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
Dionysia	-	Late Roman
Polycarp	PAHL-ee-kahrp (English)	Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Emeka	-	Western African, Igbo
Erika	e-REE-kah (Swedish, Norwegian), E-ree-kah (Finnish, German), ER-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Alf (1)	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Josaphat	-	Biblical