I thought I’d try a spin on the NTB games and do a Name the School version instead. Basically it works exactly the same as NTB only each round is a different class. (Note: As in most actual class lists, I’ve only put the criteria for first and last names as middles don’t normally get a look in!)
TEACHER - FN: midcentury girls name//LN: two syllables
CLASSROOM ASSISTANT - FN: girls nickname//LN: starts with a prefix (ie: O’/Mc/La/van etc…)
CHILD 1 - FN: underused Welsh girls name//LN: uncommon Welsh origin.
CHILD 2 - FN: boys nickname that ends in ‘y’ or ‘ie’//LN: ends in ‘son.’ (twin of child 3)
CHILD 3 - FN: boys nickname that ends in ‘y’ or ‘ie’//LN: ends in ‘son.’ (twin of child 2)
CHILD 4 - FN: boys name in England & Wales’s Top 100//LN: hyphenated with both parts staring with the same letter.
CHILD 5 - FN: boys name of Scottish Gaelic origin//LN: uncommon Scottish Gaelic origin. (twin of child 6)
CHILD 6 - FN: girls name of Scottish Gaelic origin//LN: uncommon Scottish Gaelic origin. (twin of child 5)
CHILD 7 - FN: elegant, sophisticated Victorian sounding girls name//LN: starts with the letter ‘W.’
CHILD 8 - FN: popular 1980s-1990s girls name//LN: ends in ‘ing.’
CHILD 9 - FN: underused Irish girls name//LN: uncommon Irish origin.
CHILD 10 - FN: hyphenated girls name, both parts uncommon//LN: whimsical, fantasy sounding.
CHILD 11 - FN: quirky British girls name//LN: old English origin.
CHILD 12 - FN: double girls first name (without the hyphen). one part Chinese origin and one part English//LN: hyphenated with one part Chinese origin and the other part English.
CHILD 13 - FN: traditional or Biblical boys name//LN: starts with the letter ‘E.’
CHILD 14 - FN: popular 1940-1960s boys name//LN: one syllable.
CHILD 15 - FN: boys name that works in Spanish and Italian//LN: hyphenated with one part Spanish and the other part Italian.
CHILD 16 - FN: traditional Polish girls name//LN: Polish origin.
CHILD 17 - FN: multi syllabic boys name with unexpected nickname//LN: same surname as a character in a novel.
CHILD 18 - FN: hyphenated girls name, first part a dated nickname, second part a traditional name//LN: uncommon surname that starts with the prefix ‘Mac,’ or ‘Mc.’ (cousin of children 5 & 6)