Alphabet Lists – Marco's Blog

Legendary Creatures (all letters)

Legendary creatures for no reason

Letter	Main Candidate	Secondary	Comments
A	Alp	Antaeus
B	Banshee	Basilisk
C	Centaur	Chukwa, Chimera
D	Dragon
E	Elf	Encantado
F	Firebird	Faun, Fairy
G	Garuda	Gorgon, Goblin, Gnome, Griffin
H	Hydra	Hippocamp, Hesperides
I	Incubus	Imp, Irin, Inugami
J	Jinn
K	Kraken	Kinnara, Kobold
L	Lilith	Lindworm
M	Mermaid	Mogwai, Manticore, Mandrake, Minotaur
N	Numen	Nawao
O	Ogre	Ouroboros
P	Pegasus	Phoenix
Q	Qilin	Quetzalcoatl
R	Rompo	Revenant
S	Sphinx	Siren, Sandman
T	Titan	Thunderbird
U	Unicorn
V	Vampire	Valkyrie
W	Werewolf	Wyvern
X	Xana
Y	Yale
Z	Zombie

Animals! Focus on short names…

In honor of the opening of the ski resorts, here a list of places where you can go skiing and snowboarding, from A to Z

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Large cities and World cities

Letter	Main Candidate	Secondary	Comments
A	Alexandria	Amsterdam
B	Beijing	Brussels
C	Chicago	Cairo	Cairo is much larger, but we already have nearby Alexandria
D	Delhi
E	Essen	Emmen
F	Frankfurt
G	Geneva
H	Hanoi
I	Istanbul
J	Jakarta
K	Karachi
L	London	Lagos	Lagos is larger, but London is one of two Alpha++ cities
M	Mumbai	Moscow
N	Nanjing	Nice
O	Osaka
P	Paris	Pune, Perth	Pune is much larger, and we have no city from Oceania
Q	Quito	Qom	Qom has larger historic and religious significance, but is much smaller
R	Rio	Rome
S	Seoul	Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore	Shanghai is the largest city in the world, but Seoul is easier to spell
T	Tokyo	Tehran, Toronto
U	Uberlandia		Not a large city or a world city, the name is just funny
V	Vienna
W	Wuhan	Wellington, Warsaw
X	Xian
Y	Yangon	Yokohama	We already have Tokyo for Japan
Z	Zagreb

Famous and not so famous movies. Precedence given to names instantly recognizable as movies

Letter	Main Candidate	Secondary	Comments
A	Alien	Aliens
B	Bambi	Bullitt	Bambi is easier to spell
C	Casablanca		Sorry, nothing else is an option
D	Dracula	Dumbo	One Disney animation from the 40s is enough
E	Exorcist		Would need the article, “The”
F	Fargo	Fitzcarraldo
G	Gigi	Gandhi, Goldfinger, Goodfellas	Personal choice would be Goldfinger
H	Hair
I	Ikiru
J	Jaws
K	Kick-ass		Hey! I liked it
L	Lolita
M	Moonstruck	M
N	Network		Computer geeks love the fact this is not about a computer network
O	Othello		Gotta have at least one Shakespeare adaptation
P	Psycho	Patton, Platoon, Pinocchio, Poltergeist
Q	Quadrophenia
R	Robocop	Rebecca	Rebecca was my first choice, but only because it was my mom’s favorite movie
S	Shrek	Serpico, Silkwood, Spartacus
T	Tootsie	Traffic, Trainspotting
U	Unforgiven
V	Vertigo
W	Weekend	Wolverine
X	X-Men		Easy one!
Y	YOLO		Technically, You Only Live Once (1937)
Z	Zardoz	Zoolander

Letter	Main Candidate	Secondary	Comments
A	Athena	Apollo
B	Bacchus
C	Cupid	Ceres
D	Diana
E	Eir		Celtic
F	Frigg		Nordic
G	Gaia		Earth goddess in Greece
H	Hera	Helios
I	Isis	Iris
J	Juno	Jupiter
K	Kronos
L	Lugus		Celtic Mercury
M	Mars
N	Neptune
O	Orcus		Etruscan underworld god, hence orcs
P	Pax	Pluto, Pan
Q	Quirinus		The founder god of Rome
R	Rhea
S	Sif		Wife of Thor
T	Thor		Husband of Sif
U	Uranus
V	Venus	Vesta
W	Wotan
X	Xanthus		One of the Greek wind gods
Y	Ymir
Z	Zeus

Dream of beautiful places by the sea and name successive releases after some of the most spectacular locations on Earth!

Letter	Main Candidate	Secondary	Comments
A	Arashi		Aruba
B	Bondi		Australia
C	Copacabana		Brazil
D	Daytona		Florida
E	Encinitas		California
F	Falassarna		Greece
G	Guincho		Portugal
H	Hapuna		Hawaii
I	Ipanema		Brazil, the Girl from …
J	Jesolo		Italy
K	Kailua		Hawaii
L	Long		a dozen or so “Long Beaches”
M	Manly		Australia
N	Newport		Oregon, but also Newport Beach, CA
O	Okracoke		Carolinas
P	Punaluu		Hawaii
Q	Queen		Hawaii
R	Rondinara		Corsica
S	Skagen		Denmark
T	Tulum		Mexico
U	Unawatuna		Sri Lanka
V	Venice		California
W	Waikiki		Hawaii
X	Xichong		China
Y	Yachats		Oregon
Z	Zacharo	Zrce	Greece, incredibly long

Letter	Main Candidate	Secondary	Comments
A	Amdahl	Agrawal	Gene (supercomputers)
B	Boole	Babbage	George (boolean)
C	Cerf		Vinton (Internet)
D	Diffie	Dijkstra	Whitfield (DH exchange)
E	Easley		Annie
F	Feigenbaum		Edward (fractal)
G	Gosling	Goedel, Gates	James (Java)
H	Huffman		David (compression)
I	Iverson		Ken (APL)
J	Jobs		Steve (Apple)
K	Knuth		Don
L	Lovelace	Lamport, Lerdorf	Lady Ada
M	Moore	Mockapetris, Matsumoto	several (most famously Gordon)
N	Norman	Neumann	Donald (UI)
O	Overmars		Mark
P	Postel		Jon (IANA, RFC)
Q	Que		Xinyu (Winner of a 2011 ACM Award)
R	Rumbaugh		James (OML)
S	Stallman		Richard (GNU)
T	Turing	Torvalds, Tanenbaum	Alan
U	Ullman		Jeffrey (compilers)
V	Vixie		Paul (cron)
W	Wall	Wirth, Weizenbaum	Larry (Perl)
X	Xavier		Professor, from the X Men series (no real relation to computing)
Y	Yourdon		Edward (complexity theory)
Z	Zuse		Konrad (early computing)

Sweets words in alphabetical order – single word only (you really don’t want to figure out how multiple words are spelled out in your VCS)

Letter	Main Candidate	Secondary	Comments
A	Amaretto	Apple	Apple is just an ingredient, at least amaretto is sweet
B	Baiser
C	Cake	Chocolate
D	Donut
E	Eclair
F	Fudge
G	Gelato
H	Honey
I	Icing
J	Jelly
K	Kiwi
L	Lollipop	Licorice
M	Muffin
N	Napoleon
O	Orange
P	Pie
Q	Quince
R	Recipe
S	Strudel	Sundae, Scone
T	Trifle	Toffee, Truffle
U	Umeboshi		Pickled prune
V	Vanilla
W	Waffle
X	Xylitol		Artificial sweetener
Y	Yummy		Adjective, but who cares
Z	Zabaglione