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Tim Wong Posted 19 years ago
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0Which one is the best brand name for a sanitary ware company manufacturing bathtubs,cabinets and basins. 02br
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00Oceanus,Graces,Carpo,Auge,Doris, 02br
00Eudora,Iris,Pallas,Eurpoe,Paris, 02br
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0Who is 'Eurpoe'? What does 'Manto' mean? -- 'Eudora' is already email software.

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0Who is 'Eurpoe'? What does 'Manto' mean? Have you checked for previous use?-- 'Eudora' is already email software. Don't use 'Nymphe'-- it has salacious connotations.02br
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00How about using 'Eunomia'?... never mind, it's already a company name too.0-
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0Sorry,I made a mistake.Eurpoe is wrong while the correct word is Europe.Why does Nymphe has salacious connotations?02br
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00As far as I am concerned,it's the name of Godness of Bath from Greece of Myth.0-
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0You need to look further into the possible meanings of your words and similar words than just what concerns you, Tim, or you may make an embarrassing or impractical mistake in naming your company or products.02br
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01i00Nymph-- a voluptuously beautiful young woman; 00Nymphet00, "sexually attractive young girl", is from 1955, introduced by Vladimir Nabokov
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0Eudora gives me a negative impression because it is similar to Endora, the somewhat wicked mother-in-law on the TV show Bewitched.02br
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00Auge, when connected with a bathroom, would remind homeowners of the auger they need in order to clean out the toilet.02br
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00Given the choices, I'd go with 'Bathtubs, Cabinets, and Basins R Us'. They all sound
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0 I really appreciate your genuine comment.I need to rethink the names.What about Oceanus , Graces, Iris and Pallas? 0-
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0 I really appreciate your genuine comment.It seems that I need to rethink the names.By the way ,what about Oceanus ,Iris, Graces and Pallas? 0-
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0Hi Tim02br
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00If I am not mistaken, most of the names you had mentioned are of Greek methology origin. Unless you are sure of the characters of the names, as other had suggested, pick something safe, yet still has a Greek flavor to it; like Atlantis, among others. Here are some references:02br
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0 Hi Tim02br
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00Will the products be sold only in English-speaking countries? I mean, if you also plan to sell them in Germany, for example, then it would be good to know that the word "Auge" means "eye" in German....0-
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00what about Oceanus ,Iris, Graces and Pallas?12blockquote
10'Oceanus', with its connotation of lots of water, is an unfortunate image for a bathroom. 'Graces' is kind of nice, with the multiple meanings of goddesses, manners, elegance, etc-- even 'Three Graces'. 'Iris' is popularly used and pleasantly neutral. 'Pallas' (with its homophone, 'Pala
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