What kind of names did you rename your computers/devices/etc? Why that name?

[DankDoodles]

Random curiosity time! What kind of names have you come up with when you renamed your computer(s) and or devices(s)?

Curious on what kind of names people have created and see if they have a meaning to that name or a reason why they picked it.

 

It can be anything, celestial, some kind of formatting to organize devices, or whatever!

 

Spoiler

Reason for this is to steal some ideas be inspired by the names people pick so I can use that theft inspiration to name my three computers (Main PC, Old PC, & my laptop) 

 

Update: I want to thank you all who replied to this forum post! The amount of answers and special replies I am seeing are amazing. Thank you all for the influence! Those who are reading this, don't feel like you shouldn't keep posting names! Who knows, maybe someone in the future will look back at this post and get influenced from your creative/boring/etc names! Those who are looking name ideas for their devices, hope you find something interesting to your liking!

• My main PC is called Herculean (It took a lot of effort and strength to build it, and now it's super strong/powerful!)
• My laptop is called Briskly (My laptop is quick yet easily able to carry along)
• My server/media/small PC is called Mini-PC (I lost creative ideas for this one so since it is a small pc I called it Mini-PC :p)

Edited July 11, 2021 by DankDoodles
Included updated information including my device names

[svmlegacy]

I typically use the greek alphabet.

[VioDuskar]

Currently Isthmus. 
it's made to be slim and portable. to be taken from one place to another. 
it's also designed to take me into VR. 

 

Previously;
FoeHammer. 
it was meant to go to LAN parties. 

Atomsk. 

it was back in my major pirate days and Atomsk was the pirate king from FLCL


 

[dkoudijs]

All birds, (family is poultry farmers)

Server: Chicken

PC: Rooster

Mom PC: MotherHen

Kids PC: LittleChicks

Colour Printer: Parrot

Black and White Printer: Penquin

NAS: Nestegg (It backs up the server)

Router: BirdSanctuary

 

AP's, streaming boxes all have simular names.

[WhitetailAni]

I name my computers based on something about them.

My Pentium III machine that runs Windows 2000 I named Y2K, since it runs Windows 2000 and most (if not all) of its parts were produced before 2000.

My upcoming Pentium 4 build I named P4HT, since it's simple, easy to remember, and symbolizes the heart of the build - a P4HT CPU.

A dreamish build with an X399M Taichi and a Threadripper 1920X inside an Optiplex 3020 MT case will be named Agent 3020, because it's an externally unmodified Optiplex 3020 MT case with powerful insides.

My Minecraft server is named Phenom because it has a Phenom II X4 955 in it. Very creative, I know.

Main desktop is called Desktop-TJ84TBK because that's what Windows named it when my dad installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it back in 2010, and I like the name. There's not really a better name in my mind.

[Action_Johnson]

I think it's weird to name replaceable inanimate objects  

[DankDoodles]

6 minutes ago, Action_Johnson said:

I think it's weird to name replaceable inanimate objects  

This dude has never owned a pet rock before

 

But in all seriousness, yeah it can be weird but it's something fun to do if you have nothing else to do. Have too many devices connected to the internet that are too similar? Make up names for them! Tired of seeing DESKTOP-(Insert random things here)? Rename it! Don't know which device you are trying to share a file to? Renaming the devices beforehand would allowed you to easily tell which is which. There can be a lot of reasons of naming inanimate objects, and the fun part of it is that it's your preference/choosing! 

Edited July 6, 2021 by DankDoodles

[Radium_Angel]

All the systems/printers/NAS in my house are named after places from SLA Industries.

 

Mort, Salvation Tower, Cannibal Sector One, Meny, Orange Krush, etc.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Usually something like “This thing” “That thing” “Thing 1”, you get the idea.

but I’ve started to name things after Doom Levels

my phone is “Exaultia”, my Linux laptop is “TerrasNabad” (I can’t remember how to spell them)

[DankDoodles]

4 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

my Linux laptop is “TerrasNabad” (I can’t remember how to spell them)

Isn't it Taras Nabad?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

I just call mine potato pc in w7

 

Dont have a name for it but prob gonna be along the lines of testbench from hell cause the stupid thing loves to malfunction

[poochyena]

I named my wifi XANA

Code Lyoko reference

[Gix7Fifty]

Male Fred, Female Ethel.

[Dylanc1500]

The names I end up using come simply from when they don't function to my intent, so I don't think I can say them.

[TetraSky]

"Tetra-Phone"
and
"DESKTOP-U9K5692"

 

It used to be "Tetra-PC", but I formatted and never changed it. Now I don't care.
 

I'm very original.

[Chris Pratt]

I use names of some of my favorite authors. Primary rig is Salinger. WiFi is Kerouac, etc.

[Rarity]

main desktop i use the name Yggdrasil ,mostly because i was kinda fascinated by the depiction in the Ah My Goddess anime XD 

[nbrowser]

My main rig has been named "Supreme Monster" for quite some time in various incarnations from an i7 950 based rig thru to a 7700K machine to it's current build powered by a Ryzen 9 5950X. 

[Jarsky]

I used to name my machines after Dance Parties back when I was a huge cyber raver in the early 00's. My machines were the likes of Gatecrasher, GodsKitchen, Slinky, MinistryOfSound, etc....

 

These days they're more purpose oriented: Jarsky-PC, Jarsky-Server, Jarsky-S20Ultra, JarskyNAS, Ubuntu-TestServer, Win7-Dev, WinXP-Dev, etc....

[Guest]

I name all my devices 'pen15' (Obviously had IS not 15, but forum rules mean no explicit). I love the new iOS feature that mentions when my device is left behind, unlocked by Apple Watch, or connected. 

[tikker]

My gaming rig is still DESKTOP-<whatever Windows decided here> (what even determines this, is it literally just a random string?)

 

All my other devices are fruits. At my old university department workstations were named after astronomers. My current one names them after national rivers.

[CerealExperimentsLain]

On 7/5/2021 at 9:38 PM, Action_Johnson said:

I think it's weird to name replaceable inanimate objects  

Yeah but it's way easier to write and remember //EUGEO/ than //UNRAIDSERVERNUMBERTWO/

[Moonzy]

Desky: my main desktop

Beddie: used to be bedside rig, i noticed it's not healthy so i no longer have it at my bedside, it's been moved and is mining, though contemplating now because i want to consume animu again and i do it from my bed

 

Mining rigs: Miney, Money 01, Money 02, Muney

 

and legendary Benchie

[CerealExperimentsLain]

11 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

Beddie: used to be bedside rig, i noticed it's not healthy so i no longer have it at my bedside, it's been moved and is mining, though contemplating now because i want to consume animu again and i do it from my bed

Like, hooked up a bedroom TV as a sorta HTPC... Or like... Right next to the bed so you just sit up and it's a desktop?

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, CerealExperimentsLain said:

Like, hooked up a bedroom TV as a sorta HTPC... Or like... Right next to the bed so you just sit up and it's a desktop?

Hooked up to 2 monitors and a projector that projects anime to my ceiling so I can watch it while laying down kind of setup

 

Deaky's setup is already in my room, just at my desk top