The long introduction:
I have a Macbook named Isaac, a smartphone named Primus, and an old CD Walkman named Onesimus.
The fact that I give my gadgets personal names is something that was virtually unknown until recently. As to why I do this, I really don't know. They say that if you give objects names, you'd get emotionally attached to them. It's not necessarily true in my case. I really just like naming them.
Many people are already familiar with Isaac - which I named after the biblical Isaac, who was born when his father Abraham was already well advanced in years. This was because when I purchased it online in Kimstore, it took such a long time before I finally got my hands on it. (Wasn't really Kim's fault, but that's another story.) Primus, which is Latin for "first", was so named because it was the first gadget I took seriously. (Ampy, you're a witness to this.
)Onesimus, on the other hand, is something of a pun. It was given to me as a gift at a time when the portable CD player was fast becoming obsolete in favor of the iPod. As a result, I rarely got to use it. Now, the word onesimus means "useful" in Greek, which is quite the opposite of what Onesimus turned out to be. The name also has a biblical background. If you remember, St. Paul's Epistle to Philemon contained a reference to a slave similarly named Onesimus - who was actually quite a useless slave, in addition to running away from his master and even commiting theft.
And so we reach the main point:
In a couple of weeks' time, I'd be adding a DLSR to my gadget family, and this is most probably going to be a Canon 450D. (I know, I know, I've wanted the Nikon D60 for the longest time, but the Canon 450D has live view.) I'm still thinking of a suitable name for it and I couldn't seem to think of any. I'm then inviting you all to give your name suggestions in the comments section. No, you won't get a prize beyond eternal credit for giving the gadget a cool name... except maybe having the honor of being its first photographic subject, if its practicable.
Here are my preferences:
- It has to be a female name. (All my gadgets so far have male-sounding names.)
- It has to sound as un-techie as possible.
- Three syllables maximum.
There isn't exactly a deadline for this. So just keep the suggestions flowing. Thanks!
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photo credit: http://www.digicamreview.com/images/canon_450d_focus2.jpg
