Ivory
See also: ivory
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Ivory
- A surname from Old French.
- A male given name from English.
- 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.
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