{"id":281,"date":"2005-05-17T17:57:13","date_gmt":"2005-05-17T16:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchfragfactory.net\/ozh\/non-dot-com-cool-domain-names\/"},"modified":"2005-06-01T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2005-06-01T12:42:00","slug":"non-dot-com-cool-domain-names","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planetozh.com\/blog\/articles\/non-dot-com-cool-domain-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Non Dot Com Cool Domain Names"},"content":{"rendered":"

Year 2004 — at least for me :) — was the year when something interesting occurred in the internet : a website went insanely popular, and part of its success was probably quite a unique name and branding, getting rid of the traditionnal dot com, but instead using its top level domain to make a fun name. You got it, I'm talking about del.icio.us<\/a><\/p>\n

Indeed, del.icio.us opened my eyes and I realized the top level domain (the last part of it, after the last dot) could be more than a meaningless extension. It can be used to give your domain more sense, and more fun. So I went with a fun little (well not so little) exercise : have an idea of a cool domain to register for every top level domain available. That's right ladies and gentlemen, here are 249 suggestions for your next site or weblog domain, from .ac to .zw (well, at least I tried with 249 domains, but some were really unusable :)<\/p>\n

The article is divided in 8 pages :<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. This intro<\/li>\n
  2. Domains from A to B<\/li>\n
  3. Domains from C to F<\/li>\n
  4. Domains from G to J<\/li>\n
  5. Domains from K to M<\/li>\n
  6. Domains from N to S<\/li>\n
  7. Domains from T to Z<\/li>\n
  8. Further resources, tips to registrants and a few things I've learned<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Domains from A to B<\/h2>\n

    \"flag\".ac (Ascension Island)<\/strong>
    \nWell, ins.omni.ac<\/strong>, every blogger is.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ad (Andorra)<\/strong>
    \nTech blog at mou.sep.ad<\/strong>, or travel log at len.ingr.ad<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ae (United Arab Emirates)<\/strong>
    \norc.hid.ae<\/strong> will be the next Binary Bonsai.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".af (Afghanistan)<\/strong>
    \nI had difficulties on this one, but I think ove.rle.af <\/strong>makes a really nice name for a website<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ag (Antigua and Barbuda)<\/strong>
    \nDoes "plas.ticb.ag<\/strong> is a weblog" sound familiar ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ai (Anguilla)<\/strong>
    \nAny sa.mur.ai <\/strong>willing to register binar.ybons.ai<\/strong> ? ba.nz.ai<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".al (Albania)<\/strong>
    \nWhat about con.trov.ersi.al<\/strong> as a blog for you daily rants ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".am (Armenia)<\/strong>
    \n"Be glow" ! That's the an.agr.am<\/strong> of weblog :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".an (Netherlands Antilles)<\/strong>
    \nDesign blog ? esth.etici.an<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ao (Angola)<\/strong>
    \nNot an easy one. Short cac.ao<\/strong> or longer zen.andt.ao<\/strong> are the only ways to escape an easy ro.flm.ao<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".aq (Antarctica)<\/strong>
    \nYou could go.to.ir.aq<\/strong> but unfortunately no one cannot register .aq domains yet. Not even comp.aq<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ar (Argentina)<\/strong>
    \nbrick.and.mort.ar<\/strong> is your next offline startup<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".as (American Samoa)<\/strong>
    \nCould you live without foi.egr.as<\/strong> ? Even at chri.stm.as<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".at (Austria)<\/strong>
