Owner review 15 — rulings (2026-10-13)
Status: Active · Date: 2026-10-13 · Answers: "호밀 is alright, but let's look at other names as well. I don't want to sound like a derivative of 당근." Evidence:
Correction (review 18, 2026-10-13): Dadok / 다독 is not clear in Korea. A deeper KIPRIS read found registered 다독-led marks in our classes (다독이 41, 다독임 41, 다독365 9/35/41, 다독따독 9, 다독 인더시티 35/41), and an identical 다독 was refused in class 35 in 2024. See review-18 rulings.
Companion: review-14 rulings.
The rule this round
- No food at all, and no cute everyday-object nouns that would read as "the 당근 of tennis".
- Words with lift instead: motion, light, water and landscape, sound, and resolve.
- The same gate as review 14: a name is shown only if it passes every check. This time the trademark search reached all three registers: KIPRIS (Korea), the USPTO, and TMview (the EU and others).
What the round did
- Generated 464 words; 25 survived the shape, dictionary, store and meaning screens.
- Cleared all 25 on trademarks, domains and handles, and meaning (Korean slang, English, Wiktionary, plus the Japanese App Store and Google Play).
Cut on trademarks: identical live or pending Korean marks in our classes.
- Sallang (살랑), Irang (이랑), Gibun (기분), Dolpa (돌파), Bandal (반달), Danbi (단비), Ojik (오직).
- Tuji (투지): a registered software mark, and a 투지 tennis-ball mark.
Cut on meaning:
- Dume (두메, "the backwoods");
- Mulsal (물살, also "flab");
- Dalnim (달님, a former president's nickname);
- Garak (가락, Seoul's produce market, too close to 당근);
- Sijak (시작, a live game app).
Cut on handles: Balpan, Dabok, Norang and Chorong (Chorong is also a singer's stage name).
Near misses: two strong meanings are blocked only by trademarks. A 변리사 could look at them, but they are not offered here.
- Ajik (아직, "still, yet"): registered 아직 marks in class 35.
- Milmul (밀물, "rising tide"): a registered 밀물 (MILMUL) in class 41.
The names that pass
| Rank | Name | Meaning | Trademarks (KR, US, EU) | Web | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dadok (다독) | A gentle pat of encouragement (다독이다); also "reading widely" | Clear in all four classes | dadok.com for sale (HugeDomains); .app, .io and .co free; @dadokapp | A tiny exact-name app; English may read "dad-ok" |
| 2 | Pallang (팔랑) | Fluttering, like a flag in the wind | Clear (only a bag mark in class 18) | .app, .kr and .co free; .com is a restaurant site | Seven letters, one over the target; 팔랑귀 ("easily swayed") |
| 3 | Dorang (도랑) | A small brook | Clear | dorang.com for sale; .kr, .co.kr, .app, .io and .co all free | Koreans may hear "ditch"; little lift |
| — | Machim (마침) | "Just in time": the spot that opened as you arrived | With conditions: a pending 마침랩 in class 9 shares the dominant part | .io, .co and .co.kr free | English may read "machine"; 마침표 means "full stop" |
Not shown:
- Jasin (자신, "confidence"): too common a word to be a strong mark.
- Osol (오솔): a French mark in classes 9, 35 and 42, and Slovak for "donkey".
Why Dadok leads. It is the only new name that is clean in every register and class, and its .com can be bought. Its meaning is the club's own gesture: the pat on the back after a missed shot, the encouragement that keeps an amateur coming back. That is 두 개 더 felt from the outside. It is a verb of care, not a food or an object.
Still standing from earlier rounds (not food)
Homil (호밀, the one you found alright), Jongi (종이), Nancho (난초), Dabal (다발) and Madang (마당) remain usable. They were checked in Korea and the US only; the EU search was refused in review 14, so it is still owed for them. The food names (Namul, Sabal) and the object nouns (Ibul, Jigap) are off the board under this round's rule.
Open for you
- Which name? Dadok, Pallang or Dorang (my order), Homil, or another on the board.
- For the pick: a 변리사 clearance (sound-alikes, deeper KIPRIS rows), then buy the address (
dadok.comis on HugeDomains) and register the handles.