At first I thought it was simply a play on the pronunciation, as in "MySQL" (my sequel) would be "my child", but... nope "My" is literally his daughter's name
I work for an international conglomerate. One of our major pieces of internal software is SUSAN named after the guys wife. I'll never remember his name, but his wife will always be in my mind
On-Line Systems was renamed Sierra On-Line in 1982, and moved to Oakhurst, California.[6] The "Sierra" name was taken from the Sierra Nevada mountain range that Oakhurst was near
You may be thinking of the fact that it was founded by a married couple, Ken and Roberta Williams, with the latter being among the first prominent female game designers.