June 17, 2011
Reference
Language resources for naming
I love to discover new names for organizations, products, services, and domains. In a world where everyone is looking for a distinctive, descriptive, mind-catching name, it is not a process for those who are short on time and energy.
Recently I invested a few hours tracking down some better tools. Here is the beginning of a list of resources that will, eventually, be added to the reference section of Jumpola.com.
Acronym Finder: A dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms...
Etymology Dictionary: Explanations of the original meanings of various words...
Glossarist: A searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries...
Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words: Difficult words and their definitions...
Naming Online: Generates names from words and varying formuli...
Nameboy: Generates domain names from terms entered...
NetLingo.com: Definitions of words from the online world...
OneLook meta Dictionary: Search 1000-plus dictionaries simultaneously...
Rhyming Dictionary: Add a word and choose from types of rhymes..
WordConstructor: Generates new or changes existing words...
WordNet: A database of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs grouped as concepts...
WordSpy: Word lover's guide to new words......
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...and then there's www.rhymezone.com
to find:
rhymes, near rhymes, synonyms, antonymes, definitions, related words, similar sounding words, homophones, consonants, match these letters, check spelling of words, search for pictures, search in Shakespeare, search for quotations.
I use this source a lot. Sometimes it gives me more word choices than I know what to do with.
Posted by: Sue Miller | July 26, 2011 11:13 AM