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by alekq 1667 days ago
Chicken in particular exists for roughly 20 years and like many projects started as hobby... Some time ago I read an interview with the author (Felix Winkelmann) and he gave the name because of the toy on his desk (if I remember correctly).

Your point is clear, but he probably did not have second thoughts considering he was doing it for fun.

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>Your point is clear, but he probably did not have second thoughts considering he was doing it for fun.

Honestly I prefer playfulness and fun in naming. All I suggest is to provide later on some prefix for reader to understand at least something as a starting point if the name is unfamiliar. For example lisp-Kurunga instead of just Kurunga.