ONOMA
Naming — a worked example
Four candidates against the surname Archer. Every one runs the same five checks: the seam, the rhythm, stops meeting at the join, vowels colliding, and words that appear by accident between the two names.
The score is not taste. It is five calculations over two strings, and each one is named in words: you see not only how many points were lost but exactly what lost them.
Oliver Archer · 100/100
- Clean seam: the last letter of the name and the first of the surname differ.
- The rhythm holds: 3+2 syllables. Different lengths keep the name from vanishing into the surname.
- No stop collision at the seam: it says itself.
- No vowels colliding.
- Nothing unintended forms at the join.
Emily Archer · 80/100
- Clean seam: the last letter of the name and the first of the surname differ.
- The rhythm holds: 3+2 syllables. Different lengths keep the name from vanishing into the surname.
- No stop collision at the seam: it says itself.
- ⚠️ Vowel onto vowel ("ya") — nothing braces them apart, and the two names merge into one.
- Nothing unintended forms at the join.
Rose Archer · 40/100
- Clean seam: the last letter of the name and the first of the surname differ.
- ⚠️ Same syllable count (2+2) — the pairing goes flat when spoken.
- No stop collision at the seam: it says itself.
- ⚠️ Vowel onto vowel ("ea") — nothing braces them apart, and the two names merge into one.
- ⚠️ ⚠️ A word appears at the seam: sea. This is what a schoolyard hears.
Anna Archer · 40/100
- ⚠️ The name ends on "a" and the surname starts with it — the letter collapses into one sound.
- ⚠️ Same syllable count (2+2) — the pairing goes flat when spoken.
- No stop collision at the seam: it says itself.
- ⚠️ Vowel onto vowel ("aa") — nothing braces them apart, and the two names merge into one.
- Nothing unintended forms at the join.
Check your own candidates — $99