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You're probably right, but there are so many other potential catchy names that aren't the same as Mozilla's interface layer, so I don't know why they couldn't have just gone with one of those and made it easier on everyone.

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I think it may indicate the project started as a Chrome layer on top of Gecko and they decided mid-project to use WebKit instead.

Just a tought.

They may as well change the name.

... but only after it's been in beta for at least 4 years.

it's the interface layer in Flex/AIR too. i don't think it's that unique to Mozilla.

Chrome has been called chrome since time immemorial. I remember that's what it was called in the IE-vs-Netscape days. You know, the days that drove me to become a Flash developer.

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