[__alexs]

Because it's the database that came after Ingres.

[philliphaydon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingres_(database)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostgreSQL

Ingres and Postgres/PostgreSQL.

I still don't know /why/ some people say PostGres. I've seen it a few times, on HN and elsewhere, but its wrong isn't it?

[stavros]

Which isn't spelles InGres, is it?