Why do digimon names end in 'mon'?


As above, is there a special reason why digimon names end in mon?

[This](http://withthewill.net/threads/8345-Why-Digimon-have-quot-Mon-quot-at-
the-end-of-their-names) thread says its for marketing but the guy also has the
theory of:

> Digimon are digital lifeforms, and are made up of computer data, right? As
> we know, every kind of data file has an extension, or file format, for
> example a Microsoft Word document has ".doc" as its extension, a web page
> has ".html" and an image has ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif" etc, so perhaps the
> same thing applies for Digimon.
>
> by _wildwing64_




Digimon is like Pokemon where _**Pokemon**_ is short for _**Pocket Monsters**_
, that said _**Digimon**_ is short for _**Digital Monsters**_

this is visiable in most logos for Digimon

[![Digimon Adventure
1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hv0YU.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hv0YU.gif)

[![Digimon Adventure
2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRtWY.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRtWY.png)

[![Another
Logo](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3j7gJ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3j7gJ.png)

Also in the first episode of the 4Kids dub of Digimon Adventure when the Digi-
destined come back together after finding their Digimon Partners the Digimon
says in unision ([after Bukamon jumps off Joe's
shoulder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4fRE_OK48E&t=11m00s))

> **Bukamon** : we are.....
>
> **All** : Digimon! Digital Monsters




Digimon is like Pokemon where _**Pokemon**_ is short for _**Pocket Monsters**_
, that said _**Digimon**_ is short for _**Digital Monsters**_

this is visiable in most logos for Digimon

[![Digimon Adventure
1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hv0YU.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hv0YU.gif)

[![Digimon Adventure
2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRtWY.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRtWY.png)

[![Another
Logo](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3j7gJ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3j7gJ.png)

Also in the first episode of the 4Kids dub of Digimon Adventure when the Digi-
destined come back together after finding their Digimon Partners the Digimon
says in unision ([after Bukamon jumps off Joe's
shoulder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4fRE_OK48E&t=11m00s))

> **Bukamon** : we are.....
>
> **All** : Digimon! Digital Monsters

