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'''Ruby Gardner''' | {{hobbit | ||
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| name=Ruby Gardner | |||
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| birth={{SR|1438}} | |||
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| parentage=[[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Rose Cotton]] | |||
| location=[[Hobbiton]] | |||
| gender=Female | |||
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'''Ruby Gardner''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Ruby was the eleventh child of [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Ruby follows the custom of noble [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] women to be named after jewels, e.g. [[Ruby Bolger]]. The jewel [[wikipedia:ruby|ruby]] derives from Latin ''rubeus'' "reddish". | Ruby follows the custom of noble [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] women to be named after jewels, e.g. [[Ruby Bolger]]. The jewel [[wikipedia:ruby|ruby]] derives from Latin ''rubeus'' "reddish".<ref>[[Jim Allan]], ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Gardner]] | [[Category:Gardner]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[de:Rubinie Gamdschie]] | [[de:Rubinie Gamdschie]] | ||
[[fi:Rubiini Gamgi]] | [[fi:Rubiini Gamgi]] |
Revision as of 08:35, 8 December 2010
Ruby Gardner | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Hobbiton |
Birth | S.R. 1438 |
Family | |
Parentage | Samwise Gamgee, Rose Cotton |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Ruby Gardner was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Ruby was the eleventh child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton.[1]
Etymology
Ruby follows the custom of noble Hobbit women to be named after jewels, e.g. Ruby Bolger. The jewel ruby derives from Latin rubeus "reddish".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ Jim Allan, An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"