During BioWare's naming meetings, prior to the release of the first game, Tali's name had been "Talsi Orah", with Orah as the familiar name. However, this was changed for both its connotations of softness, which did not fit with the direction they wanted to take the character, and its awkward pronunciation. Tali's name changes over the course of the series. Her birth ship was the Rayya, as evidenced by her full name, "Tali'Zorah nar Rayya", in the first game. At the start of Mass Effect 2, she is called "Tali'Zorah vas Neema", showing that, having completed her Pilgrimage, she has become part of the crew of the Neema. During her loyalty mission in 2, her name changes to "Tali'Zorah vas Normandy", as she officially joins Commander Shepard's Normandy SR-2 crew.