Ivy 
English, "Vine plant"
Both a climbing green plant and the League of colleges whose walls are covered with it, Ivy packs a lot of imagery into three little letters. If she turns out to be a mean girl, though, she'll earn the unpleasant nickname "Poison Ivy."

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Ivye, Ivey, Ivee, Ivi, Ivie
Ivy is a nickname of Ivory.
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