Ways to name servers (and other things)

A wiki that lists a bunch of options

https://NamingSchemes.com/

It's pretty comprehensive, including everything from Simpsons characters to Mario characters

RFC

RFC1178 was written to give advice.

Other pieces of advice

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/active-directory/naming-conventions-for-computer-domain-site-ou
• https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2009/06/22/dont-call-me-ishmael/1504246
• https://mnx.io/blog/a-proper-server-naming-scheme/

Lively discussions:

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=834817
• https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/9diudn/whats_the_best_or_worst_naming_scheme_youve_used/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/13c7tom/server_naming_standards/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/w2rufh/cool_server_naming_convention/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1fkyboq/how_do_you_name_your_servers/