I think that was one of the suggestions made among many
others. Haskell has the advantage of sounding less like a
person's name (which might have been why Curry didn't like
it)
Actually, the more compelling reason we chose "Haskell" over "Alonzo"
was that, at the time, Church was alive -- he died in 1995 -- whereas
Curry was not -- he died in 1982. We felt uncomfortable naming the
language after someone who still alive (however odd that may sound).