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by sritchie 1307 days ago
Haskell, Erlang, Pascal… Maria is a reference to Maria Montessori, whose educational philosophy inspired Maria.cloud.
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> Haskell, Erlang, Pascal

Those are family names, correct me if I’m wrong.

You're wrong. Haskell is named after Haskell Brooks Curry. There might be an opportunity for a new functional language named Brooks.
https://www.houseofnames.com/maria-family-crest/Italian#:~:t....

Maria is also a surname, what's your point?

Haskell and Erlang perhaps, but Pascal is both.

But I think the larger point, that male names are only rarely used, stands.