Levi

[purplefeathers]

I'm just canvassing opinions on this name. I literally just heard it this morning and I liked the sound of it. Its not one I've considered in the past but i do like biblical names. What do you think?

[MistletoeBUTNOwine]

I like it for a boy. I also know a girl with that name

[BestIsWest]

Love it. It was my grandfather's name.

[AuntieStella]

Because of the dominance of the brand, which has kicked it out for most users (like Mercedes is now a car not a Catholic girl), I would expect someone using this OT name to be Jewish.

Lovely name though.

[Iggly]

Ooo I don't like it at all. Sorry.

[Jennifersrabbit]

Lovely name. I love Old Testament names.

Yes of course you have jeans association but there is a far older one - Levi the third son of Jacob and the Levites were (are?) the special set-apart priestly tribe in Israel. A good pedigree.

Because of above it is/was a widely used Jewish name so you might get the odd person leaping to the work conclusion (assuming you're not?) but that hardly seems the end of the world.

[Jennifersrabbit]

Sorry, wrong conclusion!

[r2d2ismyidealman]

Love it!

[BestIsWest]

My grandfather pronounced it to rhyme with navy by the way.

[purplefeathers]

We're not Jewish, no. I did just read on a comment on a website that it has two unfortunate anagrams - evil and vile. I think it puts me off a bit but should i let it? Live is also another anagram of course.

[purplefeathers]

I've read that that's an alternative pronunciation best.

[KERALA1]

Just no. Because of the jeans connection it's used by people whose other child is named Armani or similar.

[atticusclaw]

I really like it as a name and if your other DC's names are also traditional then I think its nice. However I agree with Karala if you have other DCs called Chanel and Armani it becomes awful.

[atticusclaw]

I wouldn't be concerned about anagrams. Ive never taken the time to work out the anagrams of my name and then ponder over whether their meaning says anything about me.

[ScrambledEggAndToast]

I think it's quite chavvy, I think of participants of downmarket reality TV programmes (naming no names as likely to get an earful)

[purplefeathers]

I don't have other children named after brands I don't immediately associate Levi with jeans either but perhaps some would.

[velourvoyageur]

Love it. I think it's really classic but nice and delicate all the time. Really timeless and popular without being everywhere.

[velourvoyageur]

oops I meant *at the same time !

[purplefeathers]

Really scrambled? It's not a name I've heard much of in popular culture recently although I don't watch downmarket reality tv so that may be why

[flipchart]

I love it.

[ICanTotallyDance]

I think it's a perfectly fine name. It's a bit more common in the US, I believe, but it's quite nice and you're not likely to have three or four Levis in the class.

[Stupidhead]

My friend's daughter is 12 and called this, her teachers have pronounced it 'Levvy' though sometimes.

[areyoubeingserviced]

Used to like this name , but I now associate it with chavs

[DuelingFanjo]

It will always remind me of Paul Young.

[shakemysilliesout]

I think of Levi roots

[Iggly]

Scrambled said what I really meant...