    \nim.toof.at<\/strong> would be an incentive domain to go on a diet, otherwise co.pyc.at<\/strong> would make a nice linkblog<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".au (Australia)<\/strong>
    \nesq.uim.au<\/strong> or lots of French words such as ch.ate.au<\/strong>, but that's a really hard one.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".aw (Aruba)<\/strong>
    \nDesign blog ? Working on a Mac ? qu.ickdr.aw<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".az (Azerbaijan)<\/strong>
    \nWhen weblogging gets so addictive it becomes your al.catr.az<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ax (Aland Islands)<\/strong>
    \nmast.erof.aj.ax<\/strong>, baby. Anything "aj.ax" based will make it considering how Ajax is trendy these days. Plus, it's much more friendly than pneum.othor.ax<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina)<\/strong>
    \ndance.rhum.ba<\/strong> and there is not much choice with this TLD<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bb (Barbados)<\/strong>
    \nTough one. My take will be rr.ever.bb which could be good for an opinion blog where you'd echo thoughts. A logotype would be easy to create with it, too.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bd (Bangladesh)<\/strong>
    \nSomething like hol.lyw.ood.bd<\/strong> maybe … Sucky one.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".be (Belgium)<\/strong>
    \nSince to.be.or.not.to.be<\/strong> must be already taken, blog rants and raves at di.atri.be<\/strong>. I also like an.aero.be<\/strong> a lot.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bf (Burkina Faso)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bg (Bulgaria)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea. Could be used with 'bg' as a abbreviation of 'background', but that's weak.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bh (Bahrain)<\/strong>
    \nDoh. Thank you Wikipedia for letting me find ba.dh.bh<\/strong> (    definition of Badhbh<\/a>) but that's my only (poor) try with this domain.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bi (Burundi)<\/strong>
    \nIf you really need an alibi to blog, get blo.gali.bi<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bj (Benin)<\/strong>
    \nWhy do they make so 'sexy' TLD's … onl.ine.bj<\/strong> for a porn site, of course.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bm (Bermuda)<\/strong>
    \nYou could make light.bm<\/strong> sound like "light beam" … Hard one.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bn (Brunei Darussalam)<\/strong>
    \nGet fa.bn<\/strong> if your French first name is Fabienne. Or big.bn<\/strong> for "Big Ben" ? Hard one as well.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bo (Bolivia)<\/strong>
    \nI think blog.tur.bo<\/strong> would be a fun name for a fast blogging service :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".br (Brazil)<\/strong>
    \nBlogging so you don't forget what's your life is made of ? dis.remem.br<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bs (Bahamas)<\/strong>
    \nBlogging daily quotes ? pro.ver.bs<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bt (Bhutan)<\/strong>
    \nAvoid anything with "debt" in it or get bad karma in spam filters. But be sure to have no.dou.bt<\/strong> instead.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bv (Bouvet Island)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bw (Botswana)<\/strong>
    \nNo cool idea. You could of course make it mean "Black and White", like in pictu.resin.bw<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".by (Belarus)<\/strong>
    \nbe.my.ba.by<\/strong> ! And I'll whisper a lul.lab.by<\/strong> for you.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".bz (Belize)<\/strong>
    \nI would register something like biz.buzz.bz<\/strong> for a corporate gossip website, but cal.vin.andhob.bz<\/strong> makes a nice tribute :)<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Domains from C to F<\/h2>\n

