Help us find an international name for our startup
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I find the key in naming is that it's memorable. Everything else, including the meaning, is secondary.
Here are some random ideas:
dishdrum.com
menubowl.com
plumplate.com
tastytango.com
menulia.com
foodflava.com
menusandwich.com
fooduppa.com
tastyrelish.com
tastytricks.com
You can tell I like alliteration ;-)
Here are some random ideas:
dishdrum.com
menubowl.com
plumplate.com
tastytango.com
menulia.com
foodflava.com
menusandwich.com
fooduppa.com
tastyrelish.com
tastytricks.com
You can tell I like alliteration ;-)
Try http://namestation.com --> go over there & start a name contest. It's kinda like crowd sourced name picking. You might get 20-30 odd names, but other than that the participation isn't great. For instance, people don't seem to vote on name ideas given by others & are more interested in posting their own ideas.
But FWIW I think that StamSted is quiet good, and homestead means a persons home, so I can see the connection there. In fact, if you don't use it, I might commandeer the domain :P
But FWIW I think that StamSted is quiet good, and homestead means a persons home, so I can see the connection there. In fact, if you don't use it, I might commandeer the domain :P
StamSted isn't horrible to me, but it is a bit awkward because it's two harsh syllables together.
I'm fond of somewhat memorable made-up names (the better ones being long gone), over two dictionary words concatenated. I think most people don't care if the name connotes what the site is about. For example, I like Spotify better than RadioSave.
How about including some part of "local" or "menu" in the name? Give me an address to mail an idea for one that's not taken ([email protected]?).
I'm fond of somewhat memorable made-up names (the better ones being long gone), over two dictionary words concatenated. I think most people don't care if the name connotes what the site is about. For example, I like Spotify better than RadioSave.
How about including some part of "local" or "menu" in the name? Give me an address to mail an idea for one that's not taken ([email protected]?).
Hi genwin,
Thank you for your comments :)
I agree that something with local in it would be good. I'm thinking there might be a good word for those 'hidden' places that only the locals know.
Anyways: You're welcome to write us at [email protected]
Best,
Kristoffer (@stoffr)
Thank you for your comments :)
I agree that something with local in it would be good. I'm thinking there might be a good word for those 'hidden' places that only the locals know.
Anyways: You're welcome to write us at [email protected]
Best,
Kristoffer (@stoffr)
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I don't see any problem with going with StamSted.
Google did not mean "search the web" until a company by that name improved search. America did not have an English word for glastnost until the Russians gave us their word for it. For the international market, I would just make an effort to adequately convey the concept. You might find that some countries don't really have a word for it because they don't really have it as a practice. In the U.S., that idea is kind of old fashioned and not the way most Americans think of their lives. To my American ears, it sounds like a delightful practice found elsewhere or that might have been around when I was growing up with my pet dinosaur and rotary phone. It sounds attractive but it doesn't sound like something we really have currently. I would be thrilled to have some foreign company teach my country such things.
Best of luck.
Google did not mean "search the web" until a company by that name improved search. America did not have an English word for glastnost until the Russians gave us their word for it. For the international market, I would just make an effort to adequately convey the concept. You might find that some countries don't really have a word for it because they don't really have it as a practice. In the U.S., that idea is kind of old fashioned and not the way most Americans think of their lives. To my American ears, it sounds like a delightful practice found elsewhere or that might have been around when I was growing up with my pet dinosaur and rotary phone. It sounds attractive but it doesn't sound like something we really have currently. I would be thrilled to have some foreign company teach my country such things.
Best of luck.
Thanks for your, comment Mz. I find it really insightful as to how Danish words are understood in foreign ears. Thanks!
try http://domaintyper.com
Very fast domain availability check and gives you suggestions for names based on partial input.
Very fast domain availability check and gives you suggestions for names based on partial input.
Thanks! That site is really cool.
We're at a loss to find an internationally viable name for our online menu app, StamSted.
In Danish, StamSted means your 'haunt', 'that local place down on the corner' and that's what we're all about. Local menus, you can order directly from.
We're not sure if the the StamSted will be catchy/memorable in english.
We considered stuff along the lines of 'patronify.com' - but patronize is probably more about being condesending, than being a patron these days!
Cheers if you have any thoughts or ideas! :)
stoffr from StamSted.com, Denmark.