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Come Up With the Perfect Name for Anything with These Helpful Web Tools. Naming things is hard, especially if the name needs to be unique. Over the years I’ve worked for sites named Urlesque (rhymes with burlesque, it’s about memes), Slacktory (it’s a factory for slacking), and Valleywag (which came scarily close to being called “Boomshank”).

I always loved the evocative site names of the Gizmodo network. Sploid connotes splatter, tabloids and explosions; Deadspin promises ESPN with an unexpected angle; Kotaku puts the slightest spin on the Japanese term for obsessive nerdy interest. More famous names like Instagram, Medium, and Upworthy also compactly convey multiple meanings. The same approach is popular for fictional character names: Darth Vader, Voldemort, and Ebenezer Scrooge read immediately as bad guys. Developing a clever (but not too- clever) name requires both inspiration and grunt work, both of which benefit from a giant database of words. The right name might be a common word with multiple meanings, or a rhyming pun, or a word melded with an unexpected suffix. Here are my favorite tools for crafting original names, so you’ll never get stuck just adding - ist to a noun.

This powerful dictionary tool lets you search by partial word or topic, and specify parts of speech, but the real value is in combining these search options. This is especially helpful for building word lists around shared letters or syllables. Let’s say I’m naming a dating app for gym goers. A search for “*: exercise” gives me .

This morning, Windows users woke to terrible news: Microsoft was reportedly axing its beloved Microsoft Paint. The program, which has been annotating our memes.

Now I have my first potential names: Flitness and Infituation. Or if I’m going in more of a Grindr direction, I can stop at Drill and call it a day. This site does much more than its name reveals. Use it to find homophones, similar- sounding words, phrases, and famous lyrics or poetry. You can sort results by syllable, popularity, or “rhyme rating.”For my gym dating app, I can search for phrases that include . It’s not a pretty process, but every good name is built on the backs of a thousand bad names. People need names too, especially fake ones.

This best- in- class baby name guide gives name meanings like any other, but it also shows name popularity over time, celebrities and song lyrics with a given name, and common sibling names. An advanced search lets you specify popularity, ethnicity, religious names, and non- standard spellings. So my Millennial- targeted gym dating app gets sample users Brandon and Brooke.

Character names don’t always sound like real names. They need a certain flavor, but that flavor is often hard to describe. This site offers hundreds of name types like dwarves, genies, and superheroes, as well as names from fictional worlds as disparate as the Lovecraft Mythos and Pok. Even if you craft your own name, browsing a few examples will help you get a feel for whether you need something throaty, melodic, or monosyllabic.

My app’s unlicensed Hunger Games promotion gets character names like Trifle Seaflake and Ethelia Heavenscape. Obviously any naming session will involve a few Wikipedia k- holes, but because the site is so highly organized, any lengthy entry will include some perfect brainstorming tools. Scroll way down to the “See Also” and “Category” sections to keep your research on track.

The entry for . Instead of settling for . The makers of the podcast Reply All knew they couldn’t get the obvious .

URL. For no discernible reason, the podcast Hello From the Magic Tavern uses puppies. Hit “search all” on Instant Domain Search to reveal the vast array of available domain extensions like . Adobe After Effects Cracked Version Of Internet. For my gym hookup app Drill, I can register Drill.

Drill. singles. Drill’s a bit forward, I know, but it’s catchier than Physical Fitkiss.

Kotaku 'Shop Contest: Arms And The Helix. Earlier this week, two of our writers discussed the merits of ARMS’ most controversial character, Helix. They both made some good points, but I think the only way to settle this once and for all is with a proper . Misunderstood and, in my eyes, under- appreciated, I’m sure the dude leads a relatively normal life (outside of that whole brawling inside a coliseum against other fighters with spring- loaded arms thing).

For this week’s . Here’s a sample, although there are plenty more out there and I’d encourage you to seek out different poises. The rules are below. See you next week with the winners! How To Upload Images — Instructions. Create your . Images must be at least 6.

If they aren’t, you will be shot. Go to the bottom of this post. This brings up a comment window. This brings up Click “Choose file” if you’re uploading your . Alternatively, you can upload the .

I suggest imgur. Then paste the image’s URL into the field that says “Image URL.” Note: this must be the URL of the image itself, not the page where it is displayed. That means the URL ends in . Add editorial commentary and hit submit and your image will load. If it doesn’t, upload the image to imgur and paste the image URL as a comment.

I promise I will look at it. Large- size images may not upload properly, though we have seen some big- ass animated . MB. If you’re still having trouble uploading the image, try to keep its longest dimension (horizontal or vertical) under 1.