Account Naming Ideas
For naming an account, we often desire to use our real name, a company name, or a fictitious nickname we often use, but we find the name has been used by someone else. The following ideas may help you to name your account to make it unique for you when the specific name you want is in use.
As a reminder for naming your account on Phobits, the following characters are allowed.
- Alphabet characters A through Z.
- Numbers 0 through 9.
- The underscore character: _
- The hyphen, or dash, character: -
- The exclamation point character: !
- The period character: .
Also, remember the following rules.
- Names must contain at least 5 characters.
- Names must contain 32 or fewer characters.
- The exclamation point may be used three times in a row, such as '!!!', but the underscore, hyphen, and period may only be used once in a row.
- Names must be unique to all other names on Phobits after removing all underscores, hyphens, exclamation points, and periods.
Shorten Your Name
If your name has unique combinations of characters that can be used try using them!
Here are some suggestions you may have seen in real life.
- JLo (Jennifer Lopez)
- yarby (Jason Yarborough)
Use Your Initials
If the name you want to use is fairly common, such as "Mary June Anderson", try using you initials in your account name.
- MaryJAnderson (Mary June Anserson)
- MJAnderson (Mary June Anserson)
- MaryJA (Mary June Anserson)
I Am...
Present yourself! Use "I am" or "IM" before your the name you would like to use.
Here are some suggestions how to make let everyone know that it is You!
- IAmDonnaSmith
- imDonnaSmith
- I-Am-Donna-Smith
Add what you do
Add a title, position, or action of who or what you are.
Here are some suggestions how to make let everyone know what you do!
- CoachDonnaSmith
- DonnaSmithTheTeacher
- DonnaSmithThePreacher
- ReporterDonnaSmith
- DonnaSmithChannel9News
Add your location
Use the special characters of underscore, hyphen, or the period to add a location to your name.
Here are some suggestions how to make let everyone know where you are.
- DonnaSmith-Seattle
- DonnaSmith.InDenver
- DonnaSmith_Denver
- DonnaSmith-Traveler
Add your company
Add your company name or your employer's name yto your name.
For personal account names, be careful because your employer may require that you have their permission before you associate your personal activities with the company.
Here are some suggestions how to make let everyone know who you work for.
- DonnaSmith-Channel9News
- DonnaSmith.KOOKY-TV
- DonnaSmith.Holmestead.Elementary
Make It Real
If you are famous, or even infamous, and want people to know you are the "real deal", try using 'real' in your name.
Just remember that the rules of Phobits prohibits anyone from trying to make other people believe they are a well-known or famous person. Many famous people trademark their names or nicknames and by law you cannot use those names.
Here are some suggestions how to make it real.
- TheRealDonnaSmith
- DonnaSmith4Real
- ReallyDonnaSmith
- realDonnaSmith
Make It Official
If you are wanting to use a trademarked name, Phobits will ensure your trademark is not infringed by someone using your name,but you may still want to ensure people know that your are the official holder of a name.
Here are some suggestions how to make let everyone know that your name is the official name.
- TheOfficialDonnaSmith
- DonnaSmithOfficial
- OfficiallyDonnaSmith https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mohd-akram.vscode-html-format
Trademarked Names
Please remember that you may not use as an account name any registered trademark that you do not own.
If you have a registered wordmark that someone is using on Phobits, please see our Account Name Violation page to let us know. We will address that issue for you as account names may not use registered trademarks as required by law.
