Posted in Company Names, Good Names, Metaphor, Names, Real Word Names, Small Names on February 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
A reader suggested doing a profile of this name, and The Name Inspector thought that was a pretty good idea.
The name Digg depends on felicitous ambiguity, of which The Name Inspector is something of a connoisseur. (He even wrote a dissertation about it, though the kind he focused on there was a bit different). What’s […]
Posted in Character Names, Company Names, Good Names, Metaphor, Names, Real Word Names on January 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Pandora is the character from Greek mythology who opened a jar (or box) and released evil and woe into the world. Doesn’t sound like good material for a name, does it? Isn’t calling a music service Pandora kind of like calling a women’s athletic shoe Incubus?
No, it’s not like that at all. When people think […]
Posted in Company Names, Good Names, Iconic Names, Metaphor, Names, Real Word Names on January 10th, 2007 5 Comments »
Occasionally the Name Inspector writes about names for companies, products, or services that have achieved iconic status. There are lessons to be learned from these names, sometimes because they’re great, and sometimes because they show it’s possible to succeed with a so-so name.
Apple Computers is a great name. It’s a model solution to a problem […]
