nginx (“engine x”) is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. […] [1]
I still pronounce it as “n-jinx” in my head.
References
- Title (website): “nginx”. Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
- §“nginx”. ¶1.
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I just kind of knew that, but not sure how.
People pronounce GIF with a hard G, even though it’s officially JIF, so who cares? /s, nothing agaisnt you, OP.
It’s officially wrong, happens sometimes.
we’re going to war
It took a while for me to get it, but it still read ngnix as “n.g. -nix” in my head.
Does this mean when you go into an airport bathroom and see the hand dryer, you know it’s called an XLerator (ex-LAIReighter)?
I’ve always pronounced it “In-jen-iks”. I blame Jurassic Park and it’s fictional biotech company InGen, but it does kinda also sound like “eugenics”. But I dunno man, if you want everyone to pronounce your software a specific way maybe spell it in a manner where the pronunciation is more obvious? Just a thought.
Wait, so this isn’t a testosterone supplement?
When this baby hits 200rps, you’re gonna get some hairs on your chest
And postgresql is pronounced post-gres-Q-L, even though it probably should be post-gre-SQL
PSA: it’s acshully pronounced “Postgre-squirrel”.
Postgre-squirtle
SQL is not traditionally pronounced like “sequel”. Sequel was a whole different language.
Official pronunciation for MySQL, SQLite, and PostgreSQL all pronounce each letter.
But “sequel” is probably more common at this point and some of them include it as an alternate pronunciation now.
“S-Q-L ‘aight” for SQLite?
Something like that, yes. More info at https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/431329/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-sqlite with links to videos of Richard Hipp (creator of SQLite) pronouncing it.
I actually couldn’t find a section on pronunciation in the official FAQ, though I think it was there in the past. Still, they do use phrases such as “an SQLite database”, indicating that “SQLite” starts with a vowel sound.
squeal
It’s actually pronounced “squirrel”
Sequel was a whole different language.
I thought Sequel was an earlier version of SQL. That’s what I remember reading when I looked it up.
Hmm. According to Wikipedia you are correct, and the original SEQUEL was simply renamed to SQL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL#History
I’m not sure how much that original SEQUEL/SQL has in common with later publicly-available SQL implementations. I never personally worked with SEQUEL but I was under the impression it was more of a spiritual predecessor to SQL than a direct ancestor. But I trust Wikipedia more than I trust my my memory here, so I guess I was wrong.
I pronounce it sqill.
I just pronounce it postgres. That’s the original name of the database. It originally had its own query language (quel), and SQL was later retrofitted onto it and called PostgreSQL. But the original quel language is long gone that we may as well go back to calling it just Postgres.
What’s the difference? Those read the same to me. Do you mean that you want a strong gap between “gre” and the S in S-Q-L?
The first one is post-grez-queue-el, the second one is post-gree-es-queue-el
The first is the only way that makes sense, the second too easily becomes post-grease-queue-el. Which is horrible.
I will be calling it post-grease from now on.
I just say “post grezz sequel”. Sorry if it pisses people off, but it’s a stupid name, so I’m gonna say it the way I want.
postgres2electricboogaloo
A colleague pronounces it “Postgré”
It’s short enough I just spell it out
It’s, ummm, literally the first thing on the website (nginx.org). Tell me you didn’t read the docs without telling me you didn’t read the docs
the docs are under documentation, not on the homepage tho
My lead dev used to pronounce it njinx and I always needed some time to realize what he’s talking about.
I’ve been pronouncing it N-gin-X, which is probably close enough once slurred together
I always called it “in-gen-ix”, which doesn’t even make sense now that I think about it.
Unless you’re from New Zealand
Uhn-jun-uhks in NZ TYVM.
Not En Jinnicks?
suddenly it all makes sense.
Same.
Nginx is atrocious. I about have a stroke every time I have to work with it. Caddy is 1000x easier to set up.
Please no! Not another fucking reverse proxy. I can’t take it anymore T_T
If you want people to pronounce your project name correctly you should spell it that way. Having a FAQ on pronunciation means you’ve messed up and lost already. Want it to be called “Engine X”? Call it “Engine X”.
My favourite is SAP not wanting people to call it Sap but to spell it out S.A.P. Well sorry, but it’s a CVC word, literally the first kind of word everyone learns.
And is even worse sign if you need a document to describe how to pronounce its name. It is a sign you should pick another name.
even a dash, ngin-x, would do it really
Do our USAian overlords now require us to submit names to ensure those won’t be mispronounced on purpose? You people are insufferable.
Who do you think I am?