    \"flag\".ca (Canada)<\/strong>
    \nI'll avoid a too easy er.oti.ca<\/strong> and chose re.pli.ca<\/strong> for a webspace where you sort of duplicate yourself :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cc (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)<\/strong>
    \nNot an obvious one. I chose itt.alli.cc<\/strong> which could make a name for a design blog, typography oriented<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cd (Congo, The Democratic Republic of the)<\/strong>
    \nEasy names like pho.to.cd<\/strong>, or too complicated stuff like pr.obo.cd<\/strong> ("Proboscidea : order of animals including elephants and mammoths")<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cf (Central African Republic)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cg (Congo, Republic of)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ch (Switzerland)<\/strong>
    \nI like mis.mat.ch<\/strong> as a weblog name.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ci (Cote d'Ivoire)<\/strong>
    \nGet fib.onac.ci<\/strong> for a science blog !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ck (Cook Islands)<\/strong>
    \nReally cool one. Raw opinions elec.trosho.ck<\/strong>, or han.dpi.ck<\/strong> for a 'best of' blog. Too bad that "The Domain Name Registration maintenance fee for organisations or individuals who do not reside in the Cook Islands is US$150.00 for 2 years registration" :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cl (Chile)<\/strong>
    \nA few crappy ideas ending with "excel" or "cancel", nothing noteworhty.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cm (Cameroon)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cn (China)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".co (Colombia)<\/strong>
    \nWhat a fan.tasti.co<\/strong> domain. Not much here.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cr (Costa Rica)<\/strong>
    \nTry things at expe.rien.cr<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cs (Serbia and Montenegro)<\/strong>
    \nI guess the only reason i.play.cs<\/strong> is not taken yet is that there is no registrar for this domain :) Too bad, really easy TLD to play with. Wouldn't be pol.iti.cs<\/strong> be juicy ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cu (Cuba)<\/strong>
    \nWhat, no webcam software on seeme.cu<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cv (Cape Verde)<\/strong>
    \nEasy names referring to "curriculum vitae", but nothing cool.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cx (Christmas Island)<\/strong>
    \nEasily suffixing anything that ends with 'se'. Did you register ora.lse.cx<\/strong> recently ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cy (Cyprus)<\/strong>
    \nEasy one with plenty of choice. Marketing stuff on weba.gen.cy<\/strong> or useless thoughts on irre.levan.cy<\/strong>. I like syc.ophan.cy<\/strong> too.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".cz (Czech Republic)<\/strong>
    \nEasy to use, and used actually. Did you check     oralse.cz<\/a> recently ? (safe at work, give it a click :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".de (Germany)<\/strong>
    \nEveryday blogging will avoid des.uetu.de<\/strong> and make your traffic ex.plo.de<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".dj (Djibouti)<\/strong>
    \nBesides onl.ine.dj<\/strong> for a web radio, no idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".dk (Denmark)<\/strong>
    \nI really like this domain but couldn't find anything. The only usable trick I thought of was to make it sound like 'decay' and go with something like radio.active.dk<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".dm (Dominica)<\/strong>
    \nEpicurist will car.pe.dm<\/strong> ! Ho I like this one :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".do (Dominican Republic)<\/strong>
    \nmu.cha.do<\/strong> (about nothing), or eld.ora.do<\/strong> will be my choices.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".dz (Algeria)<\/strong>
    \nA l33t war.lor.dz<\/strong> sounds like a must have for l33t hackers. I mean hackerz. Ok d00.dz<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ec (Ecuador)<\/strong>
    \nDoes mega.pars.ec<\/strong> sound a bit pretentious ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ee (Estonia)<\/strong>
    \nThe only problem I see with weee.eeeee.ee<\/strong> is remembering the exact number of 'e'. Other than that, I like kil.lerb.ee<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".eg (Egypt)<\/strong>
    \ntu.ar.eg<\/strong> would be a nice travel blog name, and bli.tzkri.eg<\/strong> sounds quite unusual.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".eh (Western Sahara)<\/strong>
    \nHo boy, eh.eh.eh.eh<\/strong> is so funny.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".er (Eritrea)<\/strong>
    \nYet an.oth.er<\/strong> easy to use top level domain. Get blo.gg.er<\/strong> while<\/strike> if you can !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".es (Spain)<\/strong>
    \nOla cu.ti.es<\/strong> ! What's up ? One of the easiest TLD.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".et (Ethiopia)<\/strong>
    \nGot a star blog ? Get web.com.et<\/strong> ! Got an unknown blog ? Get dis.cre.et<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".eu (European Union)<\/strong>
    \nFood and recipes at cord.onbl.eu<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".fi (Finland)<\/strong>
    \nsci.fi<\/strong> high.fi<\/strong> hi.fi<\/strong> wi.fi<\/strong> are all taken already … Maybe kha.da.fi<\/strong> is still free ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".fj (Fiji)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".fk (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".fm (Micronesia, Federal State of)<\/strong>
    \nI think the only cool thing to do with this one is mixing it up with a radio name.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".fo (Faroe Islands)<\/strong>
    \nDoes yoo.mo.fo<\/strong> sound like a cool name to you ? No ? I thought so.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".fr (France)<\/strong>
    \nI dig lu.ci.fr<\/strong> but unfortunately you cannot register 2 letter domains :\/<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Domains from G to J<\/h2>\n

