When Naming Companies, Watch for Foreign Faux Pas.
Business naming can be a hazardous activity.
There are hundreds of examples of names that were screened and approved, only to find after investing in branding the name that to contain objectionable translations or obscure meanings that are derogatory. Chevy’s Nova in Brazil means impotent Another name, I forget which one, turned out to be related to a fifteenth-century demon who ravaged women.
So to help namers alleviate (not eradicate, just make the odds better) the problem, A service called www.Globalnaming.com was formed in 2010. Here you can enter a name candidate and the software will search it’s several databases of foreign slang and “dirty” words, thesauruses and dictionaries, and then indicate possible problems.
Very easy to navigate and to use. The deliverable is a pdf report.
One caveat: the name creation function on the site leaves much to be desired. In fact, I found it very limited and limiting.
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