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Gender: Female Pronunciation: EYE-vor-ee Meaning of Ivory: "pale, white" Origin of Ivory: Word name meaning the hard, white material from the tusks and teeth of animals; can also mean "pale, white" Ivory's Popularity in 2018: #639

Ivory Origin and Meaning

The name Ivory is a girl's name of English origin meaning "pale, white".

Ivory was last popular a hundred years ago. In 2013, it finally began to regain some momentum in the female rankings, reentering the Top 1000.

A word of caution, however—people may associate this name with illegal poaching of elephants and the ivory trade. Or, more prosaically, the popular brand of soap.

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Popularity

Rank in US: #639
- this week

Famous People Named Ivory

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Ivory Latta, American basketball player
Ivory, ring name of Lisa Mary Moretti, American pro wrestler
Delores Ivory Davis, American operatic soprano
Jolie Ivory Imani Wayans and Daphne Ivory Wayans, daughters of actor Keenen Ivory Wayans
Ivory Williams (b. 2017), daughter of reality TV personality Nuckie Williams of "Gypsy Sisters"

Pop Culture References for the name Ivory

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"benches of ivory" mentioned in Ezekiel 27:6
Ivory Coast, Africa
Ivory Mountrachet Walker (aka Nell Andrews), character from "The Forgotten Garden," by Kate Morton

Nicknames & Variations for Ivory

Ivori, Ivoory, Ivree, Ivorine, Ivoreen, Ivorie

Comments

DearTheodosia Says:

2019-06-19T06:18:54

I don't know man. I don't immediately think of dead animals, I think of pale skin.

Cherilyn Says:

2017-10-14T02:04:23

good the comment was edited, was uncalled for really.

Thepandaprincess223 Says:

2017-07-10T13:05:51

Ivy

iipostmvh Says:

2017-04-26T21:05:39

I love this name and am willing to ignore the soap and poaching, I like it for a reference to the Ivory Coast...

MonikerWanderer Says:

2017-02-01T01:15:41

Immediate images of dead elephants. Please no.

lesliemarion Says:

2017-01-01T03:59:06

I can't imagine naming a child this considering the horrors of poaching.

MamaReed Says:

2016-09-01T11:51:42

What do you think it would be shortened to?

fromtheocean12 Says:

2016-06-25T19:00:33

All I can think of are elephant poachers and bloody tusks :( Really sad because it's such a beautiful name!

snowsbeloved Says:

2016-06-09T07:11:57

I want to like it because as another poster mentioned it blends the sounds of Ivy and Avery beautifully while still flying under the radar. But the soapy and poach-y factors really ruin it :(

TheSlothPrincess Says:

2016-06-06T03:33:44

Reminds me of soap and dead elephants.

hufflepuff Says:

2015-10-12T15:05:50

I think this a pretty, undiscovered name that mixes the appeal of both Ivy and Avery but without the popularity.

amani ahmad Says:

2015-06-18T13:35:14

I think I like Ebony better, but this has a cool meaning.

AnonymousPerson Says:

2014-07-25T08:55:07

Ivy for short.