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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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ElephantsAndMiasmas · 02/10/2010 00:37

Catherine
Delphine
Elijah
Fearne

Imogen
Matthew
Ophelia

Winona
Zoe

Catherine is quite boring but at least Kate/Kitty are nice, so it has to be Vivien. It's one of those boy/girl names, you have to make your mouth into a catsbum to say it, and it's a bit like vivisection.

MrsMadWriggle · 02/10/2010 01:06

May I have another go please. Elijah has gone because Elijah Wood has those funny pointy ear thing going on.

Catherine
Delphine

Fearne

Imogen
Matthew
Ophelia

Winona
Zoe

SevenAgainstThebes · 02/10/2010 02:03

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ElephantsAndMiasmas · 02/10/2010 02:13

I can't just leave Winona sitting there - it's dreadful, redolent of shoplifters or some kind of window-cleaning product

Catherine
Delphine
Fearne
Imogen
Matthew

Zoe

mathanxiety · 02/10/2010 03:50

Catherine
Delphine
Fearne

Matthew

Zoe

Imogen; even worse than Fearne.

tummytickler · 02/10/2010 08:33

Catherine
Delphine
Fearne
Zoe

Matthew has gone - dull as dishwater and Matt is just awful imo.

nickelbabe · 02/10/2010 11:19

Delphine.
sounds like a 14th cenutry french queen

Catherine
Fearne
Zoe

Starberries · 02/10/2010 11:39

Getting rid of Fearne - think it sounds horribly old. Or reminds me of Fearne Cotton.

allyfe · 02/10/2010 11:52

Catherine needs to go. Too many when I grew up!

So the winner is

Zoe!

Haliborange · 02/10/2010 12:22

Ok, I have made another list. Hope noone minds! (Think they're all new but do replace any duplicates).

Amber
Basil
Carter
Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
James
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Ursula
Victoria
Wilhelmine
Xander
Ysabelle
Zuzanna

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 02/10/2010 12:54

Amber
Basil
Carter
Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
James
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Ursula
Victoria

Xander
Ysabelle
Zuzanna

Dumped Wilhelmine - sounds like a German cross-dresser.

Skyrg · 02/10/2010 13:12

We've had James - replacing with Jared.
Removing Basil - I associate it with a pig for unknown reasons.

Amber

Carter
Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
Jared
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Ursula
Victoria

Xander
Ysabelle
Zuzanna

nickelbabe · 02/10/2010 13:23

Zuzanna's gone, because it sounds made-up

Amber
Carter
Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
Jared
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Ursula
Victoria

Xander
Ysabelle

MentalFloss · 02/10/2010 14:05

Amber
Carter
Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
Jared
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria

Xander
Ysabelle

Ursula is gone - the villain from Little Mermaid!

Nancy66 · 02/10/2010 14:22

Amber
Carter
Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander
Ysabelle

taken out Jared - trailer trash name

mamaloco · 02/10/2010 14:27

Amber

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander
Ysabelle

Carter is a familly name, out.

tummytickler · 02/10/2010 14:38

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander
Ysabelle

Removed Amber - just dislike it - a bit 80's for me.

Francagoestohollywood · 02/10/2010 14:42

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Hector
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

Ysabelle, I really don't like it. Just because.

mayanna123 · 02/10/2010 15:13

Hector because the meaning of 'to hector' is not nice!

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Otto
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

rachel234 · 02/10/2010 15:15

Otto has to go because it is so old fashioned and uncool.

rachel234 · 02/10/2010 15:16

New list without Otto:

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Merle
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

seaturtle · 02/10/2010 16:13

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Rufus
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

Merle- It makes me think of blue merle- colour of a collie's coat!

MrsMadWriggle · 02/10/2010 16:23

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel
Kiah
Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

Bye Rufus (sounds like a dog's name to me.

nickelbabe · 02/10/2010 17:03

ooh, just saw Kiah - that doesn't sound like a real name either, and i can imagine it being spelled wrong all their life!

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Ishbel

Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

Fenouille · 02/10/2010 18:12

Ishbel please! Sounds like Isabelle had one too many...

Daphne
Eliora
Fabian
Germaine
Lisa
Nia
Ptolemy
Quinn
Serena
Toby
Victoria
Xander

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