List of company name etymologies

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20th Century Fox Film studio; formed in 1935 through the merger of
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illiam Fox!s Fox Film"

and Twentieth Century #ictures$

23andme 'sing the 23 pairs of chromosomes that ma(e up each person!s genome" the

company helps indi)iduals ma(e sense of their o*n genome$%2&

3+signals

e, de)elopment company; named for the 37 radiotelescope signals identified ,y

astronomer #aul -oro*it. as potential messages from extraterrestrial intelligence$%3&

3Com /et*or( technology producer; the three coms are computer" communication"

and compatibility$%0&

31 from the company!s original name" Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company$%5& +23le)en Con)enience stores; renamed from 4'25ote!m4 in 1906 to reflect their ne*ly extended

hours" +700 a$m$ until 11700 p$m$%6&

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891 :ecords named after founders -er, Alpert and ;erry Moss%+& 89# from Atlantic 9 Pacific in <reat 8tlantic and #acific 5ea Company" a '$=$2,ased

supermar(et chain$

89

:oot >eer named after founders :oy Allen and Fran( Wright%?&

8>/ 81:@ in the 1960s" the /ederlandsche -andel21aatschappiA BCutch 5rading =ociety;

1?20D and Ce 5*entsche >an( merged to form the 8lgemene >an( /ederland B8>/; <eneral >an( of the /etherlandsD; in 1966" the 8msterdamsche >an( and the :otterdamsche >an( merged to form the 8mro >an(; in 1991" ABN and A ro >an( merged to form 8>/ 81:@$

8ccenture from 4Accent on the future4$ 5he name 8ccenture *as proposed ,y a company

employee in /or*ay as part of an internal name finding process BBrandStormingD$ >efore ;anuary 1" 2001" the company *as called 8ndersen Consulting$%9&

8cer >orn as 1ultitech Enternational in 19+6" the company changed its name to 8cer in 19?+$

5he Latin *ord for Fsharp" acute" a,le and facileG

8decco named from the merger of =*iss staffing company Adia *ith French staffing

company !cco$%10&

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8didas from the name of the founder 8dolf BAdiD "assler$%11& 8do,e =ystems from the Ado#e Cree( that ran ,ehind the house of co2founder ;ohn arnoc($

8hold a holding company of Al,ert $eiAn and other supermar(ets$ For its 100th anni)ersary in

19?+" 8hold *as granted the title of Koninklijke B4:oyal4 in CutchD ,y the 1onarchy of the /etherlands" changing its name to Honin(liA(e 8hold B:oyal 8holdD$%13&

8hlstrom 2 named after founder 8ntti 8hlstrIm 8(ai named for its founder" 1asu(ichi A%ai$%10& 8(amai from the -a*aiian *ord akamai meaning smart or cle)er;%15& the company defines it as

4intelligent" cle)er and cool4$%16&

8HJ@ named from the 1969 merger of 8lgemene Hunst.iAde 'nie BA&'D and Honin(liA(e Jout

@rganon BH'(D$%1+&

8H< 8coustics from the companyKs original name" A(ustische und &ino2)erLte B8coustic and

Cinema 3MuipmentD

8lcatel2Lucent 8lcatel *as named from =ociNtN Alsacienne de Constructions AtomiMues"

de T*lNcomunications et d!3lectroniMue$%1?& Et too( o)er Lucent 5echnologies in 2006$

8lcoa Aluminum Company of America$%19& 8ldi portmanteau for Al,recht Bname of the foundersD and discount 8lfa :omeo the company *as originally (no*n as 8LF8" an acronym hen /icola ,o eo ,ought 8LF8 in 1915" his surname

for Anonima +om,arda Fa,,rica Automo,ili$ *as appended$

8lstom set up as 8lsthom in 192? ,y =ociNtN Alsacienne de Constructions 1NcaniMues and

Compagnie FranOaise Tho son2-ouston" it changed the spelling to 8lstom in 199+$

8ltaPista =panish for 4high )ie*4$ 8LJ8 from the name of the founder Alex 'affaroni$ 8ma.on$com founder ;eff >e.os renamed the company Amazon Bfrom the earlier name of

Cada,ra$comD after the *orld!s most )oluminous ri)er" the 8ma.on$ -e sa* the potential for a larger )olume of sales in an online Bas opposed to a ,ric(s and mortarD ,oo(store$ B8lternati)e7 8ma.on *as chosen to cash in on the popularity of Qahoo" *hich listed entries alpha,etically$D

8m>e) A erican Be-erage Company" the largest >ra.ilian ,e)erage company and fourth in the

*orld$ En 2000 it merged *ith Enter,re* to create En,e)" *hich in turn purchased8nheuser2>usch in 200? to form 8nheuser2>usch En>e)$

81C 5heatres American Multi2Cinema7 the company pioneered multi2screen cinemas$%20& 81C Ad)anced Micro "e)ices 81H@: AMerican&(,ea %21& 8miga Corporation 2 5he original de)elopers of the 162,it 8miga computer chose the name" *hich

means a !female friend! in =panish and #ortuguese" ,ecause it sounded friendly" and ,ecause it came ,efore ri)als B8pple Enc$ and 8tariD alpha,etically%22&$

8moco AMerican (il C(mpany no* part of ># 8mstrad 8mstrad Consumer 3lectronics plc *as founded ,y =ir 8lan 1ichael =ugar in the 'H$

5he name is a contraction of Alan Michael .ugar Trading$

8nheuser2>usch En>e) Formed ,y the 200? purchase of 8nheuser2>usch ,y En>e)$ 8nheuser2

>usch *as named for the company!s original founder" 3,erhard 8nheuser" and his later partner 8dolphus >usch$

8@L from America (nline$ 5he company *as founded in 19?3 as Ruantum Computer =er)ices$ 8pache according to the proAect!s 199+ F8R7 45he 8pache group *as formed around a num,er

of people *ho pro)ided patch files that had ,een *ritten for /C=8 httpd 1$3$ 5he result after com,ining them *as 8 #8tC-y ser)er$4%23&

8pple For the fa)orite fruit of co2founder =te)e ;o,s andSor for the time he *or(ed at an apple

orchard" and to distance itself from the cold" unapproacha,le" complicated imagery created ,y other computer companies at the time *hich had names such as E>1" C3C" Cincom and 5esseract

8pricot Computers early 'H2,ased microcomputer company founded ,y 8C5 B8pplied Computer

5echniMuesD" a ,usiness soft*are and ser)ices supplier$ 5he company *anted a 4fruity4 name B8pple and 8corn *ere popular ,randsD that included the letters 8" C and 5$ Apricot fit the ,ill$

8r,y!s the enunciation of the initials of its founders" the ,affel Brothers$ 5he partners *anted to

use the name >ig 5ex" ,ut *ere unsuccessful in negotiating *ith the 8(ron ,usinessman *ho *as already using the name$ =o" Forrest said" 4 e came up *ith 8r,y!s" *hich stands for :$>$" the initials of :affel >rothers" although E guess customers might thin( the initials stand for roast ,eef$4

8rcelor created in 2001 ,y a merger of 8r,ed BLuxem,ourgD" 8ceralia B=painD and 'sinor

BFranceD *ith the am,ition of ,ecoming a maAor player in the steel industry$

8:3P8 named from the region of T)ila in northern =pain" location of the 8re)alo a,,ey$ 8re)alo

*as shorted to 8:3P8$

8ricent communications soft*are company name created in 2006 ,y com,ining t*o *ords

4arise4 and 4ascent4$

8:1 Limited named after the microprocessor de)eloped ,y small 'H company 8corn as a

successor to the 6502 used in its >>C 1icrocomputer$ 8:1 originally stood for Acorn,isc Machine$ hen the company *as spun off *ith ,ac(ing from 8pple and P5E" this *as changed to 8d)anced :isc 1achines$

8rm 9 -ammer ,ased on the arm and hammer of Pulcan" the :oman god of fire and hen ;ames Church"

metal*or(ing$ Et *as pre)iously the logo of the Pulcan =pice 1ills in >roo(lyn$

the son of Church 9 C*ight founder 8ustin Church" came to Church and C*ight from Pulcan =pice 1ills" he ,rought the logo *ith him$%20&

8:# company that made analog synthesi.ers in the 19+0s" named after

founder Alan ,o,ert Pearlman$

8rtis B.oo in 8msterdamD from the Latin phrase" Natura Artis Magistra" or Nature is Art's Teacher 8sda 8sda =tores Limited *as founded as 8ssociated Cairies 9 Farm =tores Ltd in 1909$

-o*e)er the formation of the 8sda name occurred in 1965 *ith the merger of the 8sMuith chain of

three supermar(ets and 8ssociated Cairies; Asda is an a,,re)iation of AsMuith and "airies" a large 'H supermar(et chain that is no* a su,sidiary of al21art$

8=EC= an acronym for Anima .ana /n Corpore .ano" *hich" translated from Latin" means

4-ealthy soul in a healthy ,ody4$ @riginally the citation is mens sana in corpore sano" ,ut 1=EC= does not sound as good$

8s($com search engine formerly named after ;ee)es" the gentleman!s gentleman odehouse!s series of ,oo(s$ 8s( ;ee)es *as shortened to 8s( in 2006$

B)alet" not ,utlerD in #$ <$

8sus named after #egasus" the *inged horse of <ree( mythology$ 5he first three letters of the

*ord *ere dropped to get a high position in alpha,etical listings$ 8n 8sus company named #egatron" using the spare letters" *as spun off in 200?$%25&

8ston 1artin from the 48ston -ill4 races Bnear 8ston ClintonD *here the company *as founded"

and the surname of Lionel 1artin" the company!s founder$

8595 the American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation officially changed its name to 8595

in the 1990s$

8tari named from the ,oard game <o$ 48tari4 is a ;apanese *ord to descri,e a position *here

an opponent!s stones are in danger of ,eing captured$ Et is similar" though not identical" to 4chec(4 in chess$ 5he original games company *as 8merican ,ut *anted a ;apanese2sounding name$

85E Array Technologies /ncorporated 85= Auto Techni( .pe.ialer.eugnisse" a <erman company producing light alloy *heels and

motor parts" *hich ran its o*n Formula 1 racing team in the late 19+0s and early 19?0s$

