I did a double-take when I saw this -- the library is called "zippy" internally,...

tonfa · on March 23, 2011

There are quite a lot of hits about random projects being called zippy.

stevenbedrick · on March 23, 2011

Maybe the issue was regarding the comic strip, "Zippy the pinhead"?

pmjordan · on March 23, 2011

My first association was with the character from the UK children's TV show Rainbow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippy_(Rainbow)

I doubt it's a trademark issue, as trademarks tend to be usage-specific. (e.g. Apple Computer vs. Apple Music) It's probably just a matter of Google feeling there are too many different things already associated with the name 'Zippy.'

(I also now have the "Rainbow" theme tune stuck in my head.)

fryguy · on March 23, 2011

Do you remember go?

cdibona · on March 23, 2011

Go is common enough that it is untrademarkable. Zippy? Not so much, hence the name change.