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Why shouldn't I use these names?

55 replies

manhattenrain · 18/08/2021 08:57

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.Grin

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SionnachRua · 19/08/2021 01:01

River - too hippy and soppy
Levi - jeans
Mila - very nothingy name and too like Mia (which is also a dishcloth of a name)
Scarlet - I wouldn't be keen on Scar as a nickname
Esther - horrible, hissy sound
Sabrina - the teenage witch
Wren - ugh, no. Cute bird but leave it to the birds.
Eve - lovely name but dragged down by the hordes of Evies.

I didn't have critiques for the others and I actually like some of the above names Grin But you did ask!

Seashor · 19/08/2021 07:37

Milla with a double ll but I would think same pronunciation is a cyst under the eye so that would be out for me. Ivy is a poison as in the song so again out for me and Eve! Well which one? Eve A, B or C because it’s so popular. Isn’t Wren traditionally a boys name?

donquixotedelamancha · 19/08/2021 08:55

I'd like to know any bad associations or reasons I shouldn't use the following names

Challenge accepted :-)

Eli- Every boy I ever taught called this gets called Ellie by the other boys (in fairness that may be my fault).
River- Stripper name for a girl, druggie name for a boy.
Levi- Belfield, Jackson, Watkins. I'm not saying everyone called Levi is a pedophile; some are serial killers too.
Tess- Boring.
Juliet- World's most famous suicide?
Ivy- Play a word association game with anyone and throw in the word Ivy. Everyone will say poison.
Mila- Just call her Sheila and have done.
Scarlet- Stripper name.
Esther- Means deceitful.
Sabrina- Horror film, horror series and the ubiquitous witch associations. She will be a goth.
Wren- You know kids become adults right?
Eve- Literally the least original girl's name of all time. She will envy girls called Tess and Mila.
Hazel- Have you not seen Watership Down?

Babydust13 · 19/08/2021 09:38

Eli - love
River - like
Levi - bit Chevy

Tess - I know some dogs with this name
Juliet - nice
Ivy - love
Mila - like
Scarlet - not keen
Esther - not keen
Sabrina - nice but reminds me of the witch
Wren - like
Eve - nice
Hazel - I know some Hazels who aren't very nice people so it puts me off

DelphineMarineaux · 20/08/2021 13:47

Eli - Internationally speaking, many people would pronounce this name as El-ee. Which sounds like Ellie, so a girl's name
River - Internationally speaking, many won't be able to pronounce this name properly. And in my culture it's too similar to the word for beaver
Levi - Same as Eli. Many would pronounce this name Lev-ee. Also, the name is bad

Tess - Is that short for testosterone?
Juliet - Not that bad. But the French might mistake her for the month of July
Ivy - I don't like this name. I generally don't like names with English I's (Ay / Eye)
Mila - Too popular in my culture
Scarlet - Can't get past 'scar'. It's a no from me
Esther - Grandma name
Sabrina - Just not a nice name
Wren - Not nice, and hard to pronounce if you are not an English speaker
Eve - Another grandma name
Hazel - Don't know why, but I have always associated this name with witches. Literally every time I hear Hazel I think of witches

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