How to Choose a Community Username on PairLume

Your pseudonym is the first thing people see. Here is how to pick one you will still like in a year.

You pick your username once, and then it stays. That sounds heavy, but it works in your favor. It stops people from making a new name every time they want to say something they regret, and it means the karma you build actually belongs to you.

Avoid anything that could tie back to a real account. Not your Instagram handle, not the email prefix you use for work, not the nickname your partner calls you. Search engines are patient, and so are ex partners.


Two word combinations tend to age well. Something small plus something quiet. quiet_harbor, slow_kettle, north_room. They read like a person, not a brand.

If you get stuck, the suggestion button will offer you a fresh batch every time you tap it. Some of the best usernames on the app came from someone tapping regenerate for the fifth time and finally saying yes to one.