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 Iām partial to one syllable middle names but open to other suggestions!
[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
[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
[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]
[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 thatās not a bad thing! I think itās rather charming. Maybe something more unisex will help to minimise the āSouthern 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 Iāll just offer two I didnāt see on anyone elseās posts.
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
I love the imagery the combination creates of the most beautiful sunrise
[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 hasnāt been suggested yet, so here it is
Iām having a boyā¦but if it was a girl, my kids wanted to name her [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] 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 didnāt 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].
Youāve got so many lovely suggestions. Hereās a few I havenāt seen mentioned yet
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]