I don't think the parent comment deserves all the downvotes. For programming languages, popularity is crucial. Making them easy to implement, having the compi

I don't think the parent comment deserves all the downvotes. For programming languages, popularity is crucial. Making them easy to implement, having the compilers as widely available as possible, having the most number of developers pick up the language, etc. That's effectively the thesis of the famous "Worse is Better" essay [1]. As trivial as a name may seem, you're really shooting yourself in the foot if it's something that's awkward to say out loud in a lot of contexts. Workarounds, like pronouncing it differently (as suggested elsehwere in this thread) aren't good solutions, as they hamper communication. Unless the language is already very popular, how do you ensure that everyone else is familiar with the non-standard pronounciation? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worse_is_better https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worse_is_better