In case people are wondering, here is how the Clojure name came about: "Clojure is pronounced the same as the word "closure". The creator of the language, Rich

In case people are wondering, here is how the Clojure name came about: "Clojure is pronounced the same as the word "closure". The creator of the language, Rich Hickey, explains the name this way: "I wanted to involve C (C#), L (Lisp) and J (Java). Once I came up with Clojure, given the pun on closure, the available domains and vast emptiness of the googlespace, it was an easy decision."" At least this is how it is outlined in this document: http://java.ociweb.com/mark/clojure/article.html http://java.ociweb.com/mark/clojure/article.html