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I have a domain like asdf-wiki.com and we use short URLs like asdf-wiki.com/wiki/Article.
Now I think about renaming the wiki to asdfPedia.com.

Do you think this will have negative impact for search terms that include "wiki"?
I mean we still have "wiki" in our URLs (asdfPedia.com/wiki/Article), but no longer in the domain itself...

Thanks for your opinion!

SEO is more or less guessing. No one really knows. And those few who know, won't tell you.

So, yes, you would then remove one of the two "wiki" from the URLs and yes, one would still stay. However, I think it does not matter much: There are way more important factors than a stupid word in a URL; people don't expect search engines to provide them with the right URLs, but with the right content.

• google "iPod", first hits are: apple.com, en.wikipedia.org, cnet.com, amazon.com, howstuffworks.com, ilounge.com

None of them domain "ipod".

If your content and urls are good, the domain does not matter. If your content and urls aren't good, a domain won't help you.