How did you make up a naming for your project?
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What is the meaning of the words you have used?
How long did it take up to create your name?
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Gabriele Mazzola 🧭@gabriele_mazzola
Launching soon!
I honestly can't remember the process of how we came up with it, but I do remember that we all loved it!
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It just needs to be simple and catchy
The name of my project, Nova, came for a very specific reason: to reinvent my life. Just like a supernova, which when it explodes generates enormous energy, I wanted the same thing to happen with my life.
I noticed that it sounded good and could be a great meaning for a productivity tool 😃
@filippo_zanfini Could you please share the website of your product?
@busmark_w_nika With great pleasure. Thank you.
https://thenovapp.com 🙂
I had App Finder initially named AppQuery, but then I thought App Finder was much better. I think that it's an obviouos name for what it does, and I was quite lucky that developers of similar products had decided for other names (like AppBrain, AppAgg).
My company Skyica was initially named Scadica. It was also a longer process that led to that name. Skyica stands for nothing specific, but it's intended to sound light and clear. I like it quite much now. What do you think?
@konrad_sx How long did it take you to create that naming? Because it is a creative process and I think it can't be done overnight.
@busmark_w_nika several hours for sure, on different days. Did you also already create company / product names?
Wanted a name that I could get the URL and business name for. So came up with several options based on relevance to the project then eliminated any that I could not get the .com url or the business name.
But great question to ask.
@busmark_w_nika I try not put myself in this situation but I would try get something that is not a .com or if not too expensive I would buy the domain. It all depends on the situation.
I usually first envision my product for the long term mission and then, try to re-phrase the simple word which comes to my mind with some unique word by searching (and nowadays ChatGPTing :p).
Eg. for my recent project, I envisioned a platform where everyone can get started with AI in a very simple and less-distracted way, so, finally got with ainave. here, nave is short for navigate which translates to tag line as: Navigate the world of AI with ease.
I came up with mine while reading.
It didn't take too much effort. It came pretty natural, and I love it.
Pointae - we are a lifecycle marketing agency helping emerging ecommerce brands prioritize customer retention and loyalty to boost lifetime value.
Nowadays i run it with chatgpt. I also have a mood board with keywords and then run more insporation with chatGPT. Then I'd poll a couple names with our users to see which one they like (we did that when we were renaming the company). Although some marketing exprts have told me that asking ur users what ur name should be is a horrible idea...
another thing i'd say is that your target group is important. The side project that we are launching on ph is called seedhustle. Ususally hustling means work and have a negative connotation to it, but because we are targeting AI founders on the relatively young side, hustle is a good term in my generation. I think it polled well with our potential users.
@louisa_lu1 Yeah, there are many things you have to consider when creating name for your brand. Also, people should take into account that the name does not mean, for example, swearing in another language.
when I was thinking for my no code test automation tool, I wanted to get inspiration from nature, since "green" represents all test passed in tools, so decided for all-time-green being. It is Pine tree. that's how "Testpine" is appeared.
I found that coming up with a naming for my project was a fun yet challenging process. I wanted a name that was unique, memorable, and reflective of the project's purpose. I spent a lot of time brainstorming words and their meanings, looking for inspiration in different languages and cultures. In the end, I came up with a name that had a deep personal meaning to me.
How about you?
@louis_garnier I just wanted to talk about business and marketing, so it is not so creative or short, but it is about the concept. It is clear to understand what I stand for. :-)
It’s important to do a google search as many of your ideas may be taken. Do a domain name search too - is there one available that works? Is it easy to spell? We went through a lot of name ideas before we came up with ElevenAmped. It inspired by the movie Spinal Tap - if you can turn your amp up to 11, why not your business?
