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Contest: A New Name?
March 4th, 2009
Alright people.
You’ve been tasked with suggesting a replacement name for the Cardigan Formerly Known as Norah. I want it to be short – just one word please – and not used for another garment pattern on Ravelry. Bonus points if it has a non-obvious but relevant relation to scifi or travel.
I need a new name by the weekend. If I use yours, you’ll get full credit in the pattern and my undying love and probably something else.
So… what shall it be?
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March 4th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
How about Miranda? There are a couple of patterns on Ravelry that include the name, but nothing that is only that name.
March 4th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Troi
March 4th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Inara
March 4th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
takeout
it looks so slouchy and casual and easy
March 4th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Molly Millions? She was the street samurai from Neuromancer. That’s pretty old school sci-fi. Or Lady 3Jane (the AI from the same novel).
March 4th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
“Carefree”- however I really like takeout
March 4th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Leia? That’s what popped into my head.
March 4th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Elsewhere
My favourite Buffy quote: “Don’t you have an elsewhere to be?”
Also applies to travel…thinking about being elsewhere…
March 4th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Spock. Because the fronts look like his ears when he’s bent over.
March 4th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Sarona (from the ST:TNG episode We’ll Always Have Paris where they get stuck in a time anomaly … the planet is Sarona VIII)
March 4th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Psionic
March 4th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Majel, after Majel Barret, wife of Gene Roddenberry, voice of the computer on every Star Trek, she also played the first officer on the original ST pilot, and the mother of Deanna Troi.
March 4th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Hekate, Goddess of the Crossroads. Travelers often carried icons of her with them as they traveled.
March 4th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Dresden? Although I guess that’s more of a fantasy reference…
Or… Scutter!
March 4th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
If you don’t love this name, I don’t know anything at all.
Tadasana.
As in the Mountain Pose. As in TADA!sana.
xo
March 4th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Wells.
Most people would think H.G., I think “Wade”…but then, I was also a pop-scifi geek in the 90s and adored Sliders, so…
March 4th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I can’t get past the zen sensibilities of this sweater – It reminds me of a Hapi coat – a short kimono style jacket – which makes me think of my days in Japan…
Names that come to mind are:
Haiku (checked Rav – already been done)
Kabuki (a type of Japanese theatre)
Kimitsu (a secret)
Kinyobi (Friday)
Noriko ( Japanese girl’s name which kinda riffs off of your inspiration and your your design’s current name)
I can’t help with the sci-fi references , but I am all over anything related to travel!
March 4th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Tsuki ? (moon)
Sayonara ?
Yumiko (girl’s name)
I’ll shut up now.
March 5th, 2009 at 2:34 am
Hitch…..after the Hitchhikers Guide trough the Galaxy, where you should have a clean towel with you to wrap…..
March 5th, 2009 at 2:47 am
42.
It’s my size. It’s Hitchhiker. And it’s the answer to everything.
March 5th, 2009 at 5:03 am
River? It’s traveling water plus a Firefly reference.
March 5th, 2009 at 5:53 am
How about Lyra?
It looks great!
March 5th, 2009 at 6:01 am
How about Tardis? It’s got both sci-fi and travel.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:02 am
I agree with junglygirl, when I first saw the sweater, it had a very Japanese feel to it. That made me think of the movie Spirited Away. A couple of name ideas from that movie: Chihiro (the girl in the movie) and Haku (the river spirit). When we were in Japan last year, we stayed at an Onsen – a Japanese hot springs resort. I think Onsen would make a cool name for this sweater as well (here’s a photo to give you an idea of it: http://is.gd/lUNN)
March 5th, 2009 at 6:09 am
I have no original contributions but I thought I’d give my opinion. My favs: 42, Kabuki and takeout.
I can’t wait to see what you decide
March 5th, 2009 at 6:14 am
how about Aeryn (as in Aeryn Sun)?
or Zhaan
I’m apparently on a Farscape kick at the moment.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:19 am
VERY oldschool here, Nichelle or Uhuru for Nichelle Nichols’ character on the original Star Trek. Or Guyan (sp?) for Whoopi Goldberg’s character on StarTrek: TNG? have to say that my favorite is Troi, though…
March 5th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Tesseract – from The Wind in the Door. i THINK that is how you spell it!
March 5th, 2009 at 6:42 am
eris
minnesota
aeon
ryoko
but i have to say i love all the suggestions! good luck choosing one!
March 5th, 2009 at 6:52 am
My vote’s with Inara.
(Firefly geeks unite!)
March 5th, 2009 at 6:58 am
I like “Starchild”.
The tv serie V came to my mind when I try to think a name
March 5th, 2009 at 7:14 am
There’s so many little girls here with the cutest names. My two favourite: Tula and Talel.
Beautiful picture too!
xmooch!
March 5th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Wow gang, AWESOME suggestions so far! Keep ‘em coming!
