english is probably seen as the world language by the english-speaking world, but the actual reality is very different. do you know what is the real percentage of people in the world who can understand english, let alone speak it? it is less than 20%. most people in the world speak only one language, and it is not english.

in parts of the world where the language diversity is more present, some people prefer choosing a more neutral name. esperanto is sometimes used for this, especially in the free software world. example of projects you may have heard of that use an esperanto name: [krita](https://krita.org/) (means “chalk”), [monero](https://www.getmonero.org/) (means “coin”), [klavaro](https://klavaro.sourceforge.io/) (means “keyboard”). it also increases the chance to find a more unique name.

english pronunciation is a mess, and if you would hear how non-english people pronounce “riot”, you would think twice before going for an english name.