8udi Latin translation of the <erman name 4-orch4$ 5he founder 8ugust -orch left the company

after fi)e years" ,ut still *anted to manufacture cars$ =ince the original 4-orch4 company *as still there" he called his ne* company 8udi" the Latin form of his last name$ En 3nglish it is7 4har(U4$

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>9R from the initials of its founders" :ichard Bloc( and Ca)id 0uayle >ang 9 @lufsen from the names of its founders" #eter >ang and =)end @lufsen" *ho met at a

=chool of 3ngineering in Cenmar($

>ally originally Lion 1anufacturing" the company changed its name to >ally after the success of

its first popular pin,all machine" Ballyhoo$

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>anesto from Banco !spaVol de CrNdito BSpanish Credit BankD >8#3 2 8 Bathing Ape is a cult clothing company founded ,y 5omoa(i 4/igo4 /agao in 1993$ 5he name is deri)ed from a ;apanese saying" 48 >athing 8pe En Lu(e*arm ater4" *hich /igo says

is 4a reference to the young generation ,eing spoiled" pampered and too complacent$4 %2+&

>8=F from Badische Anilin und .oda Fa,ri(en$ 8nilin and =oda *ere the first

products$ Badisch refers to the location in the state of >aden" <ermany B>lac( Forest regionD$

>au(necht founded as an electrotechnical *or(shop in 1919 ,y <ottlo, >au(necht" and no* hirlpool ,rand$ >ayer named after Friedrich >ayer" *ho founded the company in 1?63$ >>C British Broadcasting Corporation" originally >ritish >roadcasting Company$ >>P8 Banco Bil,ao 1i.caya Argentaria$ >CC :esearch from the company!s former name" Business Communications Company$ >38 =ystems from the first initial of each of the company!s three founders7 Bill Coleman" !d

=cott and Alfred Chuang$

>en 9 ;erry!s named after Ben Cohen and 2erry <reenfield" *ho founded an ice cream parlor in

19+? after completing a correspondence course on ice cream ma(ing from #ennsyl)ania =tate 'ni)ersity$ 5he company" >en 9 ;erry!s -omemade -oldings" Enc$ *as later ta(en o)er ,y 'nile)er$

>enR Bringing !nAoyment and 0uality to life%2?& >-# Bro(en $ill Proprietary" named after the to*n of >ro(en -ill" *here >-# *as founded Bno*

>-# >illitonD

>EC Corporation the pen company *as named after one of its founders" 1arcel >ich$ -e dropped

the final h to a)oid a potentially inappropriate 3nglish pronunciation of the name$

>lac( 9 Cec(er named after founders =$ Cuncan >lac( and 8lon.o <$ Cec(er$ >laupun(t >laupun(t B4>lue dot4D *as founded in 1923 under the name 4Edeal4$ Ets core ,usiness

*as the manufacturing of headphones$ Ef the headphones came through Muality tests" the company *ould gi)e the headphones a ,lue dot$ 5he headphones Muic(ly ,ecame (no*n as the blue dots or blaue unkte$ 5he Muality sym,ol *ould ,ecome a trademar( and the trademar( *ould ,ecome the company name in 193?$

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Bayerische Motoren Wer(e BBa!arian Motor "actoriesD$ illiam 3$ >oeing$ Et *as originally called #acific 8ero #roducts Co$

>oeing named after founder

>osch named after founder :o,ert >osch$ #obert Bosch $mb% Bfull company nameD is a

<erman di)ersified technology2,ased corporation$

>ose Corporation named after founder 8mar >ose$ >=/L from Bharat .anchar Nigam Limited BEndia Communications Corporation LimitedD$ ># formerly British Petroleum" no* >#$ B5he slogan 4>eyond #etroleum4 has incorrectly ,een

ta(en to refer to the company!s ne* name follo*ing its re,randing effort in 2000$D

>:8C Bangladesh ,ural 9 Ad)ancement Committee" *orld!s largest /<@ Bnon go)ernmental

organi.ationD$

>ridgestone named after founder =hoAiro Eshi,ashi$ 5he surname &shibashi BD means 4stone

,ridge4" or 4,ridge of stone4$

>rine" Corp$ sporting goods company named after founder"

$-$ >rine$ Et *as ta(en o)er

,y /e* >alance in 2006$

>5 formerly British Telecom Bfrom >5 <roup" formerly >ritish 5elecommunications plc$D

>ull Compagnie des machines Bull *as founded in #aris to exploit the patents for punched card

machines ta(en out ,y /or*egian engineer Fredri( :osing >ull$

>urroughs Corporation founded in 1??6 as the 8merican 8rithmometer Company and later illiam =e*ard >urroughs$ 5he company too(

renamed after the adding machine in)ented ,y o)er =perry Corporation and ,ecame 'nisys$

>ultaco =panish company of motorcycles" *hich disappeared in the 19?0s$ Ets name is ,ased on

the name of its founder" #aco BultW$

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>-3L Bharat $ea)y !lectricals +imited" a go)ernment of Endia company$

C8 Computer Associates *as founded in 19+6 as Computer 8ssociates Enternational" Enc$ ang

,y Charles

C98 named after the ,rothers Clemens and August >rennin(meiAer" *ho founded a textile

company called C98 in the /etherlands in 1?01$

Cadillac named after the 1?th century French explorer 8ntoine Laumet de La 1othe" sieur de

Cadillac" founder of Cetroit" 1ichigan$ Cadillac is a small to*n in the =outh of France$

C83 originally Canadian A)iation !lectronics Campagnolo from the name of its founder" 5ullio Campagnolo$ Canon @riginally B1933D recision 'ptical &nstruments (aboratory the ne* name B1935D deri)ed

from the name of the company!s first camera" the K)anon" in turn named after the ;apanese name of the >uddhist ,odhisatt)a of mercy$

Capra,o Catalan supermar(ets" founded ,y Car,W" Prats and Bonet$ Carrefour chain of supermar(ets and hypermar(ets *hich started *ith a store near a crossroads

Bcarrefour in FrenchD in 8nnecy$

Caterpillar @riginally -olt 5ractor Co" merged *ith >est 5ractor Co$ in 1925$ 8 company

photographer exclaimed aloud of a -olt tractor that the trac(s! mo)ement resem,led a caterpillar mo)ing along the ground$ 5he name stuc($

Cathay #acific 8ir*ays Limited 5he airline *as founded on 20 =eptem,er 1906 ,y 8merican

:oy C$ Farrell and 8ustralian =ydney -$ de Hant.o*" *ith each man putting up -HX1 to register the airline$ 5hey named it Cathay #acific ,ecause Cathay *as the ancient name gi)en to China; and #acific ,ecause Farrell speculated that they *ould one day fly across the #acific$

Casio from the name of its founder" Hashio 5adao" *ho had set up the company Hashio

=eisa(uAo as a su,contractor factory$

C>= Colum,ia Broadcasting .ystem Celera inspired ,y YcelerityK or s*iftness Bin decoding the human genomeD" *ith 4era of the cell4 a

secondary meaning$ %29&

C<E <roup from the first letters of Enformation 1anagement Consultant in French BConseillers

en )estion et /nformatiMueD$

Che)rolet named after company co2founder Louis Che)rolet" a =*iss2,orn auto racer$ 5he

company *as merged into <eneral 1otors in 191+ and sur)i)es only as a ,rand name$

Chello a Cutch internet ser)ice pro)ider" its name *as originally pronounced !say hello! Bin Cutch

the letter C at the ,eginning of a *ord is pronounced !say!D$ 5his didn!t catch on and no* it is pronounced 4cello4 Bas in the stringed instrumentD$

Chrysler named after the company founder"

alter #$ Chrysler$

Ci,a <eigy CE>8" named from Chemical /ndustry Basel Bafter >asel in =*it.erlandD" merged *ith

a company named after its founder ;ohann :udolf )eigy21erian$ Et ,ecame/o)artis B,elo*D after a merger *ith =ando.$

CiCi!s #i..a from the first letters of the last names of the founders of the franchise B;oe Croce

and 1i(e ColeD$

Cigna CE</8 *as formed in 19?2 through the com,ination of /nsurance Company

of North America BE/8D and Connecticut )eneral BC<D$ 5he name is com,ination of the letters of the predecessor companies" C< and E/8$%30&

Cincom originally called 'nited Computer =ystems" *hich *as similar to se)eral other soft*are

and ser)ices companies of the day$ 5*o of the three founders )isited #hilco B#hiladelphia CompanyD" and this inspired them to create a ne* company name deri)ed from Cincinnati B*here it *as ,asedD and Co puter Bits ,usinessD$

Cisco short for =an Francisco$ CitroZn named after 8ndrN2<usta)e CitroZn B1?+?1935D" a French entrepreneur of Cutch

descent$ -e *as the fifth and last child of the Cutch ;e*ish diamond merchant Le)ie Citroen and 1a.ra Hleinmann Bof arsa*" #olandD$ 5he Citroen family mo)ed to #aris from 8msterdam in 1?+3

*here the name changed to CitroZn$

Coca2Cola deri)ed from the coca lea)es and (ola nuts used as fla)oring$ Coca2Cola

creator ;ohn =$ #em,erton changed the !H! of (ola to !C! to ma(e the name loo( ,etter$

Coleco ,egan as the Connecticut +eather Company$ Colgate2#almoli)e formed from a merger of soap manufacturers Colgate 9 Company and illiam Colgate" an 3nglish

#almoli)e2#eet$ eet *as dropped in 1953$ Colgate *as named after

immigrant" *ho set up a starch" soap and candle ,usiness in /e* Qor( City in 1?06$ almoli!e *as named for the t*o oils B#alm and @li)eD used in its manufacture$

C@L5 from City (f +ondon Telecom Comcast from co munications and ,roadcast$ CompaM from co puter and 4pac(4 to denote a small integral o,Aect; or7 Compati,ility 8nd

Ruality; or7 from the company!s first product" the )ery compact CompaM #orta,le$

C@1=85 a contraction of co munications satellites$ 5his 8merican

digital telecommunications and satellite company *as founded during the era of '$=$ #resident ;ohn F$ Hennedy era to de)elop the technology$

Conoco#hillips formed from the merger of Conoco Bfrom Continental (il CompanyD and

the #hillips #etroleum Company$

Copersucar >ra.ilian production cooperati)e in sugar and alcohol" its name is a contraction of

