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by CPlatypus 5390 days ago
Yes, naming is a huge time-suck. Not only do you have to worry about the domain and the github project name, but you have to worry about trademarks as well. Even if you hate trademarks and have no intention of registering yourself, some other Johnny-come-lately could register a name you've worked hard to give meaning to and then deny you its use. Prior use is an even less effective defense with trademarks than with patents, and international trademark issues are too nightmarish to talk about.

Take it from someone who has actually had to change a project name after two years. You want a name that's pronouncable, barely memorable, but nothing to do with any real words that others might contend for. There's a reason for all those crappy nonsense-word names. They put an end to the pain so that developers can go back to developing actual functionality.