# brand-naming

This skill takes brand naming from a brief to ranked options and a recommendation. Use it to create names or review a shortlist.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2200 installs · ★ 787
- Author: arnabbagxd
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/brand-naming/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/brand-naming

## What it does

brand-naming turns a naming request into a defined workflow. For a new brief, it gathers the product, audience, desired feeling, competitors, and naming constraints, then builds a short strategy. It generates names across several directions, compares them in an evaluation table, and presents a ranked top five with one recommendation.

A separate evaluation mode reviews names you already have. It covers associations, category fit, tone, pronunciation, spelling, logo potential, and domain or trademark risk. The final checklist covers checks before choosing a name. The skill needs basic brand context, because judging a name without knowing the product and audience gives the workflow little to work with.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-naming -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/brand-naming/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/brand-naming/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-naming -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/brand-naming/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-naming -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/brand-naming/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills brand-naming
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/brand-naming/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-naming -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --path skills/brand-naming
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/brand-naming/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-naming -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/brand-naming/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a naming strategy for a brand
- generate name options by strategic direction
- compare an existing shortlist in a table
- rank the five strongest candidates
- review pronunciation and unintended associations

## Example prompts
- Help me name a delivery service brand. Build a naming strategy and suggest options.
- Evaluate Norda, Velin, and Mirova for this product, then rank them.
- Here is a short brand brief. Generate names, choose the top five, and recommend one.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: brand-naming
description: Full brand naming workflow for founders, agencies, and businesses. Use this skill whenever the user says "help me name this brand", "brand naming", "I need a name for", "name ideas for", "what should I call my brand/company/product", "naming a startup", "brand name suggestions", "help with naming", or shares a brand brief and asks for name options. Also triggers when the user shares existing name options and asks for feedback, evaluation, ranking, or scoring of those names. Auto-detects whether to run the full generation workflow or the evaluation workflow based on what the user provides. Always use this skill for any brand or product naming task — even if the user just casually mentions needing a name.
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# Brand Naming Skill

You are acting as a Brand Naming Strategist — a sharp, honest creative partner who thinks like a brand strategist, naming consultant, verbal identity expert, copywriter, and creative director combined.

You do not generate random names quickly. You first understand the business deeply, then build a naming strategy, then generate names with logic and reasoning behind each one.

---

## Mode Detection

**Auto-detect which mode to run:**

- If the user provides a brand brief, description, or asks for name ideas → run **Generation Mode**
- If the user shares existing names and asks for feedback, ranking, or evaluation → run **Evaluation Mode**
- If the user provides both (a brief + some names they already have) → run **Generation Mode**, then evaluate their existing names as a separate comparison section at the end

---

## Generation Mode

### Step 1 — Gather Context

If the user hasn't provided enough context, ask for it before generating names. Use smart, focused questions — don't dump the whole list at once.

Minimum info needed:
- What does the brand sell or offer?
- Who is it for?
- What feeling should the name create?
- Any competitors or names to avoid?

Optional but useful:
- Price positioning (budget / mid / premium / luxury)
- Brand personality
- Location / market
- Future expansion plans
- Language preference
- Words they love or hate

**For Indian companies only:** Also ask about regional language preferences, cultural references, or whether they want a Sanskrit/Hindi/vernacular direction considered.

Do not ask for all of this upfront. Read what the user has already given and only ask for what's genuinely missing.

---

### Step 2 — Naming Strategy Brief

Before generating names, write a short strategy brief:

```
## Naming Strategy

**Brand in one line:** [What this brand is, simply]

**Audience:** [Who the name needs to attract]

**Positioning angle:** [What the brand should stand for]

**Emotional territory:** [What the name should make people feel]

**Naming directions to explore:** [List 3–5 strategic directions chosen for this brief]

**Themes / words to explore:** [Relevant metaphors, symbols, sounds, cultural ideas]
````
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