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#1161 March 2008

Have no idea for a projcet name? Do it like Immoeast and ask the stars or mythology.

Aries Mistral Blizzard Presto Idamantes Arbaces Masetto Zerlina
Dorabella Capricornus Caelum Cassiopeia Cepheus Circinus Cygnus
Equuleus Eridanus Hydrus Primus Secundus Tertius Quartus Quintus
Sextus Septimus Octavus Nonus Decimus Duodecimus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Constella...

http://www.dibonsmith.com/mythname.htm

http://ifag0506en.genesto.com/i_Newly_36833.html

List of company name etymologies

3Com — Network technology producer; the three coms are computer, communication, and compatibility.

Amazon.com — founder Jeff Bezos renamed the company Amazon (from the earlier name of Cadabra.com) after the world's most voluminous river, the Amazon. He saw the potential for a larger volume of sales in an online (as opposed to a bricks and mortar) bookstore. (Alternative: Amazon was chosen to cash in on the popularity of Yahoo, which listed entries alphabetically.)

Debian — project founder Ian Murdock named it after himself and his girlfriend, Debra.

Häagen-Dazs — Name was invented in 1961 by ice-cream makers Reuben and Rose Mattus of the Bronx "to convey an aura of the old-world traditions and craftsmanship".The name has no meaning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologie...

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