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What do you think of the name Levi?

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LouisaB1990 · 11/05/2015 18:43

What do you think of Levi?

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SmallBee · 12/05/2015 06:56

Really surprised people find it chavvy, it's not so where I am from. I don't know anyone with the name but love it, although I really love most Old Testament names so that's hardly surprising. Most people will know how to say it because of the jeans company.

TheNewStatesman · 12/05/2015 06:51

I like it--had no idea it was considered chavvy!

BestIsWest · 12/05/2015 06:07

It was a family name, going back generations in my family, not Jewish at all as far as I know.

Florrieboo · 12/05/2015 04:19

Why would anyone pronounce it Levvy? Have they not heard of the jeans brand?

IggyStrop · 12/05/2015 04:14

I like it a lot and have never heard the "chavvy" (urgh, how fucking snobby) connotation. Classic Jewish name.

HellKitty · 12/05/2015 03:47

I know a girl of 12 called it but a lot of the teachers pronounced it 'Levvy'. Prior to that I heard it screamed across Mothercare one day and I knew a Rottweiler called it.

Florrieboo · 12/05/2015 01:44

It is my son's name, it was met with some shocked faces when he was born 7 years ago but, now I cannot imagine him being called anything else, and because of him I consider it a very "normal" name and so do our families. He is the only one in his year, but, one of two in his school (not that it matters but, just saying)

We are not jewish in fact we are lapsed Irish Catholics.

Eigg · 12/05/2015 00:01

It seems like a perfectly normal name to me, I went to school and uni with two different Levi's. both of whose Mother's would be appalled at suggestions that it's 'Chavvy'

I'd probably make the assumption that you/your partners family were of Jewish background (as were the Levi's that I know) but wouldn't think anything of it if you weren't.

Penguinotterfoxbadger · 11/05/2015 23:50

I like it (prefer Deon though!)

WireCat · 11/05/2015 20:51

My nephew is called Levi. He's top of his school. Will get all A* at gcse.

How is a name chavvy?!

Snowflake15 · 11/05/2015 20:50

It's DH name - love itGrin

Shinyshoes2 · 11/05/2015 20:48

Isn't it short for Leviticus and he killed someone didn't he ?
Biblical
I prefer Leviticus to Levi

Floggingmolly · 11/05/2015 20:12

It is biblical, Skeppers, but it has become somewhat chavvy overused by the great unwashed.
Shame, really.

Fugghetaboutit · 11/05/2015 20:09

I think of gold teeth, because I dated a very dodgy guy called Levi in my twenties and he had a few in his mouth

AuntieStella · 11/05/2015 20:08

I'd assume you were Jewish and using a perfectly normal name.

MrsBungle · 11/05/2015 20:08

I know a very pretty lady called Levi and a boy in dd's year 1 class. I think it's a nice name.,

HoneyDragon · 11/05/2015 20:08

I love it, I think it's a nice classic name for a boy Smile

Devora · 11/05/2015 20:07

I rather like it.

CarlPoppaJaJiggyJarJardoo · 11/05/2015 20:06

I love it,was going to name my dd it but nobody liked it.

Skeppers · 11/05/2015 20:02

(Sorry, spelt 'Joseph' wrong there; it's my brother's name and it autocorrected!)

Skeppers · 11/05/2015 20:01

Really? I wouldn't have thought it was a 'chav' name at all- isn't it biblical? One of Josef's brothers in Dreamcoat (my only biblical reference point)? I like it!

BestIsWest · 11/05/2015 19:59

My grandfather's name. He pronounced it to rhyme with navy.

Sophronia · 11/05/2015 19:58

I think it's ok.

Tuesdaysgone · 11/05/2015 19:36

It's a cool name.

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