# ML Training Data Quality CLI — Name Candidates

> 30 candidates checked against PyPI and web conflicts. March 2026.

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## TIER 1 — AVAILABLE ON PyPI, LOW CONFLICT

### GREEK MYTHOLOGY

| # | Name | Origin | PyPI | Web Conflicts | CLI Feel | Notes |
|---|------|--------|------|---------------|----------|-------|
| 1 | **dokime** | Greek: "testing, proving" — root of "docimasy" (the art of assaying/testing metals) | AVAILABLE | No tech conflicts found. dokime.com is a parked lander page. | `dokime score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables. Obscure enough to own. Directly means "testing/proving" — perfect for "pytest for training data." |
| 2 | **krisis** | Greek: "judgment, decision" — root of "crisis" and "criterion" | AVAILABLE | krisis.com is a small French consulting agency (non-tech). No software conflicts. | `krisis score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables. Evocative but might sound negative ("crisis"). Strong etymological fit — it literally means "the act of judging." |
| 3 | **krites** | Greek: "judge, one who decides" — from the same root as criterion | AVAILABLE | No conflicts found. krites.com is a parked lander. | `krites score data.jsonl` | 1 syllable. Clean, short. Literally "the judge." Less baggage than krisis. |
| 4 | **dokimon** | Greek: variant of dokime — "that which has been tested and proven" | AVAILABLE | Minor: a Node.js acceptance testing tool (inactive since 2014). A Unity game project. Nothing significant. | `dokimon score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Sounds like "Pokemon" which is memorable but slightly playful. |
| 5 | **peira** | Greek: "trial, attempt, experience" — root of "empirical" | AVAILABLE | No tech conflicts. One small inactive GitHub repo. peira.com returns "OK" (empty). | `peira score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables (PAY-rah). Clean, short. Root of "empirical" — nice connection to data science. |
| 6 | **docimas** | Greek: "assayer, tester" — one who performs docimasy (quality testing) | AVAILABLE | No conflicts. Only Spanish homework repos on GitHub. | `docimas score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Directly means "the one who tests quality." |
| 7 | **alethea** | Greek: variant spelling of Aletheia — "truth, disclosure" | AVAILABLE on PyPI (aletheia is taken, alethea is not) | Alethea AI exists (AI avatar company) but spells it differently. Some GitHub repos. Moderate risk. | `alethea score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Beautiful word. Risk: confusion with Alethea AI / Aletheia PyPI package. |
| 8 | **exetis** | Greek: from "exetasis" — "examination, scrutiny" | AVAILABLE | Virtually zero footprint. One personal GitHub page. | `exetis score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables (ex-EH-tis). Clean namespace, zero conflicts. Slightly harder to pronounce. |

### NORSE MYTHOLOGY

| # | Name | Origin | PyPI | Web Conflicts | CLI Feel | Notes |
|---|------|--------|------|---------------|----------|-------|
| 9 | **urdar** | Norse: Urdarbrunnr = "Well of Fate" where the Norns judge and water the world tree | AVAILABLE | One bookmark organizer on GitHub (tiny). No tech companies. | `urdar score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables (UR-dar). Strong, distinctive. Connection to the well where fate/quality is decided. |
| 10 | **nornlens** | Compound: Norns (fate-judging beings) + lens (inspection) | AVAILABLE | Zero footprint anywhere. Completely novel. | `nornlens score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables. Descriptive compound. Might feel slightly long for a CLI. |
| 11 | **skiron** | Greek/Norse crossover: a wind god + evokes "to scan/examine" | AVAILABLE | One archived CPU architecture repo. Nothing active. | `skiron score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables (SKY-ron). Strong sound. Minimal conflicts. |

### ANCIENT LANGUAGES

| # | Name | Origin | PyPI | Web Conflicts | CLI Feel | Notes |
|---|------|--------|------|---------------|----------|-------|
| 12 | **acumen** | Latin: "sharpness, point, keenness of judgment" | AVAILABLE | CONFLICT: acumen.org is a well-known global impact investment organization. acumen.com redirects to Human Synergistics (leadership assessments). Searchability will be poor. | `acumen score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Great English word everyone knows. But brand conflicts make it hard to own in search. |

