Ebony

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Ebony means "black wood" and comes from the tree species Ebony, which is known for its hardness and black color. It is also associated with elegance and beauty.
Pronunciation
E-buh-nee
EHB-ən-ee(English)
Popularity
The name Ebony is not in the top 1000 names in the US or UK. It is more popular in Australia and New Zealand.

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Ebony Name meanings & History

The name Ebony means "black wood" and comes from the tree species Ebony, which is known for its hardness and black color. It is also associated with elegance and beauty. From the English word ebony for the black wood that comes from the ebony tree. It is ultimately from the Egyptian word hbnj. In America this name is most often used in the black community. Ebony is mainly used as a feminine given name.

Zodiac Sign of Ebony: Expressive Gemini

Synonyms of Ebony:

E: Environment,Entertain,Enliven,Enlighten,Exaggerate,Expressive

B: Beauty,Brains,Bashful,Bountiful

O: Obsessive,Ostentatious,Organized,Obsolete,Obstinate

N: Nice,Nagging,Neat,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nervous,Nutrition

Y: Yin/Yang,Youth-giving,Yen/money

Ebony is:

  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some well-known people with the name Ebony include Ebony Reigns, a Ghanaian musician, and Ebony Ralph, an American football player.

2.) Ebony (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) hard and dark

Other Forms: Eb, Ebanie, Ebbeny, Ebbie, Ebonea, Ebonee, Eboney, Eboni, Ebonie, Ebonni


3.) EBONY (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Taken from ebony, which denotes a hard, heavy, black wood. It is popularly bestowed by black parents as a symbol of ethnic pride. (EH-BEH-NEE)


4.) Ebony (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) a hard, dark wood.

Other Forms: Abonee, Abony, Eban, Ebanee, Ebanie, Ebany, Ebbony, Ebeni, Ebonea, Ebonique, Ebonisha, Ebonye, Ebonyi


5.) EBONY (Female)

Usage: African-American

Meanings: Derived from ebony, which denotes a hard, heavy, black wood. Var: Ebonii. (EH-BUN-EE)


6.) Ebony (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: Dark wood

Other Forms: Eboni, Ebonie


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