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Probably from 本 == book, pronounced hon in Japanese. (The author also appears to be Japanese.)

• teambayleaf 6y ago
  Right. The original fork name was "GitHon" because hon == book in Japanese. The author recently renamed "GitHon" to "HonKit" due to Git being protected by U.S. trademark law.
  • mhd 6y ago
    Hope they don't run into any problems with the "honk" memes.
  • toyg 6y ago
    It’s absolutely begging to get an extension called HonKitOnk.