#finding usernames

In short the OSINT framework is a guide to gathering information. You can use it to find locations, usernames, backgrounds, phone numbers, photos... if it’s on the Internet using the framework will help you find it.

We’re going to start out with finding someone’s username and where it’s in use on other sites. 

First off, to find a username you can use a tool that will generate options for you based off first, last and middle names.

Let’s try this name generator with Representative Terri Collins of Alabama.

What do we already know that’s readily available? 

First name:  Terri

Possible alternative: Teresa since Terri is a known nickname

Middle name: ? not on Wikipedia

Last name:  Collins

Maiden name: ? also not on Wikipedia

Birth date: Unknown but she moved to Decatur, Alabama in 1982 after getting married. Assuming she was around 22 then she would be around 60 now. Call the year somewhere between 1958-1962.

Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama

College: University of Alabama

Former profession: VP level at a bank unnamed (we’ll come back to this later)

We’ll use the first and last name familiar to us, guess the birth year as 1960, guess she loves Christianity and Jesus (given her recent bullshit) and let’s see what we get.

Results

wary.terri

Classic

terricollins

terri_collins

terricollins

terricollins60

terri_collins_60

terricollins60

Derivative

tericollins

teri_collins

teri.collins

terrycollins

terry_collins

terry.collins

tesscollins

tess_collins

tess.collins

tessacollins

tessa_collins

tessa.collins

Descriptive Usernames

christliketerri

christlike_terri

christlike.terri

christlyterri

christly_terri

christly.terri

evangelicalterri

evangelical_terri

evangelical.terri

ecumenicalterri

ecumenical_terri

ecumenical.terri

christianterri

christian_terri

christian.terri

littlemisschristlike

little_miss_christlike

little.miss.christlike

terricollinsalabama

terri_collins_alabama

terri.collins.alabama

terricollinspolitician

terri_collins_politician

Usernames Based on Interests

terrilikesjesus

terri.likes.jesus

terri_likes_jesus

Rhyming Usernames

territhedictionary

terri_the_dictionary

terri.the.dictionary

collinsthevolans

collins_the_volans

collins.the.volans

collinsthehollins

collins_the_hollins

collins.the.hollins

cherryterri

cherry_terri

cherry.terri

arbitraryterri

arbitrary_terri

arbitrary.terri

contemporaryterri

contemporary_terri

contemporary.terri

ancillaryterri

ancillary_terri

ancillary.terri

waryterri

wary_terri

wary.terri

territheitinerary

terri_the_itinerary

terri.the.itinerary

Obscure

terri0xtkpiq45ulaey

terrij4racy6kbml

terriz170b9ekl4

terriu.wxkejt6l0

terri93ozumvjfs

terri4e_bgafopwm

terri3txezkgnibq

terrizx1fn0q2rc

terriezu6yn4xgma0i

We know her name is Terri Collins so we can probably eliminate the close to. I suspect Rep Collins doesn’t go by Tessa.

And now we have a list to work off.