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TanStack was started by a guy named Tanner

Debian is a portmanteau of Debra (Ian's girlfriend) and Ian.

I don't mind it. It's just a name

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ReiserFS is another one that comes to mind.

And djb (the djb) also wrote djbdns.

There are plenty of examples, usually when it coincides with someone’s first project.

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Debian is an even better example
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Linus did not name it Linux himself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#Naming
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He merely laundered it through a coworker.
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Feels like a bonus to me.
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