I was just wondering after all the fuss about Frostbite 2.0: Why is it called Frostbite? 
Anyone knows why? Is it because there is a mountain called Frostbite, or did one of the developers lose a toe or something because of frostbite?    

Why is anything named anything?  
 
Maybe it has to do with how toes and fingers can fall off if you have frostbite, just like the destructibility of the engine.  
 
Or maybe they just thought it sounded cool. 

It's because the man who created the engine lost both his legs to frostbite while attempting to climb Mt Everest.

Maybe because they thought it was cold outside when they were going to come up with the name, you know, heating didn't work or something. 
Or maybe they looked out the window and saw a polar bear and thought "Hey, polar bears like the cold, why don't we call it Frostbite". Yes we have polar bears walking the streets here in Sweden, honestly...

Well, it's generally pretty cold here in Sweden and Frostbite sound pretty damn cool

Just a name really, a catchy one at that

I hate to tell you but all engine names are stupid. For example HeroEngine(this is one word), BRender, Renderware, Unreal, Gamebryo, Panda3D, Lithtech Jupiter EX, I could go on. As I see it if you add Frostbite to the list it wouldn't be the black sheep. 

Why is Unreal named Unreal when it looks real?

Well, there is actually a game called Frostbite .. perhaps some secret connection?? :-)

Well, the programmer of Frostbite  Steve Cartwright was later in life an Executive Producer at Electronic Arts, which published the Battlefield series. 
hmmm...

Dor that matter why does Crytek have such a fixation on the word Cry? are they all emo?

I can think of a lot of engines that don't have a back story to their original name. Sometimes, it just has to be something catchy and easy to remember.  

Why is SpeedTree called SpeedTree?  
oh wait...

Why not? It's certainly more creative than Id Tech or SpeedTree.

It sounds catchy and most of these name types are or are devised from simple code names thought up quickly as a name for a project I assume.

" Why is Unreal named Unreal when it looks real? "