Name Suggestion for native Haiku Web Browser

what about Sakura it is the Japanese name for cherry trees and their blossoms
there is more about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_blossom

How about the word "Meme", as in "an internet meme"!!!

It would go well with the word haiku..

While a Haiku needs not be poetic, and a senryu is surely not, would a "Moon Night Surfer" or "Moon light Surfer", with the purity, clarity, lightness, tranquility and tenderness of the moon night add to the enjoyment when one tries to catch the wave.

Like IE, the Moonlight Surfer could be abbreviated to "CS", with the "C" shaping like the moon and carrying its connotation of GCC.

I really like the thought put into this, but I see a few problems. Firstly, Moon light Surfer is a very long name. I may be too biased here, but if someone told me to go download some software called "Moon light Surfer" I would be a bit hesitant. (I know being native, this wouldn't need ot be downloaded, but still...) As for the name, the CS once again works theoretically, but the C really has nothing to do with the moon other than its shape. If "Moon" started with a "C" then it would be perfect. But I think "CS" representing "Moon light Surfer" would cause confusion. I know this all sounds a bit harsh, but I promise that's not my intent.

As for the whole Net- and Web- names, I feel they're a bit.. Cliche. They're used way too much. While this isn't always a bad thing, it sounds like something my grandmother would be looking for. Like I said, not bad, but certainly not "trendy". Haiku goes by a very crisp, clean, refreshing feel. I feel something like NetVoyager just doesn't fit.

I'd like to compromise a bit in these two I've mentioned. Firstly, Moonlight Surfer. I like the thought put into its name, I just think that in the end, it looks clunky. So, keeping the theme but changing the name, I'm thinking something along the lines of Luna (Latin for moon). It's clean, simple, and people will remember it. As for the NetVoyager.. I understand the nostalgia value there, but if this is going to be successful out of its niche, most people aren't going to recognize the "NetPositive" reference. Just "Voyager" would be better, in my mind.

Tranquility is very good. I also like Kumo (Or "Haikumo" in my mind...) Now, for my own ideas...

- Prose instead of NetProse (could be Prose+ for the reference, but I don't know about the "PP" abbreviation that might spawn)
- Along with the Latin theme, I was thinking Terra (World)
- There's always "Haiway" a la "Highway/Information Super-highway"
- Eternity / NEternity

Then again, we could always go with "NetNegative", "Deodorant", or "Spatula". But I suggest you take my other options more seriously.

Tranquility seems a bit too much a typical English word, i.e. not that accessible or directly associative to people with another native language, even when they already know the meaning.

And speaking for myself, I also think it's a bit too far from the browsing action and (thus) tasting a bit too much of marketing.

Indeed, Tranquility kind of follows the path Linux folks took by choosing the name Epiphany.

I can assure you that from the mentioned examples of Epiphany, Opera, Firefox and Chrome, Epiphany is the weakest for non-native speakers (I'm one of them).
The other names still offer a comprehensible, strong, pleasant and broad enough 'palette' of other associations to this group of people.

For example Chrome is good, everybody loves shiny things, chrome keeps out rust, signifies newness and so on.

Opera visually is the impressive highpoint in a solo brought with much skill, emotion, tonal perfection and theatre filling volume.

With Firefox it's even easier: probably anything with 'fire' in it is ferocious and the whole world knows the fox as a shrewd animal.

And Epiphany? I'm not ashamed to admit I even had to look up its meaning.

The more universal word for tranquil could be 'peace', consider what an instant ring that word has around the world! (Mind you, I'm not saying 'Peace' would be a good name for a browser here...)

What I also don't like is the reinforcement Tranquility has of the Japanese/Eastern/Zen cliché visual image of 'the old monk meditating alone in his remote ancient temple surrounded by mountains shredded in morning fog' etc...

When you look at Haiku's themselves, they can be funny, disquieting, deeply human, honest, sad, joyful and a lot more...

What tranquility does have to do with Haiku's is that Haiku's probably are born in a tranquil environment...but that's a secondary association to their actual content and character.
This secondary aspect of it leads to the marketing (in the bad, superficial sense of the word) taste of the name.

As a last remark: you talked about 'a smooth, fast and fun process'. I don't want to be word-picking but tranquil and fast aren't related per se, they can easily be each other's opposite as well.

how about Aria Browser?

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

easy to pronouce "Ah-ree-ah" descriptive hopefully of the browser we could expect on Haiku.

I can't find any reason not to use the name it isn't an obvious name like net-whatever web-etc which sound a bit 90's i guess heh...

oh there appears to he an API something to do with javascript called ARIA but I don't thing that would be of any concern to users http://wiki.codetalks.org/wiki/index.php/Web_2.0_Accessibility_with_WAI-ARIA_FAQ#What_is_ARIA_and_how_does_it_enable_accessible_JavaScript_widgets_today.3F

I, as a Japanese, am afraid of the confusion of naming as well. "Haiku" is unique for sure but it should be the only word from Japanese in my opinion.

So my two cents is ... "Loom: Weave the Web". I know I'm bad at English. :p

I suggest the Japanese word "ensoku" meaning "excursion" (similar to Kiswahili "safari").

