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Re:Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculato... by lake_vincent on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @08:38AM (#32910831)
"Figr", "Numbr"...

I'm starting to think you guys don't like vowels at the end of your words.

Next up: Calculatr

Re:Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculato... by codetrotter on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @10:37AM (#32912201)
> starting to think you guys don't like vowels at the end of your words

Naming reminds me of the mid to late 2000's.

Flickr, created in 2004.

Tumblr, created in 2007.

Re:Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculato... by medv on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @09:22AM (#32911304)
True. I also have a nice naming for: zx and https://fx.wtf
Re:Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculato... by danielvaughn on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @09:30AM (#32911405)
Nah they're just heavily inspired by the Welsh :p