On: Ask HN: Stuck with an unpronounceable product name

[indeed30]

This instantly made me think of Qbserve.

[ivm → indeed30]

Haha, it got this name because we were super tired after preparing for the release and couldn't find anything related to time tracking that wasn't already taken. I thought about renaming the app a year later but, again, nothing amazing was found after a couple of days of research, so I decided it wasn't worth the hassle of rebranding.

[dsincl12 → indeed30]

I was thinking Bvckup https://bvckup2.com/ :)

[Splognosticus → dsincl12]

Heh, I think this is a great counter-example. Great product, who cares if it's got a weird name? :)

[neuroticfish → Splognosticus]

It sticks in your brain in more ways than one. When someone tells you about Bvckup, they have to clarify "Backup with a V" and that forces you to think about it longer because there's no letter in "backup" that could be confused with a V.

[naniwaduni → neuroticfish]

"Backup with a V" would be backvp to me.

[Operyl → indeed30]

Off topic, but:

That looks insanely cool, thanks for mentioning it. I'm going to give it a try :).

[throwaway190620 → indeed30]

This is perfectly pronounceable though - Cue-Bee-Serve.

[mishac → throwaway190620]

Hmmm, I instinctively pronounced as "Cube-zerve"

[Sahhaese → throwaway190620]

Or Cwobserve

[docdeek → throwaway190620]

Always thought it was pronounced cob-serve.