[mixmastamyk]

But I’ve been using gimp productively for almost thirty years, late 90s on SGI. At no point was the name a factor. Can’t force them to change it either.

And in the dictionary I found at least one quite positive definition. Sometimes word have conflicting meanings and we deal with that successfully every day.

[jrm4]

At no point was the name a factor FOR YOU.

Your individual anecdote isn't data.