# I need a domain name. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 24, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079 "2009-07-24T03:19:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/1 "2009-07-24T03:19:49Z")
For years I have wanted a personal website. I haven’t registered a domain name yet because I simply can not come up with a clever name. I understand that it’s likely that all of the fun, witty, sarcastic, clever names have been taken, but I thought I’d give a shout out to fellow dopers for some suggestions. I’d like it to be a clever name that will be good with our email [addys...Ruby@blahblahblah.com](mailto:addys...Ruby@blahblahblah.com). ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/2 "2009-07-24T12:06:45Z")
“[ofomarkhayyan.com](http://ofomarkhayyan.com)” is available. That way your e-mail address will be ruby (at) [ofomarkhayyan.com](http://ofomarkhayyan.com) ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/3 "2009-07-24T16:56:53Z")
“[takeyourlovetotown.com](http://takeyourlovetotown.com)” is available “[donttakeyourlovetotown.com](http://donttakeyourlovetotown.com)” is also sadly “[onrails.com](http://onrails.com)” is taken ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/4 "2009-07-24T17:22:17Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > sadly “[onrails.com](http://onrails.com)” is taken I was actually going to suggest [rubyofftherails.com](http://rubyofftherails.com). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/5 "2009-07-24T17:27:12Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > “[ofomarkhayyan.com](http://ofomarkhayyan.com)” is available. > > That way your e-mail address will be ruby (at) [ofomarkhayyan.com](http://ofomarkhayyan.com) Made. Of. Win. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/6 "2009-07-24T18:17:16Z")
One thing I tell my web students is to pick at least one domain name that is as generic as possible. (Depending on your plan, you can often pick more than one domain name.) For instance, let’s say you want to sell hats for gerbils. You could get a domain of gerbilhats . com and that might be good, but a few weeks/month/years later you want to sell home baked cookies. Now you have to use a subdomain: cookies.gerbilhats . com Cookies and gerbils don’t fit particularly well. If you had created a generic name: ruby . com you could have had two subdomains: gerbilhats.ruby .com cookies.ruby . com. Mind you, you can create up to 100 subdomains, so this is something to consider when creating a domain name. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/7 "2009-07-25T03:15:54Z")
Good advice… \ ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/8 "2009-07-25T13:04:26Z")
[scubyduby.com](http://scubyduby.com) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/9 "2009-07-25T13:47:22Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > “[ofomarkhayyan.com](http://ofomarkhayyan.com)” is available. > > That way your e-mail address will be ruby (at) [ofomarkhayyan.com](http://ofomarkhayyan.com) Perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/10 "2009-07-26T04:28:21Z")
Mind explaining the reference? I’m looking at it, and trying to sound it out in my mind, and I have no idea what ofomarkhayyan is. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/11 "2009-07-26T04:44:41Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Mind explaining the reference? I’m looking at it, and trying to sound it out in my mind, and I have no idea what ofomarkhayyan is. [Here you go](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubaiyat_of_Omar_Khayyam) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/12 "2009-07-26T23:38:14Z")
If I ever started a porn site, it would be called: oopsitwentoffinmyhand . com ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/13 "2009-07-27T02:24:39Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > [Here you go](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubaiyat_of_Omar_Khayyam) Thanks. I’d vaguely heard of Omar Khayyam, but I didn’t know about the “Rubaiyat” part. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/14 "2009-07-27T17:04:21Z")
Does it have to be a .com? I’d stay away from .info and .biz – they scream “spammer!” – but .org has an air of legitimacy. .org domains also are easier to remember compared to the other alternative, .net. How about [smashie.org](http://smashie.org)? [rubyrubyruby.org](http://rubyrubyruby.org)? [ybur.org](http://ybur.org)? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/15 "2009-07-27T19:22:11Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > For years I have wanted a personal website. I haven’t registered a domain name yet because I simply can not come up with a clever name. > > I understand that it’s likely that all of the fun, witty, sarcastic, clever names have been taken, but I thought I’d give a shout out to fellow dopers for some suggestions. I’d like it to be a clever name that will be good with our email [addys...Ruby@blahblahblah.com](mailto:addys...Ruby@blahblahblah.com). [www.blahblahblah.com](http://www.blahblahblah.com) appears to still be available. So is [www.yaddahyaddahyaddah.com](http://www.yaddahyaddahyaddah.com) (but you have to put the h’s in yaddah). ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name/504079/16 "2009-07-28T01:10:32Z")
Someone must be homesteading [blahblahblah.com](http://www.register.com/titan/domain/searchresults.rcmx?webmetrics=null&searchOrigin=homepage&domain=blahblahblah&selectedTLDs=.com&x=55&y=20). I actually tried it when I posted the OP thinking that it would be damned embarrassing if that url was actually available. :smack: