The name Ebony?

[happylittlesoul]

Hi!

My baby girl is just over 2 weeks old with a full head of jet black hair. Her father is Jamaican so it’s likely she’ll inherit his curls, like her older sisters.

We haven’t been able to agree on a name yet, but we both like Ebony.

It’s not too unusual, but sort of unique, and sounds both soft and strong at the same time.

I’d like your opinions on the name please, do you like it? Have you met many?

Thank you in advance x

I think it’s so beautiful

I had the same warnings of names when choosing a Yoruba name for my son, about what discrimination he might face in the future because of it. There was no way I wasn't using a name linked to his heritage because he might end up interviewing for a bigot in the future. Be proud of her heritage (which it sounds like you are), and bugger anybody who does want to discriminate against her because of her heritage. They'll do it regardless of her name if the person is that way inclined.

I think Ebony is beautiful.

I like it and probably just me, but I prefer Esme. Congrats on your new baby.

I like Ebony, I knew a very talented girl called that at secondary school.

I absolutely love the name it’s so pretty, but would work best on girls with darker features/hair ie it wouldn’t suit my ginger haired blue eyed DD!

My cousin has a ginger haired little girl called Ebony... he just liked the name.
It is a very pretty name.

I think it’s a lovely name. The Ebony I know has white blond hair. It suits her.
Congratulations @happylittlesoul

This makes no sense as there are lots of names that are seen as ‘black names’ or ‘foreign names’ or ‘posh names’. Whatever! The point is that lots of applications are done blind to stop this.

Yes this is why I wouldn’t use it TBH.

How about Elodie?

Thank you! My little sister prefers Esme too… it was admittedly my first choice for her. It’s increasingly popular - my only reservation really.

I like Elodie, just not as much. DH also doesn’t think it would suit her at all.

Is this an association that would be commonly known? I wasn’t familiar with the term in that context but surely it was a name before it was used in this way?

Thank you for the suggestion :)

Many congrats, lovely choice.

Thank you very much :)

I've never heard of that horrible connotation and it's shame the person has said that I really love it a d I bet it suits your little baby perfectly. If you love it then call her Ebony it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks except her dad of course !

One of my closest friends is an Ebony. She's white. I think it's a beautiful name.

Ebony Delphine is a gorgeous name. I'd love that to be my name!
For the record ive known both white and black Ebony's and never thought anything of it and defo never thought about porn

The porn thing is what would put me off using it.

Ebony is good, or Aphra?

@MeJane , sorry to derail the post. Your DH's ancestry sounds like mine. Were his parents/Grand Parents from Guyana perchance?

It depends on what names are in fashion and where the OP lives.

I know white people with names that sound stereotypically black or South Asian only because of the age of the person. If they were about 50 years younger (or 50 years older depending on the name) no one would presume their skin colour.

Beautiful name.

Why would someone call a pale skinned, blonde haired child Ebony? I know this doesn’t apply to you @happylittlesoul

Because they like the name

I knew a girl called Ebony 20 odd years ago, I think you should go for it if you like it, I’ve never heard of the porn category and I doubt it’s the first thing that comes to most peoples minds.

Lovely name x