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The Name Elimination Game

593 replies

Lilka · 29/09/2010 19:08

This is quite an interesting game to play - try it!!

You get a list of one name for each letter of the alphabet. Can be either boy or girl names.

The next person to post eliminates the name they like the least, and states why they eliminated it (please no nasty insults here e.g. that name is disgusting). Copy the modified list under you eliminated name so the next poster can follow on.

This then continues until there is only one name left, whuch is the winning name.

Then you can start a new list off with completely different names. Hopefully may give people some new name ideas. After a couple of rounds we may have to eliminate certain letters of the alphabet that are hard to find names for :)

Here is the list:

Adam
Brandon
Caden
Darrell
Elijah
Faith
Genevieve
Harriet
Isla
Jasmine
Katie
Lily
Marcus
Natasha
Oliver
Persephone
Queenie
Rosa
Samuel
Tristan
Ursula
Vanessa
Wendy
Xavier
Yarjelis
Zara

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MrsMadWriggle · 06/10/2010 17:52

"Nun-Neh" - I've heard that as a euphemism for fanjo in the past.

Lonnie · 06/10/2010 17:33

laughs reading everyones comments I went for names that are fairly unusual

and no Nynne is not pronounced like the german for no it is actually danish for humming and YES I knew a girl named it once
you say it Nuh-Neh

All of the names on there are people I have known whom I have thought Oh thats a bit unusual (apart from 2 or 3 that I just plain dont like myself lol)

morgan55 · 06/10/2010 17:30

Albert
Bertram

Leonora
Magnus
Orla
Quintin
Ronald
Ursula

Xenia

so many truly awful names on this list, but i do think willhelmina needs to go the most......

allyfe · 06/10/2010 17:01

Not self employed, but 'working from home' before maternity starts... so for the sake of speed I'm going to sneak in with go number 2!

Albert
Bertram

Leonora
Magnus
Orla
Quintin
Ronald
Ursula
Willhelmina
Xenia

Herman has to go, will ALWAYS be Herman Munster!

MrsMadWriggle · 06/10/2010 16:49

Albert
Bertram
Herman
Leonora
Magnus
Orla
Quintin
Ronald
Ursula
Willhelmina
Xenia

Another self-employed one who should be doing something more useful here. Off you go Yrsa.

wheelsonthefeckingbus · 06/10/2010 15:57

Albert
Bertram
Herman

Leonora
Magnus
Orla
Quintin
Ronald
Ursula

Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

Victor (Meldrew)'s gone. Also Inger went earlier i think

Starberries · 06/10/2010 15:28

Albert
Bertram
Herman
Inger
Leonora
Magnus
Orla
Quintin
Ronald
Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

Bye bye Douglas.

Pasiphae · 06/10/2010 14:32

Albert
Bertram

Douglas
Herman
Inger
Leonora
Magnus
Orla
Quintin
Ronald
Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

Connor, because I now know several and it lost its vcharm.

Nancy66 · 06/10/2010 14:02

Seamus gone - just don't like it.

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas
Herman
Inger
Leonora
Magnus
Orla
Quintin
Ronald
Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

nickelbabe · 06/10/2010 13:25

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas

Herman
Inger
Leonora
Magnus
Orla

Quintin
Ronald
Seamus

Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

jesisisisisisisisia has gone - too hard to spell!

(i have just done 47 pages of sifting through sales to find vatable items to list for my vat return - lazycow, you are a bad influence, making me feel the need to do work! )

smother · 06/10/2010 13:25

oh nickebabe, poor you! so, next time it'll definitely be your turn to go first, it's official! (if you can recover from having deleted it..).

To speed up the process I'll nip in and have another turn. Bye bye Inger, I spy bullying potential as this name rhymes with Minger.

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas

Herman

Jesisiah
Kissia
Leonora
Magnus
Orla

Quintin
Ronald
Seamus

Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

allyfe · 06/10/2010 13:23

Kissia - just NO!

