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I am currently searching for a name that I can use for a software project. Id like to have a short one that has no real meaning associated with it. I already asked some ai's. All names that I found sound terrible or have some meaning attached to it. . Like the name is already used for some medication or so.

How do you guys come up with names?

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[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 1 points 1 day ago

If it's a hobby try shortening the task at hand to a single word title, like World Procedural Gen with Climates becomes Climaproc, if it's something more commercial or something you wish to be seen more, use more memorable names like Hades or use simple to remember terms, and then search them up if they are a widely used name elsewhere

Even if the name is Terrible it generally grows on people, you could name a project Harold and it would only sound weird to you and no one else

Try using code names, let's say, Kilmarnock, Magmell or Thuinn