Ivory

See also: ivory

English

Etymology

The surname is habitational from Ivry in Normandy, and in some cases patronymic from a diminutive of Ivor. The modern given name is associated with ivory.

Proper noun

Ivory

1. A surname from Old French.
2. A male given name from English.
3. A female given name from English.
   • 2004, Annie Proulx, Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2, HarperCollins UK, published 2010, →ISBN:

     Charlie Parrott wasn't fooled and told Linny to walk softly. The girl's name had been picked from a baby-name book which reflected a brief fashion of naming girls for expensive wedding gifts of an earlier time—Linen, Silver, Crystal, Ivory.