Why shouldn't I use these names?

[manhattenrain]

This may be a strange request but I'd like to know any bad associations or reasons I shouldn't use the following names:

Eli
River
Levi

Tess
Juliet
Ivy
Mila
Scarlet
Esther
Sabrina
Wren
Eve
Hazel

Hopefully this helps me cut out some names.

Wren - baby conceived in the kitchen ?

You asked for bad associations so for me it's River (Phoenix early death) and Levi (Bellfield unspeakable horrific man)

Juliet also an early death

You do have a very pretty list though so I'm sure you will have options.

Sadly, I wouldn’t use Tess. It’s the name of an undeniably large nursery assistant, and parents taught a child to call her Ten Ton Tess. Shocking of the parents, but shows it is still current.

I love Tess, Juliet and Sabrina. The latter two are on my list. Teenage witch wouldn't bother me as it isn't a bad association IMO. My father had a great Aunt Sabina which is similar but a little less witchy.

Only comment on your list is Scarlet, it just makes me think 'scarlet woman' or 'Scarlet the Harlot'.

River- are you a fan of River Phoenix ?
Levi- Bellfield or jeans

Tess - is this is nickname
Juliet - will it annoy you if people spell it Juliette ?
Mila- Mila Kunia fan? Too similar to milia
Scarlet- some people will spell it Scarlett
Wren- unisex name so some people will be surprised that she's not a boy
Eve- Eve/Evie/Eva/Ava are extremely popular and I reckon often interchanged
Hazel - is she likely to have hazel eyes?

Eli - Love it
River - Personally don't like "Object names" but no specific negative associations
Levi - Jeans/underwear brand, but a nice name personally wouldn't see this association as a deal-breaker

Tess - Gorgeous
Juliet - Romeo and... But again wouldn't consider this a dealbreaker
Ivy - See River. Also, I see Ivy as a weed
Mila - Fine
Scarlet - For some reason I associate this name with sex workers
Esther - Lovely
Sabrina ... the Teenage Witch. Still a good name though
Wren - Object name, though definitely a nicer one. She would forever be reminding people about the W though.
Eve - Adam and... Though lovely.
Hazel - Wasn't that Fiver's brother in Watership Down?

Eli, Tess and Esther are my faves.

Wren looks pretty but sounds sort of unfinished as a name. Not keen on Mila but like all your others.

Eli - like
River - too happy and associated with a sad death
Levi - just think of the brand

Tess - like
Juliet - love (this is DDs name so am biased)
Ivy - poison ivy
Mila - looks nice on paper but meela or myla?
Scarlet - really dislike the scar sound
Esther - like
Sabrina - like
Wren - dislike but don't know why
Eve - generic (DD has eve, evie, a a in her class)
Hazel - love

Hippy not happy for River

Eli is a name in its own right - not a shortened version of another name. Several of your choices are biblical names. I wouldn't choose Levi because of Belfield and the jeans.

River is too hippyish, I struggle to imagine it on a serious adult
Sabrina the teenage witch
Scarlet is a naughty child name
Wren makes me think of a weedy/feeble child

I don’t really have any negative associations for the others but I don’t particularly like Esther or Mila

Eli looks like a nickname for Elinor.

@Mischance

All look great - except Sabrina, which I associate with the glamour model with the large boobs who was around in the 50s and whom my Dad fancied rotten!

That was the 80s wasn't it?

No, all good!

Personally I'd avoid Scarlet, as in 'scarlet woman' (also scarlet fever, small scar) and I just don't think it's very nice. But it is a well-used name now.

Levi makes me think of Roots, more than Bellfield (whose name will be forgotten, for the most part, I think). It's a lovely, Biblical name, common enough to avoid any one association.

@Violetlavenders

Eli looks like a nickname for Elinor.

It's pronounced Ee-lie

Lovely names
I really like River (could be for boy or girl I think?)
Wren
Tess
And Hazel

Someone said no nice shortenings for Sabrina - what about Rina?

Levi Bellfield raped and killed 3 girls. Levi will always have that connection for me.

@thingymaboob Out of curiosity, do you know who Ivan Milat is? I ask because I've never heard of Levi Bellfield and wonder if he'd only really be known in the UK. (I'm living in Australia.) I think most Australians wouldn't use the name Ivan now.

River-ridiculous
Levi-jeans
Sabrina- the teenage witch

@manhattenrain oh no I didn't know who Ivan was but had a google and can see why Australians would have a bad association. Urgh.

Being totally blunt, Eli, Levi and River all make me think of hill billies.

Esther reminds me of Esther Ranzten. Sabrina the teenage witch. Wren kitchens. I know about a million Eves now.

I like Ivy and Hazel. Although Hazel reminds me of Watership Down.

No negative associations for any.

I really like most of them. Levi is a brilliant name.

Scarlett always me think of periods!

I know a Kabrina.
Selina?
Rowena?
Dont live Levi.
Lee
Leighton
Leon
Laurence
Elias
Elijah
Rory