March 5th, 2009 at 7:52 am
Bella- reminiscent of a trip to Italy- This colour speaks to deep tones of red wine and the beauty and “I didn’t even try to look this beautiful” attitude of European women…
March 5th, 2009 at 8:23 am
How about Mahandra, for the character in Wonderfalls?
March 5th, 2009 at 8:25 am
i vote
charlatan
or
speculator
or
hitchhiker (that one is scifi and travel-y)
or
transient
March 5th, 2009 at 8:40 am
I was also thinking “Inara”. Must be something about the color.
March 5th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Trekkie
March 5th, 2009 at 9:42 am
How ’bout Zhora, the naughtly snake carrying dancer in Blade Runner. Harrison Ford’s character kills her after she runs through a late night grocer’s market wearing a see thru plastic jacket. My fav sci fi movie!
March 5th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
D’Anna (lucy lawless’ character of battlestar galactica – and nothing on ravelry…)
March 5th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
What about “merge” you mentioned travel and it reminds me of roads merging and things coming together
March 5th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
The first word that popped into my head was Vashon…It is one of my very favorite places to travel to and there aren’t any other similarly named pieces in Ravelry. I’ll be curious to see what you go with for the final name!
March 5th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I vote for “Inara.” I love Firefly! Also, it looks like something she would wear–color and style. Very pretty design.
March 5th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
I’m throwing “Clarisse” in the ring! Picked for Clarisse McClellan from Fahrenheit 451. Wikipedia describes her as “preferring to reflect and ponder… She represents a free-minded individual.” I can see that character wearing your design. And there is nothing in Rav with that name!
Looks like there are a ton of great names. Good luck picking!
March 5th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Zia or Maida….for one of the Crow Girls (Charles de Lint)
Equal parts strong, defiant and rebellious and nurturing, healing and protective.
March 5th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Moya? (She’s the organic/living ship on Farscape)
March 5th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I agree with the japanese feel of the sweater –
how about “ume”? (japanese plum)
March 5th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Trillian?
… out of lurkdom to say how much I love your work and admire all your energy!
March 5th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
How about Entwined or Zion or Mesh or Flushed or Dahlia?
I don’t know I think that’s one of the hardest parts, naming your creation…
March 5th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
marilynn suggests ‘marilynn’, so i am seconding that. xox
March 6th, 2009 at 3:01 am
How about Maddy or Madelleine for Madeleine L’Engle author of A Wrinkle In Time? I think that’s every child’s introduction to sci fi.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:15 am
How about “Linda”? Because I can’t think of anything Sci-Fi, it’s my name, and I can be a space cadet (at times)!
March 6th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
I like the Japanese reference names suggested. I’d like to suggest Yuki, the name of our current Japanese student.
Her name means Snow!!
March 6th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
How ’bout warp…as in time warp….and your design transcends time.
March 6th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I mentioned this in group on Rav; Eutropia is Greek/Latin and Italo Calvino (postmodernist writer) has written about this “city” in his book, Invisible Cities (ergo travel, of sorts). Also, it’s a female name meaning “versatility”.
March 7th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Sway
March 7th, 2009 at 4:05 am
This is technically a name from a fantasy genre, but the garment reminds me of Morgaine from The Mists of Avalon.
March 7th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I like Takeout.
Why do you have to change the name?
March 7th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Okay, here are my two cents worth…..
- Valeria
- Kira (after Kira Salak, one of the most amazing women’s adventure travel writers ever!)
- Lady Jessica
- It’s not one word, but Defense Against the Air Conditioning (this is the perfect thing to knit and have at work to protect against freezing to death in your cubicle this summer!)
March 7th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Calgary.
It’s a city we both used to live in… full of good memories (and bad), not used on ravelry yet, and would be totally appropriate for your sweater, I think!
Cheers!
Jen
March 9th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Akiko - Japanese girl’s name meaning Autumn Child, which is what this sweater feels like to me.
March 11th, 2009 at 11:17 am
How about Kali, an Indian goddess?
March 12th, 2009 at 5:57 am
I was thinking Ursula, but there are already a few out there. Maybe Leguin?
March 12th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Majin. (Magical being.)
March 12th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
WILLOW…..ITS FLOWING ……LOOKS REALLY COMFORTABLE TOO.
March 12th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I like Eutropia or Inara. I apparently have nothing original to offer about it – but I love it! I stopped by the shop today & tried it on; depending on how my yarn budget is looking, I’m going to make one sooner or later… (Darn that car accident.)
March 13th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
My vote’s on Majel.
March 13th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Arcology – no reason, I just like the way it sounds
March 18th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I think that “looks great on everyone” is a bit long, but it is so true.
March 20th, 2009 at 9:04 am
For what it’s worth, I suggest “Lall”. It was Data’s daughter’s name, and it means ‘beloved’. It also just sounds laid back and easy like that sweater looks to me. Thanks!