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It's memorable. So if the product is really excellent and is needed by customers - then I think it could be a boon.

I mean Mongo has very bad associations for me in terms of childhood taunts and Blazing Saddles...but now the name really relates more to the product than to the original meaning.

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The difference is that "mongo" does not have a universally-known meaning. Cockroaches and known throughout the world, and are disgusting throughout the world.

In Italy "mongo" conjures up the slur used for mentally challenged people. I had a friend smirk when I mentioned MongoDB once.

I dunno, a reference to the mentally challenged that is more than a little obscene in some circles seems to really capture the essence of MongoDB.

> I mean Mongo has very bad associations for me in terms of childhood taunts and Blazing Saddles...but now the name really relates more to the product than to the original meaning.

The difference is that the word "mongo" is an issue of the same word having different meanings in different dialects. Whereas, with "cockroach", it's the same intended meaning, but with different connotations.

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