    \"flag\".ga (Gabon)<\/strong>
    \nSome tao.istyo.ga<\/strong> will relax you. Or maybe you'd rather have some rut.aba.ga<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gb (United Kingdom)<\/strong>
    \nNothing much here… workfor.thek.gb<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gd (Grenada)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ge (Georgia)<\/strong>
    \nToo many easy words to chose from. I'm not starting a bav.arda.ge<\/strong> here.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gf (French Guiana)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea if it's not with an easy "girl friend" acronym.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gg (Guernsey)<\/strong>
    \nGamers go register something like n1.thx.gg<\/strong> now ! Other may take boi.lede.gg<\/strong> ..<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gh (Ghana)<\/strong>
    \nfly.hi.gh<\/strong> is goo.de.nou.gh<\/strong> for me<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gi (Gibraltar)<\/strong>
    \nClaim you are the inter.net.yo.gi<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gl (Greenland)<\/strong>
    \nGamers go register something like thx.hf.gl<\/strong> now ! Others may take goo.gl<\/strong> for their future search engine.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gm (Gambia)<\/strong>
    \nPhoto blog on dia.phra.gm<\/strong> now !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gn (Guinea)<\/strong>
    \nDesign blog on blog.desi.gn<\/strong> now !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gp (Guadeloupe)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gq (Equatorial Guinea)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gr (Greece)<\/strong>
    \nQuite easy if you go with "*ger" shortened to "*gr", such as … blog.gr<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gs (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)<\/strong>
    \nPut your wri.tin.gs<\/strong> online<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gt (Guatemala)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea other than referring to the car engine theme. Uninteresting.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gw (Guinea-Bissau)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gy (Guyana)<\/strong>
    \nThousands of possibilities, like web.olo.gy<\/strong>, but I'll take bug.gy<\/strong> as a tribute to the PHP code I usually write :P<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".hk (Hong Kong)<\/strong>
    \nNo cool idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".hm (Heard and McDonald Islands)<\/strong>
    \nrhyt.hm<\/strong> for a poetic blog, or alg.orit.hm<\/strong> for a techy one.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".hn (Honduras)<\/strong>
    \nCool if your name is jo.hn<\/strong>, not so cool otherwise.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".hr (Croatia\/Hrvatska)<\/strong>
    \nA few things ending with 12.hr or 24.hr … ev.ery.24.hr<\/strong> for a daily something website would be cool.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ht (Haiti)<\/strong>
    \nWhat about spot.lig.ht<\/strong> for a photo blog ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".hu (Hungary)<\/strong>
    \nCt.hul.hu<\/strong> will please any Lovecraft fan<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".id (Indonesia)<\/strong>
    \nara.chno.id<\/strong> makes an obvious reference to the Web of course. What about something like wrote.andsa.id<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ie (Ireland)<\/strong>
    \nzomb.ie<\/strong> would make an awesome code related website I think. Or sw.eet.ie<\/strong> for your usual pet blog :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".il (Israel)<\/strong>
    \nLots of possibilities with ev.il<\/strong> things. I like thum.bna.il<\/strong> as something related to pictures.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".im (Isle of Man)<\/strong>
    \nTelling things to others ? ex.cla.im<\/strong> then !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".in (India)<\/strong>
    \nCountless possibilities. I like adre.nal.in<\/strong> and un.certa.in<\/strong> amongst them.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".io (British Indian Ocean Territory)<\/strong>
    \nWell, simon.incut.io<\/strong> would be mean >:P<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".iq (Iraq)<\/strong>
    \nYou're such a lu.nat.iq<\/strong> sometimes …<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ir (Iran, Islamic Republic of)<\/strong>
    \nHow about … wheel.cha.ir<\/strong> as a site about accessibility ? Ok that was a really bad joke. Get mkd.ir<\/strong> for a geek flavored blog.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".is (Iceland)<\/strong>
    \nLots of disease names waiting for you. I admit syp.hil.is is<\/strong> not that romantic, but sounds cool isnt it ? To check if a domain is free, don't forget to … who.is<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".it (Italy)<\/strong>
    \nDon't consider using the pronoun, it's an overused domain, do.it<\/strong>, be.it<\/strong>, they're all taken. I like ex.hib.it<\/strong> as a site showcasing something<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".je (Jersey)<\/strong>
    \nUsing it with an intentionnaly mistyped jud.je<\/strong> maybe …<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".jm (Jamaica)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".jo (Jordan)<\/strong>
    \nWelcome to my.do.jo<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".jp (Japan)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Domains from K to M<\/h2>\n

