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List of available 2 letter domain names

catechgory.com

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Thank you! I just found and purchased a perfect domain for an idea I've had for a while.

For some reason, most of my projects start with a domain. I can't write code until I have a git repo. Can't make a repo until I have a directory. And I can't make the directory until I have a name. Which, of course, requires a domain name first...

I tend to use a temporary codename for my projects, and design the system with a future name change in mind. I find it helps let me focus on the actual functionality, and stops me from getting stuck on designing a brand name/logo for a product that doesn't even exist.

Another plus is that the design and parameters of my projects often change during development, so not having a predetermined name gives me the flexibility to make those changes without worrying about 'fitting' with the name.

I totally understand you. Names are important to me and it helps me a lot when I have a perfect name to go with what I'm doing. I can't explain or rationalise it. It's just the way it is...

I feel like py.gl needs to be a cool Python project/library, or at the very least, picked up by the pyopengl folks.

Why just .ag .cx .gg .gl .gs .gy .ht .is .je .lc .ms .pe? Do all of the other two-letter TLDs have all two-letter domains picked?

some tlds don't allow two letter domain names. .de used to forbid two letter domains.

(After a court order because of vw.de those restrictions were lifted, and now there even exist one letter domains, though most of them are just squatted, for instance g.de which just redirects to p.de)

Many of them don't allow two-letter domain names at all.

For anyone who finds it useful to know, .gd allows two letter domains, I have one, plus there was the is.gd URL shortener.

Here's a simple list version: https://gist.github.com/hanula/7959a214fcf55eca1e3e

Here's a list of available 2 letter .rs domains:

https://gist.github.com/mike-seiler/c20be8fb641bc280fff0

I kind of like ym.rs and wk.rs

Thanks for this list!

For anyone else interested, .rs is the ccTLD for Serbia and many registrars will require a Serbian Citizen Number.

That is no longer true

This list looks very tempting and who is not dreaming of a 2-letter-domain? But there are two gripes and I think there is no domain on that list which you should get. Why:

- Most TLDs on this list are way to expensive—everything above €50 for a side-project or some domain parking is too much, it's only worth if it's a killer domain; so what I want to say: if you give me a nonsense two-letter domain for a normal .com price like 7€/year, yes I would take all from the list, but for €50 or even above €100 I want something really nice

- Even if you find your initials (I found mine), with the prices it's nonsense: you will keep a domain with your initials quite some time and maybe you get locked in because you want to use it for you mail-address and then pay 50-100€ for an odd TLD nobody knows

- The only ones which have reasonable prices are .gs, .lc and .gy with €39 and .io with around €50 which is for my taste still too much (again: for a nonsense two letter domain); however I did a search in the Unix' words file if there is even under the cheap TLDs any good and meaningful ones which would justify €39a month

Ending on .lc

  talc

Ending on .gs

  dags
  digs
  dogs
  togs

Ending on .gy

  Algy
  bogy
  dogy
  edgy
  eggy
  fogy
  logy
  orgy
  pogy
  sagy

Ending on .io

  agio
  apio
  Clio
  meio
  moio
  naio
  Ohio
  olio
  thio
  Trio
  trio
  Unio
  unio

Surprise: none of the ones above is available

Maybe there are some good words in your local language (I found one) but again the prices are ridiculous and make only sense if you know that the project you will use the domain for will get serious business in some way.

I think anything.com is much more memorable for 95%+ of the population.

I agree.

A short domain with an unknown or hard to type TLD is not really wanted. And the only TLD on that page which is 1) well known, 2) very well to type and 3) treated as a generic TLD from Google (important for SEO) is .io

I am curious about #3, do you have an article elaborating on this?

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1347922?hl=en

The search doesn't seem to work for me. I recieve a message reading "xx.yy couldn't be checked." on everything.

A bit off-topic, but I'd like to know what HN thinks about a short domain I've chosen for an upcoming product.

