The real trick is getting just enough meaning into the name to be helpful, while keeping it distinct. SQLAlchemy is a great example. I called by zsh bookmark

The real trick is getting just enough meaning into the name to be helpful, while keeping it distinct. SQLAlchemy is a great example. I called by zsh bookmark tool `tutu`, my idea was to make it sound like what it does. - It helps you go TO places - The main command is `tu` because it is short, a homophone of "to", and wasn't already taken - Additional commands `tutu` (which does a `pushd` instead of `cd`) and `untu` (which is just a wrapper around `popd`) are short, memorable, and pronouncable. All of those naming decisions were made with ergonomics in mind. Was I successful? I like it. A few other people are using it and seem to like it, too. To the extent that I was, I think it's because the name is meaningful enough while remaining distinct. https://github.com/daotoad/tutu https://github.com/daotoad/tutu