r/INeedAName

Hi everyone,

I’m a 26-year-old male IT Engineer from Taiwan, currently working for a US-based semiconductor company. I’m looking to change my English name because "Eric" is just way too common in Asian business settings—there are way too many Erics in my last company alone!

I have 2 supervisors, one is Chinese and the other British. Mandarin speakers have a tendency to butcher English names especially with the "th" sound.

All my other colleagues are Taiwanese mandarin speakers.

I’m looking for something that fits the following criteria:

• (Optional)Starts with "R" or "E": I want to keep the initial consistent with my personal branding.
• (Optional)German origin: I'm just really interested in German. So I’m leaning towards something that sounds good with it, perhaps with a subtle Germanic or European feel.(Reiner?)
• Short and sharp: so people could quickly call my name in Microsoft Teams and meetings.
• Professional & Uncommon: I want to stand out in a corporate environment (especially in tech/engineering), but I want to avoid names that are too eccentric.
• Easy to pronounce: My direct managers are in China, so the name needs to be easily pronounceable for non-native speakers (no complex clusters like "Roderick" or "Rurik"), no more than 2 syllables.

Any suggestions is welcome. Thanks.

hey everyone,

starting a new site focused on custom web development

so looking for a name that sounds professional, easy to remember, tech focused, modern and premium

please dm me, if you have a good name in mind

Hi everyone,
I’m trying to find a good name for my personal dev brand.

I’m a developer and I’d like something short, modern, memorable and easy to use as a domain, GitHub name and portfolio identity.

I don’t want something too generic or boring, but also not something that sounds childish or random.

Do you have any name ideas or tips for finding a strong developer brand name?

I am someone who make tech stuff like gadgets and robot and also I wanna be like content creator so can I get some ideas?

Hello!

I am starting a local grief group for young people ages 18-45 who have lost someone between the ages of 18-45. The description of the group is below. I would like it to not sound like a millennial rhyming pun. It needs to sound professional but also catchy. I initially started with "Forty Five Below" like the store Five Below. I made a logo that looked exactly like their logo but quickly realized that could be a copyright issue for my non profit. Soo back to the drawing board!

Thank you for your ideas!

Oh and if you or someone you know would be interested in the group I will be running virtual meetings this fall and in person in the Detroit Metro area starting in July.

Description:
-A space for young adults 18-45 navigating the loss of a loved one also between 18-45.

-Starting a monthly, in person grief support group for individuals ages 18–45 who have lost someone also between the ages of 18–45. This includes the loss of a partner, spouse, sibling, or close friend. This group is centered around peer loss and is not designed for the loss of parents, grandparents, or children.

-Over the past year and a half, after the death of my husband, I have searched for support groups for young widows and quickly realized how rare they are. Since then, I’ve tried several support groups, but haven’t quite found the right fit. Spouse loss groups have connected me with a few people my age, but most attendees are significantly older. More general grief groups tend to focus on the loss of parents or grandparents.

-While this group was created with spousal and partner loss at its core, it is absolutely open to anyone who has lost someone between the ages of 18–45. The loss of a best friend, sibling, or chosen family member can impact you just as deeply. I have seen this firsthand in watching Ryan’s friends navigate the loss of someone they loved like family, and how profoundly it’s impacted them. This space is intentionally built for that kind of grief too, the kind that often doesn’t have a clear place to land, to offer a place where your experience is not the outlier.

-Who This Is For

Ages 18–45

Loss of someone aged 18–45

Peer loss: partner, spouse, sibling, or close friend

-Who This Is Not For

Loss of parents, grandparents, or children.

We are happy to provide local and online groups for this specific type of loss. We encourage you to seek groups specifically tailored to those experiences.

-A Note on Grief

All grief is valid. Every loss matters and deserves care, space, and support. This group simply focuses on a specific kind of loss that is often underrepresented, not because other grief is less important, but because this kind of grief is often harder to find community around. Grief can feel isolating, especially when it doesn’t match the timelines or expectations of the world around you. This space exists so you don’t have to carry it alone.

There’s a possibility that I’ll be getting a female puppy, and I want to keep the name in the same family as my other pets. I have a Phoenix, Freya, and a Frankie! So basically keeping the name starting with an F or PH with the f sound at the beginning! I prefer slightly more unique names but all of my pets names kind of ended up random.

I'm looking for a name for dog in a movie, cannot for the life of me come up with one.

It would be a regular family dog, living with four people (mother, father, 2 kids) in an average-sized house in the U.S.

Got any ideas?

looking for a pen name and I've been stuck for weeks. I just can't stop at one ...help me out

I write dark confessional poetry and prose... cinematic, melancholic, deeply personal.

the vibe I want: moon, night, moonlight energy.

French, Italian, Greek or Spanish feeling. strong but not heavy. feminine but not girly. aesthetic but not cringe.

anything too fantasy, too soft, too made up or too common hasn't worked.

what would you name someone like this?

hii!! i’m trying to rebrand myself a bit, i’ve had the same usernames on EVERYTHING since i was 12 lol. i’m over it but i’m not creative so i need a bit of help.

i like cats so i was thinking something meow related?? maybe also a bit spooky as well?? i am open to ANY recommendations lol

So I’m making an artist persona (for those who are confused I’m referring to a persona an artist uses when they don’t want to show their actual face, or essentially something that represents their interests into a character of some sort) for fun but I have no clue what to name said persona, I could use my actual name but for privacy reasons I would rather not. I love the stars or anything celestial including the night. Does anyone have any gender neutral name ideas?

Im forming a team for a competition that's AI themed, and we're taking the sub genre of "ethics of using AI", can you help me find a name for the team and and maybe a slogan ?

I'd like to create a website that catalogues all cross stitch charts/kits by designer/brand to serve as a reference site so stitchers can find information on out of print and current designs. Issue is coming up with a name. Help? I definitely want it to be easy to type/remember!

I already have my company/brand name, but I need a name for our first product. It is a hydrating cream for dry and sensitive skin. I can’t make therapeutic claims as technically it is “cosmetic” but I’m using ingredients that are shown to support hydration, reduce redness and help restore the skin-barrier.
I want to position this as a premium product… so nothing too wild for the name. I’m leaning towards “Skin repair” or “Skin restore” but am keen for suggestions. Thanks in advance :)

As the title says, I'm making a mock-up for a hypothetical entertainment TV channel, featuring shows and films from both the web, and TV (the content mostly being comedy like IASIP).
Said channel also has a block of animated series for adults, airing every Saturday night. I'm looking for a good name for it, anything works.

Hey! I've been using "Ewo" and "Ewox" for years, but they are taken on almost every platform now. I'm looking for a new, short, and clean nickname that has a similar vibe to "Ewox."

I mainly hang out on Discord and play games like Roblox and other online titles. My name is Araz, so I'm open to blending my name into the handle as well. I want something that looks "fresh" and unique. Any suggestions?