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Middle name for Ruby

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AliceRR · 10/11/2018 12:22

I know some people will have negative views of the name Ruby but DH and I really like and have been calling baby it for at least the last 3-4 weeks (I am 27w pregnant) so seems likely it will be her name (but I really liked Aurora James for a while so could still change my mind!)

Our surname begins without R so thinking of middle names to go with Ruby

DH likes Ruby Charlotte and Ruby Cerys

I like Ruby Isabella but DH thinks it sounds like Rubella!

I like Ruby Alyssa
Ruby Sofia
Ruby Sienna

Not sure a middle name beginning with R would work...

🤔

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AliceRR · 20/12/2018 16:38

I like Aurora but there are a lot of people around calling their baby Aurora and Rory it seems

Aurora was top of my list but Ruby has grown on me! I think it’s cute.

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tammytoby · 20/12/2018 15:32

Aurora is lovely and much more interesting than Ruby.

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AliceRR · 20/12/2018 11:42

I’ve also got a gemstone name though, so I’m a bit biased

Smile

I like Ruby Emmeline. Seems similar to Ruby Adaline

Although DH seems to dislike all of these suggestions now!

Not sure about Ruby Faith. Maybe you’re right that I just prefer the longer names, especially as Ruby is only four letters

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YouSetTheTone · 20/12/2018 09:10

I like your DH suggestion of Ruby Harriet actually!
Also Ruby Faith as a pp suggested. Although I know you’d prefer a longer name.
Ruby Emmeline?
Ruby Florence?

Bellatrix14 · 19/12/2018 21:45

I was going to suggest Ruby May before I’d seen it was one of your options! I think they go really nicely together Smile

I’ve also got a gemstone name though, so I’m a bit biased Wink

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AliceRR · 19/12/2018 20:50

I love Ruby Charlotte. It’s already on my list!

I like Ruby Henrietta too

Both Megan and Alice are my niece’s names (DH sisters children) although not sure that matters

I have a cousin called Sabreena and considered Ruby Sabreena but not sure about that

I haven’t come across any hyphenated Ruby’s but wasn’t going to hyphenate it

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Cazastrophe · 19/12/2018 09:06

I like Ruby Megan.
So many girls called Ruby are hyphenated these days so would avoid that.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 18/12/2018 22:44

Florence
Alice
Charlotte
Henrietta
Willow

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AliceRR · 18/12/2018 21:49

We are still calling baby Ruby but still need a middle name. Well I say “need” but DH and I don’t have middle names.
Anyway I just went through all of them with him and the only one he likes is Ruby Rihanna R_ 🙄

And he likes Ruby Cerys

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AliceRR · 11/11/2018 14:38

Ruby Clementine is too fruity

😂

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MikeUniformMike · 11/11/2018 14:35

Ruby James Rsurname is fine.
I like Ruby Harriet.
Ruby Clementine is too fruity.

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AliceRR · 11/11/2018 08:38

Demelza is a new one!

I love Adaline
Francesca is good too. It was only my list for first names but didn’t think of it as a middle name
I like Isabelle or Isobel
Ruby Elayba and Ruby Evelyn - Love all those!

I like Genevieve a lot

I like James for a girl too. My cousin actually suggested it as a first name then remembered it is DH’s name! DH thinks it is weird to do give her his middle name and suggested she has my middle name but I think that’s odd and don’t think my name goes with what we’re looking at anyway

And my name begins with R as well...

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squirrelnutkins1 · 11/11/2018 04:58

Ruby Beau

MrsFoxPlus4 · 11/11/2018 04:16

My daughters middle names are Mairead, Genevieve & Ottilie if you like any of those

moredoll · 11/11/2018 04:11

Ruby Alexandra is lovely.

MrsFoxPlus4 · 11/11/2018 04:11

I love the middle name James for a girl. I was only saying to my husband the other day I really liked Ryan, James & Hunter for girls. Probably another crazy moment. But James is Ruby James R.... sounds great x

Shadow1234 · 11/11/2018 04:05

Ruby Adeline
Ruby Matilda
Ruby Madeline
Ruby Francesca
Ruby Millicent
Ruby Faye
Ruby megan
Ruby Eleanor
Ruby Isobel
Ruby Frances
Ruby Elayna
Ruby Georgia
Ruby Evelyn
Ruby Louisa
Ruby Leanne

Devillanelle · 10/11/2018 20:45

Ruby Demelza 😀

wizzler · 10/11/2018 18:20

Ruby Hannah
Ruby Sarah
Ruby Kate

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AliceRR · 10/11/2018 16:35

I said Ruby Scarlett you DH earlier and then realised 😄

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AliceRR · 10/11/2018 16:34

@Awwlookatmybabyspider Sorry meant James is DH first name

So would be Aurora James R_

@daisypond Yes we thought it should be a longer middle name too for Ruby

Love Ruby Marianne and Ruby Alexandra

I love the name Beatrice but think it’s too much of a “b” after Ruby 🤔

DH had suggested Ruby Harriet as well

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finallychangedmyusername · 10/11/2018 16:25

Ruby Jessica R-name
Ruby Eleanor R-name
Ruby Abigail R-name
Ruby Marianne R-name
Ruby Helena R-name
Ruby Lillian R-name
Ruby Harriet R-name

Ruby Lillian is probably my favourite.

daisypond · 10/11/2018 16:05

I really like Ruby. I'd go for something longer as a middle name and probably quite classic and traditional. Sofia is nice but I'd spell it Sophia unless you've got roots to a country where it's spelled as Sofia.
Elizabeth. Catherine. Eleanor. Alexandra. Marianne. Josephine. Lydia. Beatrice. Selena.

1busybee · 10/11/2018 15:06

Ruby Beth
Ruby Grace
Ruby Jane

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 10/11/2018 15:04

So she could potential be Aurora James James Confused or Is she taking after your surname