Comments for the name Ebony

Comments for EBONY:

The English word Ebony derives from the ancient Greek word "Ebenos", of unknown etymology. Perhaps related to the ancient Egyptian word "Hbnj".

-- Damis  3/25/2005

"Ebony and Ivory" is a song from the early '80's. It was sung by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.

-- breakofday  12/30/2005

Ebony was the name of a character in the teen-drama, The Tribe.

-- emeraldstar  7/22/2006

Ebony would be a great name for a female black cat.

-- FairyGirl  9/2/2006

I have a white friend named this, and she gets teased by everyone. DON'T DO IT!

-- Anonymous User  9/10/2006

I like Ebony. At the moment I want to give this as a middle name to a future daughter.

-- love_names  10/17/2006

In the game series Devil May Cry, the hero Dante has a pair of guns; one name Ebony the other Ivory.

-- Dark Whysper  4/15/2007

Ebony is a beautiful name. It is one of my favourite names. When I have children they will probably be blondes, but that won't stop me from using Ebony. I love the combo Ebony Montana.

-- ceglips  5/19/2007

Other "black" and "dark" names are: Onyx, Jett, Noir, Umbra, Dubha, Donovan, Blake, Chernobog, Cole, Devin, Dwayne, Emery, Ferrer, Kali, Krishna, Li, Lonan, Lorna, Melanie, Melanthios, Merle, Nigel, Odessa, Sable, Shyama, Shyamal, Siavush, Smith, Smythe, Carey, Charna, Dougal, Douglas, Doyle, Duff, Dunstan, Feardorcha, Gethin, Hades, Lamya, Maurus, Nila, Phoenix, Rajani, Rosaleen, Sauda, Sullivan, Sunil.

-- leananshae  12/23/2007

It's a very pretty name. I don't think it works on white people. It so blatantly makes people think of black, after all. Certainly beats tacky ghetto-ish bastardizations of Arabic and African names. But a black girl named Ebony had better not speak Ebonics. That could lead to bullying in a predominantly white school.

-- Anonymous User  5/22/2008

I love this name; I think it's so pretty. Honestly though, when I read it I thought of a really, really white person. Like a goth, or something. To me, it's a DARK name. Not a BLACK name.

-- Anonymous User  7/4/2008

Sorry to whoever, but when I think of Ebony I do think of the colour black. I would only use this name if your child is of black or coloured complexion. It just doesn't sit with a white person. I also like the name ivory which is white. :)

-- Anonymous User  7/5/2008

I think in a way Ebony can be masculine. I think I am going to use Ebonyfang for a wolf in a story.

-- Dragon_Clarinet  7/6/2008

I think it works beautifully for both a dark-skinned person and a dark-haired person. Like Raven.
My family once had a back cat named Ebony, which is how I came to love it. I think it's juuust pet-ish enough to suit an animal without being too pet-ish to suit a human too.

-- not_another_Jessica  12/7/2008

Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, main character of the worst fanfiction of all time, My Immortal.

-- MisquotedWarrior  6/8/2009

I don't get why someone would want their child's name to scream their race- there's nothing wrong with that, just saying. It's pretty, at the least, and good for a RP character.

-- Kerules  7/13/2009

I think Ebony is a nice name and I like the black wood. It can be used on people with different complexions. They could have dark hair or dark brown eyes. If you can't find a reason, you can always mention the pupil of the eye.

-- Milena Scialfa  10/18/2009

I agree, I don't think of Ebony as a BLACK name, but a DARK name, and I think it would be perfect for anyone with dark hair. I have very pale skin, and my fiancee has black hair, and if we have a daughter with those combined qualities, Ebony is my first choice. It has a rather elegant feel to it, without being too old-fashioned.

-- gnatalie  11/15/2009

I'm an Ebony. I love my name - the way it is pronounced feels energetic and unique. I do get called Emily a lot though, they sound similar.

-- ebony99  12/20/2009

This name is tacky and trashy. No offense, but I just can't picture it on a white girl. It sounds more like the name of a black girl in the ghetto who yells a lot.

-- bananarama  1/24/2010

'This name is most often used by black parents' I'm surprised that statement is in there because even if it's true, it's kind of written in a racist way. Well not really racist, just not correctly written. And I know a white person with red hair named Ebony? So obviously it's used by other groups.

-- dancingintherain  7/17/2010

Ebony Simpson, who was abducted and murdered in 1992 when she was 9 years old. Her killer is now serving a life sentence in prison.

It may be mostly used by black parents in SOME country (possibly), but that certainly isn't the case worldwide. It's almost exclusively used by lower-middle class and working class white people and I believe would be shunned by blacks as rather embarrassing.

All the people I know called Ebony are blonde or fair-haired.

-- keepitreal  1/24/2011

I think it's kind of pretty, though I like it much less than Ivory. I disagree that it's a "black" name. I think it conveys a sort of darkness, but it's not necessarily "black".

-- Black_X  7/28/2011

1). It is not a name, 2). It screams ghetto, 3). It also screams as an "alter-ego" to a showgirl or such.

-- Anonymous User  9/1/2011

Okay, I'm sorry but My Immortal ruined the name Ebony for me xD

-- Nekozawa  9/3/2011

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