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Honest opinions on EBONY for dd2

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STIGZ · 06/08/2014 11:23

I have mixed opinions from friends & family on this name ... I love it as it not so popular in my area and i am nursery teacher so finiding it hard to pick a name that i dont associate with other people's little cherubs!!

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DeadSirius · 11/08/2014 19:57

I would really say no.

I don't particularly like the name as it is. But if your daughter is white, I would definitely not use it. I'm surprised, going by this thread, that it's considered ok in the UK. At the least, it wouldn't travel well - if she ever went to the US it would be considered offensive.

burgatroyd · 11/08/2014 19:50

I know two white Ebonies.

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MamaLazarou · 10/08/2014 16:40

All wrong for a white child, IMO.

EhricLovesTheBhrothers · 09/08/2014 11:29

Yes, ebony porn is with black actors.

maggiethemagpie · 09/08/2014 11:08

What's the porn connection? Porn with black girls/men?

maggiethemagpie · 09/08/2014 11:07

Sounds like a stripper name to me

Happypenguin2014 · 08/08/2014 21:30

My dn is ebony, she's fair skinnef, blue eyes blonde hair, suits her so much! She's beautiful

brokenhearted55a · 08/08/2014 18:46

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winkywinkola · 08/08/2014 08:02

But I'm not sure if there is any point in canvassing opinion like this.

winkywinkola · 08/08/2014 08:01

I don't like it. Sorry.

17leftfeet · 08/08/2014 07:59

Of course you can call a white girl Ebony -how ridiculous

I don't follow MN name trends

Names are viewed differently in different areas -you would get lots of raised eyebrows locally if you called a child Elodie!

As long as it's a classic spelling and you and your OH like the name then go for it

TeaAddict235 · 08/08/2014 07:34

brokenhearted you're being mean.

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Trollsworth · 07/08/2014 21:14

The only Ebony I know is ginger. It's not a good name for white girls tbh, but then Melanie is supposed to mean Dark, and everyone has forgotten that.

EhricLovesTheBhrothers · 07/08/2014 21:12

You can't call a white girl Ebony.

TeWiSavesTheDay · 07/08/2014 10:39

I am not keen.

It's quite tough to name your child a 'marmite' name because you might find that adults who really dislike the name assume they won't like the child either and aren't As friendly/kind as they might otherwise be.

looki · 07/08/2014 10:34

Would you call a black girl Ivory?

Both are awful.

cindydog · 07/08/2014 00:04

I dont think it is a nice name.Sounds like a Jerry springer guest name.

Limer · 06/08/2014 23:42

Ebony=black for most people. Just google it, you'll get the song and Ebony magazine as results.

toobreathless · 06/08/2014 23:37

Of course there are similarities between Elodie and Ebony peppingrio do you have an Elodie perchance?

TeaAddict235 · 06/08/2014 22:35

Ebony is a nice name. I think of outdoorsy girls with horses and large gardens. Go for it. Smile

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STIGZ · 06/08/2014 22:30

Thanks for all opinions .. I dont really feel that strongly on the colour association, i dont think i have heard anything being described as "ebony" in colour? Just as i dont think of the names "scarlett or rose" just suited to red heads. I think elodie is quite similar to ebony but i dont like elodie as much as it sounds to similar to "melody"

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Showy · 06/08/2014 22:12

Of course Elodie and Ebony have similarities. Three syllables, same stress, start with the same letter, end in ee.

I know an Ebony. Blonde hair and blue eyes and from a lovely family. I think of her tbh so Ebony is a well mannered, kind, quiet girl from a big, welcoming family. I like it.