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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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slipperthief · 13/10/2010 20:31

Eugene has to go, makes me cringe.

Carl
Davina
Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Paulette
Quinn
Rosetta
Tullulah
Ulysses
Vaunda
Willem
Xanthe
Yurich
Zariah

LifeOfKate · 13/10/2010 20:48

Paulette has to go, there really aren't any female versions of the name Paul which are nice.

Carl
Davina
Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Quinn
Rosetta
Tullulah
Ulysses
Vaunda
Willem
Xanthe
Yurich
Zariah

lazycow007 · 13/10/2010 21:28

Alas poor Yurich has to go...............

Carl
Davina
Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Quinn
Rosetta
Tullulah
Ulysses
Vaunda
Willem
Xanthe

Zariah

Galena · 13/10/2010 21:48

Davina has left the house!

Carl

Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Quinn
Rosetta
Tullulah
Ulysses
Vaunda
Willem
Xanthe
Zariah

(Out of interest, what happened to H in the original list?)

Starberries · 13/10/2010 23:23

Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Quinn
Rosetta
Tullulah
Ulysses
Vaunda
Willem
Xanthe
Zariah

Carl's out. Fusty name.

florencerusty · 14/10/2010 08:54

Vaunda???? Noooo bye bye
Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Quinn
Rosetta
Tullulah
Ulysses
Willem
Xanthe
Zariah

Italophil · 14/10/2010 11:02

Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Quinn
Rosetta

Ulysses
Willem
Xanthe
Zariah

Tullulah had to go :)

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pickledbabe · 14/10/2010 16:41

Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Ulysses
Willem
Xanthe
Zariah

Rosetta has gone.
can only hear it in an American accent.

pickledbabe · 14/10/2010 16:42

Starberries - i'm sure noone will mind if you put the next list up (but hurry when this one ends, cos they're very wiley...)
Wink

kurlyvoice · 14/10/2010 17:09

Ivor
Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Willem
Xanthe
Zariah

Ulysses has gone - just too cruel... Wink

MardyBra · 14/10/2010 17:15

Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Oram
Willem
Xanthe
Zariah

So many needing to go still. Ivor reminds me of Ivor the Engine in a comedy Welsh accent.

Starberries · 14/10/2010 18:20

Getting rid of Oram, sounds like Oral Confused

Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Willem
Xanthe
Zariah

Lilka · 14/10/2010 19:04

Willem, because I still only see willie in my head when I see it!

Johanna
Liam
Natalie
Xanthe
Zariah

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mathanxiety · 14/10/2010 19:20

Johanna
Liam

Xanthe
Zariah

Natalie, because I prefer Natalia.

jenniferturkington · 14/10/2010 19:34

Johanna

Xanthe
Zariah

Liam's gone as it reminds me of 'Our Liam' in Shameless.

BakewellTarts · 14/10/2010 20:18

Sorry I dislike ALL that are left but removing Zariah as the most objectionable (sorry to anyone who loves it).

Johanna
Xanthe

zenon · 14/10/2010 20:27

Jphanna is lovely but has to go because Xanthe is the best name ever.[apart from my own DDs]

Lilka · 14/10/2010 22:03

Amity
Bianca
Cherry
Dominique
Emily
Finlay
Gemma
Heather
Iris
Jamilah
Kaitlynn
Lucas
Marissa
Nina
Oona
Peony
Reverie
Savannah
Taylor

As you can see I've missed off 7 letters that I can't think of names for that won't be repeated

Everyone join in! :)

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Lilka · 14/10/2010 22:06

I've repeated Oona oops!! Never mind, i'm sure someone will get rid of it :)

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KatnKankles · 14/10/2010 23:03

Amity
Bianca
Cherry
Dominique
Emily
Finlay
Gemma
Heather
Iris
Jamilah

Lucas
Marissa
Nina
Orville
Peony
Reverie
Savannah
Taylor
Ulysses
Venus
Wallace

Hope you don't mind me adding a couple and changing Oona :o

Kaitlynn has to go due to crimes against spelling

KatnKankles · 14/10/2010 23:04

Aghh ignore Ulysses Blush

MardyBra · 15/10/2010 00:48

Amity
Bianca
Cherry
Dominique
Emily
Finlay
Gemma
Heather
Iris
Jamilah
Lucas
Marissa
Nina
Peony
Reverie
Savannah
Taylor
Venus
Wallace

Orville the green duck has gone. Took out Ulysses too as per last post.

mathanxiety · 15/10/2010 04:36

Amity
Bianca
Cherry
Dominique
Emily
Finlay
Gemma
Heather
Iris
Jamilah
Lucas
Marissa
Nina
Peony
Reverie
Savannah

Venus
Wallace

Bye bye Taylor, you're even worse than Reverie.

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