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas

Herman
Inger
Jesisiah

Leonora
Magnus
Orla

Quintin
Ronald
Seamus

Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

lazycow007 · 06/10/2010 13:18

Yuk Nynne has to go (is it pronounced like the German word for no?) Very odd list i agree, lots of olde names on there!

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas

Herman
Inger
Jesisiah
Kissia
Leonora
Magnus
Orla

Quintin
Ronald
Seamus

Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

Nicklebabe - i am self employed too but still have a certain amount of work i need to finish before school pick up lol. Does mean i can have lots of coffee n girly chats if i need to.

jcp123 · 06/10/2010 12:58

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas

Herman
Inger
Jesisiah
Kissia
Leonora
Magnus
Nynne
Orla

Quintin
Ronald
Seamus

Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

an odd list, bye bye Patricia

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 06/10/2010 12:42

Sorry x-posts:

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas

Herman
Inger
Jesisiah
Kissia
Leonora
Magnus
Nynne
Orla
Patricia
Quintin
Ronald
Seamus

Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

nickelbabe · 06/10/2010 12:41

argh! I just copied Lonnie's list and now i've lost mine!!
:( :( :( :(

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 06/10/2010 12:40

Cheerio Egbert, no-one wants to be called Eggy all their life.

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas

Herman
Inger
Jesisiah
Kissia
Leonora
Magnus
Nynne
Orla
Patricia
Quintin
Ronald
Seamus
Thomasina
Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa
Zoey

nickelbabe · 06/10/2010 12:38

I can't believe that!!!!
I just spent ages and ages and ages typing my list!!!!!

So, it's Lonnie's list is it?

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas
Egbert
Herman
Inger
Jesisiah
Kissia
Leonora
Magnus
Nynne
Orla
Patricia
Quintin
Ronald
Seamus

Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa

Zoey's gone - you don't spell it like that!

smother · 06/10/2010 12:36

oops, overlap. you beat us to it Lonnie, Nickel and my lists will have to wait....

So many dodgey names to expunge on the below but I'll have to go for Thomasina because, unlike many examples, the female version of the name Thomas is uglier than the male version. Bye bye Thomasina or shall I call you Tom (??erk) for short?

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas
Egbert
Herman
Inger
Jesisiah
Kissia
Leonora
Magnus
Nynne
Orla
Patricia
Quintin
Ronald
Seamus

Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa
Zoey

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 06/10/2010 12:36

oh no - you wait ages for a list and then two etc

You go first.

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 06/10/2010 12:35

Ambrose
Benedict
Cady
Elliot
Finn
Gerard
Harrison
Iona
Jannifer
Kitty
Luka
Marlowe
Nell
Oriana
Perran
Quintus
Rohan
Stefan
Troilus
Urbano
Valentine
Willoughby
Xenon
Yoann
Zosia

smother · 06/10/2010 12:33

oh no, Poppy won! Elsie is sooooo much nicer! Nevermind... waiting for your list nickelbabe, but may have to compose one myself when I get a moment

Lonnie · 06/10/2010 12:32

Ok new set lol

Albert
Bertram
Connor
Douglas
Egbert
Herman
Inger
Jesisiah
Kissia
Leonora
Magnus
Nynne
Orla
Patricia
Quintin
Ronald
Seamus
Thomasina
Ursula
Victor
Willhelmina
Xenia
Yrsa
Zoey

nickelbabe · 06/10/2010 12:28

that's why i like being self-employed - moone to check up on me!
might do my VAT return soon, though....

I'll have a think, see if i can compile one before anyone beats me to it!
(beware there might be duplicates...)

lazycow007 · 06/10/2010 11:59

I did the last list so do you fancy a go?

I am suppose to be working but keep sneaking off to check on my threads so i prob won't be on again for a few hours now. We obviously have similar interests or sense of humour - either that or we are mad stalkers

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