    \"flag\".ke (Kenya)<\/strong>
    \nI'd take equ.ivo.ke<\/strong> or mi.sta.ke<\/strong> so that whatever I would publish there, no one could sue me :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".kg (Kyrgyzstan)<\/strong>
    \nYou could possibly find something interesting for you at Wikipedia related to     mass<\/a>. Other than using it in a weight context, no idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".kh (Cambodia)<\/strong>
    \nSomething with shei.kh<\/strong> is about the only usage I can think of.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ki (Kiribati)<\/strong>
    \nGet kha.ki<\/strong> and start a new yellowish brown design.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".km (Comoros)<\/strong>
    \nSimilar to .kg in the concept. Like, six.thou.sand.km<\/strong> for a travel blog for example.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".kn (Saint Kitts and Nevis)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".kp (Korea, Democratic People's Republic)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".kr (Korea, Republic of)<\/strong>
    \nWeeeeeeeeee fl.ic.kr<\/strong> damn it !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".kw (Kuwait)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ky (Cayman Islands)<\/strong>
    \nChoice here. You'd be un.luc.ky<\/strong> not to find something for you :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".kz (Kazakhstan)<\/strong>
    \nA cyphered 0r4ls3.kz<\/strong> with pr0n for the l33t<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".la (Lao People's Democratic Republic)<\/strong>
    \nAin't lit.tle.koa.la<\/strong> cute ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".lb (Lebanon)<\/strong>
    \nAgain, photoblog at fl.ash.bu.lb<\/strong> quick !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".lc (Saint Lucia)<\/strong>
    \nThe only word I could find was "talc", which is not of the coolest kind. I mean, what could you do with pow.derta.lc<\/strong> as a domain ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".li (Liechtenstein)<\/strong>
    \nI find bro.cco.li<\/strong> rather amusing and pic.calil.li<\/strong> rather disgusting :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".lk (Sri Lanka)<\/strong>
    \nA discussion blog on cros.sta.lk<\/strong> could be relevant.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".lr (Liberia)<\/strong>
    \nGet babb.lr<\/strong> or web.craw.lr<\/strong> quick.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ls (Lesotho)<\/strong>
    \nEasy easy easy. Make your jour.na.ls now. I'll take 37.signa.ls<\/strong> as a rip off<\/strike> tribute to the well known site :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".lt (Lithuania)<\/strong>
    \nAgain, not a dif.ficu.lt<\/strong> one with plenty of choice. Workers of the web, evo.lt<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".lu (Luxembourg)<\/strong>
    \nSomething with 'flu' could be used for, say, a weblog about viral memes. Or make something pretty with lu.lu<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".lv (Latvia)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ly (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)<\/strong>
    \nOne of the, if not the, easiest. Really a lo.ve.ly<\/strong> TLD. What's cool is you can get a domain that has a meaning with or without the TLD, making it even easier to understand.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ma (Morocco)<\/strong>
    \nToo much medicine terms here, but I'd get something with py.ja.ma<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mc (Monaco)<\/strong>
    \nIf you want to avoid the reference to "master of ceremony", I'm not sure there's a lot to do with this domain.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".md (Moldova, Republic of)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mg (Madagascar)<\/strong>
    \nI only think about it in an "omg" context. No idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mh (Marshall Islands)<\/strong>
    \nDon't know. hmm.hmm.mh<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mk (Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ml (Mali)<\/strong>
    \nA few geek stuff to make up from xml, *html, vrml and such, but no cool idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mm (Myanmar)<\/strong>
    \nhmm.mmm.mm<\/strong> sounds del.icio.us, doesn't it ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mn (Mongolia)<\/strong>
    \nGet one.colu.mn<\/strong> and your next blog design is almost done.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mo (Macau)<\/strong>
    \nYou can go fort.issi.mo<\/strong> and a few other italian terms for music.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mp (Northern Mariana Islands)<\/strong>
    \nI guess podcasting on wi.na.mp<\/strong> would be original …<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mq (Martinique)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mr (Mauritania)<\/strong>
    \npro.gram.mr<\/strong> could be read as "program and some unknown TLD", or as "programmer".<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ms (Montserrat)<\/strong>
    \nPublish your poe.ms<\/strong> ! I also like the word kil.ogra.ms<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mt (Malta)<\/strong>
    \nNot much here, I have un.drea.mt<\/strong> and that's it.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mu (Mauritius)<\/strong>
    \nWell … cow.goes.mu<\/strong> but it's pretty bad.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mv (Maldives)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mw (Malawi)<\/strong>
    \nI won't go with something about "bmw", so no idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mx (Mexico)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".my (Malaysia)<\/strong>
    \nI think folks.ono.my<\/strong> would be trendy in 2005 :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".mz (Mozambique)<\/strong>
    \nSame as .ms but with some l33t hax0r flavorz. Get sy.nony.mz<\/strong> now.<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Domains from N to S<\/h2>\n

