[samkon]

It’s not “lite”, it’s “ite”. SQLite, as if it were a mineral, like Azurite.

[ckvjdonee]

That's not really it is it?

I thought they just dropped the extra L because it made more sense without it.

[samkon]

The author of SQLite suggested that the name is meant to sound like a mineral:

https://changelog.com/podcast/201