Cooperati)a de 8Oucar e Tlcool$

Corel from Co*pland ,esearch +a,oratory" after the name of the company!s founder"

Cr$ 1ichael Co*pland$%31&

Cos*orth automoti)e engineering company named after company founders 1i(e Costin and

Heith Cuc(worth$

C#FL Companhia #aulista de ForOa e Lu. B=[o #aulo Company of Light and #o*erD" one of the

largest in >ra.il" ,ased in Campinas$

Cra,tree 9 3)elyn toiletry company named after gardener ;ohn 3)elyn" and the tree that

,ears Cra,apples

Cray supercomputer company named after its founder" =eymour Cray$ C:C #ress originally Chemical ,u,,er Company Cromemco early microcomputer company in =ilicon Palley Bcirca 19+519?\D founded ,y t*o

#hC students *ho once li)ed at =tanford 'ni)ersity!s Crothers Me orial -all Ba dormitoryD$

Cutco Coo(ing 3tensils Company$%32& CP= originally Consumer 1alue .tores$ C3@ 5om :yan has said he no* considers !CP=! to

stand for 4Customer" Palue" and =er)ice4$

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Cae*oo company founder Him oo Chong called it Cae*oo *hich means 4<reat -ouse4 or

4<reat 'ni)erse4 in Horean$

C8F 5ruc(s from 1932 the company!s name *as *an Doorne's Aanhang)agen Fabriek BPan

Coorne!s 5railer FactoryD$ En 1909 the company started ma(ing truc(s" trailers and ,uses and changed the name into *an Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek BPan Coorne!s 8utomo,ile FactoryD$

Caihatsu the first (anAi from 4@sa(a4 B" the (anAi is here pronounced daiD and 4engine4 B

" the first (anAi is hatsuD$ 3ngine manufacturers *ere listed on the 5o(yo and @sa(a =toc( 3xchanges" and their names shortened to the first (anAi$ B5he company listed on the 5o(yo exchange is 5ohatsu$D

Canone BCannon in the '$=$D Esaac Carasso in >arcelona made his first yoghourts *ith the

nic(name of his first son Caniel BC8/2@/3D

Catsun first called C85" from the initials of its financiers Cen" 8oyama and 5a(euchi$ =oon

changed to C85=@/ to imply a smaller )ersion of their original car" then Bas =@/ can mean 4loss4 in ;apaneseD again to C85='/ *hen they *ere acMuired ,y /issan$

Ce,ian proAect founder /an 1urdoc( named it after himself and his girlfriend" "e#ra$ C3C Cigital 3Muipment Corporation" a pioneering 8merican minicomputer manufacturer founded

,y Hen @lsen and ta(en o)er ,y CompaM" ,efore CompaM *as merged into -e*lett2#ac(ard B-#D$ Et *as generally called C3C B4dec(4D" ,ut later tried to re,rand itself as Cigital$

C3H8 named after its founder "ean &amen" de)eloper of the =eg*ay" i>@5" -omeChoice

Cialysis and other products$

Celhai.e named after its founders" ;ules Celhai.e and his ,rothers" *ho originated from

Charleroi B>elgiumD$ 5hey opened the first 3uropean self2ser)ice 4supermar(et4 in ExellesS3lsene" a >russels ,orough$

Cell named after its founder" 1ichael Cell$ 5he company changed its name from Cell Computer

in 2003$

Cenning 9 Fourcade" Enc$ interior designer company named after its founders :o,ert

Cenning and Pincent Fourcade in 1960$

C-L named after its founders" 8drian "alsey" Larry $ill,lom" and :o,ert +ynn$ Cigg" Enc$2 He)in :ose!s friend Ca)id #rager B5he =creen =a)ers" 5his ee( in 5echD originally

*anted to call the site 4Ciggnation4" ,ut He)in *anted a simpler name$ -e chose the name 4Cigg4" ,ecause users are a,le to 4dig4 stories" out of those su,mitted" up to the front page$ 5he site *as called 4Cigg4 instead of 4Cig4 ,ecause the domain name 4dig$com4 *as pre)iously registered" ,y Cisney Enternet <roup$ 4Ciggnation4 *ould e)entually ,e used as the title of He)in :ose and 8lex 8l,recht!s *ee(ly podcast discussing popular stories from Cigg$ alt

Cigi2Hey electronic component distri,utor *hose name is deri)ed from founder Cr$ :onald

=tordahl!s amateur radio telegraphic (eyer" the 4EC Heyer Hit4" *hich utili.ed digital integrated circuits$

5he

alt Cisney Company" named for its co2founder

alt Cisney$

Cixons commonly2used a,,re)iation for C=< Enternational plc B"ixons .tores )roupD" a 'H2 hen

,ased retailer$ 5he company *as founded in 193+ ,y Charles Halms and 1ichael 1indel$

opening their first photographic shop in =outhend" they only had room for six letters on the fascia" and chose the name Cixons from the phone ,oo($

CH/Q "onna &aran Ne* 4or($ Co* named after its founder" -er,ert -enry Co*$ Cuane :eade named after Cuane and :eade =treets in lo*er 1anhattan" *here the chain!s first

*arehouse *as located$%33&

Cynegy the /atural <as Clearinghouse changed its name in 199? to reflect its self2descri,ed

traits as a dynamic energy company$ 4Cynergy4 had already ,een ta(en ,y a <erman health foods company$

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38 <ames 38 is from !lectronic Arts$ 5he company *as founded in 1ay 19?2 as 8ma.in!

=oft*are and changed its name to 3lectronic 8rts in @cto,er the same year$

e>ay #ierre @midyar" *ho had created the 8uction

e, trading *e,site" had formed a *e,

consulting concern called 3cho >ay 5echnology <roup$ 43cho >ay4 didn!t refer to the to*n in /e)ada" 4Et Aust sounded cool4" @midyar reportedly said$ 3cho >ay 1ines Limited" a gold mining company" had already ta(en 3cho>ay$com" so @midyar registered *hat Bat the timeD he thought *as the second ,est name7 e>ay$com$

3C= !lectronic "ata .ystems" founded in 1962 ,y former E>1 salesman :oss #erot$ 8ccording

to the company history7%30& 4-e chose 3lectronic Cata =ystems from potential names he scri,,led on a pledge en)elope during a ser)ice at -ighland #ar( #res,yterian Church in Callas$4

3idos named from a <ree( *ord meaning 4species4$ 5he company ,ecame *ell2(no*n for

its Tomb #aider series of games$

3letropaulo @ne of the largest >ra.ilian companies in electricity generation and distri,ution" its

name deri)es from Companhia de 3lectricidade de =[o #aulo$

3m,raer >ra.ilian aircraft manufacturer" its name is an a,,re)iation of ! presa Brasileira

de Aeron]utica B>ra.ilian 8eronautics CompanyD$

31>:8#8 >ra.ilian state agricultural research and de)elopment company" its name is an

a,,re)iation of ! presa Brasileira de PesMuisa Agropecu]ria B>ra.ilian 8griculture :esearch CompanyD$

31>:853L an a,,re)iation of ! presa Brasileira de TelecomunicaO^es B>ra.ilian

5elecommunications CompanyD$ >ra.il!s largest telecommunications company" it *as a state monopoly until 1992 *hen it *as pri)ati.ed and sold to 1CE" then later resold to 5elmex$

31C Corporation named from the initials of the founders" :ichard !gan and :oger Marino$

5here has long ,een a rumor that another partner pro)ided the third letter BCD$ @ther reports indicate the C stands for Company$ 31C adopted the 31C_ notation to refer to 3instein!s famous eMuation" + ` mc_$

31E formerly 3lectric and 1usical Endustries Ltd$ 3mporis ! por comes from the <erman and means 4aloft" rising4$ @ne of the *orld!s largest

pro)iders of data concerning ,uildings$

3Muifax 3Muita,le and factual 3rnst 9 Qoung /amed for the company!s founders" 8$C$ !rnst and 8rthur 4oung 3=#/ !ntertainment and .ports Programming Net*or( 3=:E !n)ironmental .ystems ,esearch /nstitute" the first geographic information system B<E=D

soft*are company founded ,y ;ac( and Laura Cangermond in :edlands" California" in 1969

3pson 3pson =ei(o Corporation" the ;apanese printer and peripheral manufacturer" *as named

from 4.on of !lectronic Printer4

3sso the enunciation of the initials =$@$ in .tandard (il of /e* ;ersey$ 3xxon a name contri)ed ,y 3sso B=tandard @il of /e* ;erseyD in the early 19+0s to create a ithin days" 3xxon *as ,eing called the 4dou,le cross

neutral ,ut distincti)e la,el for the company$

company4 ,ut this e)entually su,sided$ B3sso is a trademar( of 3xxon1o,il$D 3sso had to change its name in the '$=$ ,ecause of restrictions dating to the 1911 =tandard @il antitrust decision$

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F8= a,,re)iation for Foras Tiseanna =aothair B(abour "acilities

"oundationD$ F5s means gro) in Erish$

Face,oo( name stems from the colloMuial name of ,oo(s gi)en to ne*ly enrolled students at the

start of the academic year ,y uni)ersity administrations in the '= *ith the intention of helping students to get to (no* each other ,etter$

Fair Esaac Corporation named after founders >ill Fair and 3arl /saac$ Fa.er Finnish food company named after its founder" Harl Fa.er$ FC'H French Connection 3nited &ingdom$ Fed3x a,,re)iation of Federal !xpress Corporation" the company!s original name$%35& Fegime a,,re)iation for 4FNdNration 3uropNenne des <rossistes EndNpendants4 B3uropean holesalersD$

Federation of Endependent 3lectrical

Ferrari from the name of its founder" 3n.o Ferrari$ Fiat acronym of Fa,,rica /taliana Automo,ili Torino BEtalian 8utomo,ile Factory of 5urinD Finnair from 4Finland4 and 4air4$ @riginally called 48ero @sa(eyhtiI4" *hich led to its international

flight code" 48Q4$

Firestone named after its founder" -ar)ey Firestone$ Fi)e <uys 8merican restaurant chain founded ,y 4fi)e guys4 a ;erry 1urrell and his four sons$

