Owner review 14 — rulings (2026-10-13)
Status: Active · Date: 2026-10-13 · Answers the owner's ask: "Let's look for other words. And make sure they are usable ones." Evidence:
Companion: review-13 rulings.
How the names were found
- Generated 293 two-syllable Korean words, leaning on everyday nouns whose meaning has nothing to do with clubs or sport (the 당근 route). Such arbitrary words make the strongest trademarks, and they suit the owner's taste for names with no surface meaning abroad.
- Filtered for foreign ease (only a, i, u, o, e; no tense consonants), real dictionary words, slang, foreign meanings, famous brands, and exact-name apps: 29 survivors.
- Cleared every survivor on all three of the following. A name is shown only if it passes all three.
- Trademarks: KIPRIS (Korea) and the USPTO, in classes 9, 35, 41 and 42.
- Domains and handles: a clean address, and a handle free on X, YouTube and TikTok.
- Meaning: Korean slang (나무위키, 우리말샘, Naver), English, Wiktionary across languages, plus the Japanese App Store and Google Play.
Cut on the way, among them:
- Sudal (수달): blocked by a live mark.
- Danchu (단추): Daangn has pending 단추 filings in class 41 and software.
- Hobak (호박): an insult for looks.
- Sori: reads as "sorry".
- Ohu: a Māori word.
- Hosu, Jogi, Goni and Ubak: no free handle.
- Earlier screens: 수박 (a political slur) and 국수 (reads like a slur).
The names that pass
| Name | Meaning | Trademarks (KR, US) | Web | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homil (호밀) | Rye | Clear | homil.app, .io, .co, .kr, gethomil.com free; @homilapp free | English may hear "homily" |
| Jongi (종이) | Paper | Clear | jongi.com for sale (HugeDomains); .app, .io free; @jongiapp | English may say "john-ghee"; it is "jong-ee" |
| Namul (나물) | Seasoned greens | Clear | namul.app free; @namul free on X | Abroad it reads as Korean food, not empty |
| Nancho (난초) | Orchid | Clear | .app, .co, .kr free | English may hear "nacho" |
| Jigap (지갑) | Wallet | Clear | .app, .co free | Gamer slang for a paying player; close to dues |
| Dabal (다발) | A bunch (꽃다발) | Clear | .app, .co, .kr, .co.kr free | 사고 다발 ("accident-prone"); Waray "punch" |
| Ibul (이불) | Blanket | Clear | .app, .kr free | 이불킥, a light joke |
| Madang (마당) | Yard | Clear of identical marks (review 13) | getmadang.com free | A 변리사 must judge 마당 alone |
| Sabal (사발) | Bowl; a palm genus | US SABAL marks in other classes | .app, .kr, .co.kr free | Compound marks in our US classes |
| Sagak (사각) | Square | No live conflict | sagak.com for sale; .io, .co free | 사각지대, "blind spot" |
Three more pass but only weakly: each has just get<name>.com and a US mark to watch.
- Binu (비누, soap): a US soap brand, BINU BINU.
- Toran (토란, taro).
- Megi (메기, catfish): "catfish" means a fake profile in English, and there is a US MEGI mark in class 42.
They stay in the research and off the board.
My ranking
- Homil. Clear everywhere, with the best set of addresses. Rye grows where wheat won't, in poor soil and cold, which matches the amateur who keeps at it. Say it HOH-meel.
- Jongi. Clear, and its
.comcan be bought. Paper is what clubs ran on before: the sign-up sheet and the 대진표. Its weak point is pronunciation abroad. - Namul. Clear, plain and warm. Abroad it carries a meaning (a Korean dish) rather than an empty sound.
What is still owed before filing
- The EU register. TMview refused this machine's queries, so the EU is unchecked. Search each favourite by hand at TMview (type the word, then filter classes 9, 35, 41, 42).
- Deeper KIPRIS rows. The KIPRIS results were read by rank: the first 30 to 150 rows. Common nouns hold many marks (134,407 contain 종이), so an exact mark further down is possible. A 변리사 clearance search settles this, along with sound-alike marks (칭호).
- Handles not checked: Instagram and Threads.
- Native-speaker checks in English, Spanish and Japanese for your pick.
Open for you
- Which name? Homil, Jongi or Namul (my order), or another from the list.
- For your pick: the EU search by hand, then a 변리사 clearance, then buy or register the address and handles.