I can't answer that. Do you think changing the name might make more people use Gittip to contribute money to each other and eventually to Gittip itself? If yes,

I can't answer that. Do you think changing the name might make more people use Gittip to contribute money to each other and eventually to Gittip itself? If yes, then do it. This is just my gut feeling from looking at the site, trying to use it, trying to explain it to friends, etc.