Servers/Name Ideas
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OpenStreetMap has an internal server naming theme based on fictional dragons, as in "here be dragons".
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More dragon names on wikipedia.
Also someone seems to have deemed it worthy to compile a similar list before.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Fafnir | Dragon in Norse mythology |
| Vipertooth | Type from Harry Potter |
| Lockheed | X-men |
| Lambton | Legend lived near Dragonsville, Durham. LivingwithDragons bias |
| Kalessin | Oldest dragon in the Earthsea novels. |
| Grisù | from the cartoon "Grisu, der kleine Drache" (Draghetto Grisù). A little, fire-breathing dragon who wants to become a Firefighter. |
| Dragon32 | of home computing fame back in the 1980's. (suggested by RichardF) |
| DragonNinja | From the Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja arcade game. (suggested by RichardF) |
| Greygnarl | Geriatric, grumpy dragon from Dragon Quest 9 |
| Nepomuk | Half-dragon from the Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver by Michael Ende (picture) |
| (Mrs.) Grindtooth | Dragon from the same novel (picture). How about her German name (Frau) Mahlzahn? Anyhow, this name would suit best a server doing heavy number-crunching, like rendering. |
| Falkor orig. Fuchur | Luckdragon from the Neverending Story by Michael Ende. |
| Pummelzacken | Poldi's girlfriend, also from Hallo Spencer (picture). |
| Katie | KDE Woman mascots |
| Dulcy | Sonic the hedgehog |
| Katla | Given the increased probability of Katla volcano eruption in 2011, Katla from The Brothers Lionheart might fit. |
| Dribble | An old, toothless, flameless dragon who sleeps a lot - Lady Sybll's pet in the Discworld novels. http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Dribble |
| Ascalon | Dragon slain by St. George. |
| Takhisis | Five-headed dragon queen, and goddess of evil in the Dragonlance novels (see Takhisis) |
| Tabaluga | Tabaluga was created by the german rockstar Peter Maffay and the childrens song writer Rolf Zuckowski. |
| Clifford | "Clifford the dragon was the animated star of the Listerine adverts in the late 80s and early 90s." |
| Glaedr | Inheritance Cycle series of books, an ancient, huge, golden dragon with 3 legs. |
| Shruikan | Inheritance Cycle series of books, an enslaved, villainous black dragon. |
| Drogon, Viserion, Rhaegal | Dragons from the Song of Ice and Fire series of books. |
Used
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Spike | Character from My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic |
| Thorn | Inheritance Cycle series of books, a young red dragon. |
| Zark | from the Eidolon Chronicles/Shadow World books by Jane Johnson - full name is Xarkanadûshak |
| Faffy | Cartoon, Dave The Barbarian |
| Fiddlestick | Strangewood (1999): Fiddlestick, a small musically emotive dragon. |
| Soup | Character from The Clangers, a UK children's TV programme. |
| Fuchur | German spelling of Falkor from Never Ending Story |
| Sarel | Sarel seemonster from Wielie Walie early kids show in South Africa, Firefishy bias |
| Draco | Latin for Dragon, Discworld |
| Norbert | Harry Potter |
| Puff | Puff, the Magic Dragon (song) |
| Ridley | Metroid series |
| Fafnir | Norse mythology |
| Smaug | The Hobbit |
| Yevaud | First dragon Ged talks to in the Earthsea novels. |
| Errol | Pratchett, Guards! Guards! |
| Horntail | Type from Harry Potter |
| Konqi | KDE |
| Shenron | Dragon Ball Z Eternal Dragon |
| Albi | the (not anymore) racist dragon, from Flight of the Conchords comedy |
| Azure | Chinese Symbols |
| Orm | Another dragon in the Earthsea novels. |
| Poldi | Young dragon from the German children's TV series Hallo Spencer (picture) |
| Eustace | Turns into a dragon in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia) after slipping on a gold bracelet. |
| Gorwen | From Through The Dragon's Eye. The theme tune starts "North or South, East or West, the quest..." |
| Bowser | Bowser, also known as King Koopa, or Lord Bowser, is a video game character and the primary villain of Nintendo's Mario series. |
| Ramoth | The main gold queen dragon in the Dragonriders of Pern series |
| Fumé | Father of Grisù. He works as a show dragon for the tourist office and wants to raise Grisù to a proper and scary dragon. |
| Gorynych | A type of Slavic Dragon that is green and has three heads. |
| Trogdor | Homestar Runner cartoon |
| Idris | Ivor The Engine |
| Jakelong | Jake, or Jacob Long, of Jake Long:American Dragon Disney TV series |
