Rules
This page contains community suggestions for the Fedora 13 release name. All submissions must meet the guidelines for release names.
Leonidas → Constantine → <new name>? Constantine is a <blank>, and so is <new name>.
The link between Leonidas and Constantine was "both are townships in St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA." The link between Constantine and the new name must be different than that link, and different from any other previous link.
Naming Schedule
- Name collection: November 10 to November 16
- List to Fedora Board: November 16 to November 21
- Legal Review of Board approved names: November 21 to November 28
- Community vote on final name: November 28 to December 4
- Name announced: December 5, 2009
Name Suggestions
How to use this table
- Come up with a name idea. Put the name in the first column.
- Determine whether it passes the "is-a" test. You must be able to truthfully complete the sentence "Constantine is a <...>, and so is <YOUR_NAME>." The link to the new name cannot be the same as the link from Leonidas to Constantine, nor any other previous link. Mark the link in the appropriate column, such as "type of chemical reaction," "deep-sea organism."
- Don't choose obvious links, because they usually result in uninteresting names.
- Don't choose very general names or unclear links.
- Do choose obscure links to interesting things, which makes for a better name.
- Do avoid all previous links wherever possible.
- Do make sure there are at least a couple of ways to link out of the new name to the next name -- and they must be unique too!
- Use Google to search for possible trademark collisions. First search for the term itself along with "+software", and then broaden your search to include "+computer", "+hardware", "+technology", "+IT", and so on. Do not skimp on this step.
- If you find a collision, it is best to find another name. Names that cause collisions will be eliminated by Red Hat's Legal department and thus waste their time, which is a valuable commodity for Fedora. Help us maximize their effectiveness by weeding out names that are trademarks of other entities, especially those in the IT industry.
- If the collision is outside the IT/computing market, you can still submit the name but you should note the collision in the "Tested" column, and include a link to the site where the collision was found.
- If you find no collisions, make that notation in the "Tested" column.
- Do not mark the approval columns. These are reserved for the approval authorities such as the Board and Red Hat Legal.
Suggestion Table
Name | "Is a..." | Tested | Initial Approval | Themeable | Board Approved | Legal Approved |
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Xerxes | Also known as Xerxes the Great, king of ancient Persia. Moreover the board computer from System Shock 2 game. | History | ||||
Botany | Constantine is a bay in the UK, and so is Botany (in Australia), It is also the science of plants | Yes | Yes (plants) | |||
Coliseo | in Spanish, means Colosseum, a monument in Rome. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, symbol of the greatness. Both Constantine and Coliseo are monument in Rome. | |||||
Maximus | Magnus Maximus was a usurper in the Western Romain Empire, elevated by Gerontius, a general of Constantine III and his military governor of Spain. | |||||
Temüjin | Birth name of the founder, Khan (ruler) and Khagan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history... He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia. | |||||
Agnon (Agnomon) | Constantine is an ancient king who conducted his people into Asia Minor, and so is Agnon (Agnon was a tribal patriarch in the Scythian/Milesian bloodline that Constantine descends from, the race of Fenius) | Celtic & Byzantine; myth & legend | ||||
Hellsten | (Constantine,Hellsten) is a hotel in (Istanbul,Stockholm) | Yes | ||||
Monterey | Constantine is a bay, and so is Monterey | Yes, no conflict | Yes | |||
Amanjena | (Constantine,Amanjena) is a hotel in (Istanbul,Marrakech) Amanjena is at the 12 km marker. 12+1 = 13 | Yes | ||||
Keating | name of a figure involved in a prominent American political scandal (Keating Five, Eliot Spitzer) | ![]() |
Yes (Really? How? --PWF (Celtic patterns! --mizmo) (Cool! -- PWF) | |||
MacBeth | Pictish King | ![]() |
Yes | |||
Kennedy | the first Catholic ruler of his nation/empire | ![]() |
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Gates | Ivy League professor that was a victim of racism covered by the news media. | |||||
Manahen | Constantine is a Syrian citizen and so is Manahen | |||||
Lincoln | Leader during a civil war | Yes | ||||
Underwood | finalist in American Idol season 4 | ![]() |
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Stars | indie-rock band from Toronto, Canada. | Yes | ||||
Blue Ridge | name of a carpet manufacturer in the Dalton, GA area | Yes | ||||
Ronan | name of a Cornish saint | (Another religious figure? --PWF) (the link from leonidas was 'king' not 'saint' --mizmo) | ![]() |
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Truro | a civil parish in Cornwall | ![]() |
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Ashoka | Ashoka is an emperor. Ashoka is also the name of a flowering tree found in South Asia. | |||||
Lynley | Inspector Lynley is a fictional detective. Captain John Constantine is also a fictional detective. | Can't see conflict unless the name of Lynley itself is trademarked | yes, detective paraphernalia | |||
Plato | Constantine is a street name in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines and so is Plato. | |||||
Gordian | Roman emperor | |||||
Jovian | 4th Century Roman emperor | |||||
Charles | Constantine was an emperor and so was Charles (IV). | |||||
Ramanujan | Constantine Caratheodory was a famous mathematician, so was Srinivasa Ramanujan (they were also of a same era) | Yes, symbols. And 1729 too. Ramanujan Number:) | ||||
Buland Darwaza | The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, so is Buland Darwaza. | Yes | ||||
Megavissey | Constantine Bay is in Cornwall, so is Megavissey. | Yes | ||||
Commodus | Roman emperor. | Yes | ||||
Watergate | Bay in Cornwall. | Yes | ||||
Sobers | Sir Garfield Sobers, West Indian allrounder, as was Sir Learie Constatine. | Yes | ||||
Methodius | Constantine is a missionary of Christianity to the Slavs, so is Methodius | |||||
Segovia | Spanish City, birthplace of Constantine's successor Theodosius the Great, last Roman emperor. | Yes, no relevancy, city located Software companies | Yes, Vitruvius work´s. Bridge & Water architecture | |||
Cesar | Constantine is a Roman emperor and Cesar too | |||||
Independence | Constantine is a fort location in Fallout 3 game and Independence too | |||||
Namuncura | Constantine is a Saint and Ceferino Namuncurá too | |||||
Vojtech | Constantine is a Saint person and Vojtěch is too | |||||
Caligula | Both are Roman emperors. | |||||
Qin Shi Huang | Controversial emperors | |||||
Torquemada | 1986 Eagle award winner | possible conflict with Torquemada games | ||||
Klaatu | 'Klaatu' and 'Constantine' are both characters played by Keanu Reeves in movies | |||||
Manfredi | Gregory M. Constantine and Juan J. Manfredi are both professors of the Department of Mathematics of the Pittsburgh University | |||||
Asimov | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский) was a Russian futurist and sci-fi writer. So was Isaac Asimov. | Robots! | ||||
Spiegel | According to WikiPedia, Keanu Reeves is going to play "Spike Spiegel" in the upcoming Cowboy Bebop movie. He also played Constantine before | Cowboy Bebop (anime/manga), Sci-Fi OR given that Spiegel (german) translates to mirror, use that as a theme | ||||
Goddard | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский) was a rocket scientist, so was Robert Goddard | Rockets | ||||
Birgitta | Constantine I is a saint, and so is Birgitta Birgersdotter of Sweden | Yes, found no collision | Yes, saints of all kinds | |||
Celestine | Constantine is a pope, and so is Celestine V | Yes, found no collision | Yes, popes (of all kinds) | |||
Eusebius | Constantine is 4th Century Christian Figure, so is Eusibius. (Eusibius was Constantine's Historian) | Yes, only personal programmers with first or last names of Eusebius | ||||
Sinaiticus | Constantine is a 4th Century Christian object, so is the Codex Sinaiticus. (Some believe the Codex Sinataitus was one of 50 bibles ordered by Constantine to be produced). Future connections: Codex Sinaiticus is an ancient parchment document. Codex Sinaiticus is a book/document in the British Library/Russian National Library/Leipiz University Library/St Catherine's Monastary. | Yes, found no collision | yes | |||
Sequoia | Beautiful tree, well known for its surprising height and age. | Yes | ||||
Blue Bolt | Constantine is a superhero created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben. Blue Bolt is a Superhero in the public domain. Blue Bolt was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Blue_Bolt | BAM CRASH POW | ||||
Nemo | Constantine is a character created in part by Alan Moore. Alan Moore used Captain Nemo in his Extraordinary Gentleman series. (characters in public domain) | |||||
