Comments on Confessions of a Passionate Tester: Name that Tester!

Congratulations, Dawn! How about "O'Mati...

2011-04-25T11:02:58.624-04:00

Congratulations, Dawn!

How about "O'Matic"? Connotes automated testing and Irish vigor all in one.

Congratulations and good on you for making the mos...

2011-04-01T08:10:22.163-04:00

Congratulations and good on you for making the most of your name-change opportunity!

My nickname for all of us testers who blog is von TesterBlogger. If you shorten it to von Test (or von Testa) you could, as a side-effect call yourself Dawn von T. Maybe there's a tattoo in there ;)

Can't wait to see what you think up.

I would suggest "Artest" however that la...

2011-03-31T09:04:23.235-04:00

I would suggest "Artest" however that last name is forever immortalized to Ron Artest, the basketball player that attacked a fan.

"Fortesta" is also a good name, however that's a testosterone drug.

There also appears to be someone already named "Dawn Testa".

I wish you guys all the best.

Hi Dawn, I am James Shore's wife :) We chose a...

2011-03-29T22:19:40.612-04:00

Hi Dawn, I am James Shore's wife :) We chose a new last name when we got married for similar reasons to you. We looked at a lot of words, translations into Hindi, etc also. I kept a close eye on movie credits to get ideas :) We finally decided on Shore because we both were into kayaking, it played a part in how we met, and I wanted something to symbolize how we found safety/calmness with each other. We considered Eddy, Harbour, and similar words. Shore just sounded the best to us. Good luck, and congratulations!

Hmm, I can't get little Bobby Tables out of my...

2011-03-29T18:35:39.110-04:00

Hmm, I can't get little Bobby Tables out of my head. ;)

Congratulations, Dawn. Much love, happiness and joy whatever you decide.

Cheers! Paul.

First of all congratulations on your engagement! ...

2011-03-29T18:06:47.801-04:00

First of all congratulations on your engagement!

While I know that this is a sensitive matter more data might help with the decision. What's your soon-to-be husbands current last name?
Maybe there's an algorithm to determine the best possible last name starting from your current ones.

Another idea: Maybe there's a translation for "test" in a foreign language that might lead to a great lastname?
I don't know latin at all - an online dictionary tells me the translation for "test" is "experior (experiri, expertus), probatur"
Dawn Experior - that could work...

Dawn Doit

2011-03-29T15:58:36.059-04:00

Dawn Doit

How would you decide which one to pick if you have...

2011-03-29T15:19:44.881-04:00

How would you decide which one to pick if you have a long list with different types,categories and ranges of names? What's your favourite category? Do you have an algorithm that you can use to narrow it down? Any particular regional or international variations you would prefer. You must have taste for food or places that fits the criteria.If you give us a bit more of a clue may be we fit some names around it.

Other first names that should work well with propo...

2011-03-29T15:07:16.437-04:00

Other first names that should work well with proposed names are: Steven, Shannon, Maya, Zoey

If I had good ideas for names I'd have changed...

2011-03-29T15:00:16.110-04:00

If I had good ideas for names I'd have changed mine to something better! But I applaud your creativity, I can't wait to hear the choice.

Recently a baritone named Ryan Speedo Green won the Met Opera National Council Additions Grand Finals concert. "Speedo' is his actual middle name. He was born on April 1, and his dad is quite the funnyman, and also a weight lifter, so named him after his favorite sports brand. It's memorable!

How about something that goes with your first name...

2011-03-29T14:46:38.437-04:00

How about something that goes with your first name? So something like Dawn Red, or Dawn Morning?

I've always fancied the name Rockefeller or Knickerbocker!