Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@markembling
Last active December 16, 2015 12:39
Show Gist options
  • Save markembling/5435834 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save markembling/5435834 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Call for help... I can't pick a name!

Help me out

I want to rename Elephant, as there's already a company out there called 'Elephant Backup' and I'd like to avoid confusion.


It is done. Meet storelet


Thankfully it is very early days right now so changing the name isn't a big problem… aside for one thing: I can't choose a name.

I'm looking for something short, snappy and preferably at least slightly relevant. It needs to be available on PyPI and ideally not the same as some other OSS project or company!

So far, I have the following ideas. Help me pick the best one :-)

  • hippocampus - taken
  • bucketface
  • coldstore / coldstorage
  • polarbear
  • chest
  • safehouse
  • goodguy
  • swingback
  • facepalm
  • moonsausage - possibly a little bit too random
  • brainspoon
  • storelet - the chosen name

Thanks to everyone who helped me! There were some pretty interesting names, and I will look back at this next time I need a name for something. Certainly brainspoon needs to be used!

@markembling
Copy link
Author

@drtortoise Is there a fluffy animal (marsupial) known for having a good memory? Or storing things reliably? If so, it'd probably turn out to be in use already though...

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment