What is c#? why the name is c#? meaning of #?

Answer 1

C++ is a successor of C.

The # symbol is made of 4 plusses (+)
++
++

So technically, C# means C++++
Making C# a successor of C++.

Answer 2

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1991345/origin-of-the-c-sharp-language-name

What Erwin says, but successor.

Answer 3

@Nsyse, thanks, gotta change predecessor to successor now 😅