Without context the phrase "majorana anyons" makes me giggle. (In fact, I googled to be sure I wasn't falling for a parody.) Was the nomenclature originally ton

Without context the phrase "majorana anyons" makes me giggle. (In fact, I googled to be sure I wasn't falling for a parody.) Was the nomenclature originally tongue in cheek? Edit: It gets better: "Fock space". Also genuine. I'm learning a hell of a lot from this thread. Maybe there's some determinative principle whereby QM is so freaky that it accretes off-kilter names.