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Ebony - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Ebony \e-bo-ny\ is pronounced EB-o-nee. It is of Latin, Greek and Egyptian origin, and its meaning is "deep black wood". Name of the wood known for its color. Used since the 1970s by African-American blacks who like descriptive names such as Amber and Tawny.
Ebony has 11 variant forms: Ebboney, Ebbony, Ebonee, Eboney, Ebonney, Ebonni, Ebonny, Eboni, Ebonie, Ebonique and Ebonyi.
Baby names that sound like Ebony are Abina, Abena, Apona and Aponi.
Ebony is a very common first name for women (#492 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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