What does Jamovi mean?

alancai1974 · Post by **alancai1974** » Mon May 25, 2020 1:53 pm

Just curious. I searched the website but cannot find the answer

Post by **jonathon** » Mon May 25, 2020 10:42 pm

ooh, you'll have to keep searching sorry. it is around. and if you don't find it ... well it's ok to have a bit of mystery in our lives sometimes

jonathon

vinschger · Post by **vinschger** » Sat Jun 07, 2025 5:17 am

I was wondering the same, and maybe ChatGPT’s responses are correct — but maybe not…

The name jamovi doesn’t have an official acronymic meaning. According to the developers, it was chosen primarily because:
• It’s short, memorable, and distinctive.
• It has a friendly, modern sound.
• It fits well with other software names in the open-source ecosystem.

In a forum post, one of the core developers mentioned: https://blog.efpsa.org/2017/03/23/intro ... ower-of-r/

“When people ask me ‘why jamovi?’ I always tell them that all the good names were taken (seriously! It is so hard to come up with a name which isn’t already in use! It took us months).” viewtopic.php?t=873

Additionally, the name may subtly reference the core developers: Janathon Love, Moreno, and Victor Selker. However, this connection is more anecdotal than official. https://en.everybodywiki.com/Jamovi

Post by **jonathon** » Tue Jun 10, 2025 12:49 am

someone will have to introduce me to moreno and victor selker some day

jonathon

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