Ozymandias | Constantine is a character created in part by Alan Moore. Alan Moore used Ozymandias in his Watchmen series. Also a poem. | |||||
Lucky | Constantine is a vendor of woodworking tools [1], so is Lucky [2]. Contrarian take on 13. | Lots of parked pages for google 'lucky computer' - a vendor called "My Lucky Computer" appears to exist in Texas | Horse shoes (riff on Omega), rabbits feet, four-leaf clovers, etc. (most cultures have luck symbols ) | |||
Vikramaditya | A legendary king famed for his wisdom, valour and magnanimity as Constantine was. More interestingly, both Vikramaditya (meaning Sun of Valour) and Constantine(initially) were Sun worshippers. | yes, no conflict | yes, Indian legends and myths | |||
Pazhassi | Constantine is a king and so is Pazhassi Raja (King from Kerala, India) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pazhassi_Raja | Yes, No conflicts | Yes | |||
Romulus | Constantine is a Roman Emperor. Romulus is the last Western Roman Emperor. | Yes | ||||
Atahualpa | Constantine was a Roman Emperor. Atahualpa was an Inca Emperor. | Yes | ||||
Steadfast | Constantine is a Steadfast. Steadfast is a meaning of name Constantine . | steadfast software | ||||
Fahrenheit | Original XBOX game | Yes, no conflict | Yes, weather | |||
Torque | Village Roadshow/Warner Bro Picture | Yes, no conflict | Yes, physics | |||
Vonzell | American Idol season 4 contestant | Yes, no conflict | ||||
Haridopolos | Florida state senator | Yes, no conflict | ||||
Siplin | Florida state senator | Yes, no conflict | ||||
Thrasher | Florida state senator | Yes, yes | ||||
Villalobos | Florida state senator | Yes, no conflict | ||||
Charalambos | is a priest of the Christians | Yes, yes | ||||
Agesilaos | Constantine is a great king of the Roman Empire. Agesilaos(Ἀγησίλαος) is a great king of the mighty people of Sparta. | No conflicts found | ||||
Casablanca | old movie the 1942. name means white (blanca) house (casa). one of the largest artificial ports in the world. place how hosted the Casablanca Conference in 1943. | Yes | ||||
Ferdinand | Ferdinand I of León and Castile was called The Great, so was Constantine I of Rome. | Yes. | ||||
Palaeologus | Constantine is previous ruler of Constantinople, so is Palaiologos. (Constantinople, Byzantium, at al are all the ancient names of the city Istanbul.) -- kaio | Yes [3] [4] [5] [6] | Ref: Byzantine Style Mosaic [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||
Mascara | Constantine is a province in Algeria, so is Mascara. | Yes | ||||
Kublai | Constantine is an emperor of the Roman Empire, so Kublai is an emperor of the Mongolia. | Yes [13] | ||||
Isabella (Isabel) | Queen regnant of Cilician Armenia (1219-1252) [14]. Constantine of Barbaron, Armenian noble, was her guardian and then she was married with Hethum, his son | Yes, found a font and freeware game "Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse" | Yes, medieval Europe themes | |||
Langstrom | Constantine is the last name of a character in comics, so as Langstrom. | |||||
Horseshoe | Constantine is a lake in Eagle County CO; Horseshoe is a lake in Sedgwick County KS. Another spin on the "lucky" theme. | Yes, no apparent conflicts. UPDATE: oops Horseshoe Technologies. | ||||
Gloriana | Constantine is a character of Arthurian legends (based on the historical figure), and so is Gloriana, the Faerie Queen. [15] | Yes, found a font and a pc game | Yes, Arthurian legends or fairy theme | |||
Muenster | Constantine is a variety of cheese[16], as is muenster | No obvious collisions | ||||
Severus | Constantine is a Triumphal Arch in Rome. Severus is also the name of an ancient roman arch. | No problems found (What about Harry Potter?) | ||||
Helena | Saints Constantine and Helena is a resort town on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast | Yes, No problems found | ||||
Spitzer | Constantine is a mathematician, so is (Frank) Spitzer | Yes, no obvious problems | ||||
Stanley | Constantine Beskov was a famous Russian football player. Stanley Matthews was famous UK football player. They played together during the first tour of a Soviet club to the West (Dynamo Moscow - Arsenal, Britain, 1945). | Football, sports | ||||
Photios | (Saint) Constantine studied at the University of Constantinople as did Saint Photios | |||||
Karius | Constantine (Valley) is an undersea feature just north east of Amchitka island, south west of Alaska. Karius Canyon is also an undersea feature just south west of the Amchitka Island. | Yes, no conflicts | Water, Ice, Depth, Marine, Arctic | |||
