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Name Shake app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 8944 ratings )
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Developer: AKTIV Software Corporation
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.0.4, last update: 5 years ago
First release : 23 Aug 2011
App size: 5.21 Mb

Do you need to name something? A new baby? A character in your novel? Yourself? A new name is only a shake away! NAME SHAKE draws on the behindthename.com database to generate random names for you.

Features:
* Choose the gender and category (English, French, German, etc) of the name you want to generate
* Save names in your favorites list
* Look up the names meaning in the behindthename.com database
* Get a random surname too, or just use your own
* Bonus fun categories: hippy names, witch names, fairy names, rapper names, wrestler names
* iPod, iPhone, iPad universal app

Pros and cons of Name Shake app for iPhone and iPad

Name Shake app good for

Love this app! Its easy and so much fun to use. It helped with names for my soon to be niece or nephew. Its great when Im making up a story on the spot for my daughter- I can find an interesting or funny name quickly, without stalling while I try to think of something original. On top of that, weve used some of the funnier genres to have a laugh with my daughter. Its a great app!
As a regular user of the Behind the Name website, this mobile tool is going to be very useful. Nice, clean interface that became even better when I discovered I only had to tap "Shake" instead of flailing my arm and iPhone in the air. Well done!

Some bad moments

Absolutely what Ive been waiting for! Would be great to have the "name themes" lists like on the site too, but great!!
I was worried about not having connectivity when using this app. Everything works fine without internet access except you cant look up the definitions for the names. I can handle that! Thank you!
This is one of the best apps Ive ever downloaded! Perfect for when you need a name for whatever purpose but just cant find the right one. A suggestion of mine would be to add the ability to search for a name like on the website.
Great app, just what I expected from Behindthename. Unfortunately it doesnt let you browse names, but I didnt really expect it to based off the description. I would like it even more if it was possible to favorite the entire result instead of each name individually (ex: being able to favorite "Anna Elizabeth Cooper" instead of "Anna", "Elizabeth", and "Cooper") I use this app to name my characters and its much easier to keep track of the way certain combinations feel rather than trying to guess which order I liked. Also in settings, if the selections could be shown in a drop down menu rather than clicking through the choices would be a lot easier. Great app over all, definitely worth my money.
Amazing!!! Im a writer, and thanks to nameshake I can spend more time writing and less time wracking my brain for a name. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This app is officially my new best friend :)
Ive always used the behind the name site to create realistic names for my screenplays and short stories. Would love to be able to hold whole names like Name Box. Would love to be able to hold a name and recreate the middle, first, or last names and have different preferences for each. Say a masculine French first name, a feminine Maori middle name and a medieval/roman mythological surname. Add in functionality from 100 most popular names from each of the censuses. Maybe also a generator for unpopular names or a popularity slider of some kind (for when you want a really obscure name). Love it, though! Cant wait to see more!