Ivory?

[MummyMaisy]

Not pregnant, but thinking about TTC DC4. However, just looking at names for now

What are your thoughts on Ivory? My DD is Ivy, so I know it's a no go, but what about in the middle?

I'm not keen (sorry). It makes me think of the illegal trade in ivory, though I guess that could just be me.

I wouldn't if you had an Ivy. Even as a middle name.

Would also think of illegal ivory trade, not very happy connotations. I like Ivy though

Sorry also makes me think of elephants being killed for their tusks...

What they all said. Terrible name.

Well we'd have to know the first name. To see if Ivory goes as a MN

No, illegal trading in endangered animals. No

Elephant tooth?!

Makes me think of elephants

What if DD had really bad teeth?

I quite like it, although is is very similar to Ivy.

Elizabeth Ivory Surname sounds quite nice to me.

I would have to sing "Ebony, and Ivory" every time her name was mentioned, so it could get a bit tiresome if you met me in real life

I agree with you that having an Ivy and an Ivory would be too confusing though even if I liked it as a name.

I think it's very pretty and actually have a distant relative with this name. Wouldn't use it along with Ivy though.

Not keen, although i do like Ebony

I know you think of elephants, but isn't it just the colour...? Like, it isn't actually relevant only their tusk colours, or am I being stupid? Yeah, I agree, too much like Ivy (which I'm not a fan of the way it looks written down, but oh well, it's my daughter's name and I wouldn't change it) but Ivory spaces it out more. I suppose it would be okay in the middle, but might not. To be honest, I'm not even pregnant yet, so it's not the end of the world!

You see, I automatically thought it was the substance (thinking of names like Pearl, Ruby, Opal), not the colour but I guess it could be either. Like Scarlet, Blue etc. But the ivory trade was definitely the first thing that I thought of; that's not to say that if I met someone with that name I'd never be able to get elephant hunters out of my mind or anything! I'd think of that initially and get over it.

And I would have thought that elephant ivory came first fwiw and that the colour was named after it, not the other way round. Though I'm prepared to be corrected on that!