Comments on: Naming Stories: Lilipip http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/ Tells you what makes names tick. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:52:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Leo Dokshutsky http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/#comment-20 Leo Dokshutsky Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:13:48 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/#comment-20 I love the name and the story behind it! I have had the pleasure of meeting Ksenia last year and I remember her telling me that Lillipip was not the first choice and that she had another name that was already taken (I hope I am getting it right :) So sometimes loosing a name is a great inspiration for finding a better one! As far as the name itself is concerned, another point to consider is if the kids can easily pronounce it. I would think they would. Well done Ksenia I love the name and the story behind it! I have had the pleasure of meeting Ksenia last year and I remember her telling me that Lillipip was not the first choice and that she had another name that was already taken (I hope I am getting it right :) So sometimes loosing a name is a great inspiration for finding a better one! As far as the name itself is concerned, another point to consider is if the kids can easily pronounce it. I would think they would.

Well done Ksenia

]]> By: The Name Inspector http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/#comment-15 The Name Inspector Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:16:39 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/#comment-15 Thanks for your comments, Seth and Dan. Dan, I think a name should be distinctive and protectible and not have a meaning that's too restrictive. That said, I find the term "empty vessel", which I know is commonly used in naming circles, to be puzzling. It seems to imply a dichotomy between names that are so descriptive as to be unprotectible and those that are completely devoid of meaning or that are at least arbitrarily related to what they stand for. I'd guess the vast majority of names do not fall into either category. Good names, like Biznik, usually evoke meanings that are clearly related to the company (or product or service) in question, even if those meanings are metaphorical or based on indirect associations. Maybe this is what Seth had in mind when he wrote in the cited post about the shift "from what the words mean to what the words remind you of". Thanks for your comments, Seth and Dan.

Dan, I think a name should be distinctive and protectible and not have a meaning that’s too restrictive. That said, I find the term “empty vessel”, which I know is commonly used in naming circles, to be puzzling. It seems to imply a dichotomy between names that are so descriptive as to be unprotectible and those that are completely devoid of meaning or that are at least arbitrarily related to what they stand for. I’d guess the vast majority of names do not fall into either category. Good names, like Biznik, usually evoke meanings that are clearly related to the company (or product or service) in question, even if those meanings are metaphorical or based on indirect associations. Maybe this is what Seth had in mind when he wrote in the cited post about the shift “from what the words mean to what the words remind you of”.

]]> By: Dan McComb http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/#comment-12 Dan McComb Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:51:33 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/#comment-12 I agree with Seth's point that the name you select should be an empty vessel that will carry whatever you pour into it. Findability is crucial. But I disagree that there has to be zero results. When we Googled "biznik" while first considering it as a name a year and a half ago, there were about 30 results. One was the nickname of a gamer on some game forum. Another one was the guy who probably deserves credit for coining the phrase, who used it disparagingly in a fit of inspiration to refer to a producer who won some big award as "not even a film maker - he's a biznik, a suit." Despite that, we chose to adopt the name for our own fiendish purposes (hey, the domain was available!). And today Googling "biznik" produces 89,500 results - if 30 of them still point to something other than us, I'm OK with that :-) I agree with Seth’s point that the name you select should be an empty vessel that will carry whatever you pour into it. Findability is crucial. But I disagree that there has to be zero results. When we Googled “biznik” while first considering it as a name a year and a half ago, there were about 30 results. One was the nickname of a gamer on some game forum. Another one was the guy who probably deserves credit for coining the phrase, who used it disparagingly in a fit of inspiration to refer to a producer who won some big award as “not even a film maker - he’s a biznik, a suit.” Despite that, we chose to adopt the name for our own fiendish purposes (hey, the domain was available!). And today Googling “biznik” produces 89,500 results - if 30 of them still point to something other than us, I’m OK with that :-)

]]> By: seth godin http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/#comment-7 seth godin Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:32:56 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/lilipip/#comment-7 very cute and a good story very cute

and a good story

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