How about
1. WebJourney
2. NetJourney
3. eJourney(but that e reminds me of the "blue e")
4. NetScapade
5. WebNet

Just random suggestions :)!!

Regards
Amol

Haiku browser might be Webkit-based. Add some Haiku-related notion to it, like H...

WebHit or
webHit

It's a bit buzzwordy, self-containing and easy to say out loud - only two syllables.

It can also be abbreviated in a nice way - webH (a bit like Net+).

tranquility? serenity? pyramid? what? It should have something to do with browsing. Surfer, netSomething, webSomething, wanderer, marauder... just brainstorming. But definitely not something as abstract and unrelated as 'tranquility'.

Then why we don't just settle on 'Boredom'.

I think WebSaylor would be a nice name for the native web browser in Haiku...

That may just have been the best suggestion I've heard so far :D

... it must be simple, direct, be associated with the net and its experience, better yet still if free of language obstacle.

:) >

That is. Call it "SmileGo" (with the "Go" in light accent), meaning sit down, smile, and go. (Alas, language barrier again.)

Foreshore

a nice place where you can relax, play and learn

When suggesting Kimono, I didn't mean to specifically advocate a Japanese naming convention. It just followed on from Silk while thinking of Haiku.

Whatever the eventual name, I suggest that it be examined as a prefix for "browser", as that is likely how it may be mentioned upon review. The "Tranquillity browser" is certainly evocative, but do consider that it may sound a bit metaphysical. I shudder to think what a "silk browser" might be mistaken for. Some odd clothier's apparatus? Or worse yet, a fetishist?

Google sort of nullifies this issue by prefixing so many of their apps with "Google". By the time we've said "Google Chrome", we can't be bothered to say browser. Neither, it seems, can the press. Look around. It happens, but not all that often.

Means to travel to WWW.

traveler

How about "stealing" the name NetOptimst? Couldn't someone contact the original developer and ask permission to use the name?

Verse.

Meaning "a line of poetry", and part of the word "universe". Simple, easy to remember (<-- very important), and easy to say (<-- also very important). I like Tranquillity, but it really doesn't roll off the tongue.

Tranquillity is defined as "a state of peacefulness; quiet and serene." Maybe Web 1.0 was tranquil, but that's not how I'd describe it now and probably even less so in the future. But hey, if you're coding it, then go for what you like.

I like "Verse". Or maybe "Stanza".

The Z might give it zazz!

Read the whole Suggestions and then try to recall them.

Easy to recall:
Silk, Kimono, KeyGo, Haiku Browser, HB, Haigo, Helium, Hay, Sushi, Surimi, Tiku, Tifu...

Difficult to recall:
Tranguilty, Serenity, Tranquilo, Webvoyager, passenger, explosives, crash...

Try it with a person who is not aware of Haiku and you will get much better results.

I like the Japanese names...
I dont like the ones with Web*** or ***++ or H***

Dear haikuers, Ryan, community.

Lots of good suggestions here, that's for sure. Obviosly a lot of people have given this a good deal of thought. I am therefore a bit embarassed to have stumbled upon the correct answer to the question without applying myself much at all. I was just struck by it when I read this thread. In other words; I know what the name is.

Before I divulge the secret, I would like to make a few observations:

A lot of people have suggested Japanese words. Most of which I have never heard before. Although Haiku is a Japanese word, I don't think we want to make Haiku a Japanese OS. Personally, I am very attracted to Japanese culture. But Haiku should not become an OS for orientalists. I agree with the comment from the Japanese gentleman, that "haiku" probably should be the only Japanese word in Haiku. Haiku should be international.

The really great thing about the word "Haiku" is that it is known all over the world. It's *not* simply a Japanese word. It has a reference in Norwegian dictionaries, for instance. It's something that a national culture has given to the international community. That's why it's such a good name!

It also has a bit of a "geek" feel to it, I think. But that might be just a "Be" thing. It certainly pays hommage to the original BeOS. But I have a feeling that the Be guys chose to make Net+ error messages haikus - because that was really geeky in the first place. Anyone knows?

There may be more words like this. Words that don't have to be translated. (Safari is such a word, I think, but it's taken.)From my own national culture, "Viking" and "Troll" are words that are widely known. Not that I'm suggesting the browser should be named "Troll"! ("Viking" could actually work, they were great navigators, but I'm not suggesting that either.)

But "Tranquility"? No. I'm sorry. Its meaning is something agreeable, but I would have to look it up in the dictionary, because I'm not English... British... American... Native Anglish Speaking...

Actually, finding genuinly English words that have that quality could prove to be difficult - *because* of English being the "lingua franca".

So - the name for the browser? (Ra-tatt-ta-tah!) It's "Mir".
It's the name of the first real multinational space station. (space-cyberspace?)
It means "world", "village" and "Peace".
It's in Russian, but it's widely known.
It's geeky!

I rest my case.

Klapaucius

Edit: Oh! And it would make a great icon too!

Klapaucius

Funny: I had to look up "capacious".
I wonder about the meanings of "mir"...
Is "community" and "fellowship" also amongst the interpretations?
Glad that I have someone who agree with me.
Let's see what others say...

It should be written "MIP", probably...
(God! I think this is a really funny train of thoughts. I hope something comes out of it...)