Ivory

proper nounattested in dialogue

A surname from Old French.

proper noun

1
A surname from Old French.
2
A male given name from English.
3
A female given name from English.
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.

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.

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