I thought it would be neat for everyone to share their server naming conventions. Usually people come up with funny and/or interesting methods of naming their various servers.
For reference, two lengthy discussions/sharing sessions on the topic:<p><a href="http://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-names" rel="nofollow">http://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-na...</a><p><a href="http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=37593" rel="nofollow">http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=s...</a><p>I use major road names myself (e.g. ventura, victory, sherman).
Bridges from here:
<a href="http://bridgehunter.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bridgehunter.com/</a>
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Space Satellites from here:
<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/</a>
- soft drinks (if you have paired servers or backups, one can be "diet".)<p>- characters from a specific cartoon or kids show (we used Simpsons; Muppets is also popular)<p>- local geographic landmarks (islands, lakes, mountains, etc.)
We go with marvel comic book characters. We started with the normal ones, but somehow ended up with an important service named uatu. I like this naming convention because there are a lot of names to draw from.