Loana | Constantine is a sobriquet of an African dynastic ruler (descendant of Solomon and Sheba - real name Zara Yakob) as is Loana (Ever Youthful Rain Queen - real name Modjadji) | Yes, only references to Umberto Eco's book | Rain | |||
Katherine | Princess Katherine was the child of King Constantine I of Greece. [17] | Yes [18] | ||||
Nikias | General Nikias was a general in ancient Athens during the Peloponnesian War and drove the peace process with King Leonidas of Sparta. King Constantine was the last emperor of ancient Greece as we know it. The name means victorious. [19] | |||||
Peteca | female dog name | Yes [20] | ||||
Caroline | There are a Constantine rock in California [21] [22], and so is a Big Caroline rock in Australia [23] | Yes, found Carolina Software, Inc. (one letter differs) | ||||
Copernicus | on honor to Nicolaus Copernicus, because was the first astronomer to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.
the propietary software was displaced by Fedora of the center of the world |
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Jason | Constantine is the name of a main character of a movie and so is Jason (movie). | Yes, found two possible issues but need verification (1 and 2 | ||||
Charlotte | There are several Constantine airports in the world [24] [25] [26], so is a Charlotte airport | Yes, found Charlotte Software Systems | Planes, flights, air, sky | |||
Name | "Is a..." | Tested | Initial Approval | Themeable | Board Approved | Legal Approved |
Various connections that could be explored. "Constantine is a ..."
- bay in the UK
- 12th century translator
- pope
- antipope
- emperor of the Roman Empire
Approval Mark Legend
Approval Mark | Meaning |
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Rejected Suggestions
Name | "Is a..." | Tested | Initial Approval | Themeable | Board Approved | Legal Approved |
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Bacon | name of a food, name of an artist with works on display at the Des Moines Art Center (Constantin Brâncuşi, Francis Bacon) | possible conflict with Bacon Software (Suggested for F11 and couldn't be used there for the same reason. --PWF) | ![]() |
Yes | ||
Fairey | famous plagarist | (Negative connotation --PWF) | ![]() |
Yes | ||
Radiohead | band that recorded a Neil Young cover | (Unlikely to survive legal review. --PWF) | ![]() |
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Dr. Who | name of a doctor on Dr. Who | ("The Doctor" was the character's name. Also unlikely to survive legal review. --PWF) | ![]() |
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Pendragon | a king buried at Stonehenge. | possible conflict with Pendragon Software | ![]() |
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Devil | Constantine is a fallen person, and Devil is a fallen angel. Persons from "constantine" movie and link is "fallen" | (Too many negative connotations to theme. --PWF) | ![]() |
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Mephisto | Constantine is a fallen person, and Mephisto is a one of names of fallen angel. Persons from "constantine" movie and link is "fallen" | (Too many negative connotations to theme. --PWF) | ![]() |
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Poirot | Hercule Poirot is a fictional detective. Captain John Constantine is also a fictional detective. | (Possible trademark conflict in area of books --PWF) | ![]() |
Yes - moustaches, fingerprints, magnifiers | ||
Morse | Inspector Morse is a fictional detective. Captain John Constantine is also a fictional detective. | (Morse is trademarked in the software area. --PWF) | ![]() |
Detective related objects plus morse code representations | ||
Maigret | Jules Maigret is a fictional detective. Captain John Constantine is also a fictional detective. | (Trademark conflict in area of software --PWF) | ![]() |
yes, detective paraphernalia | ||
Rebirth | There were details of rebirth in both, Old Testament and New Testament. In 325 AD, Roman King Constantine and his mother Helena deleted this chapter on rebirth. | (Does not meet "is-a" test -- PWF) | ![]() |
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Apollo | Constantine is a street name in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines and so is Apollo. | (Already used for a release of Red Hat Linux --PWF) | ![]() |
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Midnite | Papa Midnite has a bar in the movie 'Constantine' | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | ![]() |
