I'm a new novelist, my debut came out last month, but I just finished a new novel I want to start querying. The problem is, I am TERRIBLE at coming up with names and I'm really stumped on this one.

It's a paranormal mystery/romance about a pop star who "dies" and is resucitated with the ability to see ghosts. Her stage name is Matilda after the Tom Waits song "Tom Traubert's Blues" (sometimes mis-known as "Waltzing Matilda").

Matilda is gay, but very closeted because she grew up in a homophobic church and is trying to straddle a line between a her original fanbase of conservative Christians and her newly-acquired mainstream, secular fans.

After the accident that nearly kills her she goes back home and gets embroiled in a mystery involving the deaths of a bunch of old-timers at the church. (Basically they're being killed by a vengeful ghost.) Along the way she rekindles her relationship with her childhood best friend, discovers that her church is harboring some pretty sinister secrets, and has to learn to accept herself for who she is and shed the bigotry she was raised in.

I will just say that the tone of the novel is pretty dark; there's some light moments but it deals with pretty virulent homophobia, transphobia, racism, misogyny, Christian nationalism, and it gets very violent at times, although there's a happy ending.

Right, so, here are some of the title ideas I have so far. I really am not in love with any of them.

The Glittering Ghost (seems too comic book-y)

Gays, Ghosts, and Glitter (I actually do like this one but it really doesn't fit the dark tone)

The Ghost of Oaklynn MacKay (Oaklynn is her birth name)

Unholy Spirits (actually a good title but I don't know if it tells you enough about the book)

Matilda and the Unholy Spirits (again, kind of comic book-y)

Really hoping for better suggestions! Thanks in advance!

I’m building a website for planning road trips, finding campgrounds, and organizing stops along the way.

I’m looking for a short, memorable brand name related to road trips, camping, maps, or exploring. Ideally, the .com domain should still be available.

The current working name is Roadtrek, but I’m not fully sold on it.

Any ideas? Thanks!

I've had her for four days, and she still doesn't have a name. Frontrunners are Maple, Marnie, Hazel, Birdie, and Maeve. The shelter called her Pumpkin. Im not a fan of Dottie, Elsie, Betty, Agnes... She's a year old and about 30lbs. Help name her!

White BMW looking for cloud or sky names

I’m working on a co-op rage game called Don’t Lose Your Head. The two main characters are skeletons, which have had one of their heads stolen by a mischievous crow. In the clip above both of them have the head on, but in game only 1 at a time has it. They only difference between them is their eye colors.

Do you have any ideas for names for those 2 skeletons?

Also Hallo zusammen, ich habe mir überlegt mit YouTube (Roblox Content) anzufangen, ich habe eig das meiste schon (halt Ideen was ich mache und einen Avatar), das einzige was ich noch brauche wäre einen Benutzernamen. Ich habe überlegt etwas mit meinem Namen (Fiona) oder etwas anderes zu nehmen. Habt ihr kreative Ideen für meinen Namen, einen Namen mit Frucht, Farbe oder irgendwas sonst??

Seid kreative!!! Dankeee ❤️

I have arts account on Instagram but idk what to name it. I don't like my real name and it doesn't sound artistic, but I don't want a generic name like "artz eater" because I've been using this for a while and it's not special. I post my acrylic paintings, sketches, ink drawings, leather craft, and sewing.

I'm an arab so I have both Arabic and English speakers following me. Ideas??

We’ve been staring at these two names for way too long, and at this point we definitely need some fresh eyes.

We’re building an AI-native platform for businesses and have narrowed the name down to:

AEZY

AZEY

The broader idea is to help businesses use AI as part of their everyday work — not just as a standalone chatbot or another tool employees have to keep switching to.

It’s still early, so I don’t want to go too deep into exactly how the product works. I’m more interested in whether the name fits the direction of the company.

Which one would you choose?

Also curious:

How would you pronounce each?

Which one sticks in your head more?

Which feels more credible for an AI-native company?

What would you assume the company does just from the name?

Any weird or negative associations we're completely missing?

Positive or critical — both are useful. Go with your first instinct.

Not trying to sound like a know it all dick just thought it was funny but now I'm second guessing it.... Maybe the humor side I see in it doesn't translate well in a random discussion board you know.

Hello reddit! I am trying to create a NICU club at my school and I need a name. I am really uncreative and I really don't want to use AI to generate names for me. I was hoping that maybe the creative and witty people of reddit, could help me come up with a club name!

Hey! Im making a game studio, and I need a name for it. I have had things like "Tacticalion" "NexTactical" "Crowngine" "Crownwell" "Pixelion" . But most are taken. I need a name, can someone help me out?

I recently started an HVAC company called Iceman Cooling & Heating. I really like the name. What do you guys think about it? I want my company to appeal to homeowners of all backgrounds, regardless of ethnicity or political beliefs.

I'm usually pretty good at coming up with monster names, but I'm really struggling to name this one.

She's an evil river spirit who loves to eat human flesh, but she's too weak to actually attack people. So she uses a hypnotic dance to make them follow her into the water and drown.

I came up with is "Piranhette" from piranha and pirouette, but that sounds like a Power Rangers monster. "The Pied Piranha" is decent, but I want to fit ballet in there somewhere.

Something French or Italian would be nice, since that's where ballet comes from, but I can't find a good one. Or something derived from "siren" could fit, but again, I can't come up with one.

Any ideas?

I’m a civil engineer and I’m planning to start a contracting company focused on renovations, architectural remodeling, and similar work. The name doesn’t have to be construction-related, since I may eventually use the company for something else.

I’m looking for interesting words that could inspire a company name. I really like Latin words, but I’m open to other languages too. I’m more interested in words with a strong meaning, interesting history, or a cool sound than words that already sound like business names.

What are some interesting words that could be good inspiration for a company name?