Firebird browser name changed to Firefox

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9 February, 2004

On 9th February 2004, the popular web browser got a new name, Firefox. It was previously called Firebird, though originally it had been launched with the name Phoenix.

The new name came from the red panda (Ailurus fulgens), an animal found in the Himalayas.

The Red Panda - Firefox is named after this mammal

Image Source: By Greg HumeOwn work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link