5he 4fi)e guys4 *ould later ,ecome the 1urrell sons" after ;erry and his *ife ;anie had a fifth son t*o years after opening their first restaurant$%36&%3+&%dead link&

Flu(e named after its founder" ;ohn Flu(e" =r$ Ford 1otor Company named after its founder" -enry Ford" *ho introduced automo,ile mass

production in 1910$

Forrester :esearch from the family name of the mother of the founder <eorge Forrester Colony$ Fran(linCo)ey named after >enAamin Fran(lin and =tephen Co)ey$ 5he company *as formed

from the 199+ merger of Fran(linRuest and the Co)ey Leadership Center$

FuAi named after 1ount FuAi" the highest mountain in ;apan$

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<armin named after its founders" )ary >urrell and Cr$ Min Hao$ <artner named after its founder" <ideon <artner" *ho left the firm in 1992 to start <iga Bnamed

from )ideon )artnerD$

<atti!s #i..a <atti *as the maiden name of #at 3ure" *ife of company founder ;im 3ure$ <Cap 1edia named after the merger of the ) : <roup and Capital :adio <roup in 1ay 2005$ est and Wiltshire ,adio$

< : *as launched in 19?5 after the merger of :adio

<enentech from )enetic !ngineering Technology$ <3EC@ from )o)ernment !mployees /nsurance Company <laxo a dried mil( company set up in >unnythorpe" /e* Jealand" ,y ;oseph 3d*ard /athan$

5he company *anted to use the name 4Lacto4 ,ut it *as similar to some already in use$ )laxo e)ol)ed and *as registered on 2+ @cto,er 1906$ <laxo=mithHline *as a 2000 merger of <laxo ellcome and =mithHline >eecham$

<loc( <es$m$,$-$ named after its founder" <aston <loc($ <oodyear named after the founder of )ulcani.ation" Charles <oodyear" the <oodyear 5ire and

:u,,er company *as founded ,y Fran( =ei,erling in 1?9?$

<oogle an originally accidental misspelling of the *ord googol and settled upon ,ecause

google$com *as unregistered$ <oogol *as proposed to reflect the company!s mission to organi.e the immense amount of information a)aila,le online$

<rey <lo,al <roup an ad)ertising and mar(eting agency supposed to ha)e deri)ed its name

from the colour of the *alls of its first office$

<rundig named after its founder" radio dealer2turned2manufacturer 1ax <rundig" in 1905$ <ulfstream 8erospace named after the <ulf =tream current that starts in the <ulf of 1exico and

crosses the 8tlantic$ 5he company traces its origins to the <rumman 8ircraft 3ngineering Corporation" *hich *as sold and renamed in 19?5$

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-Lagen2Ca.s /ame *as in)ented in 1961 ,y ice2cream ma(ers :eu,en and :ose 1attus of the

>ronx 4to con)ey an aura of the old2*orld traditions and craftsmanship4$%3?& 5he name has no meaning$

-aier Chinese 4sea4 and Ba transliteration character; also means 4you4 in Literary ChineseD$

#ortion of transliteration of <erman Lie,herr $

-91 named from $ennes 6 Maurit.$ En 190+" =*edish ,usinessman 3rling #ersson

esta,lished %ennes" a ladies! clothing store" in PLsterbs" =*eden$ 4-ennes4 is =*edish for 4hers4$ En 196?" #ersson ,ought the =toc(holm premises and in)entory of a hunting eMuipment store called Mauritz ,id-orss$ 5he in)entory included a collection of men!s clothing" *hich prompted #ersson to expand into mens*ear$

-ari,o from the name of the founder and the <erman home to*n of the

company7 $ans ,iegel" Bonn$

-arman Hardon named after its founders Cr$ =idney -arman and >ernard Hardon$ -arpo #roductions production company founded ,y @prah infrey$ -arpo is @prah ,ac(*ards$

-as,ro founded ,y -enry and -elal -assenfeld" the $assenfeld Brothers$ ->@= 'H2,ased ,an(ing company formed ,y the merger of the $alifax and

the Ban( of .cotland$

-CL -industan Computers Ltd" Endian soft*are company founded ,y =hi) /adar$ -ess Corporation named after its founder Leon -ess$ -# >ill -e*lett and Ca)e #ac(ard tossed a coin to decide *hether the company they founded

*ould ,e called -e*lett2#ac(ard or #ac(ard2-e*lett$

-ispano2=ui.a a former =panish luxury automoti)e and engineering firm; its name 2 literally

meaning 4=panish2=*iss4 2 refers to =panish origin of the company and =*iss origin of its head engineer 1arc >ir(igt

-itachi old place name" literally 4sunrise4 -1P from 4-is 1aster!s Poice4" *hich appeared in 1?99 as the title of a painting of /ipper" a

;ac( :ussell terrier" listening to a gramophone$

-oechst from the name of a district in Fran(furt$ -onda from the name of its founder" =oichiro -onda$ -oney*ell from the name of 1ar( -oney*ell" founder of -oney*ell -eating =pecialty Co$ Et later

merged *ith 1inneapolis -eat :egulator Company and *as finally called -oney*ell Enc$ in 1963$

-ospira the name" selected ,y the company!s employees" is deri)ed from the *ords hospital"

spirit" inspire and the Latin *ord spero" *hich means hope$ Et expresses the hope and optimism that are critical in the healthcare industry$

-otmail Founder ;ac( =mith got the idea of accessing e2mail )ia the *e, from a computer hen =a,eer >hatia came up *ith the ,usiness plan for the mail ser)ice he

any*here in the *orld$

tried all (inds of names ending in !mail! and finally settled for -otmail as it included the letters 4-51L4 the mar(up language used to *rite *e, pages$ Et *as initially referred to as -o51aiL *ith selecti)e upper casing$ B8t one time" if you clic(ed on -otmail!s !mail! ta," you *ould ha)e seen 4-o51aiL4 in the ':L" ,ut since -otmail is no* indo*s Li)e 1ail" it is no longer there$D $ and ,ichard Bloch B*ith 4>loch4 changed to

-9: >loc( after the founders" ,rothers $enry

4>loc(4 to a)oid mispronunciationD$

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-=>C $ong(ong and .hanghai Ban(ing Corporation$ -5C Corporation 8 contraction of its original corporate name" $igh Tech Computer Corporation$ -yundai connotes the sense of 4the present age4 or 4modernity4 in Horean$

E>1 named ,y 5om B5homas ;ohnD

atson =r" an ex2employee of /ational Cash :egister B/C:

CorporationD$ 5o one2up them in all respects" he called his company /nternationalBusiness Machines$

ECECE Endustrial Credit and En)estment Corporation of Endia$ ECL a,,re)iation for Enternational Computers Limited" once the 'H!s largest computer company

,ut no* a ser)ice arm of FuAitsu" of ;apan$

E< Far,en /nteressen2)emeinschaft Far#enindustrie 8< *as so named ,ecause the constituent

<erman companies produced dyestuffs among many other chemical compounds$ 5he consortium is most (no*n today for its central participation in the > gas used in the gas cham,ers$ orld ar EE -olocaust" as it made the Jy(lon

Eiyama manufacturer of monitors and 5Ps named after the ;apanese city" Eiyama$ EH38 a composite of the first letters in the =*edish founder Eng)ar Hamprad!s name in addition

to the first letters of the names of the property and the )illage in *hich he gre* up7/ng)ar &amprad !lmtaryd Agunnaryd$

En>e) the name *as created after the merger of the >elgian company /nter,re* *ith

>ra.ilian 8m#e-

Enditex a =panish group named from /ndustria de "iseVo Textil B5extile Cesign EndustryD$ Enfineon 5echnologies deri)ed from /n7inity and 8eon$ 5he name *as gi)en

to =iemens!s =emiconductor ,ranch Bcalled =iemens -L or =iemens =CS==CD *hen it *as spun off$

Engenico electronic payment de)ice manufacturer ,ased in #aris and named from the

French /ngenieux Compagnie BEngenious CompanyD$

Entel :o,ert /oyce and <ordon 1oore initially incorporated their company as / 1 3lectronics$

=omeone suggested 1oore /oyce 3lectronics ,ut it sounded too close to 4more noise4$ Later" Entegrated 3lectronics *as proposed ,ut it had already ,een ta(en" so they used the initial sylla,les B/NTegrated !+ectronicsD$ 5o a)oid potential conflicts *ith other companies *ith similar names" Entel purchased the name rights for X15"000 from a company called Entelco$ B=ource7 Entel 15 Qears Corporate 8nni)ersary >rochureD

Ettiam =ystems an Endian company named from the famous philosophical dictum7 4E thin(

therefore E am4 BCogito" ergo sumD$%39&

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Enfosys 8n Endian soft*are maAor$ 4/n7ormation .ystems4

;25P 2 from tele)ision and film production company formed ,y 1alcolm in the 1iddle actor 2ustin

>erfield and producer 2ason Felts$

;8L from 2apan Airlines ;at 8ir*ays founded in 192+ as 48eroput4 B8ir*ay in =er,ianD$ From 190+" it *as (no*n as ;85

B2ugoslo)ens(i Aero TransportD$ 8fter the ,rea(2up of the former Qugosla)ia Band after Federal

:epu,lic of Qugosla)ia changed its name to =er,ia and 1ontenegroD" the company (ept the name" ;at" ,ut not as an a,,re)iation$

;>L from 2ames B +ansing" an electronics designer ;ohnson 9 ;ohnson @riginally a partnership ,et*een ,rothers ;ames ood ;ohnson and

3d*ard 1ead ;ohnson in 1??5" the addition of ,rother :o,ert incorporation as ;ohnson 9 ;ohnson in 1??+$

ood ;ohnson E led to formal

;PC 2apan 1ictor Company BPictor Company of ;apan" LtdD *as founded in 192+ as a '=

su,sidiary" 5he Pictor 5al(ing 1achine Company of ;apan" Limited$ ;PC de)eloped the P-= )ideo cassette format$

