / [name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] / [name_f]Cate[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Plum[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]True[/name_u] / [name_u]Truth[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]

Hello!

I will try to find less-southern sounding names that are shorter! [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is lovely :slight_smile:

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] Jenaye
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Brynn[/name_f] (love this one!)
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Fae[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Jia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Blue[/name_u]

Hopefully these help :slight_smile:

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[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]Jade[/name_u]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Bloom[/name_f]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]

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[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u] is quite lovely. I think lot of one syllable middles with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] will have a [name_u]Southern[/name_u] twang, just because of the two-one syllable pattern (e.g. [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Faith[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] Jo), but thatā€™s not a bad thing! I think itā€™s rather charming. Maybe something more unisex will help to minimise the ā€œSouthern Belleā€ vibe (Ruby [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] James)? [name_u]Or[/name_u] just something a bit more modern. I also like the previous suggestions of [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] a lot.

One syllable ideas:
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Luz[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Starr[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Wynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Noor[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] / [name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Banks[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Sol[/name_u]

Other ideas:
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Red[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]

Lots of awesome recommendations already, so Iā€™ll just offer two I didnā€™t see on anyone elseā€™s posts.

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]

I love the imagery the combination creates of the most beautiful sunrise :sunrise_over_mountains:

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Judith[/name_f]

Not one syllable, but similar sound to [name_u]June[/name_u]. [name_f]Judith[/name_f] feels less [name_u]Southern[/name_u] to me, but it could just be my personal association that lends to that!

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Kai[/name_u] was my first thought and it seems it hasnā€™t been suggested yet, so here it is :blush:

Iā€™m having a boyā€¦but if it was a girl, my kids wanted to name her [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] :heart: and we were leaning that way. I think our combo would have been [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband vetoed [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] as a first name, and I wanted to use [name_f]Eve[/name_f] for my mom, but personally we didnā€™t love the flow and length of [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. I adore [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f].

Youā€™ve got so many lovely suggestions. Hereā€™s a few I havenā€™t seen mentioned yet :sun_with_face::leaves:
Ruby Folke
Ruby Blythe
Ruby Oak
Ruby Elm
Ruby Finch
Ruby Lille

Ruby May
Ruby Moon
Ruby Juniper
Ruby Summer
Ruby Paige
Ruby Sage
Ruby Skye
Ruby Janelle
Ruby Louise
Ruby Joan

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is so sweet!

One syllable:

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]

More than one syllable:

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Harlow[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Lilian[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Marlena[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Vada[/name_f]

[name_u]Love[/name_u] the name Ruby!!

Sorry for any repeats:

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Ivette[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Jayna[/name_f]