SuSE is a German distribution which originally stood for “Software und System Entwicklung” which in English translates to “Software and System Development.” Since 1998 the acronym is no longer used and the the name of the company is simply SUSE.
The original release of SuSE Linux was version 4.2 instead of 1.0 in reference to the “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
SUSE’s mascot is a Veiled chameleon named “Geeko” from the words “gecko” and “geek.”
SUSE is now owned by Novell and the free Linux distribution is known as openSUSE.
FROM: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/44036/how-your-operating-system-got-its-name/