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Hale) 2 after Hale)" the character from 3stonian mythology and national epic Kale!ipoeg$ Ha*asa(i from the name of its founder" =ho.o Ha*asa(i HFC short for &entuc(y Fried Chic(en$ Et is popularly ,elie)ed that the company adopted the

a,,re)iated name in 1991 to a)oid the unhealthy connotations of the *ord !fried!$ 5he rumor that it *as ,ecause the Common*ealth of Hentuc(y trademar(ed the name 4Hentuc(y4 is false$ Commercials in the early 2000s tried to imply that the a,,re)iation stands for 4Hitchen Fresh Chic(en4" ,ut in 200+ HFC decided to return to the original 4Hentuc(y Fried Chic(en4 ,randing Balthough the corporate name remained HFCD$

Hen*ood Limited named after Henneth BHenD

ood" *ho founded this (itchen*are company as

oodlau Endustries in the 'H in 190+$ Et is not related to Hen*ood 3lectronics" *hich started as Hasuga :adio Co in ;apan in 1906 and ,ecame 5rio Corporation in 1960$

Hen*orth 5ruc( Company Hen*orth 5ruc( Company *as formed in 1923 and is named after the

t*o principal stoc(holders -arry &ent and 3dgar Worthington$

Hia 1otors the name 4Hia4 BD roughly translates as 4:ising from 8sia4 in -anAa$ Hin(o!s from the college nic(name of founder" #aul @rfalea$ -e *as called Hin(o ,ecause he

had curly red hair$ 5he company *as ,ought ,y Fed3x for X2$0 ,illion in 2000$

H21art /amed for =e,astian =$ Hresge" *ho opened the first H21art in 1962$ Hoda( >oth the Hoda( camera and the name *ere the in)ention of founder <eorge 3astman$

5he letter 4H4 *as a fa)orite *ith 3astman; he felt it a strong and incisi)e letter$ -e tried out )arious com,inations of *ords starting and ending *ith 4H4$ -e sa* three ad)antages in the name$ Et had the merits of a trademar( *ord" *ould not ,e mis2pronounced and the name did not resem,le anything in the art$ 5here is a misconception that the name *as chosen ,ecause of its similarity to the sound produced ,y the shutter of the camera$

Homatsu ;apanese construction )ehicle manufacturer named from the city of Homatsu"

Eshi(a*a" *here it *as founded in 191+$

Honica it *as earlier (no*n as &onishiro(u &oga(u$ Honishiro(u in turn is the short

for &onishiya ,o%u,eiten *hich *as the first name of the company esta,lished ,y :o(usa,uro =ugiura in the 1?50s$

Horg named from the surnames of the founders" 5sutomu &atoh and 5adashi (sanai" com,ined

*ith the letters 4rg4 from the *ord organ$

H#1< from the last names of the founders of the firms *hich com,ined to form the illiam >arclay Peat" ;ames Mar*ic(" and :einhard )oerdeler$%00&

cooperati)e7 #iet &liAn)eld"

Hroger 8merican supermar(et chain named after its founder" >arney Hroger H'H8 founded in 1?9? in 8ugs,urg" <ermany as &eller 3nd &nappich Augs,urg" it shortened

its name to H'H8$ 5oday" it is a manufacturer of industrial ro,ots and automation systems$

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Hyocera from &yoto Ceramics" after Hyoto in ;apan$

Lada from the name of a =la)ic goddess" and used as a trading name ,y :ussian automo,ile

manufacturer 8)toP8J Bcdefdcg in :ussianD$ P8J is deri)ed from 1ol.hs(yAutomo,ilny 'a)od$

Lanchme ,egan in 1935" *hen its founder" 8rmand #etitAean" *as exploring the ruins of a castle"

Le Chateau de Lanchme BLoir2et2CherD *hile )acationing in the French countryside$ #etitAean!s inspiration for the company!s sym,ol" a rose" *as the many *ild roses gro*ing around the castle$

LCL from (e Cr.dit (yonnais$ 5he name change occurred after the ,an( *as in)ol)ed in a maAor

financial scandal *here e)idence disappeared in a mysterious fire$

Lego com,ination of the Canish 4leg godt4" *hich means to 4play *ell4$%01& Lego also means 4E put

together4 in Latin" ,ut Lego <roup claims this is only a coincidence and the etymology of the *ord is entirely Canish$ Qears ,efore the little plastic ,ric( *as in)ented" Lego manufactured *ooden toys$

Leno)o <roup a portmanteau of 4Le24 Bfrom former name LegendD and 4no)o4" pseudo2Latin for

4ne*4$ 5his Chinese company too( o)er E>1!s #C di)ision$

Le)el 3 Communications 4Le)el 34 is a reference to the net*or( layer of the @=E model$ L< from the com,ination of t*o popular Horean ,rands" +uc(y and )oldstar$ BEn 1exico"

pu,licists explained the name change as an a,,re)iation to +inea )oldstar" =panish for)oldstar +ineD

Lexmar( in the ?0!s" E>1 *anted to spin off its printer and type*riter ,usinesses$ 5heir main

productions facility *as in Lexington and the code name *as +exington Mar%eting$

Lion,ridge the *ord 4localisation4" *hich is the ser)ice this company offers" is often shortened to

L10/$ 5hat is the first letter of the *ord and the last letter of the *ord" *ith 10 letters missing in ,et*een" hence L 10 /" *hich loo(s li(e lion$ >ridge is the second part of the *ord as translation !,ridges! gap ,et*een people and mar(ets that do not ha)e a common language$

Lionhead =tudios games studio named after 1ar(

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e,ley!s pet hamster" *hich died a *ee(

,efore the company *as founded$

e,ley *or(ed for >ullfrog" and co2founded Lionhead *ith #eter

1olyneux" 5im :ance and =te)e ;ac(son in ;uly 199+$ 1icrosoft ,ought the company in 8pril 2006$

Loc(heed 1artin 8erospace manufacturer" a com,ination of Loc(heed Corporation and 1artin

1arietta" *hich is a com,ination of <lenn L$ 1artin Company and 8merican21arietta Corporation$

Lo;ac( 4Lo;ac(4 Bthe stolen2)ehicle reco)ery systemD is a pun on the *ord 4hiAac(4 Bto steal a

)ehicleD$

Longines En 1?62 the ne* company 48ncienne 1aison 8uguste 8gassi." 3rnest Francillon"

=uccesseur4 *as ,orn$ 8t that time *atchma(ing in the area used the s(ills of people *or(ing outside the 4comptoir d!Nta,lissage4" often at home$ En 1?66 3rnest Francillon ,ought t*o plots of land on the right ,an( of the ri)er =u.e at the place called 4Les Longines4 and ,rought all of the *atchma(ing s(ills under one roof$ 5his *as the first 4Longines factory4$

Lonsdale ,oxing eMuipment manufacturer named after the Lonsdale ,elt" a ,oxing trophy

donated ,y the 3nglish Lord Lonsdale$

L!@rNal En 190+" 3ugine =chueller" a young French chemist" de)eloped an inno)ati)e hair2color

formula$ -e called his impro)ed hair dye 8urNole$

L@5 L@5 #olish 8irlines$ 4Lot4 in #olish means 4flight4$ Lotus =oft*are 1itch Hapor named his company after the Lotus #osition or !#admasana!$ Hapor

used to ,e a teacher of 5ranscendental 1editation techniMue as taught ,y 1aharishi 1ahesh Qogi$

Lucent 5echnologies a spin2off from 8595" it *as named Lucent Bmeaning 4luminous4 or

4glo*ing *ith light4D ,ecause 4light as a metaphor for )isionary thin(ing reflected the company!s operating and guiding ,usiness philosophy4" according to the Landor 8ssociates staff *ho chose the name$%03& Et *as ta(en o)er ,y 8lcatel to form 8lcatel2Lucent in 2006$

Lu(oil From the first letters of the three companies that merged to form

the :ussian oil giant7 +angepasneftega." 3raineftega." and &ogalymneftega." plus the 3nglish *ord 4oil4$

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Lycos from (ycosidae" the family of *olf spiders$%00&

1aggi food company named after its founder" ;ulius 1aggi$ Et *as ta(en o)er ,y /estlN in 190+

and sur)i)es as a ,rand name$

18/ a,,re)iation for Maschinenfa,ri( Augs,urg2Njrn,erg B8ugs,urg2/urem,erg 1achine

CompanyD$ 5he 18/ company is a <erman engineering *or(s and truc( manufacturer$

1andri)a ne* company formed from the merger of Mandra(e Linux and Connecti-a Linux 1anhattan 8ssociates named from 1anhattan >each" California" *here the company *as

founded" ,efore it mo)ed to 8tlanta" <eorgia$

1anugistics Manufacturing k Logistics" a supplier of supply chain optimi.ation soft*are$

1anulife Financial 2 founded in 1??+ as Manufacturing +i7e Ensurance Company 1ars named after Fran( C$ 1ars and his *ife" 3thel" *ho started ma(ing candy in 1911$ 5heir

son" Forrest 3$ 1ars" Aoined *ith >ruce 1urrie" the son of a -ershey executi)e" to form 191 Ltd Bfrom Mars 9 MurrieD$ Forrest too( o)er the family ,usiness after his father!s death and merged the t*o companies in 1960$ 8fter retiring from 1ars" Enc$ in 1993" Forrest founded 3thel 1$ Chocolates" named after his mother$

1asco Corporation from the names of the founder 8lex Manoogian" .cre* and Company$

1asco =cre* #roducts Co$ *as founded in 1929$

1ast2;Lgermeister 8< /amed for founder

ilhelm 1ast and its main

product" ;Lgermeister B<erman for 4hunt master4D liMueur$

1attel a portmanteau of the founders names -arold 41att4 1atson and 3lliot -andler$ 1ay,ach21otoren,au <m,- 2 Et *as founded in 1909 ,y ilhelm 1ay,ach *ith his son Harl

1ay,ach$

1a.da 1otor Corporation the company *as founded as 5oyo Hogyo" started manufacturing

1a.da ,rand cars in 1931" and changed its name to 1a.da in 19?0$ 5he cars *ere supposedly named after 8hura 1a.da" the chief deity of the Joroastrians" though many thin( this explanation *as created after the fact" to co)er up *hat is simply a poor anglici.ed )ersion of the founders name" ;uAiro 1atsuda$ 5his theory is supported ,y the fact that the company is referred to only as 41atsuda4 in ;apan$

1>/8 originally a su,sidiary of 1aryland /ational Corporation" 1>/8 once stood

for Maryland Ban(" NA B/8 itself standing for /ational 8ssociation" a federal designation representing the ,an(!s charterD$

1cConald!s from the name of the ,rothers Cic( 1cConald and 1ac 1cConald" *ho founded the

first 1cConald!s restaurant in 1900$

*ith

1CE Communications Micro*a)e Communications" /nc$ 5he company later merged orldcom to create 1CE orldcom$ 5he 1CE *as dropped in 2000 and the acMuiring company

changed its name to 1CE *hen it emerged from ,an(ruptcy in 2003$

1ercedes from the first name of the daughter of 3mil ;elline(" *ho distri,uted cars of the early

Caimler company around 1900$

1erillat Endustries named after @r)ille C$ 1erillat" *ho founded the company in 1906$ 1etro2<old*yn21ayer B1<1D Film studio formed from the merger of three other

companies7 Metro #icture Corporation" )oldwyn #ictures Corporation" and Louis >$ Mayer#ictures$ <old*yn #icture Corporation in turn *as named after the last names of =amuel <oldfish" and 3dgar and 8rchi,ald =el*yn$

1FE from Mullard Furniture /ndustries$ 5he original company *as named after the founder!s *ife"

*hose maiden name *as 1ullard$

1< Cars from Morris )arages after co2founder

illiam 1orris$ 'nder Chinese o*nership" the

company says7 4 e *ant Chinese consumers to (no* this ,rand as !1odern <entleman!$4%05&

1icrolins from Microcomputers and Lins" a >ra.ilian city *here the company *as founded

,y ;osN Carlos =emen.ato

1icron 5echnology computer memory producer named after the microscopic parts of its

products$ Et is no* ,etter (no*n ,y its consumer ,rand name7 Crucial$

to

1icrosoft coined ,y >ill <ates to represent the company that *as de)oted icrocomputer so7t*are$ @riginally christened 1icro2=oft" the !2! disappeared on 3S2S19?+ *ith the

introduction of a ne* corporate identity and logo$ 5he 4slash ,et*een the !o! and !s! %in the 1icrosoft logo& emphasi.es the 4soft4 part of the name and con)eys motion and speed$4%citation needed&

1id*ay <ames deri)ed from the name of an airport on the south*estern part of Chicago$ 1incom Limited 1incom *as founded in >ris,ane" 8ustralia in 19+9$ Currently the largest

soft*are company in 8ustralia and the fourth oldest 3:# company glo,ally$ 5he company initially created soft*are to specifically assist mining companies and the name Mining !computing/

1inolta 1inolta *as founded in @sa(a" ;apan in 192? as /ichi2Co(u =hashin(i =hlten B

; literally7 ;apan2<ermany camera shopD$ Et *as not until 1930 that the name 1inolta first appeared on a camera" the 1inolta Pest$

1E#:@ 2 stands for M/crophone P,(fessionals$ 1E#:@ is a manufactuer of *ireless

microphones$

1E#= originally stood for Microprocessor *ithout /nterloc(ing Pipeline .tages$

hen interloc(s

*here added to a later implementation" the name *as redefined to not ,e an acronym ,ut Aust a name$ B5he name also connotes computer speed" ,y association *ith the acronym for of instructions per second$D illions

1E5E3 an acronym for 1anagamenet Encenti)e 5hrough En)estment 3Muity 1itel from Mi(e and Terry!s +a*nmo*ers" after the founders 1ichael Co*pland Bsee also7 CorelD

and 5erry 1atthe*s" and the company!s original ,usiness plan$

1E5:3 Massachusetts /nstitute of Technology ,esearch !sta,lishment Bho*e)er 5he 1E5:3

Corporation asserts that its name is not an acronymD

1itsu,ishi the name 1itsu,ishi BD has t*o parts7 mitsu means three and hishi Bchanging to

,ishi in the middle of the *ordD means diamond Bthe shapeD$ -ence" the three diamond logo$ B/ote that 4diamond4 in this context refers only to the rhom,us shape" not to the precious gem$D

1orningstar" Enc$ 5he name 1orningstar is ta(en from the last sentence in

alden" a ,oo( ,y

-enry Ca)id 5horeau; 4the sun is ,ut a morning star4

1otorola Founder #aul <al)in came up *ith this name *hen his company Bat the time" <al)in

1anufacturing CompanyD started manufacturing radios for cars$ 1any audio eMuipment ma(ers of the era used the 4ola4 ending for their products" most famously the 4Pictrola4 phonograph made ,y

the Pictor 5al(ing 1achine Company$ 5he name *as meant to con)ey the idea of 4sound4 and 4motion4$ Et ,ecame so *idely recogni.ed that the company later adopted it as the company name$

1o.illa Foundation from the name of the *e, ,ro*ser that preceded /etscape /a)igator$

hen

1arc 8ndreesen" co2founder of /etscape" created a ,ro*ser to replace the 1osaic ,ro*ser" it *as internally named 1o.illa B1osaic2Hiller" <od.illaD ,y ;amie Ja*ins(i$%06&

1PC from Music and 1ideo Clu," the name of a 'H2,ased entertainment chain$ 1uste( 5ai*anese electronics manufacturer *ith name deri)ed

from Most 3niMue .canner Technology$

1:F from Madras ,u,,er Factory" founded ,y H 1 1ammen 1appillai in 1906$ -e started *ith

a toy2,alloon manufacturing unit at 5iru)ottiyur" Chennai Bthen called 1adrasD$ En 1952 he ,egan manufacturing tread2ru,,er and" in 1961" tyres$

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/a,isco formerly 5he National Biscuit Company" changed in 19+1 to /a,isco$ /apster 2 5he ser)ice *as named /apster after Fanning!s hairstyle2,ased nic(name$ /C: Corporation from National Cash ,egister$ /3C from Nippon !lectric Company$ /ero /ero >urning :@1 named after Nero burning #ome B4:om4 is the <erman spelling of

4:ome4D$

/estlN named after its founder" -enri /estlN" *ho *as ,orn in <ermany under the name

4/estle4" *hich is <erman Bactually" =*a,ian diminuti)eD for 4,ird!s nest4$ 5he company logo is a ,ird!s nest *ith a mother ,ird and t*o chic(s$

/etscape @riginally the product name of the company!s *e, ,ro*ser B41osaic e, /a)igator4D$ 5he company adopted the product name after

Communications Netscape

the'ni)ersity of Ellinois threatened to sue for trademar( infringement o)er the use of the 1osaic name$ /etscape is the com,ination of net*or( and landscape$%citation needed&

/i(e named for the <ree( goddess of )ictory$ /i(on the original name *as Nippon &oga(u" meaning 4;apanese @ptical4$ /intendo /intendo is the transliteration of the company!s ;apanese name" nintendou BD$

5he first BninD can ,e translated as to 4entrusted4; ten0dou means 4hea)en4$

/issan the company *as earlier (no*n ,y the name Nippon .angyo *hich means 4;apan

Endustries4$

/o(ia started as a *ood2pulp mill" the company expanded into producing ru,,er products in the

Finnish city of /o(ia$ 5he company later adopted the city!s name$

/ortel /et*or(s named from /ortel BNorthern TelecomD and >ay Networ%s$ 5he company *as

originally spun off from the >ell 5elephone Company of Canada Ltd in 1?95 as /orthern 3lectric and 1anufacturing" and traded as /orthern 3lectric from 1910 to 19+6$

/o)artis after the Latin expression 4no)ae artes4 *hich means something li(e 4ne* s(ills4$ /o)ell /o)ell" Enc$ *as earlier /o)ell Cata =ystems co2founded ,y <eorge Cano)a$ 5he name

*as suggested ,y <eorge!s *ife *ho mista(enly thought that 4/o)ell4 meant ne) in French$ B/ou)elle is the feminine form of the French adAecti)e !/ou)eau!$ /ou)elle as a noun in French is !ne*s!$D

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@CJ play on the *ord ()ercloc(ers$%0+& @racle Larry 3llison" 3d @ates and >o, 1iner *ere *or(ing on a consulting proAect for the CE8$

5he code name for the proAect *as @racle$ 5he proAect *as designed to use the ne*ly *ritten =RL data,ase language from E>1$ 5he proAect *as e)entually terminated ,ut they decided to finish *hat they started and ,ring it to the *orld$ Later they changed the name of the company" :elational =oft*are Enc$" to the name of the product$

@rnge ne* name B2006D for @ntario 8ir 8m,ulance" chosen to reflect the orange color of its

aircraft$ Et *as intended to pro)ide a uniMue ,randing ,ut the ornge$com misspelling *as already used ,y an ad)ertising portal$

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@sram from osmium and *olfra $

#accar from Pacific Car and ,ail$ #CC originally #acific Century Ce)elopment" the company!s 3nglish name *as changed Limited on 8ugust 9" 2002$ Et o*ns -ong Hong

from Pacific Century Cy,erWor(s Limited to #CC 5elecom$

#amida '$=$ retailer founded ,y ;im

itherspoon and Lee

egener" it too( its name from the

first t*o letters of the names of

itherspoon!s three sons7 Patric(" Michael and"a)id$

#emex 8n a,,re)iation of the full name of the state2o*ned 1exican oilSgasoline

company" PetrWleos Mexicanos B=panish for Me1ican etroleumD$

#enn.oil formed ,y a merger of =outh #enn @il BPennD" a former =tandard @il su,sidiary"

and Japata @il B8oilD$

#epsi named from the digesti)e en.yme pepsin$ #etro,ras 8n a,,re)iation of the >ra.ilian oil company!s full name" Petr9leo Brasileiro

B#ortuguese for Brazilian etroleumD$

#hilco from the Philadelphia =torage >attery Company$ 5he pioneering '$=$ radio and tele)ision

manufacturer *as ta(en o)er ,y Ford and later ,y #hilips$

#hilips :oyal #hilips 3lectronics *as founded in 1?91 ,y ,rothers <erard Bthe engineerD and

8nton Bthe entrepreneurD #hilips$

#ixar from pixel and the co2founder!s name" Al)y ,ay =mith$ 8ccording to the ,iography 45he

=econd Coming of =te)e ;o,s4 ,y 8lan Ceutschman" the !el! in pixel *as changed to !ar! ,ecause !ar! is freMuently used in =panish )er,s" implying the name means 45o #ix4$

