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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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ElGee · 20/10/2010 02:12

Ohhh can I join in?! Smile

Taking Poppy out, I once owned a rabbit called Poppy!

Samuel
Zoe
Georgia
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe

Spookberries · 19/10/2010 22:51

Oh sad there's no confused halloween face [hgrin]

Spookberries · 19/10/2010 22:51

Getting rid of Orla, really not sure how that ended up as a winner [hconfused]

Samuel
Zoe
Georgia
Poppy
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe

Nancy66 · 19/10/2010 22:30

Zachary gone - stacie from X Factor last year had a kid called that - enough to put me off

Samuel
Zoe
Georgia
Poppy
Orla
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe

pigindisguise · 19/10/2010 22:27

x posts smother, here it is with Finlay gone too

Samuel
Zachary
Zoe
Georgia
Poppy
Orla
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe

pigindisguise · 19/10/2010 22:26

Evelyn has to go, just don't like it, and it would probably get shortened to yet another Evie Biscuit

Samuel
Zachary
Zoe
Georgia
Poppy
Orla
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe
Finlay

smother · 19/10/2010 22:25

It's a close call but I'll say bye bye to Finlay just because there are so many Fins around, the name has lost it's shine for me

Samuel
Zachary
Zoe
Georgia
Poppy
Orla
Evelyn
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe

poppydaisy · 19/10/2010 22:05

Helena has to go, as I never know how to prononce it - He-LAY-na or HELL-ena....

Samuel
Zachary
Zoe
Georgia
Poppy
Orla
Evelyn
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe
Finlay

MardyBra · 19/10/2010 22:01

Oh I like the idea of "the best of the best".

Samuel
Zachary
Zoe
Georgia
Helena
Poppy
Orla
Evelyn
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe
Finlay

Don't know how Elias got on that list, so gone.

Galena · 19/10/2010 21:25

Samuel
Zachary

Zoe
Georgia
Helena
Poppy
Orla
Evelyn
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe
Finlay
Elias

Niall goes - taught one once who was horrid!

LetThereBeRock · 19/10/2010 20:45

Samuel
Zachary
Niall
Zoe
Georgia
Helena
Poppy
Orla
Evelyn
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe
Finlay
Elias

I'll get rid of Daphne. It's a horrid,ugly name.

Lilka · 19/10/2010 20:40

Its getting a bit difficult to think of names now, so I to give people more time I have gone throuh the thread and picked out all the wining names.. so we can play with them and pick the big winner so far!!

We've played 15 games so far which is pretty good going!!

Samuel
Zachary
Niall
Zoe
Daphne
Georgia
Helena
Poppy
Orla
Evelyn
Lawrence
Vincent
Xanthe
Finlay
Elias

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FimboBBINGFORAPPLES · 19/10/2010 17:49

I have had 2 turns so leave the floor open for someone else.

FimboBBINGFORAPPLES · 19/10/2010 17:49

Dislike both but Isaiah more.

Winners is Elias!

frakkinstein · 19/10/2010 16:18

Or even!

Elias
Isiah

Galena · 19/10/2010 16:17

No it's not - Freddie went, so it's between:

Elias
Isaiah

frakkinstein · 19/10/2010 16:15

x posts

Freddie
Isaiah

Between those 2 now!

frakkinstein · 19/10/2010 16:13

Elias
Freddie
Isaiah

Asher's out - reminds me of that song 'a brimful of asha'!

Galena · 19/10/2010 16:12

Freddie goes - Just don't like it much.

Asher
Elias
Isaiah

JamaicaGeisha · 19/10/2010 14:10

Asher
Elias
Freddie
Isaiah

Caleb is gone, I hate it!

minipie · 19/10/2010 14:03

Asher
Caleb
Elias
Freddie
Isaiah

Donovan has to go - makes me think 70s singer, or Jason...

FimboBBINGFORAPPLES · 19/10/2010 13:49

Pierce - because my dad is friends with one and he is a weirdy bloke.

Asher
Caleb
Donovan
Elias
Freddie
Isaiah

YorkshireTeaDrinker · 19/10/2010 13:46

Gianna is out - sounds like a make of kitchen gadget!

Asher
Caleb
Donovan
Elias
Freddie
Isaiah
Pierce

MardyBra · 19/10/2010 00:05

Asher
Caleb
Donovan
Elias
Freddie
Gianna
Isaiah
Pierce

Seren sounds like some sort of nerve gas.

Spookberries · 18/10/2010 22:28

BUMP - come on folks Grin