非也，金马二字呢，取自金门、马祖两个地名的首字，这样的取名也符合全球主要影展界以金字招牌为号召的潮流。
fēi yě ，jīn mǎ èr zì ne ，qǔ zì jīnmén 、mǎzǔ liǎng gè dìmíng de shǒu zì ，zhèyàng de qǔ míng yě fúhé quánqiú zhǔyào yǐngzhǎn jiè yǐ jīn zì zhāopái wèi hàozhào de cháoliú 。
No, the two characters "Jinma", meaning "Golden Horse", come from the first characters of the place names Jinmen and Mazu. Forming the name in this way fits with the international convention of film festivals using "golden" in their names.