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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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thebrightside · 02/10/2010 22:22

Janna is gone, sounds made up

adelaide
bryony
cerys
damon
elias
falon
georgia
hazel
ivor

kyle
laila
mallory
noah
opal
patrick
quinlan
riley
seren
tyler
ulysses
victor
willis
xavier
yves
zan

morgan55 · 02/10/2010 22:18

ok, here goes (i love this game!!)

adelaide
bryony
cerys
damon
elias
falon
georgia
hazel
ivor
janna
kyle
laila
mallory
noah
opal
patrick
quinlan
riley
seren
tyler
ulysses
victor
willis
xavier
yves
zane

morgan55 · 02/10/2010 22:06

daphne wins! shall i start another list??

taffetacat · 02/10/2010 21:49

pmsl @ earlyriser

taffetacat · 02/10/2010 21:47

I love Daffers so laters Victoria

morgan55 · 02/10/2010 21:37

Daphne

Victoria

eliora is gone as i really don't like the sound of it

5inthebed · 02/10/2010 21:07

Daphne
Eliora
Victoria

Toby has gone, it's a dogs name.

telsa · 02/10/2010 21:00

Nia - sounds like part of the name has gone missing.

Daphne
Eliora

Toby
Victoria

earlyriser · 02/10/2010 20:35

Quinn, too much like Quim Grin

Daphne
Eliora

Nia

Toby
Victoria

allyfe · 02/10/2010 20:24

xpost

Daphne
Eliora

Nia
Quinn

Toby
Victoria

allyfe · 02/10/2010 20:24

Serena is off. Just not keen (was surprised at myself that I was less keen on that than Daphne!

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian

Nia
Quinn

Toby
Victoria

LaDiDaDi · 02/10/2010 20:22

Fabian is off, makes me think of Fablon!

Daphne
Eliora
Nia
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria

thebrightside · 02/10/2010 20:13

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian

Nia
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria

Lisa is off. Was the name of my horrible ex boss when I was 16!

Lonnie · 02/10/2010 19:41

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Lisa
Nia
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria

Germaine is off because it sounds like everything but a name (german flower bad spelling of jeromy Herman)

Haliborange · 02/10/2010 19:16

Grin Nickel. Kiah was a girl at school and Zuzanna is my cleaner (from Cz Rep!). Not made up at all, I promise!

BakewellTarts · 02/10/2010 19:14

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Lisa
Nia
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria

This is the 21st century not the first Ptolemy has to go.

mathanxiety · 02/10/2010 19:03

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria

(sorry, wrecked the list by erasing Ptolemy instead of Xander -- all's well now)

mathanxiety · 02/10/2010 19:02

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Lisa
Nia

Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

Xander is a no-brainer here

Fenouille · 02/10/2010 18:12

Ishbel please! Sounds like Isabelle had one too many...

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

nickelbabe · 02/10/2010 17:03

ooh, just saw Kiah - that doesn't sound like a real name either, and i can imagine it being spelled wrong all their life!

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel

Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

MrsMadWriggle · 02/10/2010 16:23

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

Bye Rufus (sounds like a dog's name to me.

seaturtle · 02/10/2010 16:13

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

Merle- It makes me think of blue merle- colour of a collie's coat!

rachel234 · 02/10/2010 15:16

New list without Otto:

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

rachel234 · 02/10/2010 15:15

Otto has to go because it is so old fashioned and uncool.

mayanna123 · 02/10/2010 15:13

Hector because the meaning of 'to hector' is not nice!

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander