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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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florencerusty · 11/10/2010 13:59

Pascal is gone - just a tad too pretentious

Lawrence
Uma

Fimbo · 11/10/2010 14:20

Dislike both but have to go with Uma more.

Lawrence

nickelbabe · 11/10/2010 15:09

so Lawrence wins!

Fimbo, would you like to take the floor?

Fimbo · 11/10/2010 17:01

NEW GAME

Atticus
Brenda
Calum
Dolly
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth
Linda
Malcolm

Nicole
Odin
Paul
Quenby
Russell
Stephanie
Toby
Ulrika
Vincent
Wanda
X? - stuck with X if anyone can fill in
Yan
Zain

florencerusty · 11/10/2010 17:08

Atticus
Brenda
Calum
Dolly
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth
Linda
Malcolm

Nicole
Odin
Paul
Quenby
Russell
Stephanie
Toby

Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

Ulrika because 1 is enough

MardyBra · 11/10/2010 17:29

Atticus
Brenda
Calum
Dolly
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth

Malcolm
Nicole
Odin
Paul
Quenby
Russell
Stephanie
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

Quite a nice selection this time - none that really stand out. Taken out Linda just because I can't see it on a baby really.

(Hope Dolly stays in, I used to have a lovely old Aunty Dolly - short for Dorothy)

kurlyvoice · 11/10/2010 18:20

Atticus
Calum
Dolly
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth
Malcolm
Nicole
Odin
Paul
Quenby
Russell
Stephanie
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

Removed Brenda because it seems so very middle aged to me! But some lovely other names (I've already got my list in a wordfile and only one was duplicated here!)

lazycow007 · 11/10/2010 19:03

Yuk Malcolm has to go - fusty old man's name!

Atticus
Calum
Dolly
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth

Nicole
Odin
Paul
Quenby
Russell
Stephanie
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

thell · 11/10/2010 19:52

Atticus
Callum
Dolly
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth
Nicole
Paul
Quenby
Russell
Stephanie
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

Tricky one, but I've taken out Odin.

SevenAgainstThebes · 11/10/2010 20:34

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Lilka · 11/10/2010 21:06

Unfortunately, I will have to disappoint. Dolly is out. Dorothy is great but Dolly not so much. Feel free to crucify me MardyBra!!

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth
Nicole
Paul

Russell
Stephanie
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

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bigbluebump · 11/10/2010 21:48

Russell has to go - sounds too much like Rüssel (trunk) in German.

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth
Nicole
Paul
Stephanie
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

MardyBra · 11/10/2010 23:21

Never mind Lilka - at least my feisty long departed Auntie Dolly was remembered fondly today!

mathanxiety · 12/10/2010 00:38

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth

Paul
Stephanie
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

Nicole screams '80s' to me (still cringing)

Starberries · 12/10/2010 10:54

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Grahm
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Kenneth
Paul
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

Stephanie does the same for me, math!

LifeOfKate · 12/10/2010 11:11

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Jacqueline
Paul
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

All the good names have been taken out!!! I'm going to have to remove Kenneth, a 60yo mans name, would be wrong to give it to a baby.

LifeOfKate · 12/10/2010 11:12

BTW, isn't it Dotty that is short for Dorothy and Dolly short for something entirely different?

LifeOfKate · 12/10/2010 11:14

I stand corrected, both Dolly and Dotty short for Dorothy! You learn something new every day :o

Fimbo · 12/10/2010 11:40

Dolly is short for Dolores.

FernieB · 12/10/2010 12:31

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Paul
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan
Zain

Removed Jacqueline - it's just too much of a mouthful.

pickledbabe · 12/10/2010 13:57

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Paul
Toby
Vincent
Wanda
Xander
Yan

Taken out Zain - sounds too much like Zany (and don't pick on Linda, that's my mummy's name!) Grin

BakewellTarts · 12/10/2010 14:33

Removed Wanda...not keen on fish Smile

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Paul
Toby
Vincent
Xander
Yan

frakkinstein · 12/10/2010 14:45

Atticus
Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Paul
Toby
Vincent
Xander

Removed Yan - dislike the spelling as I feel it should be Jan!

MardyBra · 12/10/2010 15:29

Callum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Paul
Toby
Vincent
Xander

Atticus has gone. Feels a bit "I'm trying so hard to be PC, I love To Kill a Mockingbird, don't you know".

My late Auntie Dolly was a Dorothy. They didn't have anything as exotic as Dolores in rural Dorset.

Fimbo · 12/10/2010 16:38

Calum
Ewan
Felicity
Graham
Henrietta
Ioan
Paul
Toby
Vincent
Xander

Reposting this list as my Calum only has one L in it!