Names That Mean Deeply
By Nameberry
Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Ebony
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An attractive and now underused nature name belonging to a tree whose wood is prized for its dark color and dense texture, which shines when polished. Ebony joined the most popular girl names list in the US in the early 1970s, peaked in 1982 at #132, and dropped back below the Top 1000 in 2006.
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