# What's in a name? - Please help us choose a name for Aurelia vNext

**URL:** <https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507>\
**Category:** vNext\
**Created:** [May 2, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507 "2019-05-02T05:02:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![HamedFathi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/hamedfathi/32/2099_2.png) [@HamedFathi](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/HamedFathi)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/21 "2019-05-06T16:20:57Z")

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Aurelia changes weather of client-side nature to good one why not?! 😁😂😃

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**Author:** ![danny](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/danny/32/1452_2.png) [@danny](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/danny)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/22 "2019-05-06T23:57:44Z")

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How about Aurelia Plus?

or Aurelia Durandal 🤣

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**Author:** ![MichaelPetrinolis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/michaelpetrinolis/32/943_2.png) [@MichaelPetrinolis](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/MichaelPetrinolis)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 6:44am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/23 "2019-05-07T06:44:55Z")

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Nothing simpler than Aurelia v2 . After all is the same good Aurelia rewritten in typescript.

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**Author:** ![gimerstedt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/gimerstedt/32/1103_2.png) [@gimerstedt](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/gimerstedt)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/24 "2019-05-07T11:11:52Z")

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> [@danny](#):
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> How about Aurelia Plus?

yearly subscription?

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**Author:** ![rkever](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/rkever/32/145_2.png) [@rkever](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/rkever)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/25 "2019-05-07T13:28:09Z")

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I agree with just a version number “2” would suffice. Most successful software uses just the version name and would communicate (to me anyways) that it’s just an upgrade and not a new “different” framework.

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**Author:** ![shahabganji](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/shahabganji/32/1539_2.png) [@shahabganji](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/shahabganji)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/26 "2019-05-07T17:39:12Z")

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I’d rather simply calling it `Aurelia`, I’ve always had problems detecting eclipse versions; thumbs up for @MaximBalaganskiy’s suggestion, use version for the legacy and older versions, and call the latest version `Aurelia`. I understand that there was an overhaul for the vNext, but that’s still `Aurelia` not another platform.

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**Author:** ![mib4fun](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/mib4fun/32/1434_2.png) [@mib4fun](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/mib4fun)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/27 "2019-05-07T18:38:57Z")

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comes later this summer

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**Author:** ![CuddleBunny](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/cuddlebunny/32/1037_2.png) [@CuddleBunny](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/CuddleBunny)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/28 "2019-05-07T18:53:38Z")

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I too am in support of simply following SemVer and calling it Aurelia 2. I do however love codenames and would love to see them attached to major version releases. I am not the creative sort to be coming up with any, but I dig the space theme that was present in the other thread: [Aurelia 2+ code name](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/aurelia-2-code-name/2146)

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**Author:** ![MaximBalaganskiy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/maximbalaganskiy/32/831_2.png) [@MaximBalaganskiy](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/MaximBalaganskiy)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/29 "2019-05-08T00:13:36Z")

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Just remembered one more argument against “Aurelia [version]”. To me, it sort of implies the need for “Aurelia [version+1]” soon. And if it’s not coming it would give an impression of a stale project.  
Plus, it might be hard to sell to management. Opponents might take an opportunity to switch to something else, god forbid 🙂

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**Author:** ![Sjaak](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/sjaak/32/1377_2.png) [@Sjaak](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/Sjaak)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/30 "2019-05-08T06:40:36Z")

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> [@MaximBalaganskiy](#):
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> Plus, it might be hard to sell to management

Actually, it might be easier to sell to management. Aurelia as it stands has a reputation of that kid in the corner that knows it all yet newer gets the chicks. By bumping up the name, we clearly communicate that, Aurelia just had a well needed makeover.

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**Author:** ![lvparkington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/lvparkington/32/736_2.png) [@lvparkington](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/lvparkington)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/31 "2019-05-10T12:08:17Z")

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aurelia 2020

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**Author:** ![brian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/brian/32/490_2.png) [@brian](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/32 "2019-05-10T15:13:16Z")

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Burelia. Then Curelia. Then Durandal.

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**Author:** ![RedFeet](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/redfeet/32/189_2.png) [@RedFeet](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/RedFeet)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/33 "2019-05-13T08:22:47Z")

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Aurelia Two (or AU2 in short, pronounced as: “Hey, you too!?”)

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**Author:** ![Alfhir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/alfhir/32/1510_2.png) [@Alfhir](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/Alfhir)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/34 "2019-05-14T07:11:44Z")

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‘Aurelia 2’ will eventually lead to ‘just Aurelia from now on’ - like it did with ng2.  
Luna sounds like Eclipse versioning.  
Why dont you name it Aurelius?

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**Author:** ![RedFeet](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/redfeet/32/189_2.png) [@RedFeet](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/RedFeet)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/35 "2019-05-14T08:54:27Z")

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If (additional) codenames are desired, we could use colors as code names:  
Aurelia Red  
Aurelia Green  
Aurelia Yellow  
(skip the grey ones 😉) 🌈

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**Author:** ![davidlav](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/davidlav/32/895_2.png) [@davidlav](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/davidlav)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/36 "2019-05-14T17:32:11Z")

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Hopping on the bandwagon. Aurelia 2.

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**Author:** ![thejaff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/thejaff/32/522_2.png) [@thejaff](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/thejaff)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/37 "2019-05-15T09:15:24Z")

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Aurelia 2 (no “v”, no “.0”, no codename needed)

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**Author:** ![Digitalman42](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/digitalman42/32/1488_2.png) [@Digitalman42](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/Digitalman42)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/38 "2019-05-15T20:06:16Z")

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my two cents: Aurelia TNG \<-- NOT!!!

KISS: Aurelia 2

Tell the marketing yups to just deal with it. Who cares if it ain’t sexy - it just works.

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**Author:** ![Alaboudi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@Alaboudi1](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/Alaboudi1)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/39 "2019-05-16T04:15:03Z")

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I have not been up to date with the great work you guys are doing for VNext. But if the next version of Aurelia is fully backward compatible, why not just called it Aurelia. I know this is not a good marketing strategy, but you can compensate with redesigning the logo instead and maybe a new slogan. The good thing about not changing the name is that it gives the impression that people using older version do not feel left behind.

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**Author:** ![voidmain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b9bd4f/32.png) [@voidmain](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/voidmain)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/whats-in-a-name-please-help-us-choose-a-name-for-aurelia-vnext/2507/40 "2019-05-16T16:14:41Z")

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Rob’s use of a word rather than a number fits Apple’s versioning of macOS which has been major v10 since 24-Mar-2001. The versions have always been incremented minor of the major v10.n, and included a name. Perhaps Aurelia could copy Apple (it could do worse), and use v1.n and a name. Or pick a major number that the team is happy to live with such as 7 since that’s the number of letters in Aurelia.

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