Ruby Gardner
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| Ruby Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Bag End, Hobbiton |
| Birth | S.R. 1438 |
| Family | |
| Family | Gardner |
| Parentage | Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton |
| Siblings | Elanor, Frodo, Rose, Merry, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Robin and Tolman |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Ruby Gardner was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
Ruby was the eleventh child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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"
