Name for a software company

[forceoflight]

Greetings,

I am establishing a software company and thinking about a good name for my company. I already thought that BitBog would be good name but some native english people opinion was that it isn't good one. This time I would like to propose "Futusoft Ltd". How does "Futusoft" sound and look for native english people point of view?

-FoL

 

[FathomJH]

I like the idea "future soft," but sounds awkward when you pronounce it.

 

[canswift]

Hi,

I think the "Futu" part could be problematical, as it could sound like "F**U" depending on pronunciation. I'd steer clear of anything using the F and U together in a company name (especially for English speakers who seem to love using the F-word..). Maybe Dutusoft instead, if this is mis-prononouced then it would only be mangled as far as "Do Too Soft", and nothing worse.

Good luck
CanBrit (born in UK)

 

[-Adam-]

Hi,

I think the "Futu" part could be problematical, as it could sound like "F**U" depending on pronunciation. I'd steer clear of anything using the F and U together in a company name (especially for English speakers who seem to love using the F-word..). Maybe Dutusoft instead, if this is mis-prononouced then it would only be mangled as far as "Do Too Soft", and nothing worse.

Good luck
CanBrit (born in UK)

Quick to judge and generalize aren't we canbrit?......

Honestly I think FutuSoft doesn't sound bad at all. To me it sounds like it would be pronounced Foo-too-soft. I don't know how anyone who speaks fluent English could confuse that with profanity. I don't know if the word futu means anything else in another language but from my perspective it looks just fine.

 

[cobainer]

Futusoft is indeed a very good name... & no, I didn't think, at first, that futu could be mangled for f**u until i read the thread.....its just another assumption....

 

[forceoflight]

I appreciate your comments! I think I will stay with Futusoft Ltd name. I have spent so many hours for finding a good name. Would you suggest other ways to pronounce Futusoft than Foo - Too - Soft.

What is your opinion about Ubi- prefix as a company name? For example Ubitron, Ubica, Ubila, ...? Do native english people misunderstand Ubi- prefix so that they pronounce it like You - bica, You - bilia. Then people might go to to Youbica.com or Youbilia.com website, even correct url would be Ubica.com or Ubila.com?

 

[ripley]

I appreciate your comments! I think I will stay with Futusoft Ltd name. I have spent so many hours for finding a good name. Would you suggest other ways to pronounce Futusoft than Foo - Too - Soft.

What is your opinion about Ubi- prefix as a company name? For example Ubitron, Ubica, Ubila, ...? Do native english people misunderstand Ubi- prefix so that they pronounce it like You - bica, You - bilia. Then people might go to to Youbica.com or Youbilia.com website, even correct url would be Ubica.com or Ubila.com?

It's possible you could pronounce it as "fyoo-tyoo" -- as if you were saying the word it's modeled after, "future." I think people would read it as a derivative of "future" but probably wouldn't pronounce it that way, they'd probably default to "foo too." For it to work as "fyoo-tyoo" I think you might need a hyphen in there, not necessarily in the domain name, but in the printed name. Futu-soft. Something like that.

As far as "ubi" -- I think you can count on English speakers pronouncing it as "you-bee." I doubt many people would read it as "oo-bee" or something else.

ripley.

 

[NathanJacob]

I like the idea "future soft," but sounds awkward when you pronounce it.

Idea is really impressive and as Fathom said sound little awkward but then its kewl!!

 

[moby]

Futusoft - sounds and looks ok to me.

 

[forceoflight]

I think I will use "fyoo-tyoo-soft" pronouncing in live meetings. "Foo-too-soft" sounds like "photoshop" or "photosoft" in my mind.

So, you pronounce "ubisoft" as "ou-bee-soft", not "you-be-soft"? Ubi should be appreviate from ubiquitous word. That should be pronounced as "you-be-qui-tous" or something like that.

 

[ripley]

So, you pronounce "ubisoft" as "ou-bee-soft", not "you-be-soft"? Ubi should be appreviate from ubiquitous word. That should be pronounced as "you-be-qui-tous" or something like that.

Just the opposite. I think most English speakers would pronounce "ubisoft" as "you-bee-soft."

ripley.

 

[blaknite]

Not that my opinion is worth much, but I don't like futuSoft. It just doesn't sound right. Looks like it could be a typo of future Soft or a bad translation of foto soft. Some non english languages spell photo as foto.

I'd suggest you reg it, but keep looking a bit longer as I'm sure you can find something better. Perhaps try asking for a bit of help in the domain names wanted section, and don't be afraid to spend a few bucks for a really good name. If your company is serious it is ok to get serious about brand recognition.

 

[mwzd]

Futu/Dutu wth, you naming a company or creating a new type of hot dog? :lol:

Please take extreme care while naming a company, once its done, its tough... not to mention expensive at a later date with re-branding etc. etc.

Why it might make sense to get professional help to start. Cheers!

 

[japandomain]

How about "InstepSoft"?
I have InstepSoft.Com available for sale.

 

[cobainer]

How about "InstepSoft"?
I have InstepSoft.Com available for sale.

That's a nice way of marketing... :D