Rue as a nickname for...

[LaLuz7]

I love Rue (pronounced the French way) but can't come up with any longer proper names this could work as a nn for.

Help?

Girl or boy?

for a boy or a girl?

I know a Rupert who shortens it to Roo (but Rue could work)…

Rufus
Rupert
Rufina (girl)

Ruth
Rueben

Do you have Scottish or Irish connections? Ruairidh is nice. Or Rhu is a village in Scotland, could name him after that.

You want to name your child something that means to bitterly regret? 🤔

Ruby.
But why would you want your child to have a nickname that means regret or street?

Ruhannah - one that will only be recognised by Chalet School books fans.

Girl

I'm not in the UK. No one would make that association here

I know a little girl whose name is Rue, not short for anything, she’s just Rue.

Runa.

I know several Roos who are Ruperts or Reubens.
The only female one I know is called Roopa but she is of Indian origin.
You could maybe use it for Prudence or Drusilla but it feels a bit of a stretch.

Ruby

I'm not in the UK. No one would make that association here

Where are you? It might help.

Runah

Rumer/Rumor/Rumour

Ruth
Ruby
Rupa

Ruth
Ruby
Rhian / Rhiannon
Rumer

Beaten to it with the Chalet School reference!

I would assume Ruby.

With rue my heart is laden, for golden times we had.

I think the French acute accent and pronunciation is hard to replicate in English. The French have the light touch. The English would stress each syllable.

The lovely name Lorraine doesn't sound like the way the French would pronounce it.

I like Laura - pronounced midway between Laura and Lara, like Low ( to rhyme with 'ow!') then 'ra'. I knew a Spanish girl, named that way, but I wouldn't know how to do it in English. ( It was my favourite name, if I'd had a girl).

I think an English kind of version with the same cool would be good. I like Emma-Ray.

It's literally a word for deeply regret. Do you not want to have a child?

Rue is also called the Herb of Grace, @nocoolnamesleft.

Rowan