    \"flag\".na (Namibia)<\/strong>
    \nLots of spanish words waiting for you. I guess mar.ijua.na<\/strong> would look cool for some of you.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ne (Niger)<\/strong>
    \nI'm sure your weblog is already caf.fei.ne<\/strong> powered.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".nf (Norfolk Island)<\/strong>
    \nhttpd.co.nf<\/strong> surely is geek, and you could set up dozens of .co.nf subdomains for all your daemons.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ng (Nigeria)<\/strong>
    \nEasy, any.thi.ng<\/strong> goes here. Get bl.oggi.ng<\/strong> asap.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ni (Nicaragua)<\/strong>
    \nI'll have tort.elli.ni<\/strong> and throw a pair of     pink socks<\/a> onto han.ni<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".nl (Netherlands)<\/strong>
    \nWhat about news.chan.nl<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".no (Norway)<\/strong>
    \nSince you admitted your blog is caffeine powered, get cap.pucci.no<\/strong> now !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".np (Nepal)<\/strong>
    \nIf it wasn't for pot.atoe.np<\/strong> to make some sort of "potatoe and pea", I'd say no idea. Well, no idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".nr (Nauru)<\/strong>
    \nI'll take road.run.nr<\/strong> and make a travelblog with it.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".nu (Niue)<\/strong>
    \nGet gour.metme.nu<\/strong> and post some fine recipes.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".nz (New Zealand)<\/strong>
    \nAgain, usable with some l33t cypherization, and then there are mil.lio.nz<\/strong> of possibilities<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".om (Oman)<\/strong>
    \nAvoid bo.red.om<\/strong> here, there's plenty of choice. I'll have kabo.om<\/strong> and make a cartoonish design with lots of explosions :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pa (Panama)<\/strong>
    \nOwning mea.cul.pa<\/strong> would force you to confess online.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pe (Peru)<\/strong>
    \nWow, I didn't know there were so many words in *scope or in *type before. I'd take land.sca.pe<\/strong> and photoblog on it.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pf (French Polynesia)<\/strong>
    \nThere's a subway station named ober.kam.pf<\/strong> in Paris, but well …<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pg (Papua New Guinea)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ph (Philippines)<\/strong>
    \nI dig pho.togra.ph<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pk (Pakistan)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea. Too bad, that's a fun TLD.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pl (Poland)<\/strong>
    \nEither something with a "Perl" extension such as root.kit.pl<\/strong> but chances are it's already taken, or maybe with "pl" sounding like "piel", which means "skin" in spanish.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pm (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)<\/strong>
    \nNo cool idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pn (Pitcairn Island)<\/strong>
    \nGrrr. No cool idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pr (Puerto Rico)<\/strong>
    \nMaybe whi.tepa.pr<\/strong> or wall.pa.pr<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ps (Palestinian Territories)<\/strong>
    \nHey, gig.aflo.ps<\/strong> sounds funny. What about news.grou.ps<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pt (Portugal)<\/strong>
    \nGet manu.scri.pt<\/strong> and make other pay for java.scri.pt<\/strong>, post.scri.pt<\/strong>, shell.scri.pt<\/strong> and so on :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".pw (Palau)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".py (Paraguay)<\/strong>
    \nI know     someone<\/a> who should get skip.py<\/strong> right now. I'll take en.tro.py<\/strong> which describes quite well my desk at the moment.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".qa (Qatar)<\/strong>
    \nNo good idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".re (Reunion Island)<\/strong>
    \nAnything to de.cla.re<\/strong> ? Yes, you're a blog.who.re<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ro (Romania)<\/strong>
    \nNot much, hopefully som.bre.ro<\/strong> is kind of fun.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ru (Russian Federation)<\/strong>
    \nAgain, not a lot. How do you like blo.ggu.ru<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".rw (Rwanda)<\/strong>
    \nA few acronyms like dvd.rw<\/strong> or a geeker drwxrwx.rw<\/strong>, but hard to make something really fun here.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sa (Saudi Arabia)<\/strong>
    \nWould p.ica.sa<\/strong> be a smart joke ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sb (Solomon Islands)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sc (Seychelles)<\/strong>
    \ncompa.ctdi.sc<\/strong> is about the only word to play with here<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sd (Sudan)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".se (Sweden)<\/strong>
    \nMuch more words to play with than you could think of. I'll chose str.iptea.se<\/strong> because it would allow a lot of cool variations in the design.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sg (Singapore)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sh (Saint Helena)<\/strong>
    \nEasy TLD. I'll have wh.ipla.sh<\/strong> and let you get mac.into.sh<\/strong>, ok ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".si (Slovenia)<\/strong>
    \nHard one unless you want something like pep.si<\/strong> … There are a few geek possibilities with sc.si<\/strong> or irs.si<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sj (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sk (Slovak Republic)<\/strong>
    \ntake.nori.sk<\/strong> with this one and register as.teri.sk<\/strong> for your next design blog fame.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sl (Sierra Leone)<\/strong>
    \nfa.st.xd.sl<\/strong> must be the local ISP<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sm (San Marino)<\/strong>
    \nTons of words with *ism waiting for you. I'd suggest or.ga.sm<\/strong> but you're going to think I'm only giving porn oriented ideas. Well, I am :\/ But you can have fa.nta.sm<\/strong> if you want :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sn (Senegal)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".so (Somalia)<\/strong>
    \nStill on the coffee concept I've used earlier, get ex.pres.so<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sr (Suriname)<\/strong>
    \nThe Firefox team should register bet.ter.brow.sr<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".st (Sao Tome and Principe)<\/strong>
    \nI tell you, zeit.gei.st<\/strong> will make others jealous.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sv (El Salvador)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sy (Syrian Arab Republic)<\/strong>
    \nA rather ea.sy<\/strong> top level domain. Make your own au.top.sy<\/strong> online.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".sz (Swaziland)<\/strong>
    \nNo good idea.<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Domains from T to Z<\/h2>\n

