Ebony

Ebony is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Deep black wood.

What Ebony means

Deep black wood.

Ebony sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Ebony comes from

Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.

Ebony is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.

How popular is Ebony?

You will not find Ebony in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Ebony

Ebony sits in our Color group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Color

Names like Ebony

These share Ebony's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Emerald — The green gemstone.
• Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
• Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
• Hyacinth — The fragrant purple bloom.
• Ianthe — Violet flower.
• Indigo — Deep blue-violet.
• Onyx — The deep-black gemstone.
• Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
• Bianca — White, pure.
• Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
• Midori — Green.
• Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.

More Greek names

• Dorothy — Gift of God.
• Echo — Reflected sound; a mountain nymph.
• Diamond — Brilliant and unbreakable gem.
• Effie — Well-spoken; pleasant.
• Demetrius — Devoted to Demeter; of the earth.
• Emerald — The green gemstone.
• Delia — Of Delos; the moon goddess.
• Eros — Love; desire.
• Daphne — The laurel tree.
• Eudora — Good gift.