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MySQL, MariaDB, and MaxScale are all named after Ulf "Monty" Widenius' kids
His first kid was called „My“?
That or SQL
Little Bobby Tables
Apparently. Finns are and odd bunch.
See: https://www.nordicnames.de/namefinder/
Nah, he was named Sequel in the hopes he'd both benefit from and be crushed by expectations
Imagine running out of ideas before having named one after every kid. Now that would be awkward.