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Proper name [English]

Rhymes: -uːbi Etymology: The female name derives from ruby in the 19th century. The programming language was named after the gemstone. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ruby
  1. A female given name.
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 39 1 39 5 3 2 1 0 7 3
  2. (rare) A surname. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (rare) A male given name. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 39 1 39 5 3 2 1 0 7 3
  4. (computer languages) A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s. Translations (programming language): रूबी (rūbī) [feminine] (Marathi), روبی (rubi) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-ozmIJLEw Categories (other): Computer languages, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 4 31 21 6 2 0 23 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 4 10 28 11 6 0 0 25 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 18 22 13 2 1 21 5 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'programming language': 2 1 2 88 3 2 0 0 3
  5. A city in Alaska. Categories (place): Cities in Alaska, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Alaska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-ap6xo9K6 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 4 10 28 11 6 0 0 25 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 18 22 13 2 1 21 5
  6. A ghost town in Arizona. Categories (place): Ghost towns in Arizona, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in Arizona, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-sm50tYzu Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 18 22 13 2 1 21 5
  7. A town in South Carolina. Categories (place): Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in South Carolina, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-bXb90UE2
  8. A town in Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-6Y4NjgLG
  9. A settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (female given name): Rubi (Esperanto), रूबी (rūbī) (Hindi), ルビー (Rubī) (Japanese), 루비 (Rubi) (Korean), Rupi (Maori), रूबी (rūbī) [feminine] (Marathi), روبی (rubi) (Persian), Руби (Rubi) [feminine] (Russian), روبی (rūbī) (Urdu)
Disambiguation of 'female given name': 51 2 46 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun [English]

Rhymes: -uːbi Etymology: The female name derives from ruby in the 19th century. The programming language was named after the gemstone. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Ruby
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A curry; ellipsis of Ruby Murray. Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-noun-b1SQgMOu

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈɾubi/, [ˈɾuː.bɪ], /ɾuˈbi/, [ɾʊˈbɪ] Forms: Ruby [canonical], Rubý [canonical], ᜇᜓᜊᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ubi, -i Etymology: Borrowed from English Ruby. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|en|Ruby}} Borrowed from English Ruby Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|+,Rubý|b=+}} Ruby or Rubý (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜊᜒ)
  1. a female given name from English

Alternative forms

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