A name for a typewriter

Last year I was gifted a typewriter which I’d like to give a name!
It’s a blue 1984 model, so I was thinking of something that was charting in the late 70’s/early 80’s in Canada or the US (or other English-speaking countries), and something that “feels blue”. Also, since it’s a typewriter, a literary connection would be fun, too.

some ideas so far:
Astra - after Trillian Astra, character from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the 4th book published in 1984
Matilda - after titular character by Roald Dahl, published in 1988
Orwell - after George Orwell, author of 1984 (published in 1949)
Susan - (or Susie) after Susan Sto Helit from Discworld, published from 1983-2015
Ysabell - after Ysabell Sto Helit, Susan’s mother

pictures


1984 Sears Celebrity 12 with Correction

image
a better colour match than the photo

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I love [name_m]Orwell[/name_m] and [name_f]Ysabell[/name_f]. I’d pick [name_m]Orwell[/name_m] over any of the others though. But I do love [name_f]Ysabell[/name_f] a lot!

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I vote for [name_m]Orwell[/name_m].

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[name_f]Astra[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] are great!! [name_f]Susan[/name_f] works well too!!

Some combos/suggestions (with blue related middles):

[name_f]Susan[/name_f] [name_f]Nila[/name_f]
[name_f]Astra[/name_f] [name_f]Delphinium[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f] (Julia, from 1984)
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f] (Cynthia, an 70s/80s name and from Wives and Daughters)
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f] [name_f]Hydrangea[/name_f] (Peter Pan)
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Ilma[/name_f] (Sophie, from the BFG and Howl’s Moving [name_m]Castle[/name_m]. [name_f]Ilma[/name_f] meaning Sky)

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