Naming this kid

beckhamgirls · Senior Member

RE: Naming this kid

CoffeeQueen · Guru

I know of no ruby's here in my area. I love the name. I say go for it :)

Robin · Guru

I don't know anyone--young or old--named Ruby around here.

I think it's a sweet name.

happylib · Guru

I like Ruby Anne. I don't know a single Ruby.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you use the name Penelope you might want to be sure you have a nick name. I always think of the mean kid teasing factor and some of the names that rhyme are not so good.... dope, antelope, grope. mope

I do like the name Penne though.

kris · Guru

my MIL is Ruby.

My MIL's mother's name was Ruby Kate.

I had thought about naming our daughter Ruby Kate and actually had lots of my IRL friends suggest it but my son is named after my DH who is named after his dad . . so I would have inlaws named John and Ruby and children named John and Ruby so it was not going to work for us but I do really like the name Ruby for a baby girl!

beckhamgirls · Senior Member

happylib wrote:

I like Ruby Anne. I don't know a single Ruby.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you use the name Penelope you might want to be sure you have a nick name. I always think of the mean kid teasing factor and some of the names that rhyme are not so good.... dope, antelope, grope. mope

I do like the name Penne though.

The mean names you mentioned look like Penelope, but they don't rhyme with the way i say the name. I am so bad at writing out how I pronounce something, but I say puh-nell-uh-pee . I can't think of any thing that actually rhymes with it. BUT, I do like nicknames and Penne/Pene is my top one for this name.

I had a student in TX named Guadalupe, but everyone called her Lupe (lou-pay). I always thought that was a cute nickname. What about Lope - is that too silly sounding?

beckhamgirls · Senior Member

kris wrote:

my MIL is Ruby.

My MIL's mother's name was Ruby Kate.

I had thought about naming our daughter Ruby Kate and actually had lots of my IRL friends suggest it but my son is named after my DH who is named after his dad . . so I would have inlaws named John and Ruby and children named John and Ruby so it was not going to work for us but I do really like the name Ruby for a baby girl!

Ruby Kate sounds great! BUT, since I already have a Katie I wouldn't be able to use that. Plus, both of our girls have family names, so I need to work that in somehow....

Robin · Guru

beckhamgirls wrote:

happylib wrote:

I like Ruby Anne. I don't know a single Ruby.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you use the name Penelope you might want to be sure you have a nick name. I always think of the mean kid teasing factor and some of the names that rhyme are not so good.... dope, antelope, grope. mope

I do like the name Penne though.

The mean names you mentioned look like Penelope, but they don't rhyme with the way i say the name. I am so bad at writing out how I pronounce something, but I say puh-nell-uh-pee . I can't think of any thing that actually rhymes with it. BUT, I do like nicknames and Penne/Pene is my top one for this name.

I had a student in TX named Guadalupe, but everyone called her Lupe (lou-pay). I always thought that was a cute nickname. What about Lope - is that too silly sounding?

I like Lope. And I pronounce Penelope the same way you do. I was thinking "Opie" would be a cute nn.

One time I heard a little boy call his big sister "Opie", and it sounded adorable. The sister's name was Hope.

happylib · Guru

Robin wrote:

beckhamgirls wrote:

happylib wrote:

I like Ruby Anne. I don't know a single Ruby.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you use the name Penelope you might want to be sure you have a nick name. I always think of the mean kid teasing factor and some of the names that rhyme are not so good.... dope, antelope, grope. mope

I do like the name Penne though.

The mean names you mentioned look like Penelope, but they don't rhyme with the way i say the name. I am so bad at writing out how I pronounce something, but I say puh-nell-uh-pee . I can't think of any thing that actually rhymes with it. BUT, I do like nicknames and Penne/Pene is my top one for this name.

I had a student in TX named Guadalupe, but everyone called her Lupe (lou-pay). I always thought that was a cute nickname. What about Lope - is that too silly sounding?

I like Lope. And I pronounce Penelope the same way you do. I was thinking "Opie" would be a cute nn.
One time I heard a little boy call his big sister "Opie", and it sounded adorable. The sister's name was Hope.

I think you are right on the pronounciation and my blond is showing through. Although, I do swear I have heard it pronounced the other way, but you are correct in the pronounciation.

I do like any of the nn you are thinking about. I Lope would be different but not too different. I also like Robin's Opie too. Either way, I think it's good to have more than one option available so you can see which one fits her best.