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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

OP posts:
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MuffinMouse · 05/10/2010 17:20

Kirk to the Enterprise, come in Enterpise...Gone!

Anastasia
Bridie
Cody
Dexter
Elsie
Hattie
Iola
jasmine
Lottie
Nia
Octavia
Poppy
Rosy
Thomas
Una
Victoria
William
Xanthe
Yvonne
Zara

nickelbabe · 05/10/2010 15:23

Quentin's gone - talking of cars (like Quentin who used to present Top Gear)

Anastasia
Bridie
Cody
Dexter
Elsie
Hattie
Iola
jasmine
Kirk
Lottie
Nia
Octavia
Poppy
Rosy
Thomas
Una
Victoria
William
Xanthe
Yvonne
Zara

mopsyflopsy · 05/10/2010 13:37

Garth has to go, sounds too comical Grin

Anastasia
Bridie
Cody
Dexter
Elsie
Hattie
Iola
jasmine
Kirk
Lottie
Nia
Octavia
Poppy
Quentin
Rosy
Thomas
Una
Victoria
William
Xanthe
Yvonne
Zara

SulisMum · 05/10/2010 13:19

Taken out Susana because it feels misspelt that way

Anastasia
Bridie
Cody
Dexter
Elsie
Garth
Hattie
Iola
jasmine
Kirk
Lottie
Nia
Octavia
Poppy
Quentin
Rosy

Thomas
Una
Victoria
William
Xanthe
Yvonne
Zara

BessieBoots · 05/10/2010 13:11

Mason must go, because it reminds me of secret handshakes.

Anastasia
Bridie
Cody
Dexter
Elsie

Garth
Hattie
Iola
jasmine
Kirk
Lottie

Nia
Octavia
Poppy
Quentin
Rosy
Susana
Thomas
Una
Victoria
William
Xanthe
Yvonne
Zara

ShadeofViolet · 05/10/2010 13:09

Finola has to go as it remind me too much of Granola.

Anastasia
Bridie
Cody
Dexter
Elsie

Garth
Hattie
Iola
jasmine
Kirk
Lottie
Mason
Nia
Octavia
Poppy
Quentin
Rosy
Susana
Thomas
Una
Victoria
William
Xanthe
Yvonne
Zara

lazycow007 · 05/10/2010 13:06

How about a new list:

Anastasia
Bridie
Cody
Dexter
Elsie
Finola
Garth
Hattie
Iola
jasmine
Kirk
Lottie
Mason
Nia
Octavia
Poppy
Quentin
Rosy
Susana
Thomas
Una
Victoria
William
Xanthe
Yvonne
Zara

Starberries · 05/10/2010 12:01

Eleanor is too common.

Helena is the winner!

allyfe · 05/10/2010 10:27

Peter has gone for the same reason

Eleanor
Helena

Nancy66 · 05/10/2010 10:17

Eleanor
Helena
Peter

removed Julia - it's dull

mamaloco · 05/10/2010 07:38

Allegra sounds like a mean sister of cinderella or "the devil wears prada"...

Eleanor
Helena
Julia
Peter

MrsMadWriggle · 04/10/2010 23:29

Allegra
Eleanor
Helena
Julia
Peter

Sorry Clement - you will always be associated with Mr Freud and that strange looking dog

SevenAgainstThebes · 04/10/2010 22:54

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mopsyflopsy · 04/10/2010 21:36

Florence has to go because its nicknames aren't nice - Flo (flea in German) or Flossie (reminds me of dental floss...)

Allegra
Clement
Eleanor
Helena
Julia
Peter
Violet

BakewellTarts · 04/10/2010 21:02

Sorry but Norah has to go...batty name.

Allegra
Clement
Eleanor
Florence
Helena
Julia
Peter
Violet

lazycow007 · 04/10/2010 19:56

pmsl at muffinmouse's oona,dos,tres Grin

MuffinMouse · 04/10/2010 19:48

Oona, dos, tres - has to go, couldn't do it to the poor bean

Allegra
Clement
Eleanor
Florence

Helena

Julia
Norah

Peter
Violet

lazycow007 · 04/10/2010 19:44

Oooo thanks haliborange in that case as hallowe'en and bonfire night is coming up then Guy is the one to go - though if anyone wants to give me a penny for it i may be persueded to reinstate it Grin

Allegra
Clement
Eleanor
Florence

Helena

Julia
Norah
Oona
Peter
Violet

Haliborange · 04/10/2010 19:34

Grin - no, t'was the car thing.

(anyway, I reckon noone really minds if you take a couple of turns!)

infin · 04/10/2010 19:34

India is out. Love the country but not as a name.

Allegra
Clement
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena

Julia
Norah
Oona
Peter
Violet

lazycow007 · 04/10/2010 19:08

I had already omitted a name from this list several posts back haliborange so didn't think it fair i take another go if that is what you were refering to by pots and kettles Grin

Lilka · 04/10/2010 19:02

Out with Barnaby, it sounds quite a drippy name to me:

Allegra

Clement
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Norah
Oona
Peter
Violet

OP posts:
Haliborange · 04/10/2010 18:56

Funny you say that, Lazycow, I was just musing on pots and kettles!

However, for the same reason I am binning Zaria, which also sounds like a make of car. Something enormous and lumbering which you have to get once you have 3 or more children.

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Norah
Oona
Peter
Violet

lazycow007 · 04/10/2010 18:18

Funny you should say that cortina
um cortina is a car Smile or was when i was a kid anyway, made by Ford!

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Norah
Oona
Peter
Violet
Zaria

Do people just not get that they have to copy and pasted the list!

nickelbabe · 04/10/2010 17:08

no! Lorian is my favourite on the list!! It means Moon Maiden. I think it's cornish.

and you have to type out the listwith your chosen name omitted.

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