I'm building a platform which lets people create and host simple apps. It's kind of a collaborative app development thing, so you build on what's already there and let others use what you've made. The project is called "Fora", and I bought the domain www.4ah.org. I like the brevity, but does it look like a silly hack?

Thanks in advance.

ADD: Thanks slayed0, ptaipale, urda, rl3 and staticfish. I think I should look for a new domain name. @mtmail thanks for thisisfora.com.

I don't think it's bad, but there's just a hint of being too close to http://4-h.org .

www.thisisfora.com might be more straight forward than using a cryptic .org domain.

Agree 100%. Yeah my comment was brief and pointless, but really, the above suggested .com is so obviously better.

It's hard to identify the product name in the url which leads to a lack of trust. Just my opinion.

Yeah I didn't see it right away at all.

Just my opinion: I think it reads awkwardly.

Are you aware of fora.tv?

No I had not. Thanks for the link, checking.

Honestly, yes it does.

.gg goes for $75 on Gandi, compared to $150 on iwantmyname

The price variation on this domain is absurd. I looked for another host that carried .gg, but it was actually $250 there.

Still, $75 is a lot for another vanity domain I don't need and probably won't use.

Company I use to buy domains automatically rejects two letter domain requests for some reason. Like the search will say invalid domain. I guess some junior thought that such domains don't exist. The thing is, I bought a two letter domain from them some time back :)

Just bought a domain thanks to this tool. Do you get a kick back for referring us to the registrar?

Thanks. Yes. Used https://iwantmyname.com/affiliate .

I clicked a domain name and it briefly routed me through a Share a Sale page, so I'm assuming yes.

Thanks for this. I picked up wy.is for €29. Real impulse buy. Was thinking it could work for a "why is...<enter question here>?" type site. Probably silly but I have no self control when it comes to buying domains I'll never use.

Neat. Which ones are cheapest? I figured I'd buy one but they seem quite expensive.

Here is the price list:

.AF $125.00 USD .AG $119.00 USD .CX $49.00 USD .FM $99.00 USD .GD $49.00 USD .GL $89.00 USD .GS $49.00 USD .GY $50.00 USD .HT $129.00 USD .IO $99.00 USD .MS $49.00 USD .MU $99.00 USD .PE $99.00 USD .TC $49.00 USD .TL $79.00 USD .VG $49.00 USD

https://iwantmyname.com/short-domain-search

I don't know about the others, but you definitely don't need to spend $99 for a(n) .io.

Someone above pointed out that .gg is half the cost ($75 vs $150) at gandi.net. .io is $35 at gandi.net and $32.88 at namecheap.

Some of these are cheaper over at KalyHost.com.

uhhh... Mark Kapeles, from MtGox infamy... Thanks, but no, thanks.

Also which ones are restricted from switching registrars? I once bought a three letter .tv domain for $150 assuming I could transfer to a cheaper registrar and found out I could not.

For anyone else looking for vanity domains : often used https://domainr.com/ to check for availability. gandi still usually cheaper for the reg.

.com four letter domain names

http://www.domainnamesoup.com/4letterdomainnames.php

I own a two letter domain (xa.bi), but just for personal use. I also owned ga.am a few years ago. (Super fast typing in an old mobile keyboards)

Someone should grab th.gy. Probably the most sensible domain name on the list. Od.is, too, if you have a specific name for "Odis"

Which one of you lot just bought nu.gg?

The OP url links to catechgory.com which in turn has a link to Digital Ocean. Regarding Digital Ocean here is a FYI for your consideration: https://practiscore.com/site-back-up/

Your link contains no real information, just a generic slam on DO.

Someone just spared a lot of work for professional domain squatters.

Proud that I was able to snatch my initials a few years ago: jz.io

http://ju.gs

Who snatched je.gg???

Haha. I also attempted this one and failed.

Do you know other tools to find short domain names?

Aaaand.. they're gone.

It's pretty amazing how quick they are going. Every single one showing as available that I've checked so far has gone. It's like people didn't know you could do this before.

Where do you get this kind of information? Is it publicly available?

You can query domain registrars. It is public knowledge.

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