### COMBINATIONS / CREATIVE

| # | Name | Origin | PyPI | Web Conflicts | CLI Feel | Notes |
|---|------|--------|------|---------------|----------|-------|
| 13 | **kritai** | Greek krites ("judge") + ai suffix | AVAILABLE | One "KritAI" Krita plugin on GitHub. Low risk. | `kritai score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables (KRIT-eye). Short, punchy, signals AI. The Krita plugin is a different space entirely. |
| 14 | **athenor** | Greek: Athena (wisdom goddess) + -or suffix | AVAILABLE | A college capstone project on GitHub. No companies. | `athenor score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Elegant. Evokes wisdom. Clean namespace. |
| 15 | **argusai** | Greek: Argus Panoptes (100-eyed watchman) + ai | AVAILABLE | Multiple "ArgusAI" repos on GitHub (security checker, docker tester). Growing usage of this compound. Moderate conflict risk. | `argusai score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Argus is well-known. But "argusai" is becoming crowded on GitHub. |
| 16 | **oculon** | Latin: oculus (eye) + -on suffix | AVAILABLE | A few "OculonAI" repos on GitHub. Nothing major. No company. | `oculon score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Evokes "all-seeing eye." But could sound like Oculus (Meta). |
| 17 | **veriton** | Latin: veritas (truth) + -on suffix | AVAILABLE | CONFLICT: Veritone is a public AI company (VERI on NASDAQ). Acer Veriton is a PC line. Too close to both. | `veriton score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Sounds professional but namespace is polluted by Veritone/Acer Veriton. |
| 18 | **veridat** | Latin: veritas (truth) + data | AVAILABLE | "VeRi" is a known vehicle re-identification dataset. Some GitHub repos. Low-moderate risk. | `veridat score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables (VER-ih-dat). Meaning is transparent: "truth + data." |
| 19 | **mimirlab** | Norse: Mimir (wisest being, keeper of knowledge) + lab | AVAILABLE | One homework repo on GitHub. Mimir itself is taken on PyPI. | `mimirlab score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Sounds like a research lab. Slightly long for CLI. |
| 20 | **ravencore** | Norse: Odin's ravens (thought + memory) + core | AVAILABLE on PyPI | CONFLICT: RavenCore is an existing hosting control panel. Name collision. | `ravencore score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Cool name but taken by an existing project. |
| 21 | **sthenno** | Greek: one of the Gorgon sisters — "strength, force" | AVAILABLE | SthennoLabs exists on GitHub (chatbot/AI project by one developer). Low risk. | `sthenno score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables (STHEN-oh). Unusual, memorable. Minor GitHub conflict. |
| 22 | **norntest** | Norse: Norns (fate weavers) + test | AVAILABLE | Zero footprint. Completely novel. | `norntest score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables. Very descriptive — "the Norns test your data." Might sound too generic. |
| 23 | **elenko** | Greek: from elenchus (Socratic cross-examination) + -o | AVAILABLE | Only Bulgarian personal name results on GitHub. No tech. | `elenko score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables. Sounds friendly/approachable. Elenchus root is great for a testing tool. |
| 24 | **dokimai** | Greek: dokime (testing) + ai | AVAILABLE | Zero footprint anywhere. | `dokimai score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables (dok-ih-MY). Clean compound. Signals AI purpose. |
| 25 | **nousml** | Greek: nous (mind/intellect) + ml | AVAILABLE | CONFLICT: Nous Research is a major AI company (Hermes models, very well-known). Any "nous" prefix will be confused with them. | `nousml score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables. Short and punchy but Nous Research makes this unusable. |
| 26 | **thothml** | Egyptian: Thoth (god of knowledge/writing) + ml | AVAILABLE | "thoth" on PyPI is a Red Hat tool (Thoth Station). This variant is clear though. | `thothml score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables. Thoth connection is great. Differentiated from thoth-station by suffix. |
| 27 | **skopei** | Greek: from skopein — "to look at, examine" (root of "scope", "skeptic") | AVAILABLE | skopein on PyPI is a digital ballistics tool. This variant is clear. | `skopei score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables (SKO-pay). Short, distinctive. Root meaning is literally "to examine." |
| 28 | **kritik** | Greek/German: "criticism, judgment" — from Greek kritikos | AVAILABLE on PyPI | CONFLICT: Kritik.io is an established EdTech company (200k+ users, peer assessment platform). Direct competitor concept. AVOID. | `kritik score data.jsonl` | 2 syllables. Great sound but kritik.io is a funded company. |
| 29 | **dokime-data** | English: dokime = "to separate grain from chaff" | AVAILABLE on PyPI (dokime is taken) | dokime on PyPI is a product config library. This variant is clear. "dokime" itself is used by Dokime Solutions (food waste AI). | `dokime-data score data.jsonl` | Hyphen in CLI commands is annoying. Semantic fit is perfect though. |
| 30 | **docimas** | Greek: "the assayer" — professional quality tester in ancient metallurgy | AVAILABLE | Zero tech conflicts. Only unrelated Spanish homework repos. | `docimas score data.jsonl` | 3 syllables (DOK-ih-mas). Professional, authoritative. The ancient word for someone whose job was testing quality. |

