I could never remember the string names, until I came across an old Arthur Godfrey song, called "Once Upon A Ukulele", which has the lyric:
"He Couldn't Play/ G-C-E-A"
So that's what my mind says.
And I agree with Danno - Guitar was always EADGBE, and, as a self-taught player, the bass string was always the first string I tuned, so it was the first string. Same with Ukulele, even if the first string is the re-entrant sting.
I know that goes against the grain, but it is the natural order of things - the first string I see when I look down at the strings is the first string.
I also don't use a capo - it isn't natural.
as in, the key signature shouldn't have all of those sharps and flats and stuff...