It is. Associations and images create emotions which can't be easily overuled by rational thinking. That's why names like HyperDB still work for most people despite being obviously silly. Look at the marketing industry. I'm posting this to urge the guys behind it to rename it. The name simply create unnecessary friction. (But don't name it UnicornDB either. :-))

I strongly disagree. It conjures up thoughts that are unpleasant. That isn't a good marketing strategy.

Yes just keep shouting that from the rooftops. I'm still glad my parents didn't name me Quasimodo.

Might as well name it after the most vile insect known to man, what could go wrong? I named my son gonorrheapenis after my struggles with fertility and nobody has respect for this, I don't understand why. This bacteria is very hard to stop and can make people sterile. I believed it was a good example of the power of my son and our database.

If you don't think the name is hurting adoption you live in fairyland. A place where startups get extra karma for being edgy and mentally challenged.

I had no idea people have such a problem with cockroaches. I've lived with them (developing country), and they're annoying - they make way too much noise while I'm trying to sleep - but they're certainly not an animal I'd pick to hate. That'd be mosquitoes, or scorpions. But I know plenty of people who love scorpions, so...