Ebony \e-bo-ny\ as a girl's name is pronounced EB-o-nee. It is of Latin, Greek and Egyptian origin, and the meaning of Ebony is "deep black wood". Name of the wood known for its color. Used since the 1970s by African-American blacks who like descriptive names such as Amber and Tawny.

Ebony has 11 variant forms: Ebboney, Ebbony, Ebonee, Eboney, Ebonney, Ebonni, Ebonny, Eboni, Ebonie, Ebonique and Ebonyi.

Baby names that sound like Ebony are Abina, Abena, Apona and Aponi.