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From the official FAQ[1]:

> How do you pronounce “NGINX”?

> Correct: en-juhn-eks, Engine-X

> Incorrect: en-jingks

I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually an abbreviation of "engine-x", but I can't find any better source that explains how they came up with the name. Still, this source pretty much implies it.

[1] https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/community/faq/#how-do-y...



http://nginx.org/en/

> nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev.




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