Penihip - a name generator

Generate new words by applying a caesar cipher to existing words.

Description:

New words are needed for software projects, usernames, commercial
products. Using existing relevant words as a starting point, Penihip
applies a specified offset number of characters to shift along the
alphabet, thereby creating new words. The consonants and vowels are
shifted within their own set. Therefore the generated words are more
likely able to be spoken. It does not attempt to handle sentence
structure, grammar, etc. or be a spoken language generator.
The name "penihip" is the ciphertext achieved by one-right-shift
using the plaintext word "namegen" (as in "Name Generator").

It is becoming ever harder to find names for products that are
not already taken. Creating fanciful new names is one possibility.

Status:

There is a Perl script "penihip" as the initial implementation.

Usage:

Gather some words that describe your product. Words with length between
four to seven characters seem to yield the best results.

Follow the usage instructions to run the tool, e.g.
 ./penihip -e < test-encipher-input.txt

See all usage options with:
 ./penihip

Search the internet to ensure that the new words are suitable.

Use a bigger offset number of characters to try for other words, e.g.

 ./penihip -o 3 -e < test-encipher-input.txt

or apply a reverse cipher.

Further work:

Perhaps better handling of some cases where multiple vowels will
create strange words.

Improve the initial Perl implementation, e.g.
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LABS-372

Perhaps other programming language implementations, e.g. Java.