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Baby girl name Ruby?

13 replies

RomyMadison · 14/05/2012 06:39

What could be some bad nicknames for this name? I know i'm being negative! :(

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Bearhugs43 · 14/05/2012 07:04

Mine has never had any. And it's so common now Sad that it is unlikely to be playground fodder.... Assuming no early puberty (ruby booby) Wink

EdithWeston · 14/05/2012 07:05

I think always of the rhyming slang.

rachel234 · 14/05/2012 07:06

Why? Ok, how about rude ruby, ruby boobie, kids can be pretty imaginative with almost all names.

Kayano · 14/05/2012 08:06

Don't do it of your surname is a noun lol

sonniebonnie · 14/05/2012 09:28

I wouldn't worry about bad nicknames as any name can be teased. Imo teasing is mainly about a person's character rather than his/her name. I would, however, worry about Ruby's popularity - wasn't it THE most popular girls name in the past 2-3 years?

insancerre · 14/05/2012 09:31

There are loads of Rubys round here.
I always think of the Kaiser Chiefs song
'Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby'

sonniebonnie · 14/05/2012 09:38

I once saw a movie called 'Ruby and Quentin' where Ruby was a boy Confused so don't know if it is a male name in France?

PercyFilth · 14/05/2012 09:54

Ruby Walsh is a jockey and he's a bloke.

PacketOfBiscuits · 14/05/2012 09:56

I can't think of any. Ruby is a lovely name :)

MarySA · 14/05/2012 11:49

I think Ruby is a really pretty name. Most names can be made into a daft nickname. But don't think Ruby is going to attract one any more than any other name. I also like the name Pearl.

ripsishere · 14/05/2012 11:55

Mine is called booby by her classmates she isn't bothered.
I wish we hadn't called her this, to be fair she was born out of this country and I had no way of knowing how popular it would become.

AvelynRouge · 14/05/2012 16:29

my name is LIsa and i got called Pizza and Queeny. My sisters names are Debra, she got called Frog legs, Coco pop and Pebbles. Sally got called Muso, sally belly, sally smelly. my sister Carol was called Carol barrel ....
My point kids will call you anything. i wouldnt even be thinking about that. Ruby is a beautiful and common. name. relax!

squoosh · 14/05/2012 16:36

You can only preempt a tiny amount of potential nicknames.

Ruby is so ultra popular at the moment that it's unlikely to elicit any nicknames that you wouldn't have already thought of.

Now if she has bandy legs, ginger hair . . . . . .

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