Comments for the name Ivory

Comments for IVORY:

I think it sounds cute and fun.

-- elysa  3/14/2007

The white keys of a piano are made from Ivory.

-- rory  6/7/2007

Ivory can also be used as a male name. It was used most often for males in the early twentieth century.

-- Nicola17  8/16/2007

There's a song called Ebony and Ivory.

-- Renthead13  11/15/2007

Okay, this is a bit weird as a name, but it is very pretty. Just don't even think of adopting a white girl and a black girl and naming the girls Ebony and Ivory. That would be very tacky indeed. This is a pretty nice name for very pale girls, but it calls a bit too much attention to their looks, don't you think? Well, it's still pretty.

-- slight night shiver  6/6/2008

I really like this name; it's cute but not obnoxiously girly and frilly like some names. However, I do believe that the usage of the name must be corrected. While it appears to used by African Americans now, it wasn't always. I was tracing my family tree and several generations back I found a woman named Ivory Kathryn and she wasn't African American.

-- magicalhannah7  6/5/2009

The connection to hunters makes me very uncomfortable, so I can't get past that. As said above, it does bring attention to the girl's looks. Though it sounds pretty, I have a low opinion of it. Go with Ivy.

-- Kerules  7/13/2009

Ivory sounds a little silly as a name, and I can't picture this name on a black girl. It sounds more like the name of a girl with ghostly white skin and dark hair. For some reason, it also makes me think of soap.

-- bananarama  1/31/2010

If you're planning the possible family of Captain Planet-themed villains, you're better off going with Bushmeat or Deforestation.
Remember, kids. It's all fun and games until someone's teeth end up as a piano.

-- Wilted  6/28/2010

It is a really pretty name, a lot better than the similar-sounding Avery for girls. Personally I think it works a bit better on a pale-colored animal, but that's just me.

-- Black_X  7/17/2011

I think IVORY is a good pretty name, because it is also my name.. and for 25 years bearing this name I always smile because they really like my name. I just have a fair skin, not too much white. But my mom said they got it from the name of soap.

-- dheitie_ivory  7/26/2011

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