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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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Cortina · 04/10/2010 17:00

Isn't Lorian a car? Or was that Delorian? Either way it must go......

LaDiDaDi · 04/10/2010 16:41

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

Away with Suraya.

nickelbabe · 04/10/2010 16:16

it does rhyme :)

MrsMadWriggle · 04/10/2010 16:07

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

Bye Bye Kyai (think that rhymes but I'm not sure of the pronunciation). Sounds like a car imported from the Far East

nickelbabe · 04/10/2010 15:53

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

Xiomara's gone. it sounds like a toilet cleaner

Haliborange · 04/10/2010 15:13

Taking out Dora for Cortina.

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Norah
Oona
Peter
Suraya
Violet
Xiomara
Zaria

Haliborange · 04/10/2010 15:12

Truly is out. It is not a name, surely? And if it is, so are pleasantly, slowly, clearly, stupidly and grumpily.

Xpost soory

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian

Norah
Oona
Peter

Suraya

Violet
Xiomara
Zaria

Cortina · 04/10/2010 14:44

Dora has to go she's a pensioner or our explorer friend.

TheCakeDiet · 04/10/2010 14:19

.

mamaloco · 04/10/2010 13:36

Xpost soory

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian

Norah
Oona
Peter

Suraya
Truly
Violet
Xiomara
Zaria

mamaloco · 04/10/2010 13:28

rabia sounds like a rabid bunny

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Marie-Claire
Norah
Oona
Peter

Suraya
Truly
Violet
Xiomara
Zaria

nickelbabe · 04/10/2010 13:25

sorry! x-posts!

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Norah
Oona
Peter
Rabia
Suraya
Truly
Violet
Xiomara
Zaria

with the last two subtractions.

nickelbabe · 04/10/2010 13:25

it does a bit, doesn't it!! It was a real name, though! Grin

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Norah
Oona
Peter
Questa
Rabia
Suraya
Truly
Violet
Xiomara
Zaria

I'm taking out Marie-Claire, because it's a Magazine.

MuffinMouse · 04/10/2010 13:22

Questa has gone 'cause it sounds like an airline

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Marie-Claire
Norah
Oona
Peter

Rabia
Suraya
Truly
Violet
Xiomara
Zaria

MrsMadWriggle · 04/10/2010 12:30

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Marie-Claire
Norah
Oona
Peter
Questa
Rabia
Suraya
Truly
Violet
Xiomara
Zaria

Ujana has gone because it sounds like something Vic and Bob say to the Dove from Above

lazycow007 · 04/10/2010 12:02

Okay well Walker is a surname imo so that has to go leaving:

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Marie-Claire
Norah
Oona
Peter
Questa
Rabia
Suraya
Truly
Ujana
Violet

Xiomara

Zaria

smother · 04/10/2010 11:33

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Marie-Claire
Norah
Oona
Peter
Questa
Rabia
Suraya
Truly
Ujana
Violet
Walker
Xiomara

Zaria

Okay, good for getting going... so I better take out Yanka because it rhymes with, well, you know what.

nickelbabe · 04/10/2010 11:16

let's add the missing letters then!

Dora
Eleanor
Florence
India
Kyai
Lorian
Norah
Oona
Questa
Rabia
Ujana
Walker
Xiomara
Yanka

So now the list is (taken out letter duplicates too):

Allegra
Barnaby
Clement
Dora
Eleanor
Florence
Guy
Helena
India
Julia
Kyai
Lorian
Marie-Claire
Norah
Oona
Peter
Questa
Rabia
Suraya
Truly
Ujana
Violet
Walker
Xiomara
Yanka
Zaria

sophiesmummie · 04/10/2010 10:28

Yes, a lot of lovely letters missing: D, E, F, G, I, K, L, N, O, Q, R, U, W, X, Z....

MrsMadWriggle · 03/10/2010 23:14

Er - I thought it was supposed to be one of each letter of the alphabet?

MuffinMouse · 03/10/2010 22:57

Here's another list - can I have a turn please? Might help DH decide on something!

Adam
Allegra
Barnaby
Caspar
Cameron
Clement
Guy
Helena
Jaspar
Julia
Marianna
Marie-Claire
Morten
Peter
Serena
Sylvie
Suraya
Truly
Violet
Zaria

BakewellTarts · 03/10/2010 21:52

I'll eliminate Elias too biblical and besides Georgia is DD1s best friend a very sweet girl so I like the name Smile

rachel234 · 03/10/2010 21:20

Well, I'll eliminate Xavier because of the difficulty in pronounciation (Ksavier vs Zavier).

Elias
Georgia

Lilka · 03/10/2010 21:17

OOpps
I mean

Elias
Georgia
Xavier

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Lilka · 03/10/2010 21:17

Hazel, had to read Molly Moon to DD and there is this really mean bully in it called Hazel..

Elias
Georgia
Patrick
Xavier

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