Comments on: Search engine names: 10 types plus mashonyms

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:45:07 +0000

Super article.
It makes you think of names twice.
The difficulty in finding a good names lies in the fact that in many cases the name is part of the logo as well and should be able to be pronounced in many different cultures all over the planet almost equally.

I chose Yimmiy for the search site I built. Its a palindrome as well.

Check it at yimmiy.com

Regards, Roger

By: Kay

Kay — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:58:40 +0000

Great post. I’d argue that pronto is best translated as quick because we’re evaluating all these names from an English-speaker’s perspective. In spoken English, the word pronto means “quick.”

In fact, I’d say its usage in English is universal enough that it doesn’t belong in the “foreign words” subcategory at all.

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By: Hany Abdelkawi

Hany Abdelkawi — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:26:07 +0000

Dears,

Onkosh is an Arabic word meaning “unearth”.

Onkosh.com is the recent English / Arabic search engine offering services focusing on the Arabic-related web.

There is also Onkosh.mobi, which is a specialized interface for mobile users where Onkosh is the first Arabic search engine supporting .mobi.

By: rene-y

rene-y — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:47:25 +0000

Dear Name Inspector:
I truly enjoy reading your posts! In this latest one, I nearly laughed out loud in a crowded Starbucks when you quipped about how Bookmach might be how a Bostonian would say “bookmark”!
Please don’t ever stop posting!
Your fan,
Rene

By: John Doe

John Doe — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:00:34 +0000

Activating links would be easier for us to check out some of these websites.

By: Mario

Mario — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:26:53 +0000

I really like these topics. You should post daily.

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Just a quick note: “pronto” (at least if taken alone as in pronto.com) is probably better translated as “ready” from italian (it also is “soon” in spanish).

It is also the standard way to answer the phone (in italian): “pronto?”

There actually are uses for “pronto” as “quick” but seem largely secondary (’pronta consegna’ = ‘quick/immediate delivery’, typically referred to a car).

By: David Ayre

David Ayre — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:03:17 +0000

Anothe great post ! Keep doin that name thing that you been doin !