The DuckDB website has the following to say about the name:
Why call it DuckDB?
Ducks are amazing animals. They can fly, walk and swim. They can also live off pretty much everything. They are quite resilient to environmental challenges. A duck's song will bring people back from the dead and inspires database research. They are thus the perfect mascot for a versatile and resilient data management system.
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Is that why it’s called DuckDb? Because data ponds?
The DuckDB website has the following to say about the name:
https://duckdb.org/faq#why-call-it-duckdb
Idk but I named everything in the related code "duckpond" :)
Hannes (one of the creators) had a pet duck