Ruby is the name of a jewel and was very popular in Victorian times. Ruby also means red which is a coincidence because after they chose the name I was born with red hair even though no one else in my family has red hair. Ruby also happens to be Latin and you see the name Ruby very commonly in Latin American females. My middle name is Dee after my grandma Devota, she had a twin and her nickname was Dee.

My last name Gilles is pronounced “G-ILL-e-ss rhymes with Willes” and is French, German and Irish. The “Gill” part of my last name in German is the verb meaning ‘to sacrifice, repay, or reward’. I personally have never been embarrassed by my name but I have been annoyed when people always mispronounce my last name.