Ivoree
Meaning of Ivoree
Ivoree, recognized as a female given name, constitutes a contemporary respelling of the English noun Ivory—itself descended from Old French ivorie and ultimately from Latin ebur—evoking the lustrous, creamy-hued material traditionally prized for ornamental carving and symbolizing refined luminosity. Pronounced /aɪˈvɔr.iː/ with stress on the second syllable, Ivoree first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records in the late 1990s, registering single‐digit occurrences and a maiden rank of 883 in 1999, before achieving a milestone peak of 51 newborns in 2021 (rank 896) and thereafter experiencing a modest contraction to 18 instances in 2024 (rank 932). This pattern of sporadic yet sustained adoption reflects a niche‐level appeal among Anglo-American parents who seek a name that marries familiar phonological contours with distinctive orthographic flair. From a technical standpoint—evidenced by its steady presence within the top thousand, its consistent phonetic profile, and its semantic linkage to purity and elegance—Ivoree positions itself as an analytically compelling choice for those desiring both semantic depth and understated rarity.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as eye-vor-EE (/aɪ.ˈvɔr.iː/)
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