To be honest it needs a different name if it’s going to hit critical mass adoption with the average consumer.

What's wrong with ladybird?

Netscape, Edge, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, All have a pop appeal to them (the names)

"Ladybug" makes a reference to a bug. And not a thrilling one.

It's bird though, not bug.

Ladybird is the UK term for what Americans call Ladybugs

Then it is going to be adopted everywhere fine except the UK.

I don't see why it wouldn't. Ladybird Books has been around for 157 years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladybird_Books

huh? of all the bugs in the world, ladybugs are among the most popular, the majority of them are harmless and prey on agricultural pests. at least where i come from the association with "ladybug" is "cute".

Ladyfeature

>What's wrong with ladybird?

Honestly all of these x/y names just imply that they are knockoffs of firefox. Which is fine if you want your browser to just be firefox±some feature firefox doesn't include, but not so great if you're wanting to stand on your own branding wise.

Plus ladybird is the less popular name of the ladybug and if you aren't aware of that, it just seems like some weird needlessly gendered name, which doesn't make sense for a browser to have. Plus a bunch of ladybug type branding with red and black dots and such seems cringey.

Just a complete all around fail to consider branding.

With the average English-speaking consumer. You forgot the other 7 billion people, which isn't your fault as it happens here all the time.

You might want to read back through the history of its creator

I have, and it's honestly none of my business and of no consequence to me [0].

[0] e.g. https://text.tchncs.de/latenightblog/ladybird-browser-and-dr...