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Guessing Game V

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finallychangedmyusername · 26/12/2020 11:10

Guessing game V!

Merry twixmas! Xmas Grin

We have reached thread 5(!) of the baby names Guessing Game.

This was the (brilliant) brain child of @scotstar back in March 2018. Smile

All are welcome, rules of this game are pretty straightforward - someone describes a name. Whoever solves the clues is then in charge of describing the next name. Simple! Make the clues as fiendish or straightforward as you like. Grin

Previous threads are here:

1:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3189874-guessing-game

2:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3207745-Guessing-game-II

3:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3262724-Guessing-game-III

4: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3575967-Guessing-game-IV?pg=1

Names described so far just as an FYI (it's fine to repeat them, just for info):

Andrew, Serafina, Eli, Verity, Juliet, Agatha, Phoebe, Frances, Rebecca, Thomas, Cecilia, Leonard, Bianca, Donald, Peter, Niamh, Lucifer, Demelza, Nevaeh, Alexander, Christopher, Miranda, William, Robert, Jack, Jude, Rachel, Margaret, Basil, Hyacinth, Aurora, Jessamine, Nicola, Kerry, Susan, Seren, Julia, Meredith, Bernard, Arthur, Ross, Blanche, Amy, Alicia, Stephen/Steven, Talitha/Tabitha, Ruth, Noah, Rowan, Lucille, Kit, Alice, Lydia, Beatrice, Mary, Jennifer, Keith, Aurelia, Aram, Oliver, Anouk, Heidi, Seth, Rose, Herbert, Sadie, Florence, Niall, Primrose, Ellis, Jordi, Hannah, Hermione, Johnny, Angelina, Frieda, Adam, Gandalf, Poppy, Hazel, Jane, Afton, Susan, Roxanne, Barbara, Stewart/Stuart, Philomena, Isaac, Rufus, Elsa, Morris/Maurice, Ken, Iona, Mark, Roger, Wilfred, Darren, Geraldine, Pascal, Harriet, Russell, Alfred, Nora, Scott, Enid, Jonathan, Nelly, Arlo, Pearl, Beverley, Dana, Toby, Clifford, Cecilia, Lisa, Tallulah, Liam, Declan, Kenneth, George, Rayna, Kezia, Annika, Chantilly, Quinn, Sally, Cornelius, Darcy/Darcie, Peter, Nina, Gabrielle, Marcus, Bruce, Rod, Joshua, Luke, Eve, Belle, Sabrina, Ariadne, David, Martin, Theresa, Breda, Nicodemus, Samuel, Hector, Shiloh, Phryne, Gordon, Cora, Gregory, Aurora, Meghan, Dermot, Paige, Urban, Carter, Ludovic, Harvey, Kristin, Laurence, Cecil, Richard, Penelope, Deborah, Felicity, Melanie, Owen/Owain, Caroline/Carrie, Abigail, Esmeralda, Christabel, Aneurin, Earl, Christine, Clare/Clair/Claire, Jeremy, Tina, Aria, Byron, Patrick, Casper, Imogen, Victoria, Percy, Jean, Sterling, Belinda, Jared, Yael/Jael, Sarah, Scarlett, Zoe, Elspeth, Holly, Gene, Ruth, Sylvester, Erwin, Gladys, Bethany, Fabian, Damian, Helen, Autumn, Venus, Hayley, Ferdinand, Michael, Portia, Katy, Linus, Timothy, Viola, Jacob, Holly, Donna, Ivy, Kevin, Clarence, Nicholas/Nick, Howard, Natalie, Naomi, Max, Calliope, Aaron, Yolanda, Adelaide, Edie, Oscar, Olivia, Charlotte, Morag, Sebastian, Stacey/Stacie, Matthew/Matt, Cameron, Theresa, Jeremy, Simon, Edward, Stanley, Flora, Daisy, Polly, Asher, Douglas, Solomon, Dan/Daniel, Louise, Regan, Viola, Petra, Rupert, Dougal, Geoffrey, Tamar, Hector, Julian, Austin, Cheryl/Sheryl, Emily, Bobby, Felicity, Joel, Gavin, Elliot/Elliott, Berengaria, Neville, Honey, Edmund, Benjamin, Kirsty, Thomasina, Lucy, Bryn, Niamh/Neve, Balonz, Hermione, Jessica, Marilyn, Alexandra, Sandy, Tom, Annabel/Annabelle, Nina, Humphrey, Boris, Dominic, Rowena, Malcolm, Roger, Sebastian, Graham, Morgan, Adam, Kelly, Rodney, Monica, Winifred, Tristan, Tuppence, Brandon, Alison, Joy, Kristen, Eliza, Ellen, Belle, Clementine, Vita, Judith/Judy, Robin/Robyn, Sibyl/Sybil, Amy, Beatrice, Phoebe, Aloysius, Vera, Coronata, Leona, Adrian, Michael, Orlando, Diana, Melusine, Nicole, Marianne, Jonah, Lila, Quentin, Terry, Ernest, Fiona, Lara, Martha, Karen, Lionel, Violet, Blair, Madelief, Colin, Charles, Iris, Joe, Ariadne, Isis, Tiger/Tyger, Monty, Manuel, Vivienne, Enid, Jasper...

