Can you think of a good brand name for a surf clothing company?
(I'll pay $100 for the name that I end up using for my business)

My company will sell a new line of eco surf clothing, organize beach cleanups, and host concerts to raise awareness for the environment.

The name should express happiness and positivity as related to the ocean and the environment.

Since this will be a brand name for clothing I think the name should be one word and easy to remember (eg. Roxy, Billabong, Quiksilver, Hurley).

Feel free to use the keywords below or just go crazy with your own. The name can also be totally made up (eg.Google) or totally abstract like a random adjective or a person's name that fits.

Keywords:
sea
ocean
paradise
eco
ecology
recycle
gyre
nature
wind
bio
biology
wave
crest
utopia
island
oceanic
aqua
aquatic
marine
tide
motion
life
float
flotsam
plastic
marine debris
buoyant
buoyancy
tiki
surf
surfing
beach
sun
maritime
seagoing
splash
swell
fantasia
imagine
imagination
glory
dream
oasis
horizon
unity
unpolluted
clean
honor
virtue
restorative
restore
lagoon
laguna
atoll
cay
haven
isle
islet
key
earth
terra
happiness
vibe
music
harmony

Inspiration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgPXRMDAq2M

Submit as many names as you'd like.

If a name really speaks to me I will use it for the name of my business and pay $100 to whoever thinks of it. Just make sure I am able to contact you through the forum!

Thank you so much for your help!!!

-James G.

For inspiration, could you explain what is the eco part in the products? Is there a difference between an eco wet suits and an ordinary wet suit? An eco plastic ball and just a beach ball?

The clothing will be made out of recycled materials and beach cleanup debris which is better for the environment because it means less plastic in landfills and in the ocean and waterways. It also helps raise awareness of the North Pacific Garbage Patch.

The worst problem is to find a word that is not in use already.
Good luck.

How about "Knobby Knees"?

BlueGreen

Imagocean.

BlueGreen is kinda cool. Anybody else wanna take a crack at this?

Seajoy? VivaSea? EcstaSea (prolly taken already)?

NewSea
SeaWave
Pipeline - nah, too oily
Kelpies (as in the Irish seal people though I didn't realize the dark side of them until I looked them up)
Tsunami
Dagat (Filipino for ocean)
Lautan (Malay ditto)
Oceana with an accent over the first "a"
Selkiewear (More mythology)

I didn't take any time on that; it was just the first thing that came to my mind. I like the juxtaposition of the two colors, the fact that the sea can be blue, bluegreen or green, and the implication of ecological responsibility inherent in the "green" part. I did do a quick google after I posted, and although there are companies using the name, it didn't look like any were clothing related. :0)

I'm thinking it would be better of the name was more made up/abstract. The clever names and combinations of keywords aren't doing it for me. I'd rather have a nice sounding name and bring meaning to it. I still want the name to make you think of paradise or something positive like that, but I think it should also sound good as a place too. Eg. Paradiseville, Paradiseburg, etc. I tried looking up common suffixes used for place names, but I could only find them for the UK and Ireland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_forms_in_place_names_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Ireland

These names are getting close to what I want:

Prairie-- (abstract, makes you think of nature and beautiful things. It would be nice if i could think of a lush version of Prairie)
Paradisimo-- (a made up name, but paradise is the root word... This has to many syllables. I think the name should have between 2 and 4 syllables)
Palombia-- (this is a great example! It sounds good AND it sounds like a place. Unfortunately, this one IS actually a place in south america, so i can't use it. If we could make up something like this from scratch that would be great.)

Thanks for all the help everyone!

Prairie has connotations to me of desert not ocean. Stick with the vocab your target market will respond to - ie surfing things. I quite like barrel or barrel wear - sums up the perfect wave etc etc
Keep us posted on yr decision

"Surf Uppers", or "Surf's-Uppers" irresponsibly comes to mind . . . but then where would you go for "Downers" (if it's even clear what "downers" are)? On the other hand, if the Uppers are long enough, you wouldn't need the downers. Besides, people don't ask, "What's DOWN?"
They ask, "What's UP?" and if you're an aficionado, you answer "SURF'S UP!"
And there's the whole silly etymology.

In the evening, you could offer "SurfSuppers" to hungry Uppers OR Downers.
(Please do not embarrass me by sending an additional $100 for this last line)

Realizing the image is for a surf/clothing/apparatus store
and the importance of the name for attracting customers,
prairie to me is not the type of word for it. However the
people of the Prairie states: Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma don't see our beautiful grasslands as "desert".
Granted the area was once-upon-a-time called the
"Great American Desert", but desert to me is the Gobi or
Sahara or even Death Valley. With all the flooding out
here this spring, desert is a term far from everyone's mind.

Elysia; Serendib; Azurity; Shangri-la; Paradisia; Euphoria; or maybe something plain such as Happyland or Blissville; possibly simply a cloud logo with a 9 inside.

E2O

LOL!

These are all pretty good. I too have thought that the name might be better off being simple ie happyland, blueland etc, but the fancy names are nice too.

Here are some names that are pretty good (ie. abstract, good vibe, and place names). Maybe we can think of more?

Paragonia
Peaceland
Petoria
Pokoponesia
paragonia
Pomerania
(-nesia, onia, ia, topia endings)

Angria
Aquilea
Baltonia
Bangalla
Betonia
Blueland
Brutopia
Cantania
Cascara
Caspak
Chimerica (-merica)
(-monia, donia)
Freedonia
Freeland
Freiland (or some combo of Freeland Recycleland)
Freecycleland, Recyclia, Freemerica, Remerica, more help needed
Harmonia
Islandia
Lanconia
Mendorra (-dorra)
Neutralia
Oceania
Sealand
Terresta
Tropico
Valaria
Valeria
Zambola
Zamunda
Zandia
Zanzibar

Halleluja! jamesg! ~I mean, that's many!

Nuwave
Niuwave
Noohwave

Interesting, of these three words only Noohwave has not yet been taken for commercial use.

Don't do Happyland unless it is for small children, and Blissville is a bit, like, totally groovy man. (You need to do that last line in a Cheech and Chong voice.)

I rather like just Bliss, and then you could have Bliss Wear, Bliss Protection (e.g. sunscreen or hats) Bliss Tech (goggles etc) Bliss Events etc,

BlissTech gives you the happy relaxed feel with a modern edge to it and the 2 syllables that you liked.

Waterverse
Eta: the other (wordy) one that came to mind was 'deep and dark blue'

I love blue!