Make yourself an acronym.
Words are fun. One day I had the weird idea to make acronyms using only the letters of my name: K.O.A. Knock-Off Art was the first one that gave me this idea then my silly curiosity took it from there. As I went along I wound up creating more restrictions for myself.
- Each phrase should make sense. Not to say nonsense is bad. Look at me, I love nonsense. This whole concept is absurd, but I found the acronyms more interesting when they lacked context, rather than coherence. I wanted there to still be some meaning, something to make you wonder, even if it was small.
- Use unique words. Basically, don't repeat yourself. Not a hard rule, as I found myself occasionally repeating 'On' or 'Of' a few times in an attempt to follow Rule 1, but for the sake of variety it's worth following, especially for the colorful nouns and adjectives.
- Punctuation is allowed. Even encouraged. I think it helps with the variety of phrases and adds an extra layer of character. Again, as long as it follows Rule 1.
That's it. I'm still surprised at how many I was able to get out of these limitations. Making sensible phrases out of only three words that all start with the same letters is tough, but it's also a fun puzzle.
I haven't tried this with any other names, but I suspect shorter names would be easier than longer ones. If your first name is too long to be fun, you could always use your initials, middle or last name, or even a nickname. Whatever works.
In a very particular order, here's the 115 I've made of my name so far:
- Knock-Off Art
- Keep Out Already
- Knowing Only Abstractions
- Knives-Out Applause
- Kinda Off Actually
- Keeper, Owner, Aligner
- Klutzy Oaf About
- Kin Of Animals
- Keys On Antlers
- Kind Optic Aid
- Kite, Oar, Amp
- Kingdom Odd And…
- Kaleidoscopically Outrageous Accountability
- Knight's Ongoing Adventure
- Kids On Airplanes
- Kickback Outcry Award
- Kale, Onions, Apples
- Ketogenic Orange Almonds
- Knickknack Ornament Allure
- Kings Omit Anger
- Killer Ozone Attack
- Kindling Offensive Arson
- Kilowatt Onslaught Aquatics
- Kind Of Aggressive
- Kind, Open, Awkward
- Kirk Of Ambition
- Kazillions Of Arthropods?!
- Kindergarten Oxygen Arcana
- Kiwifruit, Oddly Acidic
- "Knowledgeable" Old Amoeba
- Kinky Old-school Animation
- Kegs Or Abstinence?
- Knowing Otherwise Anything
- Knotted Oxymoronic Angst
- Kick Obstacles Away
- Keystones Occur Always
- Kludge Orbits All
- Keen Ordinary Aim
- Kerfuffle Over Aesthetics
- Kooky Orcish Artifacts
- …Kissing Opus Alone
- Knucklehead's Ocean Ashtray
- Kerplunk! Okay. Ahh..
- Kidnapping Opal Aliens
- Kookaburra's Opulent Airway
- Keyboard Oasis Abound
- Kneel, Obsessive Ally!
- Kelly Olive Anderson
- Kappa Omega Alpha
- Kingpin Offline? …Abnormal
- Knit Official Acknowledgments
- Kiosk On Axis
- Knifepoint Order Agreement
- Kickass Obligated Anarchy!
- Keelhaul Obnoxious Alcoholics
- Kaboom! Oi! Ack!
- Knickers Only Allowed
- Campgrounds Of America
- *KFJC*, Our Air
- Kosher Overcooked Aorta
- Kobolds' Opposable Ankles
- Kamikaze Onto Absurdity
- Kettlebells: One Ascent
- Kneecaps Olly Asphalt
- Koi Octopus Anaconda
- Kermit's Offshore Account
- Kudos, Organism. Awe-inspiring.
- Kidney Operation: Awake
- Ketchup-Oozing Amateur
- Killjoy/Overzealous Apprentice
- Kiss! Oh.. Asexual
- Kerosene Occult Alters
- Kecleon's Outstanding Ability
- Kleptomaniacs Outside. Autosave
- Kangaroo Offspring Appear
- Kippers, Oysters, Albatross!
- Kielbasa Oral. Allegedly.
- Kiddo Onboarding Ancestors
- Khaki Oligarchy Archive
- Kitten Orphanage Alternative
- Karma! Ornery Acne..
- Kickstand Obsolete Absolutes
- Kitchen Opinion Alchemy
- Keepsake Original Amendments
- Kevin: Older, Approachable
- Kennel Or Alcatraz?
- Kebob Ostentatious Avatars
- Knavish Olympic Attitude
- Kaput, Overgrown, Antiquated
- Krakens Oughta Adapt
- Kept Optimistic, Also
- Kayak? Overcompensate. Anchor.
- Kelpie Oils Apothecary
- Keyframes Outlined Asymmetrically
- Klezmer Orchestrated Aurora
- Kettle's Opponent? Algae
- Key Oceanography Apparatus
- Kindly Oink Aloud
- Kneading Objective: Accomplished
- Knackered Ol' Axe
- Kingly Outhouse Alley
- Kalamazoo Obituary Analysis
- Kinesthetic Officiators Acquired
- Knobby Organ Ailment
- Knapsack Oval Avocados
- Keenly Ominous Atmosphere
- Kokako Odometer Alarm
- Knockout Ourselves?! Algebraic!
- Kibble Ointment Amount
- Krampus Ousted...Ashamed.
- Katana - Osmium Alloy
- Kernels. Oblivious Acorns.
- Kombucha Outage Avoided
- Koa. Oak? A-okay!
- Koa's Other Acronym
Go acronym yourself.