Does “raindog” translate into something cool sounding in gaelic… or does it end up sounding like some kind of disease? 
hey raindog,
you’re new name might sound like “bàisteach madra” (translated literally)
“Madra báistí” would be gramatically better.
Do I smell a whistle trade mark? 
I’m not trading any whistles 
Mark
This is rhetorical? We’ve suspected you of some pretty gritty things, Bloo; bicycle seats is one thing, but whistle lables? That’s outré. 
He turns out being a madras bstd?
No wonder rain dogs run when they get wet.
Of course we all know how to kill a madras elephant, don’t we?
Just in case I need to, how does one? Put him in water until he bleeds?
ah, I see you’ve already killed yourself a madras elephant. . .but of course the full answer is put him out in the rain until he bleeds to death.
Haven’t offed a Madras elephant yet; not enuf freezer space for the chops and steaks, and anyway I’m on the lookout for those PeTA nitwits. 'Twas just a hunch. 
Nano have you tried storing everything in the trunk
MarkB
LOL, Mark!
That’s me; always overlooking the obvious.
But Madra sounds a lot like the Spanish word for “mother”.
Well, I was hopeful… but suddenly “Humphrey Whistles” doesn’t sound nearly as bad as it used to!
This thread reminds me of Johnny Dangerously… so maybe I should consider calling them “Fargin’ Bastach Whistles”! 
Well, I put it out for discussion yesterday and this is what I got back.
Well the best Irish word for Dog imho is Cú
and there are a range of words for rain -the root Bais/
baiseach
a heavy shower, Irish báisdeach, rain, bais, water; cf. Old Irish baithis, baptism, which may be borrowed from Latin baptisma (Windish). The root here is bad, of bàth, drown. Irish baiseach, raining (Clare), from baisteadh, Latin baptisma (Zim.).
baist
baptise, Irish baisd, Old Irish baitsim, from Latin baptizo, which is from Greek @Gbaptízw, dip
I would go forCúbais
pronounced
KOOBAISH
I think it’s pretty good, don’t you? Good luck!
Slán go fóill
-Paul
Here is a final revision…
Actually on reflection
CÚBÁISTÍ
is better and more modern
KOOBAWiSHTEE
(friday night is beer night)hehe
This is courtesy of a fellow named Pól over in Cill Dara (Kildare)
-Paul in Atlanta
Cúbáistí is indeed more elegant, but I’m sure that the appearance of the word in this thread will already have brought the the Dept. of Homeland Psychosis crawling all over the Chiffboard looking for other disguised links to the evil commie régime just off the coast of Miami.
The naming of products and companies is one of the most important marketing decisions. There’s a good overview in Positioning, by Al Ries and Jack Trout.
(It’s a landmark book that brought a revolution in advertising and marketing. My dad was creative director at a major ad agency when it came out in the 1970’s, first as a series of articles in Advertising Age magazine, and he immediately schooled everyone in the agency on the principles.)
It’s important that the name be easy to remember, and it’s important that it somehow convey the sense of what the thing is and what it’s for.
I was given the project of developing a name for a line of natural paints created by a Dutch master paintmaker. The name I came up with was “Van Wyse” for the brand and “Nature’s Paints” for the product line. Our market testing indicated that it was very well received and would have been easy to market, but quality problems and pricing issues scuttled the project.
I think you’re on the right track with something that sounds Irish, but it needs to be immediately understandable. Irish words that are only abstract sounds (and unpronounceable by someone who doesn’t know Irish) are problematic.
Two examples of good Irish names, in my opinion, are Feadog and Clare. “Feadog” breaks through the pronunciation/meaning barrier because it’s a short word that’s easy to pronounce (though incorrectly, but it doesn’t matter) from the spelling, it sounds Irish, and it might have something to do with dogs, which is romantic sounding in the context (similar to “Raindog”). Clare is obvious, connecting the whistle with County Clare.
It’s worth noting that, as far as I could determine, “Wyse” isn’t a meaningful word crossing over from Dutch to English. I chose it because it sounds Dutch (even though it’s made up) and connects with “Wise” in English.
Best wishes,
Jerry
P.S. However, it doesn’t have to be an Irish sounding name. Maybe there’s a variation of Raindog or something with the same feeling, that’s different enough from Feadog to create a distinct identity.
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