Science, Engineering and Aerospace Names for Children

[Jonfliesgoats]

Rather than name my daughter after prominent scientists, aviators and engineers, I wanted to name her after concepts and objects themselves.  My wife vetoed that decision and my daughter has a name that sounds "human" in the word of my wife.  My last name is not Seversky, but I am using it for the sake of this exercise.

My ideas:

1.) Cuberoot Tuft Seversky

2.) Stator Vane Seversky

3.) Kinetic Kerosene Seversky

4.) Lunahod Lightning Seversky

5.) RotoBetty Twirlygirl Seversky

If you could rename the children of strangers, what names would you give them?

[Tex_NL]

Any of the names you mentioned should be considered child abuse.

[kerbiloid]

Rosetta

[tater]

There are always real names used for moons in the solar system.

Phoebe being one that is actually commonly used (and only you might understand the reference).

 

[StrandedonEarth]

1 hour ago, tater said:

There are always real names used for moons in the solar system.

A son named Titan? Hmmm...

As for a human sounding aerospace name, how about daughter Deevee? But I suppose people may take that as short for devious or deviant. Or a name like David Victor Seversky, Deevee for short.

Theodore William Radisson, aka TWR, or T-Dub. Maybe Teedubber?

Okay I'll stop now.

Edited December 3, 2016 by StrandedonEarth

[tater]

Having already named our kids, I became somewhat interested in genealogy. My uncle had done a lot of old-fashioned footwork on the subject, and I followed up in my more geeky way online. having done this, I really should have harvested names from distant family history... some awesome names buried in there.

[Dman979]

1 hour ago, tater said:

Having already named our kids, I became somewhat interested in genealogy. My uncle had done a lot of old-fashioned footwork on the subject, and I followed up in my more geeky way online. having done this, I really should have harvested names from distant family history... some awesome names buried in there.

Any Jebadiahs?

On topic-

Cosmé
Sparkle
Venus
Ariel
Astrid
Apollo
Nysa
Orion
Percy (for Perseid meteor shower)
Zeke
Linda (for Belinda)
Bianca
Carina
Celeste
Cordillia
Esther
Fay
Halley
Helene
Juliet
Miranda
Norma
Ophilia
Rosalind
Stella

And May- for Mayonnaise.

Edited December 4, 2016 by Dman979

[LordFerret]

'Moon Unit'.

 

No, wait, that's already taken.

[Jonfliesgoats]

You guys are better at naming kids.  I was really fond of Rotobetty.

My BS aside, we like our Welsh names.  I feel sorry for her when we try to teach her to spell it out, though.

[PakledHostage]

4 hours ago, tater said:

There are always real names used for moons in the solar system.

Phoebe being one that is actually commonly used (and only you might understand the reference).

 

I know that I've mentioned it before on these forums, but I named my daughter after a moon. There are also phenomena like Aurora that make good names.

Edited December 4, 2016 by PakledHostage

[kerbiloid]

Kasie. For KIC 8462852

16 minutes ago, PakledHostage said:

but I named my daughter after a moon

S/2003-J-9?

[tater]

43 minutes ago, Dman979 said:

Any Jebadiahs?

Not on my side. My great grandmother's side goes WAY back in Canada (she ended up in Wisconsin and Minnesota)---all the way to Port Royal, New France (early 1600s). So loads of French names in there. Another grandmother was born in Sweden, so loads of Swedish names. My wife's side is another story. Aside from the Russian and Romanian jewish names on her dad's side, her mom's side goes back to the Mayflower. Those are some crazy names. There's a Hatevil, some Ichabods, all kinds of cool stuff . 

[Dman979]

1 hour ago, Jonfliesgoats said:

Welsh names.  I feel sorry for her when we try to teach her to spell it out, though.

You mean like Brwn Mawr, Bala Cynwyd, or Tredyffrin?

[kerbiloid]

25 minutes ago, tater said:

Hatevil

Really impressed,,, Audience Choice Award!

[tater]

10 minutes ago, kerbiloid said:

Really impressed,,, Audience Choice Award!

He had a fair amount of data, because he and his friends worked to eject some dangerous religious nuts from their town (can't remember if it was in Mass, or NH, but this was like 1640 or so)---the women were...

wait for it...

Quakers. LOL.

He was a Puritan. You can't make this crap up.

[kerbiloid]

7 minutes ago, tater said:

He had a fair amount of data, because he and his friends worked to eject some dangerous religious nuts from their town (can't remember if it was in Mass, or NH, but this was like 1640 or so)-

Van Helsing!..

[PakledHostage]

1 hour ago, kerbiloid said:

S/2003-J-9?

Wow! How'd you guess?

[kerbiloid]

Just now, PakledHostage said:

How'd you guess?

Just looked the list of Jupiter moons.

[cubinator]

I always thought naming someone after a star would be cool, like Aldebaran or Rigel or Mintaka...or Shurnarkabtishashutu.

Pro naming advice for kids, planets, and states from xkcd:

Edited December 4, 2016 by cubinator

[CAKE99]

Number 3, ("Kinetic Kerosene Seversky") is the best IMO.

I wish my parents had used Kinetic as my first name...

 

A suggestion I have for a (not related to science) name is Yuno Gasai.

Edited December 4, 2016 by CAKE99

[Bill Phil]

Zeon Zum Deikun

Casval Rem Deikun

Amuro Ray?