Help me name my apartment
October 14, 2019 9:10 PM Subscribe
I just moved and my new apartment hasn't quite told me its name yet. It's definitely something to do with sanctuary, hideaway, garden, forest, oasis, peace... It's also very small, and oddly-shaped, which could contribute to the name but doesn't have to. I've been trying to think of literary/fictional place names, but any ideas along the themes above would be welcome!
Note that The Secret Garden has been rejected for I-am-12 reasons.
Best answer: We visited an in-law unit similar to what you‘re describing and it was called ‚The Treehouse‘.
posted by The Toad at 9:13 PM on October 14, 2019
posted by The Toad at 9:13 PM on October 14, 2019
I went to the UK last week, and I noticed (particularly in Scotland) how very narrow "streets" (really, tinier than alleys) to other streets or little courtyards are called closes. Maybe some take on [RhiannonStone] Close?
"Close" has such a cozy connotation to me, snuggly and private. Enjoy your new home!
posted by The Wrong Kind of Cheese at 9:13 PM on October 14, 2019 [2 favorites]
"Close" has such a cozy connotation to me, snuggly and private. Enjoy your new home!
posted by The Wrong Kind of Cheese at 9:13 PM on October 14, 2019 [2 favorites]
Finch Nest or Dove Nest or The Snug.
posted by a humble nudibranch at 9:39 PM on October 14, 2019
posted by a humble nudibranch at 9:39 PM on October 14, 2019
The Cozy.
posted by stray thoughts at 10:08 PM on October 14, 2019
posted by stray thoughts at 10:08 PM on October 14, 2019
Best answer: burrow
bothy - a Scottish\North UK hut, often a bit rambling.
the ramble
the barrow - archaeological feature, often quite warren-like inside
broch or the broch - Scottish fortress tower
posted by unearthed at 10:11 PM on October 14, 2019 [2 favorites]
bothy - a Scottish\North UK hut, often a bit rambling.
the ramble
the barrow - archaeological feature, often quite warren-like inside
broch or the broch - Scottish fortress tower
posted by unearthed at 10:11 PM on October 14, 2019 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Innisfree. (See the poem by W.B.Yeats :))
posted by Salamander at 11:23 PM on October 14, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by Salamander at 11:23 PM on October 14, 2019 [2 favorites]
Lacuna
posted by benzenedream at 11:32 PM on October 14, 2019
posted by benzenedream at 11:32 PM on October 14, 2019
I call my tiny and charmingly dilapidated flat amidst Hong Kong’s never-lets-up urban landscape The Microhovel. How about The Micronook? The Microknoll? The Microcopse?
posted by mdonley at 12:01 AM on October 15, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by mdonley at 12:01 AM on October 15, 2019 [1 favorite]
raku
楽 [らく] /(adj-na,n,n-suf) (1) comfort/ease/(n) (2) (abbr) raku pottery/(P)/
rakuen
楽園 [らくえん] /(n) pleasure garden/paradise/(P)/
gokuraku
極楽 [ごくらく] /(n) (1) (Buddh) Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)/(2) paradise/(P)/
rakudo
楽土 [らくど] /(n) paradise/
rakuchi
楽地 [らくち] /(n) carefree land/paradise/
kiitegokurakumitejigoku
聞いて極楽見て地獄 [きいてごくらくみてじごく] /(exp) (id) A paradise on hearsay, a hell at sight/
I should mention that Perl 6 just changed it's name to Raku and the current compiler is named Rakudo. Larry Wall has approved renaming Perl 6 to Raku | Hacker News has more definitions of 'raku' from other languages should you so desire to investigate.
posted by zengargoyle at 12:03 AM on October 15, 2019
楽 [らく] /(adj-na,n,n-suf) (1) comfort/ease/(n) (2) (abbr) raku pottery/(P)/
rakuen
楽園 [らくえん] /(n) pleasure garden/paradise/(P)/
gokuraku
極楽 [ごくらく] /(n) (1) (Buddh) Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)/(2) paradise/(P)/
rakudo
楽土 [らくど] /(n) paradise/
rakuchi
楽地 [らくち] /(n) carefree land/paradise/
kiitegokurakumitejigoku
聞いて極楽見て地獄 [きいてごくらくみてじごく] /(exp) (id) A paradise on hearsay, a hell at sight/
I should mention that Perl 6 just changed it's name to Raku and the current compiler is named Rakudo. Larry Wall has approved renaming Perl 6 to Raku | Hacker News has more definitions of 'raku' from other languages should you so desire to investigate.
posted by zengargoyle at 12:03 AM on October 15, 2019
Small and oddly shaped, you say?