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Friday | 'Constantine' was a [bad] movie, Friday 13 is a series of slasher movies. It should be called just 'Friday' to not enter in conflict with the film franchise. | (Doesn't meet "is a" test. Also has trademark conflict in software area. --PWF) | ![]() |
Yes: Plenty of opportunities: go with bright lucky charms, to balance the 'friday' and '13', or alternatively, dark, gloomy, slasher | ||
Mitchell | French actor/singer named "Eddy". | (Trademark conflict in software. --PWF) | ![]() |
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Stonehenge | Legendary prehistoric monument where The King Constantine III was buried | Please note that Stonehenge is the name of a place in the U.K. Anyone could use it (Doesn't meet "is-a" test -- PWF) | ![]() |
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Fixation | F12="constant/ine". F13="fix/ation". "constant" means something that does not vary, as does "fix". "-ine" is a suffix (chemical) as is "-ation" | (Arguably doesn't meet "is-a" test, also negative connotations. --PWF) | ![]() |
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Gabriel | Constantine as a hiostoric person has a relation to Gabriel Gabriel believes that by bringing Hell, humans have a chance to prove themselves worthy of God's love through true repentence and faith. Gabriel also support Constantine. | (Might meet "is-a" test, but religious themes are too controversial to use this. --PWF) | ![]() |
Angels, Daemon | ||
technocracy | The term technocracy is derived from the Greek words tecno ( "art") and kratos ( "force", "domain" or "power"), therefore, literally means technocratic "government of technicians". | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | ![]() |
Power of Technology | ||
Yaguareté | Constantine is a commonly known name of Caesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, and so is Yaguareté is a commonly known name of Panthera Onca, a native animal of south america | (Too general for "is-a" test --PWF) | ![]() |
Yes, characteristics of the animal | ||
Butterfly | * is a barber shop in london | (Trademark conflict -- PWF) | ![]() |
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Palatinos | Constantine is the Latin form of the name Eustáthios, Eustathios Palatinos was the catepan of Italy in 1046 | (Trademark conflict -- PWF) | ![]() |
Hills of Rome, Battle was defeated in, Raphael was next incumbent | ||
Logan | John Constantine and Ted 'Theodore' Logan are both characters played by Keanu Reeves | (Trademark conflict --PWF) | ![]() |
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Clarke | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский) was a futurist and sci-fi writer. So was Arthur C. Clarke. | (Trademark conflict --PWF) | ![]() |
Yes, sci-fi/steampunk | ||
Milan | Constantine, 1st Roman emperor to support Christianity, proclaimed the Edict of Milan in 313 granting religious freedom to all. | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | ![]() |
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Byzantium | Constantine, 1st Roman emperor to support Christianity, created a new central, Christian city for the Roman Empire at Byzantium (later, Istanbul) | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | ![]() |
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Quilpue | Constantine is a small town, in Michigan, so is Quilpue, in Chile | (Town link was used for F11->F12 --PWF) | ![]() |
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Ámharach | Means lucky on irish... might be a good idea because #13 is good/bad luck in some countries. (suggest by karlinhos; Fedora-LATAM user) | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | ![]() |
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Pantegni | Constantine the African was a translator of many texts. His Pantegni ("the complete art") was then the main source of medical knowledge. | yes. no copyrights or collisions (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | ![]() |
Yes, from this book can be other compendiums or collected works (Grey as in Grey's Anatomy, Rick as in Rick Steves' Europe, etc.) or concepts such as the Hippocratic Oath, medieval medicine, or people like Solomon, Galen, etc.) | ||
Hellblazer | Comic book and Graphic Novel series. Its central character is the streetwise magician John Constantine. | (See admonition near top; comic book/movie links are passe. --PWF) | ![]() |
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Caral | First city of America 5000 BC (Before Christ) - Peru - South America | (Does not meet "is-a" test --PWF) | ![]() |