Ruby

Ruby, the red gemstone.

Ruby is an English feminine name taken from the red gemstone. Its colour gives the name a warm, luminous image. Ruby is recorded for a woman in England in 1581. That dated example offers a glimpse of the name in earlier use, without telling us how common it was. In English, the rounded first vowel and light final sound give Ruby an easy, buoyant rhythm. It can appeal if you like a nature connection with stronger colour than a delicate floral image.

Etymology: An English gemstone name. The word came through French and Medieval Latin from a Latin term for red.