Sorry if someone has already asked this. This is my first post on Lemmy. I mean, I guess you could ask the same question about Reddit but I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be Read-It. But what does Lemmy mean? Is it a cute word for a small lemon?
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I guess it’s a tradition to name fediverse projects after animals and the original creator was a big fan of the Lemmings games and Lemmy from Motorhead had just died.
Here’s a link with info on the origin story:
That explains why everytime I google lemmy results show up for motorhead
I choose to believe it’s named after God.
Trick answer, Lemmy is god
IDK but I can’t stop thinking of Lemmiwinks from South Park.
lmao its even a rodent too
