[cletus]

I actually like that both Clojure and Scala have names that otherwise don't mean something else. This unambiguity means you can more easily search for related pages and get more meaningful data out of Google Trends. Java will bring up some coffee references and the island in Indonesia. Python is, well, obvious. Just as two examples.

I'd much rather everything not also be something else.

GIMP is actually appropriate because AFAIC the program is completely crippled.

[a_strange_guy]

Scala is actually a really bad name for trying to google it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala

[jmcqk6]

Actually, there is a digital signage platform named 'Scala.' At my workplace, this can cause endless confusion among non-technical people.