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Null is also a legitimate name. When names are Anglicized from foreign languages there are often dozens of alternate spellings.

And dev is a common first name in India. Its a valid surname too, but that spoils the pun.

Somewhere in the world exists a poor soul named Dev Null.

Patio11's article "Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names"

This post reminded me of that also. I find myself sending someone that post every quarter or so :)

That's a good list. I felt a bit less smug when I got to number 40.