#1C2=ierra #1C from Pacific Microelectronics Centre" a research arm of >C 5el" and =ierra

from the company that acMuired it" =ierra =emiconductor" presuma,ly so named ,ecause of the allure of the =ierra /e)ada mountains to mem,ers of a California2,ased company$

#orsche car company named after founder Ferdinand #orsche" an 8ustrian automoti)e

engineer$ 5he family name may ha)e originated in the C.ech name 4>orem4 B,oreshD$

#rada an Etalian high fashion house named after the founder 1ario Prada" *ho

founded #rada in 1ilan 1910$

#rocter 9 <am,le named after the founders"

illiam #rocter" a candlema(er" and ;ames

<am,le" a soapma(er" *ho pooled their resources after marrying t*o sisters$ 5he company *as founded in Cincinnati in 1?3+$ %0?&

#rof=at >ra.ilian satellite2,ased education company" meaning Pro7essional .ateliite$ #:= <uitars named after its founder" #aul :eed =mith$ #sion 'H computer company named ,y its founder" =outh 8frica2,orn Cr Ca)id #otter"

from Potter .cientific /nstruments (r Nothing$

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R? the acronym for these gas stations sounds li(e Ku)ait" that is" the letter R follo*ed ,y the

num,er ?$ Et is the a,,re)iation for Hu*ait #etroleum Enternational Limited$

Rantas from its original name" 0ueensland and Northern Territory Aerial .er)ices$ Rimonda Rimonda carries different meanings and allo*s associations in different languages$

4Ri4 stands for flo*ing or ,reathing energy" and it *as thought that the com,ination of the 3nglish *ord 4(ey4 and the Latin 4mundus4 *ould ,e intuiti)ely understood in the *orld4$ estern orld as 4(ey to the

Ruad an acronym for 0uality 3nit Amplified "omestic$ Ruad 3lectroacoustics *as founded in al(er" and *as formerly called the 8coustical 1anufacturing Company$

1936 ,y #eter

Ruar( named after an atomic particle$ 5he *ord 2uark originates from Finnegans a(e ,y ;ames ;oyce$

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Rualcomm 0uality Co

unication

RPC 0uality" 1alue and Con)enience

:a,o,an( ,aiffeisen2Boerenleen#an%" a com,ination of the t*o cooperati)es that merged to

form the company$

:8/C ,esearch ANd "e)elopment$ :aytheon 4Light of the gods4$ 1a(er of missiles such as #atriot" 1a)eric(" =ide*inder and

5omaha*(" among other military technology$

:C8 ,adio Corporation of America$ :ec(itt 9 Colman 2 named from the merger of :ec(itt 9 =ons *ith ;9; Colman in 193?$ Colman!s"

,est (no*n for its mustard" *as founded ,y ;eremiah Colman in 1?10$ Esaac :ec(itt founded :ec(itt 9 =ons in 1?00$%09&

:ec(itt >enc(iser consumer goods giant named from the merger of >ritain!s :ec(itt 9 Colman

and the Cutch company >enc(iser /P in Cecem,er 1999$ 5he latter *as named after its founder" ;ohann 8$ >enc(iser$

:ed -at *hile at college" company founder 1arc 3*ing *as gi)en the Cornell lacrosse team cap

B*ith red and *hite stripesD ,y his grandfather$ #eople *ould turn to him to sol)e their pro,lems and he *as referred to as that guy in the red hat$ >y the time he *rote the manual of the ,eta )ersion of :ed -at Linux he had lost the cap" so the manual included an appeal to readers to return his #ed %at if found$

:ee,o( alternate spelling of rhe,o( B#elea capreolusD" an 8frican antelope$ :3@ 1otor Car Company car manufacturer founded in 1900 ,y :ansom 3$ @lds" and named

from its founder!s initials$ Later" the roc( ,and :3@ =peed*agon too( its name from one of its truc(s" the :3@ =peed agon$

:epsol name deri)ed from ,efinerna de PetrWleo de e.com,reras (il B3scom,reras is an oil

refinery in Cartagena" =painD and chosen for its euphony *hen the" then" state2o*ned oil company *as incorporated in 19?6$ #re)iously :epsol *as a lu,ricating2oil trademar($

:esearch En 1otion from the phrase 4poetry in motion4" *hich company founder 1i(e

La.aridis had seen used to descri,e a foot,all player$

:ic(en,ac(er named after co2founder 8dolph :ic(en,acher" *ith the spelling anglicised$ 5he

company started as the 3lectro =tring Enstrument Corporation in 1931$

:o,ee. ,a,y2shoe company named after the founder!s son :o,,ie B:o,ertD$%50& :o,ee. *as

ta(en o)er ,y =tride :ite in 2006$

:olls2:oyce name used ,y :olls2:oyce plc and :olls2:oyce 1otor Cars" among others$ En

1??0 Frederic( -enry :oyce started an electrical and mechanical ,usiness" ma(ing his first car" a #oyce" in 1900$ -e *as introduced to Charles =te*art :olls on 0 1ay that year$ 5he pair entered into a partnership in *hich :oyce *ould manufacture cars to ,e sold exclusi)ely ,y :olls" and the cars *ould ,e called #olls0#oyce$

:=8 =ecurity formed from the first letters of the family names of its founders :onald :i)est" 8di

=hamir and Len 8dleman$

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=88> founded in 193+ in =*eden as S!enska Aeroplan aktiebolaget B=*edish 8eroplane

CompanyD; the last *ord is typically a,,re)iated as AB" hence =88>$

=a,re .emi2Automatic Business ,esearch !n)ironment$ =a(u >re*ery 2 after the )illage in =a(u #arish" 3stonia" *here the company *as founded$ =amsonite named from the >i,lical character =amson" reno*ned for his strength$ =amsung meaning three stars in Horean$ =anyo meaning three oceans in ;apanese$ =8# SystemAnalyse und Programment)icklung B<erman for 4=ystem analysis and program

de)elopment4D" a company formed ,y fi)e ex2E>1 employees *ho used to *or( in the !=ystemsS8pplicationsS#roAects! group of E>1$ Later" =8# *as redefined to stand for Systeme3 An)endungen und rodukte in der 4aten!erarbeitung B=ystems" 8pplications and #roducts in Cata #rocessingD$

=8= .candina)ian Airlines .ystem" the flag airline carrier of =*eden" /or*ay and Cenmar($ =8= Enstitute originally an a,,re)iation for .tatistical Analysis .ystem$ =asol .uid2Afri(aanse .teen(ool en (lie B8fri(aans for South A-rican Coal and 'ilD$ =C> from .tandard Chartered Ban($ 5he name =tandard Chartered comes from the t*o original

,an(s from *hich it *as founded 5he Chartered >an( of Endia" 8ustralia and China" and 5he =tandard >an( of >ritish =outh 8frica$

=C@ from .anta Cru. (peration$ 5he company!s office *as in =anta Cru." California$ Et

e)entually formed 5arantella" Enc$ and sold off its operating system di)ision to Caldera =ystems Ba spin off from /o)ellD" *hich is ,ased in 'tah$ Caldera changed its name to 5he =C@ <roup Bat *hich point =C@ no longer stood for anythingD$

=audi 8ramco the 8ramco name *as deri)ed in 1900 *hen California 8ra,ian =tandard @il

Company BCasocD changed its name to Ara,ian A erican @il Company$ 5he =audi go)ernment purchased the company in 19?0" and changed its name to =audi 8ra,ian @il Company or =audi 8ramco in 19??$%51&

=chic( 2 manufacturer of sha)ing ra.ors and ,lades" named after the in)entor ;aco, =chic($%52& =385 an acronym from .ociedad !spaVola de AutomW)iles de Turismo B=panish Corporation of

5ouring CarsD$

=ealed 8ir from the 4sealed air4 found in its most nota,le product" >u,,le

rap$

=ega .er)ice )ames of ;apan *as founded ,y 1arty >romley Ban 8mericanD to import pin,all

games to ;apan for use on 8merican military ,ases$

=ei(o =ei(o" no* referred to in (ata(ana as B4sei(o4D" *as originally named !"#$%&

in (anAi as Balso 4sei(o4D$ 5he t*o characters *ere ta(en from the phrase

'()*+,-./" the company!s )ision *hich roughly translates to 4a factory0.7%oAyo1that successfully0*+7sei%o1produces0'(7seisan1exMuisit0 7sei%o1and precise0

"7seimitsu1*atches4$ 8ccording to =ei(o!s official company history" titled A 5ourney &n Time6 The

#emarkable Story o- Seiko B2003D" =ei(o is a ;apanese *ord for 4exMuisite4 or 4minute4 B,oth spelled D" as *ell as a *ord for 4success4 Bspelled *+D$ =ennheiser named after one of its founders" Frit. =ennheiser$ setcom soft*are engineering and testing for co munications" an international group of

companies acti)e in the field of *ireless test solutions$

=<E .ilicon )raphics /nc$ =harp ;apanese consumer electronics company named from its first product" an e)er2sharp

pencil$

=hell :oyal CutchS=hell *as esta,lished in 190+" *hen the :oyal Cutch #etrol =ociety #lc$ and

the =hell 5ransport and 5rading Company Ltd$ merged their operations$ 5he =hell 5ransport and 5rading Company Ltd had ,een esta,lished at the end of the 19th century ,y commercial firm =amuel 9 Co Bfounded in 1?30D$ =amuel 9 Co *ere already importing ;apanese shells *hen they set up an oil company" so the oil company *as named after the shells$

=iemens founded in 1?0+ ,y

erner )on =iemens and ;ohann <eorg -als(e$ 5he company *as

originally called Telegraphen0Bau0Anstalt !on Siemens 7 %alske$

=ix 8part company co2founders >en and 1ena 5rott *ere ,orn six days apart Bin =eptem,er

19++D$

=(ans(a 2 from 8(tie,olaget =(bns(a CementgAuteriet B=canian Cement Casting CompanyD =HF from .)ens(a &ullager7a,ri(en 8>" a =*edish manufacturer founded in 190+$ =ee

also Pol)o$

=(oda 8uto the car company *as founded in 1?95 and originally named Laurin 9 Hlement after or(s" an industrial

its founders" Pacla) Laurin and Pacla) Hlement$ Et *as ta(en o)er ,y o(oda

conglomerate" in 1920" and adopted the o(oda name from 3mil o(oda$ o(oda 8uto *as split off after orld ar EE and is no* part of Pol(s*agen$

