Destiny?

[Destiny10]

Thoughts on Destiny.

Ebony best of the bunch for me, but it might be a bit ... I dunno, stereotypical if you are darkskinned. I went thru a phase of wishing I'd called DD Faith but now I think it's just too austere a name for me to have liked long-term.

Destiny is ok, but it's too loaded ... what Destiny? Whose Destiny? Destiny to do what?

Desiree is nice, though.

I am American & always thought if I hooked up with a black guy I'd love to call my daughter Kenya. Probably bad idea if neither of us had links to the country, but it's a very pretty name imho. Maybe not if one knows it just links to the Kenyatta family, I suppose.

Where I'm from (Glasgow) Destiny was a name of a particularly dodgy nightclub that closed down a while back so it would always remind me of that... Not that it particularly matters what your DD's name reminds me of FWIW I like Ebony.

I love Faith.

Destiny and Ebony are quite popular African American girls names. I wouldn't choose something else if one of these names are what you want just because they're not popular names in the country you live in. I personally prefer Destiny.

I quite like Ebony. Destiny sounds like the name of a nightclub in a tacky resort. Faith is okay.

Faith is lovely, go with that op

I think Destiny and Ebony are names which are much more common in the USA than the UK and that probably affects how people here are likely to view them (i.e. we see them as quite American!). I don't think Faith has the same issue for some reason (and I really like it!). I wouldn't let that stop you from choosing any of them though as people will come to associate any of them with your lovely child rather than with 'America' anyway and there's nothing inherently wrong with any of them.

I notice you like names that all have a meaning as a word rather than just a name.

Faith is the nicest but what about Verity or Melody as they sounds closer to Destiny/Ebony.

Hope is my favourite virtue name.

I had a friend at school called Destiny. She had sisters with equally unusual names except one sister who was named Emma. Always felt a bit sorry for Emma.

I have eclectic taste in names & Destiny is a great name.

Faith is much nicer

Sound like a member of a girl group. Like the dream girls or all saints. In fact it could be the name of a band from the 90's? Or a night club in Watford? {thinks back}

Either way. No.

no to destiny. I'm sorry, but it does have strippery connotations to me. Sorry!

I'm not super keen on ebony but it's the best of the two. I like Faith though!

Faith is good - have you considered Honor?

Faith is quite nice.

How about Evoni? Beautiful name

Faith is lovely

Ebony is not to my personally taste as I don't like the was it sounds (make me think of bones) BUT I think it's fine to use as a name if you like it

I'm really not keen on Destiny.

I know a 6 year old Destiny - family have been on Jeremy Kyle

I know two Ebony's both have rather chavvy parents

I dislike both choice sorry and I think they will really date too

Faith is a lovely name

Faith Ebony is very pretty. Or Ebony Faith. I'm not keen on Destiny but I love Desiree

Destiny is actually a virtue name so you may like Grace, Hope, Charity? Amity is rarer and means good friend. Ebony is a nice name it has a nice sound to it as you say it you may like other dark related names like Lailah, Selane, Luna?

Unfortunately they're all taken by family.

Kiera, Mahogany, Sable they are some other dark related names

Another one saying Destiny is a stripper name!
Faith and Ebony are fine, dark in Scottish/Irish is Dorcha if that helps....
Adrianna is dark lady.
Seriously though, your baby, your choice of name.
Congratulations!

Just been on a good site called SheKnows and you may be interested in these:
Amaya: This Basque name means "night rain"
Brenna: This Gaelic name means "raven, black-haired"
Carey: With root words that mean "black," this name has Gaelic origins
Cari: This is another form of the name Carey
Ciara: A gorgeous Irish name, this means "black"
Collis: This unusual name comes from Old English and means "dark-haired"
Corvina: Meaning "raven," this name has Latin roots
Darcy: This quirky, cute name has Irish origins and means "dark"
Devany: Meaning "dark-haired," this name has Irish roots as well
Duana: An Irish name, this means "dark"
Ebony: This is the name of a gorgeous black wood
Hamna: An Arabic name, this means "dark grape"
Indigo: This is the name of a deep, dark blue dye
Jetta: This name comes from the name of a black, shiny gemstone called jet
Kali: Meaning "black," this name has Sanskrit roots
Kerrin: Another Irish name, this means "dark"
Kiara: This is another form of the name Ciara
Laila: This gorgeous Arabic name means "night beauty"
Leila: This is another form of the name Laila
Lela: A Kiswahili name, this means "black beauty"
Lila: This is another Arabic name that means "night"
Lilith: Meaning "belonging to the night," this name comes from a Babylonian word element
Melanie: A traditional, familiar name, this means "black, dark"
Melantha: This Greek name means "dark flower"
Nerissa: From the Italian language, this name means "black-haired"
Nisha: This adorable baby name means "night" and has Hindi roots
Nyx: Meaning "night," this name has Greek origins
Raven: The name of an impressively large black bird
Sable: This name has Slavic roots and means "black"
Samara: Meaning "night talk," this name has Hebrew and Arabic roots
Zelda: This terrific baby name comes from Old German and means "dark battle"
Hope this helps