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Origins of the Name "Lemmy"
(lemmy.zip)
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The origin of the name is actually told in Lemmy's GitHub page, it's not just the Motorhead singer and Lemmings:
So basically the name came from an amalgam of things the lead dev liked.
Thank you. I saw a comment claiming it was named after the butt gerbil from South Park. I am relieved to know that it is not.