we just started off as a side project and thought the name fitted well. With the strands, graph type structure, connections...
We didn't think of getting people to use it until we found it was solving a real pain point for people, so weren't worried about trademarks or names. There was no other helix db so that was good enough for us at the time.
> There was no other helix db
There was no active one. We saw this and thought it would be a nice nod to history. We've actually spoken to some developers at apple who thought this was really neat :)
It's not the end of the world, just me being a bit grumpy. I mean it when I say good luck! :)