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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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Namechangingwuss · 06/10/2010 22:13

Xenia - I haven't got a clue how to pronounce it.

Orla wins!

Nickelbabe's turn Grin

nickelbabe · 07/10/2010 12:05

I can't remember my list!

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Jacintha
Kieran
Loretta
Morwenna
Noam
Orpheus
Philippa
Questa
Rayne
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda
Zacchaeus

lazycow007 · 07/10/2010 12:14

Yey you have your list nickelbabe Smile

I will have to dispense with Orpheus as it just sounds too similar to awful. Also if Ishmael is still there in a few hours time i will be tempted to knock him off too - Sunday school teachings remind me of him too much and his rival lineage of Jacob Grin

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Jacintha
Kieran
Loretta
Morwenna
Noam

Philippa
Questa
Rayne
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda
Zacchaeus

LifeOfKate · 07/10/2010 13:25

Jacintha - I'm not even going to give a reason!

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Loretta
Morwenna
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Rayne
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda
Zacchaeus

nickelbabe · 07/10/2010 14:06

The list isn't exactly as I had it before - I wanted to pick names that noone else had, and these are pretty weird in general!
Am I allowed to delete from my own list or should I wait?

SubjunctiveMood · 07/10/2010 14:20

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Loretta
Morwenna
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Rayne
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

Zacchaeus reminded me of saccharine for some reason.

nickelbabe · 07/10/2010 14:22

Zacchaeus was the short tax collector who climbed up the tree so he could see jesus, and jesus went to his house fortea.

lazycow007 · 07/10/2010 14:23

Yes course you can nickelbabe it's your prerogative as the list writer!

tstar · 07/10/2010 14:27

Adam
Jasmine
Lily
Rosa
Samuel

Oh, I know a Genevieve baby, she dos'nt seem to be to happy at all!

lazycow007 · 07/10/2010 14:31

That is such an old list now tstar - think about 6 lists have been done since that one lol!

I know a Genevieve too and she is the happiest poppet ever! Also my best friend is Genevieve so I really like it! Smile

tstar · 07/10/2010 14:34

just read the old one! Oooppsss!!!!!!! have'nt done this in a while!!!!!!!!

tstar · 07/10/2010 14:37

Is'nt it funny, weird, annoying how a person can create a feeling in you, just from their name?

nickelbabe · 07/10/2010 14:46

tstar - do you want to pick a name to eliminate from this list?

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Loretta
Morwenna
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Rayne
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

:)
I'll go after you.

nickelbabe · 07/10/2010 17:12

no?

Okay, I'll go.

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Morwenna
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Rayne
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

Loretta's gone cos I hear it an american accent (lorrrredda)

fayc84 · 07/10/2010 17:15

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Rayne
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

Not keen on many of these but Morwenna seems the most offensive to me Wink

MardyBra · 07/10/2010 17:15

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Morwenna
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

Rayne rayne go away.....

MardyBra · 07/10/2010 17:16

x post. Morwenna and Rayne both now gone

Abelard
Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

nickelbabe · 07/10/2010 17:22

damn. Morwenna was one of my favourites!

Lonnie · 07/10/2010 19:28

Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Syrita
Tristan
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

Abelard has to go because all I hear is Lard

Lilka · 07/10/2010 20:34

Tristan - I like most of the names on the list the same, so i'll get rid if this one simply because we've had it already!

Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Fennella
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Syrita

Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

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mamaloco · 07/10/2010 20:40

I have issues, Fennella, Ishmael or Syrita HAVE to go! minnie mynie mo (sp?)
Fennela (fennel?)

Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn

Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Syrita

Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Xiao Chen
Yolanda

MuffinMouse · 07/10/2010 20:48

Xiao Chen has to go cause it sounds like a brand of dog food

Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran
Noam
Philippa
Questa
Syrita
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Yolanda

snoozathon · 07/10/2010 21:14

Noam - who'd call a child after a gnome?

Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Georgina
Hayley
Ishmael
Kieran

Philippa
Questa
Syrita
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Yolanda

lazycow007 · 07/10/2010 21:46

Okay Ishmael is def going, can't believe he has lasted so long!

Bronwen
Constantine
Delphine
Evelyn
Georgina
Hayley

Kieran

Philippa
Questa
Syrita
Ulysses
Vanessa
Winona
Yolanda

Nickelbabe - reading about what you said about Zacchaeus reminded me about a song i would sing in Sunday school, do you know it?

Zacchaeus was a very little man and a very little man was he,
He climbed into a sycamore tree for the saviour he wanted to see,
And when the saviour passed that way,he looked into the tree....
...and said,
Zacchaeus you come down, for i'm coming to your house for tea.

Okay nerd alert Blush

lazycow007 · 07/10/2010 21:46

goes and hides< Blush