Have you ever wondered where the iconic virtual assistant of iPhone, Siri, got its name? Somebody asked the same question on Quora, and of all people, Adam Cheyer himself, the former engineering director at Apple, answered.
As a startup, when coming up with Siri's name, we wanted something that was easy to remember, short to type, comfortable to pronounce, and a not-too-common human name. And we wanted to be able to get the domain name for not too much money.
The name Siri have different meanings as well on various languages.
Head over to Quora to see Cheyer’s full answer.
Via Mental Floss
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