=(ype the original concept for the name *as =(y2#eer2to2#eer" *hich morphed into =(yper" then

=(ype$%53&

=mart .*atch k Mercedes k 8rt =mile,it former =ega de)elopment studio named from *hat they hope to ma(e you do BsmileD"

and the smallest unit of computer information B,itD$ 5he company de)eloped ;et =et :adio$

=meg acronym ,ased on the Etalian to*ns *here the original enamelling factory *as located in

<uastalla" Etaly$

=/H .hin Nihon &i(a(u" ;apanese for lans -or a Ne) 5apan$ =ony from the Latin *ord !sonus! meaning sound" and !sonny! a slang *ord used ,y 8mericans

to refer to a ,right youngster" 4since *e *ere sonny ,oys *or(ing in sound and )ision4" said 8(io 1orita$ 5he company *as founded as 5o(yo 5soshiu Hogyo HH B5o(yo 5elecommunications 3ngineering CorporationD in 1906" and changed its name to =ony in 195?$ =ony *as chosen as it could ,e pronounced easily in many languages$

=orcim 41icros4 ,ac(*ards$ =orcim *as the original pu,lisher of the =uperCalc spreadsheet in

19?0$ Et *as ta(en o)er ,y Computer 8ssociates$

=#8: originally C3 =#8:"

from Door Eendrachtig Samen)erken Pro-iteren Allen Regelmatig BCutch" meaning 48ll *ill ,enefit from united co2operation4D$ 4Ce spar4 in Cutch translates as 4the fir tree4" hence the fir tree logo$ 8s the company expanded across 3urope" the name *as shortened ,y dropping the article" 4C34$

=perry company founded ,y 3lmer 8m,rose =perry B1?601930D" originally as =perry

<yroscope Company$ =perry too( o)er 'ni)ac" and e)entually *as itself ta(en o)er ,y >urroughs$ 5he merged companies ,ecame 'nisys" from 3nited /nformation .ystems$

=piratone 2 from the last name of founders Fred =pira and -ans =pira$ 5he company *as founded

as =piratone Fine <rain La,oratories$ 5he 4tone4 suffix *as common in the photographic industry Ban example cited ,y Fred =pira is :oyaltoneD at the time of the company!s founding in the 1900s$

=print from its parent company" .outhern Pacific ,ailroad /NTernal Communications$ 8t the

time" pipelines and railroad trac(s *ere the cheapest place to lay communications lines" as the right2of2 *ay *as already leased or o*ned$

=:81 Corporation named from its founders .cott Hing" =tanley ,ay Cay" and =a

#atterson$

=:E Enternational from .tanford ,esearch /nstitute" esta,lished ,y the trustees of =tanford

'ni)ersity" California

=tanley

or(s name created to reflect the merger of =tanley!s >olt 1anufactory of /e* >ritain"

Connecticut Bfounded ,y Frederic( 5rent =tanleyD and the =tanley :ule and Le)el Company Bfounded ,y his cousin -enry =tanleyD$

=tar,uc(s named after =tar,uc(" a character in -erman 1el)ille!s no)el Moby04ick =tellent coined from a com,ination of the *ords stellar and excellent$ =5p pronounced as the *ord 4stic(s4 ,ecause" *hen first founded" =5p manufactured

only lacrosse stic(s

=u,aru from the ;apanese name for the constellation (no*n to

esterners as #leiades or the

=e)en =isters$ =u,aru *as formed from a merger of se)en other companies" and the constellation is featured on the company!s logo$

=un 1icrosystems its founders designed their first *or(station in their dorm at =tanford

'ni)ersity" and chose the name Stan-ord 8ni!ersity Net)ork for their product" hoping to sell it to the college$ 5hey didn!t$

=u=3 from .oft*are und .ystem2!nt*ic(lung Bsoft*are and system de)elopmentD$ 5he

company *as ,ought ,y /o)ell for its Linux distri,ution$

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=u.u(i from the name of its founder" 1ichio =u.u(i$

5aco >ell named after founder <len >ell$

5algo from 4Tren Articulado +igero )oicoechea2(riol4 B=panish for 4<oicoechea2@riol Light

8rticulated 5rain4D" <oicoechea and @riol ,eing the founders of the company$

581 8irlines named from Transportes ANreos Marnlia B1arilia!s 8ir 5ransportD$ 1arnlia is a city in

=[o #aulo state" >ra.il$

58# #ortugal from 4Transportes ANreos Portugueses4 B#ortuguese 8ir 5ransportD$ 5ata <roup conglomerate named after ;amshedAi 5ata" considered 4the father of Endian

industry4$

5axan made2up name chosen partly ,ecause 5a(usan is a ;apanese *ord

for many or much and *as considered propitious" ,ut mainly ,ecause the head of the company" in the '$=$ at the time" 5a( =himi.u *as (no*n ,y e)eryone as Ta%:san$

5C>Q @riginally" the company!s name *as 45his Can!t >e Qogurt4" ,ut a la*suit from a

competitor named 4E Can!t >elie)e Et!s QogurtU4 forced 5C>Q to create a ne* ,ac(ronym for its initials$$$$5he Country!s >est Qogurt

5CL from Today China +ion$ Ceri)ed from literal translation of 4234564 from Chinese to

3nglish$

5C= from Tata Consultancy .er)ices" from Endia!s 5ata <roup" named after founder and

legendary industrialist ;amshedAi 5ata$

5CH Corporation from To(yo "en(i &aga(u B5o(yo 3lectronics and ChemicalsD$ 5esco founder ;ac( Cohen *ho sold groceries in the mar(ets of the London 3ast 3nd from

1919 acMuired a large shipment of tea from T; !; .toc(*ell$ -e made ne* la,els ,y using the first three letters of the supplier!s name and the first t*o letters of his surname$

5e)a /aot 2 outdoors shoe company is named after the modern -e,re* *ord for !nature!

Bpronounced 4teh)ah4D

5exaco from 5he Texas Company '$=$8$%50& 5-p from 5omlinson -olman Crosso)er" the name of the technology!s in)entor and the audio

technology of a crosso!er amplifier$ Et may ,e a ,ac(ronym" as the technology is o*ned ,y <eorge Lucas!s company" and he directed 5-p 113?$

5E>C@ =oft*are The /nformation Bus Company$ 5he company *as founded ,y Pi)e( :anadi)e

as 5e(ne(ron =oft*are =ystems in 19?5$

5im -ortons 2 Canadian fast food doughnut" sand*ich and coffee shop named after founder and $orton$ En Canada 5im -ortons is nic(named 45im!s4 and 45immy!s4$

hoc(ey player Ti

5/5 /$P$ Thomas Nation*ide Transport" an 8ustralian company *hich *as acMuired ,y the

Cutch postal company in 1996; the postal company renamed itself 5/5 in 2005$

5oshi,a named from the merger of consumer goods company To(yo Cen(i B5o(yo 3lectric CoD or(sD$

and electrical firm .hi#aura =eisa(u2sho B=hi,aura 3ngineering

5oyota from the name of the founder" =a(ichi 5oyoda$ Enitially called 5oyeda" it *as changed

after a contest for a ,etter2sounding name$ 5he ne* name *as *ritten in (ata(ana *ith eight stro(es" a num,er that is considered luc(y in ;apan$

5riang operating name for Lines >ros Ltd" *hich *as founded ,y

illiam"

alter and 8rthur

3d*in Lines$ 5hree Lines ma(e a triangle

5uco*s an acronym for The 3ltimate Collection (f Winsoc( .oft*are$%55& 5P: deri)ed from the first name of the company founder Tre1o, il(inson

5*inings 2 named after founder 5homas 5*ining" *ho set up a tea2shop on the =trand in London

in 1+06$%56&

5*itter 2 social net*or(ing and micro,logging ser)ice$ 5he name *as deri)ed from the original

idea !5*itch!" *hich didn!t ,ring up the right imagery$

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',untu Foundation named from a Julu *ord BqrntrD that translates as 4humanity to others4$ 'm,ro 'm,ro *as founded in 1920 ,y the -umphrey B3 phreyD Brothers" -arold C$ and allace$

'nile)er name created to reflect the merger of 1argarine 3nie and +e-er >rothers" agreed in illiam -es(eth Le)er and his ,rother" ;ames$

1929$ Le)er >rothers *as named after its founders"

'/E13C >ra.ilian cooperati)e of physicians" meaning 3ni[o de Medicos B#hysicians! 'nionD 'nisys from 3nited /nformation .ystems" the ne* name for the company that resulted from the

merging of t*o old mainframe computer companies" >urroughs and =perry %=perry 'ni)acS=perry :and&$ Et united t*o incompati,le ranges$ 5he ne*2,orn 'nisys *as ,riefly the *orld!s second2largest computer company" after E>1$

'nocal Corporation the 3nion (il Company of California" founded in 1?90 '#= 2 3nited Parcel .er)ice of 8merica" Enc$ ''/35 one of the industry!s oldest and largest Enternet =er)ice #ro)iders" named from 3/Ep2to2

3/Ep Net*or($

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Paisala 2 named after founder Pilho PLisLlL Paltra 2 from 1almet Tractors" *here Palmet is the name of a Finnish state2o*ned company

Boriginally *altion Metallitehtaat 2 3nglish7 State Metal)orksD

Parig Largest international >ra.ilian airline" its name is an a,,re)iation of 1iaO[o ANrea ,io2

)randense" ,ecause it *as founded in the state of :io <rande do =ul$

Peri.on a portmanteau of -eritas BLatin for truthD and hori8on$

Pirgin founder :ichard >ranson started a maga.ine called =tudent *hile still at school$ En his

auto,iography" Losing 1y Pirginity" >ranson says that *hen they *ere starting a ,usiness to sell records ,y mail order" 4one of the girls suggested7 ! hat a,out Pirgin\ ,usiness$!4 e!re complete )irgins at

Podafone from 1oice" "ata" 5ele7one$ Podafone made the 'H!s first mo,ile call at a fe* minutes

past midnight on 1 ;anuary 19?5$

Pol(s*agen from the <erman for people's car$ Ferdinand #orsche *anted to produce a car that

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