ruby

ruby slippers

The magical shoes that Dorothy wears in The Wizard of Oz. I wish I had a pair of ruby slippers like Dorothy so that I could be transported home with the mere click of my heels.

*red as a cherry

and *red as a poppy; *red as a rose; *red as a ruby; *red as blood

bright red. (*Also: as ~.) When she came in from ice-skating, Clara's nose was as red as a cherry. When her boss praised her in front of the whole office, Emily turned red as a poppy. I would like to make a dress out of that beautiful velvet that is red as a rose. Jane painted her fingernails with polish as red as a ruby. I want to have my car painted red as blood.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dennison	['denisn]
Maiken	-	Danish, Norwegian
Eigyr	-	Welsh Mythology
Themistocles	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Marianna	mer-ee-AN-ə (English), mar-ee-AN-ə (English), mahr-YAHN-nah (Polish)	Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Diogo	DYAW-goo (Portuguese), JYAW-goo (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese