"Ebony" meaning in All languages combined

See Ebony on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From ebony. First used by African Americans in the 1970s. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ebony
  1. A female given name from English. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Ebonics, Iben, Kalama, Shaniqua, Stone-cum-Ebony
    Sense id: en-Ebony-en-name-2onTjvcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (derogatory) A stereotypical African-American woman. Tags: derogatory
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