The Name Elimination Game

[Lilka]

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

All the winners so far have been boys names!

interesting.
i hadn't noticed that!

Does anybody mind if I start it off again?

Algernon
Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Gregor
Honor
Imogen
James
Keira
Lucas
Matthew
Natasha
Ophelia
Pandora
Quilla
Rae
Solomon
Timothy
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Xerxes
Yvaine
Zoe

Algernon, one of my least favourite names ever. 'Algy' is not a good nickname!

Also, may I replace Natasha with Niamh? We've already had Natasha (see first list).

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Gregor
Honor
Imogen
James
Keira
Lucas
Matthew
Niamh
Ophelia
Pandora
Quilla
Rae
Solomon
Timothy
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Xerxes
Yvaine
Zoe

Sorry yes! Thought I'd checked!

'fraid Keira's got to go - Keira Knightly gets on my tits.

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Gregor
Honor
Imogen
James
Lucas
Matthew
Niamh
Ophelia
Pandora
Quilla
Rae
Solomon
Timothy
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Xerxes
Yvaine
Zoe

Pandora's gone. Wasn't there an annoying Pandora in Adrian Mole?

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Gregor
Honor
Imogen
James
Lucas
Matthew
Niamh
Ophelia

Quilla
Rae
Solomon
Timothy
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Xerxes
Yvaine
Zoe

"All the winners so far have been boys names!"

I wonder if that's because there is more scope for girl's names to more "out there" and therefore more irritating to some people, whereas the majority of boys names tend to be a bit safer IMO.

Perhaps. Samuel, Zachary and Niall are reasonably safe, although Niall is a bit unusual. Maybe we should do 'themed' lists :) Eg, hippie names!

One of my DC's names was out early on these lists and the other did really well. The one that did best was the boy's name.

My mother found both names objectionable when we chose them!

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Gregor
Honor
Imogen
James
Lucas
Matthew
Niamh
Ophelia

Rae
Solomon
Timothy
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Xerxes
Yvaine
Zoe

Quilla is out - sounds a bit Harry Pottery

Adam
Genevieve
Jasmine
Lily
Rosa
Samuel

Bye, bye Adam. A nice name but a bit too biblical for me.

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Gregor
Honor
Imogen
James
Lucas
Matthew
Niamh
Ophelia

Rae
Solomon
Timothy
Uma
Vivien
Winona

Yvaine
Zoe

I got rid of Xerxes - ex boyfriend!

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen
James
Lucas
Matthew
Niamh
Ophelia
Rae
Solomon
Timothy
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Yvaine
Zoe

Getting rid of Gregor - too Mendel for my taste.

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen
James
Lucas
Matthew
Niamh
Ophelia
Solomon
Timothy
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Yvaine
Zoe

Getting shot of Rae. It's not a proper name and there is something quite middle aged about it.

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen
James
Lucas
Matthew
Niamh
Ophelia
Rae
Solomon
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Yvaine
Zoe

Timothy is gone, I always think it sounds a bit wet.

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen
James
Lucas
Matthew

Ophelia
Rae
Solomon
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Yvaine
Zoe

niamh is gone, i dislike it for no real reason

James has to go. It's so dull, I really can't understnd why it's so popular.

Beatrice
Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen

Lucas
Matthew

Ophelia

Solomon
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Yvaine
Zoe

Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen

Lucas
Matthew

Ophelia

Solomon
Uma
Vivien
Winona
Yvaine
Zoe

Bye Bye Beatrice - too "royal" for my liking

Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen

Lucas
Matthew

Ophelia

Uma
Vivien
Winona
Yvaine
Zoe

DD's name is on here, how exciting

Laters, Solomon. Grundy, born on a Monday.

Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen

Lucas
Matthew

Ophelia

Uma
Vivien
Winona

Zoe

Yvaine is gone. Is that even a name?

Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne
Honor
Imogen
Lucas
Matthew
Ophelia
Vivien
Winona
Zoe

Uma because when i lived near Germany all the Umas I knew (several) where frumpy overweight 50+ so nwo I see the name and that is all I can envision (not a good mental image)

Honor - reminds me of Americanized spellings like color.. Grrrr!

Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne

Imogen
Matthew
Ophelia
Vivien
Winona
Zoe