- [New/Little] Maryland [House/Club]
- [New/Little] Kaliningrad [House] (the Baltic oblast)
- The Tardis (Dr Who)
- Twiki Towers (Buck Rogers)
- [Larry 'Bud'] Melman Mansion (Letterman)
- Crowded House (band)
More generically
- [Room/Apt] Of Requirement
- The Treasure House (old Capt. Kangaroo)
- Second And A Half Life (after the online places)
- The Holodeck/Holosuite
and finally, everybody's favorite default
- Fred
posted by zaixfeep at 1:28 AM on October 15, 2019
- [New/Little] Maryland [House/Club]
- [New/Little] Kaliningrad [House] (the Baltic oblast)
- The Tardis (Dr Who)
- Twiki Towers (Buck Rogers)
- [Larry 'Bud'] Melman Mansion (Letterman)
- Crowded House (band)
More generically
- [Room/Apt] Of Requirement
- The Treasure House (old Capt. Kangaroo)
- Second And A Half Life (after the online places)
- The Holodeck/Holosuite
and finally, everybody's favorite default
- Fred
posted by zaixfeep at 1:28 AM on October 15, 2019
Forgot one more - Montiviolin (smaller than Monticello)
posted by zaixfeep at 1:35 AM on October 15, 2019 [7 favorites]
posted by zaixfeep at 1:35 AM on October 15, 2019 [7 favorites]
Surprised nobody mentioned Xanadu. Or Xanax-adu for that matter.
posted by zaixfeep at 1:50 AM on October 15, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by zaixfeep at 1:50 AM on October 15, 2019 [3 favorites]
Ladygarden would be funny if you are a woman. Or if you are not.
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 3:14 AM on October 15, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 3:14 AM on October 15, 2019 [1 favorite]
Snug as a bugina rug.
posted by flabdablet at 3:20 AM on October 15, 2019
posted by flabdablet at 3:20 AM on October 15, 2019
I just binged 2 seasons of Dark on Netflix, so my mind is kind of in German mode, but: Kleinewald
(or something close to that - "little forest")
posted by LionIndex at 3:50 AM on October 15, 2019
(or something close to that - "little forest")
posted by LionIndex at 3:50 AM on October 15, 2019
The Lily Pad
The Fairy Fort
The Beaver Lodge
The Hutch
posted by carmicha at 4:27 AM on October 15, 2019
The Fairy Fort
The Beaver Lodge
The Hutch
posted by carmicha at 4:27 AM on October 15, 2019
Watership Down.
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:30 AM on October 15, 2019
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:30 AM on October 15, 2019
Response by poster: Marking a few that have resonated most so far as Best Answers, but please keep them coming!
I'd prefer to avoid living human languages I don't speak (which is most of them besides English).
Serene Empress Dork, that is precisely why I rejected The Secret Garden. :) Totally my sort of humor, but not the right fit for what I want to name my dwelling.
posted by rhiannonstone at 8:07 AM on October 15, 2019 [1 favorite]
I'd prefer to avoid living human languages I don't speak (which is most of them besides English).
Serene Empress Dork, that is precisely why I rejected The Secret Garden. :) Totally my sort of humor, but not the right fit for what I want to name my dwelling.
posted by rhiannonstone at 8:07 AM on October 15, 2019 [1 favorite]
Glade or Clearing, meaning an open space in a woods. Combine with a local plant or tree, aspenglade or pineglade.
Sanctuary, Refuge
Abode with a modifier, sky abode, forest abode
Labyrinth because of its shape
A grange is a country home, dacha in Russia is a country cottage, -polis, like Rhiannonopolis.
Manderly (du Maurier), Pemberley, Barton Cottage(Austen), Brideshead(Waugh), Blandings(Wodehouse),Wuthering Heights, Thrushcross Grange(Brontë), Thornfield(Brontë), Gardencourt(James), Misselthwaite Manor(Burnett),Brandy Hall(Tolkien), Howard's End(Forster)
I had fun looking up listicles. This one is comprehensive, another, another, and this site had a lot of articles.
I hope you come back to tell us the name you choose.
posted by theora55 at 9:02 AM on October 15, 2019 [1 favorite]
Sanctuary, Refuge
Abode with a modifier, sky abode, forest abode
Labyrinth because of its shape
A grange is a country home, dacha in Russia is a country cottage, -polis, like Rhiannonopolis.
Manderly (du Maurier), Pemberley, Barton Cottage(Austen), Brideshead(Waugh), Blandings(Wodehouse),Wuthering Heights, Thrushcross Grange(Brontë), Thornfield(Brontë), Gardencourt(James), Misselthwaite Manor(Burnett),Brandy Hall(Tolkien), Howard's End(Forster)
I had fun looking up listicles. This one is comprehensive, another, another, and this site had a lot of articles.
I hope you come back to tell us the name you choose.
posted by theora55 at 9:02 AM on October 15, 2019 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: I settled on The Burrow for my cozy little gardenside hideaway down a twisty hall. Thanks unearthed and Grandysaur!
Bag End (inspired by Jubey's recommendation for Hobbiton) was a very close second.
posted by rhiannonstone at 8:54 PM on October 22, 2019 [3 favorites]
Bag End (inspired by Jubey's recommendation for Hobbiton) was a very close second.
posted by rhiannonstone at 8:54 PM on October 22, 2019 [3 favorites]
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posted by acidnova at 9:11 PM on October 14, 2019