SWIFT
Apus is Latin for a Swift. Thought by the ancients to be a Swallow with no feet, the name is partly derived from Greek.
The common swift is superficially similar to the barn swallow and house martin, though as they do not stem from the same passerine species, they are not directly related. Swifts are amongst the fastest birds in the world.
The name is also an abbreviation of my initials with the ‘US’ Bermudan rig as opposed to the original Swallow Boat Gunter rig, which some claim as a better option. Hence she may not be considered a ‘true’ Swallow.
I ‘swallowed’ a Thesaurus(1) for synonyms of Swift and came up with the following: expeditious, fleet, rapid, fast, quick, speedy.
You may guess what type she will be.
I am reminded of the bad joke about multi-storey car parks. They are just wrong on so many levels. On the other hand there may be a grain of truth in all of the above.
To answer Roger’s original question: what is in a name ?
There are so many contextual connections from one four letter word you could be sorry you asked !
(1) For John’s benefit. A Thesaurus is not a dinosaur with a pain in the backside. However the boat may possibly be Better Under Motor compared to Craic.
Thank you all for your contributions and enlightening replies.Charles wins the prize for the specific correct answer. I appreciate some of you are biting your tongues to prevent further puns.
I too am suffering from Dental Dysphagia. I am finding it increasingly hard to Swallow with the long waiting list for a new boat !