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Named after a person named "Deb" (without the ian). Like the word "Jeffersonian" meaning the philosophy attributed to Thomas Jefferson.

• giomasce 6y ago
  No, Ian is just another name (Ian Murdock, the founder of Debian). Deb is after Debra, who then was his girlfriend and then wife. After that Murdock left Debian and the two divorced, but the name had stuck and there it is still now.
  • jhbadger 6y ago
    No, I know that's the real origin. I'm saying how the name could be interpreted other than deb+ian
    • giomasce 6y ago
      Ah, my bad, sorry.