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Why doesn't anyone like this girl name?

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Mrspedro · 03/03/2014 20:02

I kinda think it's entertaining that nobody likes our girls name suggestion ( well ok it's dh's ..I hate disagreeing with him ALL the time so iv told him I'll go with this one if he wants)

Ivory / Ivorie

I'm guessing you'll comment to say you don't like it ...just explain why pls.
Ivory Rowan Q

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anothernumberone · 03/03/2014 20:03

Hmmm it sounds a bit like ivy to me, it is not totally offensive but not personally for me

NickNacks · 03/03/2014 20:03

Because it's not a name.....

likeneverbefore · 03/03/2014 20:03

It's ok.

It just seems...I don't know, a bit weak to me?

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HoratiaDrelincourt · 03/03/2014 20:04

Well generally I dislike vocabulary words as names (flowers, animals, virtues, etc) and then I particularly dislike misspellings of vocabulary words (ivorie).

But you shouldn't mention the name before the baby arrives. What were you thinking?! Wink Grin

LeslieKnope · 03/03/2014 20:05

Well first of all, it's not a name.

Secondly it has connotations of white supremacy and also elephant poaching.

Add to that the fact that it's just not a pleasant sounding word and there you go.

A definite no from me.

Andcake · 03/03/2014 20:05

I don't think it's awful as a word if you don't look at what ivory actually is... It just makes me think f poor elephants being killed for their tusks Hmm

BonaDea · 03/03/2014 20:05

I don't mind it too much.

Ruprekt · 03/03/2014 20:06

Have you said Ivory Rowan out loud?

((Just hope she can say rrrrrrrr))

Tis a material. Not a name.

((Thanks the Lord my name is not Ivory))

MrsBennetsEldest · 03/03/2014 20:07

Ivory= elephant tusks

Rowan is and always will be a Boys name hijacked by someone who thought it was acceptable for a girl. ( IMO)

BackforGood · 03/03/2014 20:07

What NickNacks said.
It's what elephant tusks are made of, and then used as the name of a colour which is that colour.

Oh, and I'd be singing "Ebony and Ivory" every time I heard it Grin

gilliangoof · 03/03/2014 20:08

You could call the next one enamel

Viviennemary · 03/03/2014 20:09

Because it's not a great name and is it even a name. Why should somebody want to call a baby girl an elephants tusk.

Andcake · 03/03/2014 20:09

Yes the white supremacy thing too ... Thanks for putting that into words for me. If I met a ivory I would just maybe think the parents were a bit bnp or just a bit ignorant of why ivory items may look beautiful but have an ugly back story.

NachoAddict · 03/03/2014 20:10

It just don't like how it sounds.

Lurleene · 03/03/2014 20:11

IMO I think it's a name that she would have to suit in appearance for it not to seem silly and it would be very difficult to tell if that's the case when she is a newborn. If she were very pale skinned and not freckly it would be ok, but if she was darker or rosy cheeked it wouldn't really suit her.

EirikurNoromaour · 03/03/2014 20:11

What everyone else said.
Ivory isn't a name, it's a noun. It means 'white' so that's a bit weird, although I suppose people use the name Bianca. And mostly it just doesn't sound nice.

KirstyJC · 03/03/2014 20:12

Sorry, don't like it.

It sounds like a paint colour.

It reminds me of killing elephants.
I do think it sounds a bit 'white supremacist' also.
Also makes me think of an Ivory tower - makes me think of someone thinking they're superior to others.

All round, not a nice word and I would think very carefully about using it as a name tbh - it has quite unpleasant connotations. Think what you would be doing to a child giving her that to live with....

ShoeWhore · 03/03/2014 20:13

Agree about the white supremacy/elephant tusk thing.

I also thought Rowan was a boy's name. Sorry.

MiddleAgeMiddleEngland · 03/03/2014 20:14

It would always have associations with elephant poaching to me. What if your daughter grew up to be a conservationist? Or even just supported animal rights. Imagine having that name then Shock

I'm not a fan of names which aren't real names, either.

Sorry. But I'm sure your DD will be beautiful whatever you call her.

EauRouge · 03/03/2014 20:14

Doesn't Rowan mean red? So her name would be descriptive words of two different colours.

I don't think Ivory is the worst name I've heard but she'll be constantly saying "no, not Ivy...". What is it your DH likes about the name?

LettertoHermioneGranger · 03/03/2014 20:15

Leslieknope said it all for me.

I'm sorry. What about Evie/Evelyn for something with a similar sound?

LoonvanBoon · 03/03/2014 20:21

I agree with all the negative comments about Ivory, but think Rowan is lovely (can be a girl's or boy's name).

PsychicPaper · 03/03/2014 20:22

Wow, so much negativity

I thought it sounded nice OP, I didn't hear white supremacy, maybe I am too naive.

BasketzatDawn · 03/03/2014 20:23

I hate commenting on people's name choices usually but you did ask, OP. Please consider how it sounds together - my feeling is there are too many 'r's and it sounds a little clumsy together. I have this with my own name so I know what I say!! Also, if your child has trouble pronouncing 'r' she will struggle with her names. It's not an awful choice, but I do prefer names that are more traditional. That's just my preference. I agree to with above over 'white' connotations.