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Help[Opinions] Ivoire
I just came across this name in the Reddit thread listed below and it immediately struck me as intriguing. I'm surprised that it seems to be extremely uncommon in the Western world, when its English equivalent Ivory has been an established name since at least the 1880s. You'd think that it would regularly have inspired some parents to opt for Ivoire instead of Ivory, but apparently not!
https://www.reddit.com/r/lastimages/comments/9d6z5x/my_sister_ivoire_a_few_days_before_she_passed/
You can also find her obituary if you google "Ivoire" combined with "obituary", which reveals her two middle names, both of which are also French.
Anyway, what is your personal impression of this name? :)
"It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society." ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986)
https://www.reddit.com/r/lastimages/comments/9d6z5x/my_sister_ivoire_a_few_days_before_she_passed/
You can also find her obituary if you google "Ivoire" combined with "obituary", which reveals her two middle names, both of which are also French.
Anyway, what is your personal impression of this name? :)
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You're close: the pronunciation is ee-WAR. :) See also its IPA key: /i.vwaʁ/
I understand what you mean - the name is French in a rather heavy way, instead of a lighter way like e.g. Odette. It indeed makes the name a bit clunky for use outside of francophone countries, but it's still a lovely and somewhat quirky name. I'm growing fonder of it the more I think about it! :)
I understand what you mean - the name is French in a rather heavy way, instead of a lighter way like e.g. Odette. It indeed makes the name a bit clunky for use outside of francophone countries, but it's still a lovely and somewhat quirky name. I'm growing fonder of it the more I think about it! :)
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