Carving archetype · vowel-mutation

Vowel mutation

i→y, drop a vowel, double a vowel

Take a real word, carve out a vowel. Lift → Lyft. Tumbler → Tumblr. Google (the misspelling of googol). Krispy Kreme (cris → kris). This carve makes the name newer and more searchable — Google ranks the unique spelling separately.

Exemplar brands: Lyft · Tumblr · Flickr · Grindr · Krispy Kreme

Source: derived from naming-agency literature

50 available .com names · vowel mutation

Duuff
duuff.com
Duull
duull.com
Guull
guull.com
Luump
luump.com
Kelpp
kelpp.com
Muull
muull.com
Clooak
clooak.com
Coome
coome.com
Huump
huump.com
Looaf
looaf.com
Hooard
hooard.com
Muuck
muuck.com
Feuud
feuud.com
Foore
foore.com
Fooul
fooul.com
Fouul
fouul.com
Giill
giill.com
Dreead
dreead.com
Dreaad
dreaad.com
Liimp
liimp.com
Lyriic
lyriic.com
Beaan
beaan.com
Deeaf
deeaf.com
Deaaf
deaaf.com
Feudd
feudd.com
Flayr
flayr.com
Fleew
fleew.com
Goaad
goaad.com
Jaiil
jaiil.com
Iivory
iivory.com
Creww
creww.com
Heedd
heedd.com
Hyymn
hyymn.com
Lardd
lardd.com
Laays
laays.com
Liiar
liiar.com
Hoaard
hoaard.com
Eeave
eeave.com
Eaave
eaave.com
Eaarl
eaarl.com
Faiil
faiil.com
Feeud
feeud.com
Foiil
foiil.com
Mothh
mothh.com
Heeir
heeir.com
Hulll
hulll.com
Humpp
humpp.com
Liieu
liieu.com
Lieeu
lieeu.com
Hel
hel.com

All eight archetypes

Morpheme assembly

Latin/Greek root + classical suffix

Vowel mutation

i→y, drop a vowel, double a vowel

Truncation

Chop a longer word at a syllable boundary

Blending

Fuse halves of two words

Compound-evocative

Two real words, third meaning emerges

Foreign borrowing

Real word from another language

Phonetic invention

Pure CVCV from preferred phonemes

Misapplication

Common English word in unrelated context