r/INeedAName

I'm looking for a short, original brand name for a fashion/clothing retail business.

I want something with the same kind of feel bold, modern, clean and easy to remember.

What I'm looking for:

* Suitable for fashion, clothing or retail
* Bold and modern
* Short - ideally 5-8 letters
* Easy to pronounce and spell
* Easy for customers to remember
* Works internationally, especially in the UAE
* Sounds like a real brand, not a combination of random words
* Preferably an invented name with no obvious meaning
Exact-match .com domain must be available
* No alternative extensions like .net, .co, .shop, etc.

I'm specifically trying to avoid names that are already being used by brands, businesses, apps, websites or other companies.

If you suggest a name, I'd really appreciate it if you could check the exact name online and verify whether the .com is available before suggesting it.

I'm open to completely new/abstract names. The goal is something that could eventually become a strong, recognizable fashion brand.

What names would you suggest?

What name sounds best for a werewolf jock character born in Dickson County, TN during the mid 1960s.

Here are some ideas so far:

1. Joel Atwood
2. Roy Atwood
3. Chase Atwood
4. Russel Atwood

I'm a new novelist, my debut came out last month, but I just finished a new novel I want to start querying. The problem is, I am TERRIBLE at coming up with names and I'm really stumped on this one.

It's a paranormal mystery/romance about a pop star who "dies" and is resucitated with the ability to see ghosts. Her stage name is Matilda after the Tom Waits song "Tom Traubert's Blues" (sometimes mis-known as "Waltzing Matilda").

Matilda is gay, but very closeted because she grew up in a homophobic church and is trying to straddle a line between a her original fanbase of conservative Christians and her newly-acquired mainstream, secular fans.

After the accident that nearly kills her she goes back home and gets embroiled in a mystery involving the deaths of a bunch of old-timers at the church. (Basically they're being killed by a vengeful ghost.) Along the way she rekindles her relationship with her childhood best friend, discovers that her church is harboring some pretty sinister secrets, and has to learn to accept herself for who she is and shed the bigotry she was raised in.

I will just say that the tone of the novel is pretty dark; there's some light moments but it deals with pretty virulent homophobia, transphobia, racism, misogyny, Christian nationalism, and it gets very violent at times, although there's a happy ending.

Right, so, here are some of the title ideas I have so far. I really am not in love with any of them.

The Glittering Ghost (seems too comic book-y)

Gays, Ghosts, and Glitter (I actually do like this one but it really doesn't fit the dark tone)

The Ghost of Oaklynn MacKay (Oaklynn is her birth name)

Unholy Spirits (actually a good title but I don't know if it tells you enough about the book)

Matilda and the Unholy Spirits (again, kind of comic book-y)

Really hoping for better suggestions! Thanks in advance!