We have been internally discussing a rebranding of Memmy to another name. This has been a discussion for some time, and although we have certainly tried to see the upsides of not rebranding, we don't think this is a viable long-term option, for - among others - the following reasons:

Eventual support for non-Lemmy services such as Kbin or Mastodon
User awareness of Lemmy. Right now, the vast majority of people who are finding the app most likely are specifically searching for "Lemmy". While that's great and (based on trends on downloads/day) shows that there's obviously a big demand for Lemmy, we think this might not be the best way to grow - not just for ourselves but for Lemmy as a whole. We want the fediverse to grow and the best way to do that is to make it acceptable and easy to access without specifically targeting people who already know about Lemmy
Community feedback in general about the name. None of this is taken personal or anything, but there's definitely negative feedback for multiple reasons about it, and honestly I think we agree with most - if not all - of that feedback.

Like I said, this is not something that we are doing lightly and we want to make sure we make the right choice before moving forward.

Mind you, we are not talking about a short-term goal here of supporting multiple Fediverse platforms. That probably isn't even in the one-year plan if I'm being honest. But I personally believe the way that we make the Fediverse work is by making the whole experience awesome, and that means offering users with options and ease-of-use.

So, with that said, we want to see what you guys think. We have had internal discussion about the possibility of using the name Badger, and while we all think that's a pretty good option, we are not 100% sold and want to gauge feedback before we do anything. Edit: It seems like that might not be something the community is interested in, so we likely won't be going that route.

Please drop your suggestions for themes or names below! We will go through them all sometime later in the day.

Let us know your thoughts!

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[–] SoonerMagic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Haven’t checked to see if these are used by other apps, but here are some suggestions:

Roamer (my fave. Roam between instances and fediverse)
Traverse
Nova
Celestial
Constellation
Callisto
Deimos
Parsec
Orbit

[–] CthuluVoIP@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I like both Orbit and Helios. I’m fine with Memmy, but understand the intent.

Honestly, “Orbit: A Fediverse Client” kinda has a nice ring to it.

[–] rarkgrames@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well Artemis was the brother of Apollo…

[–] loopy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It looks like there is already an Artemis kbin app.

https://kbin.social/m/ArtemisApp

[–] fetter@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like the space theme, but I think “Memmy” is a vessel to go between galaxies and planets in the fediverse. To keep with that, I would name it after a space craft or something. Perhaps Voyager?

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[–] Dickarus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure if you’re keeping the icon the same but

Neptune Jupiter Saturn

Uranus.

“I use Uranus” sounds pretty nice.

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[–] zav@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I am definitely open to a name change!

[–] wakest@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I totally agree with all the points you made here. I think coming up with a name that could encompass a-lot of potential fediverse things that dont even exist yet and this is the time to do it before you get much bigger. Badger doesn't feel right to me. One thing I do like with the memmy name is the association with 'meme' so even shortening the name to Mem might work

[–] Kuroneko@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Add me to the list of people who think a space theme would be neat! Plus, it’s a nice tribute to Apollo. A name from this list would work nicely.

[–] orangeNgreen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Since everything runs on the ActivityPub around here, how about Pub Crawler? Makes sense if you later incorporate Kbin, Mastodon, etc. and who doesn’t like a good pub crawl?

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

The program is that it makes it sound like some kind of bar finding app

[–] emmeram@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Yes to name change.

[–] berkat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Something along the lines of “Luna” or Lunar” would fit well because of the inspiration from the Apollo app, and the fact that our moon is a satellite. The satellite metaphor could tie into supporting the broader fediverse while the app itself is the satellite. I also like other space related names like Orbit, Portal, or Transport.

I’m not a fan of the name “Badger”.

[–] ThunderQuack@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Name change makes sense but if it can add any value to the discussion the reason I’m on Memmy is like you said I searched for “Lemmy” to see if any apps were made. You may want to add something in the description of the app or whatever that still makes it clear to those searching the App Store that this is ultimately what they’re looking for

And definitely agreeing with the space themed names over Badger

[–] dreikelvin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

OK everyone is liking the space theme but sometimes it is also good to take a step back and not fixate too much on one topic. I have to come up with album titles and track names a lot, so here are some random ideas:

Makina
Soda
Lasagna
Plasma
Flamingo
Basilisk
Glucose
Macadamia
Phosphor
Feditron

Just as silly as it gets, good luck! :p

[–] Ghostcloser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Roche

Roche Limit

[–] fleece@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

There's a lot of usage of "Traverse" in the app and I think that would be a wicked name as it lends itself to the functionality of the fediverse

[–] sethal@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I’m all for something space related. Maybe Eclipse?

[–] shenandoah@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Quest
Capitol
Cosmo

[–] Nolando@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

I’m probably going against popular opinion here, but I think Badger isn’t bad. And as much as I love space and missions into space, I’m a bit tired of it for the moment.

Something invoking nature would be nice, whether that he something involving animals or natural community of some kind. In keeping with the mouse theme, how about Muro (short for the rodent superfamily name Muroidea)?

[–] stink_pickle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I also agree with the space / exploration idea as far as names go. Badger is another word for annoying or ‘to pester’ and I think as a name it would put people off and we’d just end up back here again.

[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s important that whatever the name is, is:

Phonetically unambiguous. You ought to be able to hear it and not wonder how to spell it in search.

Clean 2-3 syllable, distinct. Easy to say.

Orbit fits these criteria. Others will too. Badger does, but it carries a negative meaning.

The Lemmy search thing can be dealt with in the app/play store descriptions?

Edit: Reading further into the replies. Many won’t be suitable eg Euclid.

Planets yes perhaps, but that’s not the vibe of the app, the metaphor doesn’t fit. The spacecraft or travelling theme does.

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