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Feedback: change the name The current name will prevent this product/company from ever making it to the mainstream, or at least make it way less likely. A gre
by stfp 2y ago
Feedback: change the name
The current name will prevent this product/company from ever making it to the mainstream, or at least make it way less likely.
A great name can truly make a huge difference. An OK name that sticks is a necessity. A name that is mostly “anus” is actively bad.
- adultSwim 2y agoSeems OK to me, not great. I would have never made the connection to anus without you mentioning it, possibly due to the differing pronunciation.
- brookst 2y agoMananus?
- gmuslera 2y agoIt brings bad analogies with body parts. So, let’s change the name schema to gods, mythology or something on the sky. Maybe Uranus could be a better alternative.
- kingforaday 2y agoOr Janus?
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- t_mann 2y agoTo the OP, I say forget this advice. There's a headhunting company called Monster, arguably the worst possible name, especially for that business. Last time I checked they were doing fine. The truly worst thing is not being talked about. Manus means hand in Latin, not a bad name at all for a tool that lends you a hand. Some people will recognize this, others not. They'll be fine, or if not, it won't be for that reason.
- ahofmann 2y agoThere is also MongoDB, which is also doing fine despite the very unfortunate name.
- cafard 2y agoNot only hand, but force, violence, etc.: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dmanus1 https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext...
- anthropodie 2y agoManus = माणुस in Marathi which means Man
- brainless 2y agoI really thought this name was from the common word for "human" in many languages across India. Slightly different pronunciations in some languages but I think many Indians would relate to the word as a derivative of "human".
- ErikBjare 2y agoI imagined it was short for "manuscript", as "manus" is the Swedish word for it. I also have a friend named Manu, who I imagine is hoping her name doesn't get Alexa'd.
- PurelyApplied 2y agoThe etymology of "manuscript" is from Latin "manu" by hand "script" (scriptus) written.
- henry_viii 2y agoChatGPT's logo looks like an anus yet they're doing just fine.
- linsomniac 2y agoLaughing because I came here and this is the top comment. My coworker asked if I heard about it over the weekend, so I came to HN to search. "How do you spell it, m-a-n-t-i-s?" "No, like anus with an M in front."
- xnx 2y agoWomanus? Ladus?