And I'll post regarding the current name below!

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2TheMoonNBack · 28/09/2021 19:27

Bill?

finallychangedmyusername · 28/09/2021 21:15

Correct @2TheMoonNBack!

Beaky = bill. Bill and Ben, flowerpot men. An expensive bill is costly. Tycoon is Bill Gates.

Back to you!

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2TheMoonNBack · 28/09/2021 21:47

Some might say that I'm a pushover and easily fooled but I'd say that I'm crazy.
I've worked in the fashion industry since the 60s but it's hard to remember what with all the drugs, sex and rock n' roll.

Escourtie · 29/09/2021 18:17

mary?

2TheMoonNBack · 29/09/2021 18:31

No, not Mary.

finallychangedmyusername · 30/09/2021 10:13

Patsy?

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2TheMoonNBack · 30/09/2021 14:07

Yes! Well done!

Some might say that I'm a pushover and easily fooled (a patsy) but I'd say that I'm crazy. (Patsy Cline song)
I've worked in the fashion industry since the 60s but it's hard to remember what with all the drugs, sex and rock n' roll. (Patsy Stone from Ab Fab)

finallychangedmyusername · 30/09/2021 15:17

Yay! I got it from Patsy from Ab Fab, what a character! Grin

Here's one that we haven't had yet:

This guy's a jammy one. He's archaic, monarchical and enduring. He might even be a surname.

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finallychangedmyusername · 02/10/2021 19:30

This name has been used by girls in recent years, although most people would consider this name to be very masculine.

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LadyGAgain · 03/10/2021 00:33

James?

finallychangedmyusername · 03/10/2021 09:52

Yes @LadyGAgain!

I can't believe this is the fourth Guessing Game thread and James hadn't featured (until now). Grin

J - Jammy James - first three letters
A - Archaic - biblical name
M - Monarchical - used by many Kings
E - Enduring - consistently popular
S - Surname

Plus some night consider it a possible girls names too (not me!) Grin

Over to you!

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LadyGAgain · 03/10/2021 17:58

Great clues! I also can't believe this was the first time!!

Forgive me. I have covid and feeling ropey so brain isn't firing on all 4...

I am a boy though could sound like a girl. I’m found in the pool, in the rain, at the BAFTAS and near Tulsa.

finallychangedmyusername · 07/10/2021 23:27

@LadyGAgain I have a feeling you've done this clue before! Is it Gene?

Hope you're starting to feel better now, Covid knocked me out for weeks. Flowers

Happy for you to do another one since I think this might have been a repeat. Smile

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LadyGAgain · 09/10/2021 05:16

Hi, sorry yes it was a repeat as I don't have any bandwidth. I feel so ill. Please go ahead and set up another clue. Apologies

finallychangedmyusername · 10/10/2021 19:25

Thinking of you @LadyGAgain and hope you start to feel better very soon. Flowers

Here's another for anyone playing:

A part of his face is lit up, you'll exclaim! (Or might, in a couple of months). An improper nickname for this US politician.

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Ellmau · 10/10/2021 21:20

Ray?

Ellmau · 10/10/2021 21:20

Hope you feel better soon, @LadyGAgain!

finallychangedmyusername · 11/10/2021 06:40

Not Ray sorry @Ellmau. The first sentence links to a song.

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2TheMoonNBack · 12/10/2021 19:05

Rudy?

finallychangedmyusername · 12/10/2021 19:21

Correct @2TheMoonNBack! It is indeed Rudolph/Rudy.

The first sentence comes from the song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer... "and if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows". Grin

Then former NY mayor Rudolph Giuliani, known as Rudy / rude ("improper").

@LadyGAgain, hope you're over the worst of it now, thinking of you. Flowers

Over to you again, @2TheMoonNBack!

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2TheMoonNBack · 13/10/2021 09:13

You might see this same old chestnut at a day at the races.
Sounds like a type of tree that will make you laugh.

finallychangedmyusername · 13/10/2021 12:52

Sorrel?

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2TheMoonNBack · 13/10/2021 17:32

Not Sorrel

LadyGAgain · 13/10/2021 22:00

I'm alive!!! Thank you for your well wishes. Today is the first day I've not felt like I have narcolepsy....

I keep coming back to Willow. I can't quite place why.

2TheMoonNBack · 13/10/2021 23:48

Glad to hear that you're feeling a bit better LadyGAgain.

No, not Willow.