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Engineering solution: generate a system of valid commonly-pronounceable phonotactics (rules like consonant-vowel-consonant is an allowed syllable). Banlist any
by kortex 4y ago
Engineering solution: generate a system of valid commonly-pronounceable phonotactics (rules like consonant-vowel-consonant is an allowed syllable). Banlist any name with >N people bearing that name (there's always gonna be outliers/collisions/future names).
With Toki Pona's inventory (mnptkswljaeiou), limited phonotactics (CV), and 3 syllables you get about 45 unique syllables, or 91,125 words. Add more syllables or phonotactics as needed. Affix the year - "Kalada-22". Add filters (profanity, too close to certain names, etc) as needed, you have overhead. Regenerate/reuse yearly unless retired.
That should be easily enough to name every hurricane, heat wave, flash flood, tornado, pandemic, rat infestation, and mercury retrograde, while being pronounceable, and memorable enough if it becomes newsworthy.