"Ruby" meaning in English

See Ruby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -uːbi Etymology: The female name derives from ruby in the 19th century. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ruby
  1. A female given name from English. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-2onTjvcs Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 34 2 29 5 6 6 1 0 11 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 9 14 14 7 1 0 22 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 6 11 18 10 1 1 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 21 4 14 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 22 5 16 11 11 5 2 1 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 4 15 10 11 4 2 1 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 24 3 15 10 11 4 2 0 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 8
  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 Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-yDfLNrGi Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 34 2 29 5 6 6 1 0 11 6 Categories (other): Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 21 4 14 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 22 5 16 11 11 5 2 1 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 4 15 10 11 4 2 1 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 24 3 15 10 11 4 2 0 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 8
  4. (computer languages) A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s. Categories (topical): Computer languages Translations (the programming language): रूबी (rūbī) [feminine] (Marathi), روبی (rubi) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-ozmIJLEw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 9 14 14 7 1 0 22 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 6 11 18 10 1 1 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 21 4 14 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 22 5 16 11 11 5 2 1 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 8 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'the programming language': 10 2 10 69 2 2 1 0 2
  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): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 9 14 14 7 1 0 22 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 6 11 18 10 1 1 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 21 4 14 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 22 5 16 11 11 5 2 1 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 4 15 10 11 4 2 1 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 24 3 15 10 11 4 2 0 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 8
  6. A ghost town in Arizona Categories (place): Ghost towns in Arizona, USA, Places in Arizona, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-~sEvviFj
  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. Categories (topical): English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-name-PnRdtAht Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 34 2 29 5 6 6 1 0 11 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 9 14 14 7 1 0 22 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 3 8 17 14 5 0 0 25 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 5 8 11 15 7 2 1 23 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 6 11 18 10 1 1 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 21 4 14 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 22 5 16 11 11 5 2 1 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 4 15 10 11 4 2 1 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 24 3 15 10 11 4 2 0 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 2 6 13 17 4 0 0 27 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 21 4 15 10 12 4 1 1 23 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (the female given name): Rubi (Esperanto), रूबी (rūbī) (Hindi), Rupi (Maori), रूबी (rūbī) [feminine] (Marathi), روبی (rubi) (Persian), Руби (Rubi) [feminine] (Russian), روبی (rūbī) (Urdu)
Disambiguation of 'the female given name': 46 3 46 1 0 2 1 0 1

Noun

Rhymes: -uːbi Etymology: The female name derives from ruby in the 19th century. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Ruby
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A curry; Short for Ruby Murray. Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-Ruby-en-noun-O1fODuxn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 9 14 14 7 1 0 22 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 6 11 18 10 1 1 21 17
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