What do you think of the name Sonata Wilder, an anagram of soil and water?

Clever in a smart ass kinda way but meaningless.

I don’t like clever.

KISS=Keep It Simple Stupid.

Most people won’t “get it”. You need to come up with something anyone will understand & remember.

Nice name in a vacuum but a lousy choice for a research (and fund-raising) organization.

No offence, but I think it sounds like a lady adventurer in a science fantasy novel.

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Mud is a literal amalgamation of soil and water. Howzzat?

It sure is an interesting first question. I’ll give it that much.

Would you like to entertain alternative choices?

How about “Clean Dirt Now!”

Save the Dirt!

Somebody needs to make sure that incendiary_dan sees this question. Done.

This name rocks…..kind of.

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Sonata Wilder sounds like a teen-age girl in Hunger Games or the name of a girl like Hanna in the movie. She’d beat you up, but she wouldn’t work for a non-profit.

It does sound a bit on the teenage spy side of life. I don’t think it’s very apt for such an organisation.

Sounds like a porn star name with an S&M tone. Perfect for a company out to rape and pillage our landscape.

If you have to explain your company’s name, it’s a really bad company name.

MY grandfather named his company Finkel Umbrella and Outdoor Furniture. It was very successful.

I quite like the name Sonata Wilder, but don’t think it is right for your organisation. I think you want a name that is less abstract and suggests what the organisation does. I can’t think of anything other than ‘Eden’ right now.

I’m liking the name itself, for a woman, especially one that might be in a “bodice ripper” romance novel, but not for the type of company you are describing, because it only makes sense to the person who came up with it. If you have to explain that it’s an anagram for blah blah blah then you’ve already missed your target.

It would be a great SN for an anonymous email account, but as a company name it kinda sucks (especially if you’re trying to let people know what your co. is all about)

And in an alphabetical listing directory (like Yellow Pages) it’s going to be pretty fat down. Not really good for a new company that you want to make easy for people to find.

But if you are in love with the name and don’t mind the company remaining obscure and ignored, by all means feel free to be clever :) But I can think of better ways to express your creativity.

Agree with the previous posts.
Sounds like a name for a sci-fi heroine.

How about just Wilder?
Well…sort of.

W+LDER Project
W ater + L and D egradation E valuation R esearch Project

Graphic design-wise, it could also look pretty cool.

It doesn’t sound like Wall Street will like it, since it also anagrams into Dow Tries Anal.

It’s a lovely anagram, to be sure, but if you go naming an organization that, people are going to assume that it was founded by or for Sonata Wilder and fail to come away with anything. Better to pick something more straightforward.

Sonata Wilder would be an excellent mascot name. I’m picturing a youngish brunette in safari garb, outfitted with relevant apparata, drawn in a somewhat cartoony style.

I believe that corporate names should give customers some idea of what the company does. Call me old fashioned.

It sucks, sorry.

First and last names are for people in binomial societies, not organizations. Just make your purpose clear.

Plus, it sounds like the organization would be somewhat redundant. There are numerous permaculture groups, clean water actions groups, organic farmers associations, and other such groups working towards those goals. Do we really need another?

But if I end up doing NaNoWriMo this year, I might steal the name for a character.

Thank you for the warm welcome to Fluther and the great responses. We’ll use it as a code name for now.

Oh, hell. If it’s going to be a code name, then you should call it Bond. James Bond.