What's In A Name?

What’s in a name? How did you come up with a name for your business, pets, boat, or anything else? Artistic Detour was born while we were driving home from one of our favorite blues clubs. Mr. AD (aka John) and I were talking about the detours we have had in our life, and how they take you to roads untraveled. We were also discussing starting a business and selling some things that we love to make. The light bulb went on, and the rest is history. Our pets were named by our kids, so that was easy. Our boat was a group effort with us and some friends who stopped by one evening. We were trying to think up a name, and had a few favs, but we just couldn't’t come up with the perfect name. We liked the definition of the term “gunkhole”, which is both a noun and a verb. It means a small sheltered cove, and it also means to roam the waters aimlessly from island to island. I wasn’t too hep on the word itself, but that is what we usually do in our boat. Well a few hours later, the list possible names was longer, and were getting just downright silly. We were still at it, when our friend pulled up the hood of his sweatshirt, said the word “gunkholing” in his best Bevis and Butthead voice, and we were all rolling with laughter. It then mutated into “GunkHolio” and believe it or not, we actually did use that name. Ha! I’m sure the folks who printed the decal with the name were chuckling. Feel free to post a comment on how you got your name! I love a story behind a name!