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## TIER SUMMARY — TOP RECOMMENDATIONS

### S-TIER (Best overall: available, clean, meaningful, good CLI feel)

1. **dokime** — "Testing/proving." Perfect semantic fit. 2 syllables. Zero conflicts. `dokime score data.jsonl`
2. **krites** — "The judge." 1 syllable. Zero conflicts. Sharp and authoritative. `krites score data.jsonl`
3. **peira** — "Trial/experience." Root of "empirical." 2 syllables. Zero conflicts. `peira score data.jsonl`
4. **kritai** — "Judge" + AI. 2 syllables. Signals purpose. Near-zero conflicts. `kritai score data.jsonl`
5. **urdar** — Norse well of fate. 2 syllables. Strong sound. Zero conflicts. `urdar score data.jsonl`

### A-TIER (Strong, minor trade-offs)

6. **skopei** — "To examine." 2 syllables. Clean. `skopei score data.jsonl`
7. **docimas** — "The quality assayer." 3 syllables. Professional. `docimas score data.jsonl`
8. **athenor** — Athena-derived wisdom. 3 syllables. Elegant. `athenor score data.jsonl`
9. **sthenno** — Gorgon sister, "strength." 2 syllables. Unique. `sthenno score data.jsonl`
10. **dokimai** — "Testing" + AI suffix. 3 syllables. Clear signal. `dokimai score data.jsonl`

### B-TIER (Good but with caveats)

11-15: **krisis** (negative connotation), **exetis** (pronunciation), **nornlens** (long), **elenko** (obscure), **veridat** (dataset confusion)

### AVOID (taken or conflicted)

- **kritik** — Kritik.io is a funded EdTech company
- **veriton** — Veritone (NASDAQ: VERI) + Acer Veriton
- **acumen** — acumen.org is well-known
- **nousml** — Nous Research is a major AI lab
- **ravencore** — existing hosting control panel
- **argusai** — crowded namespace on GitHub
- **dokime-data** — hyphenated CLI is painful
- All pure mythology names (argus, metis, mimir, pythia, heimdall, etc.) — taken on PyPI

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## PYPI AVAILABILITY SUMMARY

| Name | PyPI Status |
|------|-------------|
| argus | TAKEN (3D cameras) |
| aletheia | TAKEN (file verification) |
| metis | TAKEN (graph partitioning) |
| nous | TAKEN (neuro-symbolic AI) |
| moirai | TAKEN (control systems) |
| pythia | TAKEN (physics simulations) |
| mimir | TAKEN (daemons) |
| huginn | TAKEN (anomaly detection) |
| muninn | TAKEN (data catalogue) |
| heimdall | TAKEN (screenshots) |
| forseti | TAKEN (formal logic) |
| verdandi | TAKEN (benchmarking) |
| skuld | TAKEN (AWS auth) |
| dokime | TAKEN (product config) |
| veritas | TAKEN (test utility) |
| thoth | TAKEN (Red Hat tool) |
| maat | TAKEN (validation) |
| hugin | TAKEN (geospatial ML) |
| verda | TAKEN (cloud SDK) |
| sifter | TAKEN (email filtering) |
| aegis | TAKEN (auth library) |
| argos | TAKEN (data inspector) |
| panoptes | TAKEN (security analyzer) |
| bragi | TAKEN (parser) |
| norns | TAKEN (config) |
| athene | TAKEN (NLP) |
| nornir | TAKEN (network automation) |
| basanos | TAKEN (portfolio analytics) |
| heddle | TAKEN (empty placeholder) |
| skopein | TAKEN (digital ballistics) |
| skopos | TAKEN (RL library) |
| aeglos | TAKEN (MIT package) |
| elenchus | TAKEN (knowledge base) |
| probat | TAKEN (battery tool) |
| **dokime** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **krisis** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **acumen** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **scrutor** | **AVAILABLE** (but .NET conflict) |
| **nornlens** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **krites** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **dokimon** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **argusai** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **athenor** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **peira** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **kritai** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **skiron** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **veriton** | **AVAILABLE** (brand conflict) |
| **oculon** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **veridat** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **docimas** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **sthenno** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **alethea** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **ravencore** | **AVAILABLE** (brand conflict) |
| **mimirlab** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **norntest** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **elenko** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **dokimai** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **nousml** | **AVAILABLE** (brand conflict) |
| **thothml** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **skopei** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **kritik** | **AVAILABLE** (brand conflict) |
| **dokime-data** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **exetis** | **AVAILABLE** |
| **urdar** | **AVAILABLE** |