    \"flag\".tc (Turks and Caicos Islands)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".td (Chad)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tf (French Southern Territories)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tg (Togo)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea. GRRRRRRRR. I officially declare t-something TLD sucky.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".th (Thailand)<\/strong>
    \nAh, finally enough possible domains to chew your ban.dwi.th<\/strong> ! Move your old website over at re.bir.th<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tj (Tajikistan)<\/strong>
    \nNo. I. Dea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tk (Tokelau)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tl (Timor-Leste)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tm (Turkmenistan)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea. Oh boy.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tn (Tunisia)<\/strong>
    \nNo – guess what ? Idea !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".to (Tonga)<\/strong>
    \nForget the funny burri.to<\/strong>, the owner of del.icio.us has got it already :P Of course, pho.to<\/strong> is taken as well. But inco.gni.to<\/strong> is available as of writing this, quick !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tp (East Timor)<\/strong>
    \nski.llz.and.tp<\/strong> for skilled gamers clans with teamplay ? Well, I admit : no idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tr (Turkey)<\/strong>
    \nfeeds.tr<\/strong>, fri.ends.tr<\/strong> … you could re.gis.tr<\/strong> a few jokes like this.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tt (Trinidad and Tobago)<\/strong>
    \nNot a lot of words to play with. I'd get meg.awa.tt<\/strong>, but that's probably a sign I'm working in a nuclear power plant :)<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tv (Tuvalu)<\/strong>
    \nIf it's not for something you want to connect with the television topic, forget this one.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tw (Taiwan)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".tz (Tanzania)<\/strong>
    \nGet fri.tz.theca.tz<\/strong> and go meeow. Or gig.aher.tz<\/strong> and go with it.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ua (Ukraine)<\/strong>
    \nUnless your name is josh.ua<\/strong>, get the funny chi.huah.ua<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ug (Uganda)<\/strong>
    \nIf you cannot deb.ug<\/strong> you might as well unpl.ug<\/strong> your site …<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".uk (United Kingdom)<\/strong>
    \nHard to use, and even harder since as far as I know it's only available in the form of .me.uk, .co.uk or .org.uk .. Forget it.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".um (United States Minor Outlying Islands)<\/strong>
    \nLots of (and only) latin names waiting for you. How about podcasting on audi.tori.um<\/strong> ? Also, mem.orand.um<\/strong> makes sense for a weblog.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".us (United States)<\/strong>
    \nThe problem here is that del.icio.us<\/strong> sets a standard, and any other *ous name (ubiquitous, miraculous, delirious, no offense gentlemen) will appear as an uninnovative follower. Non -ous names are possible, though. You won't be on a hiat.us<\/strong>, don't be je.alo.us<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".uy (Uruguay)<\/strong>
    \nDo you know that dul.ci.loq.uy<\/strong> means "A soft manner of speaking" ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".uz (Uzbekistan)<\/strong>
    \nIf you happen to live in san.tacr.uz<\/strong>, this is fine. Otherwise, forget it.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".va (Holy See (Vatican City State))<\/strong>
    \nHow about having fun with lawyers and registering sup.rno.va<\/strong> to track torrent files ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".vc (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ve (Venezuela)<\/strong>
    \nSo many words to chose from, it can become frus.trati.ve<\/strong> here. While old school internet pionneers will get com.puser.ve<\/strong> to remember those old good days of 14.4kbps joy, modern peeps will prefer something more inter.acti.ve<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".vg (Virgin Islands, British)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".vi (Virgin Islands, U.S.)<\/strong>
    \nExcept for ema.csor.vi<\/strong>, "home of a never ending geek debate", I have no idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".vn (Vietnam)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".vu (Vanuatu)<\/strong>
    \nAny deja.vu<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".wf (Wallis and Futuna Islands)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ws (Western Samoa)<\/strong>
    \nAvoid a risky wi.ndo.ws<\/strong> and start the next Slashdot on ge.ekne.ws<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".ye (Yemen)<\/strong>
    \nPhoto gallery on fi.she.ye<\/strong> ? Your last blog on g.oodb.ye<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".yt (Mayotte)<\/strong>
    \nUsable only if you create a domain from a word with a trailing "it", like 1024b.yt<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"flag\".yu (Yugoslavia)<\/strong>
    \nMy dear, il.ove.yu<\/strong> and you know it.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".za (South Africa)<\/strong>
    \nA few original names, like extr.avagan.za<\/strong> or piz.za<\/strong>, but not a very inspiring domain.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".zm (Zambia)<\/strong>
    \nCould be used with a l33t variation of an "-ism" word, like hack.tivi.zm<\/strong>, but other than this, not very interesting one.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".zr (Zaire)<\/strong>
    \nYou're a good blogger ? You'll be granted a pu.lit.zr<\/strong> award !<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".zw (Zimbabwe)<\/strong>
    \nNo idea.<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Further resources, a few tips for registrants, and things I've learned<\/h2>\n

