# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 33

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/642 "2022-10-25T13:07:33Z")

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> **Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/643 "2022-10-25T17:57:57Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/644 "2022-10-25T18:00:16Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan

People might get the wrong idea.

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/645 "2022-10-25T18:04:11Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/646 "2022-10-26T14:29:45Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/647 "2022-10-26T14:50:13Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/648 "2022-10-26T15:25:14Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso  
Sylvester

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/649 "2022-10-26T19:53:31Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso  
Sylvester  
Trump

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/650 "2022-10-26T21:02:23Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso  
Sylvester  
Trump  
Uglúk

perhaps some other orc name but not that one

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/651 "2022-10-26T21:11:07Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso  
Sylvester  
Trump  
Uglúk  
Vlad

Particularly since I have a daughter.

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/652 "2022-10-26T21:54:58Z")

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Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso  
Sylvester  
Trump  
Uglúk  
Vlad  
Wednesday

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/653 "2022-10-26T21:57:26Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso  
Sylvester  
Trump  
Uglúk  
Vlad  
Wednesday  
Xerxes

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/654 "2022-10-27T00:04:28Z")

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**Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso  
Sylvester  
Trump  
Uglúk  
Vlad  
Wednesday  
Xerxes  
Yossarian

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/655 "2022-10-27T10:24:41Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> **Names you probably wouldn’t name your child**

Amadeus  
Brunhilda  
Caiaphas  
Dog  
Elbert  
Fauntleroy  
Genendel  
Himmler  
Ikea  
Jumbo  
Kortnee  
Luthor  
Moe Ron  
Nebuchadnezzar  
Onan  
Poindexter  
Q-Bert  
Ratso  
Sylvester  
Trump  
Uglúk  
Vlad  
Wednesday  
Xerxes  
Yossarian  
Zero

NEXT: **Names you would name a pet, but not a child**

Avimelech

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/656 "2022-10-27T13:51:05Z")

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**Names you would name a pet, but not a child**

Avimelech  
Baskerville

I wanted to name our dog that, but was outvoted.

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/657 "2022-10-27T13:57:18Z")

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**Names you would name a pet, but not a child**

Avimelech  
Baskerville  
Cujo

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/658 "2022-10-27T14:01:57Z")

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**Names you would name a pet, but not a child**

Avimelech  
Baskerville  
Cujo  
Dog

But only if it’s a cat.

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/659 "2022-10-27T15:12:07Z")

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**Names you would name a pet, but not a child**

Avimelech  
Baskerville  
Cujo  
Dog  
Ebenezer

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/660 "2022-10-27T17:24:22Z")

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**Names you would name a pet, but not a child**

Avimelech  
Baskerville  
Cujo  
Dog  
Ebenezer  
Froggy Boy

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/661 "2022-10-27T19:56:36Z")

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**Names you would name a pet, but not a child**

Avimelech  
Baskerville  
Cujo  
Dog  
Ebenezer  
Froggy Boy  
Goober

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