Kwyjibo: automatic domain name generation

Abstract

Abstract Automatically generating ‘good’ domain names that are random yet pronounceable is a problem harder than it first appears. The problem is related to random word generation, and we survey and categorize existing techniques before presenting our own syllable‐based algorithm that produces higher‐quality results. Our results are also applicable elsewhere, in areas such as password generation, username generation, and even computer‐generated poetry. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.