    I'll probably never register a dot com, org or net again. There are too many cool words to play with, at least if the domain you register is something to play with. Registering a fun domain for a real business may be questionnable :)<\/p>\n

    Some regional registrars have strict policies on whether the registrant must be a resident of the country. In such case, getting a domain with their TLD will be difficult, if possible. Hopefully, many are open to any netizens, which is a good thing in my opinion since establishing frontiers in the internet, other than the language, is not really relevant. Well, at least that's what I think :)<\/p>\n

    Don't look for a registrar from the ICANN or IANA, their lists are completely<\/strong> outdated. You'd rather search something like "ac domains" in any search engine.<\/p>\n

    Unfortunately, some top level domains have to be prefixed. For example, you cannot get something.py, but have to chose from this.com.py, this.net.py or this.org.py. This is major suckage and I cannot see any clever reason for such a requirement. Too bad. This also probably makes some of the domain suggestions here impossible to register, but well, I didn't want to check with every registrar on earth :)<\/p>\n

    To use a "multi dot" domain such as del.icio.us, you have to register the main domain icio.us. The rest is then a matter of setting up a subdomain, which is either done in your webserver config or in your DNS servers, depending on the situation.<\/p>\n

    The ideal multi dot domain would be something you could read at different levels, with or without TLD, with or without subdomains, and even with different subdomains.
    \nConsider the following : heart.break.er<\/strong>
    \nMakes sense as heartbreaker, heartbreak, break, and can be re-used with other combination (jaw.break.er etc…)<\/p>\n

    Keep it short : i.will.hax0r.your.com.put.er<\/strong> looks more like a useless IRC bouncer virtual host than something you really want to type in the location bar of your web browser.<\/p>\n

    Keep it simple. Remember the first time you wanted to come back to del.icio.us : "de.licio.us ? deli.cio.us ? Damn what was it again ?"<\/p>\n

    I'm not giving you any registrar link because I have no reason to promote this or that (unless of course someone has an offer to make ;), however I'll mention that Zone Edit<\/a> is an awesome and free DNS service. It offers domains and unlimited subdomains DNS and forwarding, mail forwarding and a lots of stuff. I've been using it for a couple of years now, and I'm loving it.<\/p>\n

    By the way, did you know there were domain names to sell on EBay<\/a> ? Might be something to check if you want something special (3 characters for example)<\/p>\n

    I played a lot with OneLook<\/a>, an online dictionnary that allows word searches with wildcards. Extremely useful if you want to brainstorm a bit about a particular top level domain.<\/p>\n

    There might be a few errors in the flags assigned to each country. Feel free to correct me if I gave your nation or island a wrong one :)<\/p>\n

    Have a word to say ? You registered something unusual ? You have a wicked idea for your next registration ? Go ahead, comment !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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    \"flag\".nc (New Caledonia)<\/strong>
    \nI thought it would be a no-no here, but eventually found quid.nu.nc<\/strong> (    definition<\/a>) which would be quite relevant in some contexts.<\/p>\n

    \"flag\".gu (Guam)<\/strong>
    \nSticking to English offers few possibilities. I'd chose am.bi.gu<\/strong> (    definition<\/a>), either for something food related or because it has a cool meaning in French ("ambigu" means ambiguous)<\/p>\n