The Name Elimination Game.

[SarahScot]

Does anyone else find naming their baby massively stressful rather than a fun experience?

DH and I have gone through the baby name book and written a long list of possibilities. Tried to include everything that seemed even remotely attractive to us.

So, here's the game - remove the name that you like the least and repost the list. WIll be interesting (to me at least!) what we're left with.

Layla
Esme
Ava
Edie
Marnie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Annie
Emma
Lola
Beth
Hazel
Holly
Callie
Carys
Camilla
Leia
Rosie
Maeve
Maggie
Sally
Phoebe
Sadie

Ava
Edie
Marnie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Annie
Emma
Beth
Hazel
Holly
Callie
Carys
Rosie
Maeve
Phoebe

Leia goes - too much spelling/pronounciation confusion potential

Ava
Edie
Marnie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Annie
Emma
Holly
Callie
Carys
Rosie
Maeve
Phoebe

Took our Hazel... too old ladyish for me.

Ava
Edie
Marnie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Annie
Emma
Holly
Carys
Rosie
Maeve
Phoebe

removed Callie as it's got to be short for something

Ava
Edie
Marnie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Annie
Emma
Holly
Carys
Rosie
Phoebe

removed maeve - just reminds me of Maeve Bincy and that's all wrong for a newborn?

Removed Ava - it's quite nice butextremely popular ATM

Edie
Marnie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Annie
Emma
Holly
Carys
Rosie
Phoebe

(when put together with Eve/Eva/Evie)

Edie
Marnie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Annie
Emma
Holly
Carys
Rosie

Phoebe has gone- Too greedy with the vowels...

Edie
Marnie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Emma
Holly
Carys
Rosie

Annie is gone.. Anna good, Annie not

This is getting so exciting - my favourites are still left! At this rate it might just be you lot that really do name my DD.

Thanks ladies

Oh, and I love Anna too, but my best friend already has an Anna.

Edie
Anya
Lily
Orla
Emma
Holly
Carys
Rosie

Took off Marnie. It's not as pretty as your other choices and stood out in the list for me :)

Edie
Anya
Orla
Emma
Holly
Carys
Rosie

Removed Lily, too popular.

Orla
Emma
Holly
Carys
Rosie

Removed Anya. Just have never liked that name, for some reason!

Orla
Emma
Holly
Rosie

Removed Carys. Too old fashion.

My name is Laura and I'm new.

Orla, Emma and Rosie are all gorgeous :)

(Sorry, that doesn't help)

Emma
Rosie

Have always disliked Orla.

Removed Emma, know too many in my generation, from school, work collegues etc

Rosie?

Last five from round 1 were

Ava
Lily
Annie
Emma
Rosie

Still not made a final decision, but this game has really helped me focus on which from the list I like the best. I think my current favourites are:

Ava (but probably too popular)
Rosie (but is MIL's name and don't want her to think baby is named after her!!)
Orla
Anya

Thanks everyone!

Anyone else got a list so we can play more? I love this game!