Names ===== We agreed we should TAKE OUR TIME in picking out a proper name. We have a plan A/B for ideal name choice A) A name with an available .com (we’ll of course get the .org too) B) A name without an available .com - but some variation like game.com available - We should have name that is unique (as much as possible) - We should have a name without an existing meaning (like nexuiz) - We should have a name that people can pronounce - We need to think of a symbol for our game as well (aside from the kanji “n” that nexuiz uses) INSTRUCTIONS ------------ PICK FROM THE LIST YOUR TOP CHOICES and send dokujisan your list. Keep in mind that you’re picking the ones that don’t completely suck. They dont have to be perfect, but they can give us a direction. We need to start with a bulk list. We still hve more brainstorming for names to do. **This isn’t the final list** You guys picking from this list will help with future brainstorming. NOT AVAILABLE .COMs ------------------- delum denox divox modium monox nexalon nexean nexelon nexen nexeno nexeo nexeon nexeos nexetic nexevo nexex nexgo nexid nexidus nexilo nexilon nexine nexino nexio nexion nexion nexios nexira nexit nexitus nexium nexium nexiun nexlon nexnine nexod nexod nexodo nexoid nexoir nexola nexolon nexon nexon nexon nexonic nexonic nexonic nexor nexora nexota nexotic nexovo nexten nexum nexun nexuz nexvi nexvil nexvo nexx nexzilla nodilus nodum nodus novem novox novum xalan xalin xantis xedan xeden xedex xedion xedium xeleco xelex xelika xelius xellex xelon xelux xendum xenex xenios xenium xenius xenix xenoic xenotic xenux xilium xoden xoden xodex xodion xodium xodius xodix xodox xodum xolo xonex xonox xoton xotox xotus xovix xovom xovox xovum xudux xulex xulton xunex xunico xunion xunux zaleco zenux divium devium devios devion xotus xotius zenux zenon AVAILABLE .COMs --------------- dellum modiem nexepharis nexidium nexidun nexidux nexilus nexilus nexiox nexioz nexiton nexituz nexivu nexnion nexodic nexoic nexoin nexole nexolic nexolix nexolum nexolus nexona nexori nexoric nexorid nexorin nexorn nexot nexotus nextnex nexvium nodium nodius noxodo xaleco xeleca xelecon xeleka xelod xendem xepharis xilod xodem xodeos xodim xodiox xotux xovim xovium xudex xundem xuniam xuniox xunium xunius xuniux zeniux zeonix Taoki picks ----------- ### NOT AVAILABLE .COMs nexine nexium nexon nexuz xenux xodion xodium zenux ### AVAILABLE .COMs nexvium xaleco xelecon zeniux zeonix Morphed’s picks --------------- ### NOT AVAILABLE .COMs nexod nexoid nexon nexor nexotic novox xalan xedex xelius xoden xoden xodex xodox xonox xovox devium devios devion ### AVAILABLE .COMs\* nexoic nexori nexorid nexorn nexot nodium xelod Doku’s picks ------------ ### NOT AVAILABLE .COMs nexeon nexilon nexion nexotic xelon xendum xenotic xenux xodex xodius xodox xonox xotus zenux ### AVAILABLE .COMs nexilus nexodic nexolus xendem xundem xuniox zeonix -z-’s Picks ------------- devion nexion nexotic xenux zeniux zenux zeonix C.Brutail’s Picks ----------------- xenotic nexotic or I can live with: nexetic nexira nexonic Suggestions: ------------ My favorite pick would be: Itoma These are just suggestions, I’m not happy with any of them tbh (except Pheonix, but that was really shot down by other :D ) Reborn NeXT Pheonix mand1nga’s Picks ---------------- ### Japanese tairyoku ..... stamina chikara ..... force / strength utsu ..... hit kenryoku ..... power ryushutsu ..... exodus ikio ..... momentum komyuniti ..... community eirian ..... aliens bakuhatsu ..... explosion tatakau ..... fight bödö ..... riot böei ..... defense yoroi ..... armor hitobito ..... people bömey ..... exile hashiru ..... run shïrudo ..... shield danryoku ..... resilience gijutsu ..... skill noryoku ..... ability sanran ..... spawn hiraku ..... open gense ..... source furaito ..... flight kaizoku ..... pirate kessaku ..... masterpiece hikage ..... shade ### English pulse space arena universe arena speed of thought space lineage species alien tournament alien contest alien jam dimensions crux turning point FruitieX ’s Picks ----------------- Xenotic divVerent’s Picks ----------------- MragMest (Russian origin, Dark Place) MIPAS (Mutuaully Inexclusive Posts Are Stupid) BRLOGENSHFEGLE (not really, we’ll settle on that if we don’t find anything within 1 week from retrieving this wiki page) tZork’s picks ------------- insurgi phasma Kinky Polka Police, zone xi nut :D The voting ---------- **As to stay true and share a little laugh, here’s the piratepad copy of actual names, votes, and whatnot that happened during brainstorming:** ### Picks Suggested names by everyone, please don’t repeat Lets just combine them in a large list, no names added. This will remove redundancy. ### Criteria: 1. The names must not names of medicine/disease 2. The names must be able to be phonetically pronounced 3. The names must have less than a 1000 hits on Google ### Criteria Discussion: 8 or less chars? 10 would be a better max why? I like shorter, but good names can be longer :) then why not up it to 20 why 10? Hard limit isn’t good, it’s able to be recognized when a name is insanely long. Logo example http://www.nullgaming.com/stuff/forkuiz_logo_idea1.jpg // I know it’s only an example, but it looks like an xray of a vertebra (backbone) whatever, just imagine some phoenix inspired image // http://dclips.fundraw.com/pngmax/doctormo_Phoeonix.png very large png, beware ### Suggested Names http://dev.cankill.us/projects/notnexuiz/wiki/Names Why do you think it would be a good idea? * Neuxiom: Portmanteau of New and Axiom, pronoucable, has only 1 hit on Google, and uses most of the letters from Nexuiz, thus enhancing recognition. difficult to pronounce Logical truncation of it is “Neux”, which is ambiguous when pronounced (Nukes vs Neux) It’s suppose to be pronoucned as French, but NewX also works Neu-ee-om? Neu-ecks I mean the full name. Alone I’d pronounce Neux as in veux, but inside “Neuxiom” I’d use a hard X. (Nooks-ee-om is also possible). That’s intended, it’s a combination of New Axiom into one word * Itoma: In Japanese it means “free, free time, and to wave goodbye” Also, simple. * Xonotic: Sounds badass, and low hits on google. and very unique.....t’s like aquatic but some space-alien type of origin. * Akion: Hehh, it’s C.Brutail’s other nickname, it can’t be anything but cool :D no, seriously, it’s just considered good by others, I strongly dislike it.....owever… * Akionix: Sounds fine, easy to pronounce, and only 33 hits from google Does not meet criteria: Akion (25000 hits), Itoma (639,000 hits), kenryoku (60,600 hits), pulse (65,500,000 hits), crux (5,980,000 hits, is also a noun, Linux distro), Xenatic (33,600 hits), Maven (10,200,000 hits, it is english word and means expert ), Xenoty (5,140 hits), Nexotic (9,710 hits), Yennu (17,600 hits) Does meet 1000 hits criteria: Neuxiom (a hit), Xonotic (10 hits), xanitek (4 hits), Vote for the names you like here. mand1nga: Xonotic, Akion Samual: Akion, Itoma, Xenotic FruitieX: Xenoty, Xonotic, Itoma (in that order) C.Brutail: Itoma, Xonotic (in that order) Doku: xonotic, akion, itoma (in that order) Votes Count and the name is (drumroll) .....: Archive //I suggest 2 criteria: 1) The names must not names of medicine/disease 2) They must have less than 1000 hits on Google; IMO that’s too arbitrary. A project I contribute too tops our rankings, but there are over 100,000 unrelated hits. //This is a NEW project, a unique name is critical // News releases will rapidly bring any name used to the top of the results, I think. // Most of our links come from the reviewers, or message boards // That should already be a couple. //Just consider this, it’s best to be innovative with names, that’s how they get remembered // I maintain that 1000 is too low, it’ll disqualify nearly all names that aren’t extremely unique. // Best of the best, I’d say… // thats why we need a name like ARHEULRCEH //This pad is WIP, and in javascript. //Bad news, xenotic.com/.org is taken.....o what now? - Xenoty :))) //We can use these criteria to filter our potential names //The reason why we need less than a certain number of hits, is because we won’t be found on a search engine if we don’t, this is why Nexuiz is not an existing noun