As well-known companies got their names

The names of most of the greatest brands of simple and uncomplicated. And they are not named as a result of large-scale brainstorming.

Ever wonder about how well-known brands got their name? We have prepared a number of explanations.

ADIDAS

The company name was taken from its founder, Adolf (Adi) Desslera, whose name was shortened to the nickname "Adi". In conjunction with the first three letters of his name produced "Adidas".

Adobe

The name comes from Adobe Creek (the creek in California), which flowed behind the house of the company cofounder John Warnock.

amazon.com

Jeff Bezos wanted to name his company began the "A" so that it is premature to appear in alphabetical order. He began to look through a dictionary and stopped on the "Amazon" because it was the river, which is considered the largest in the world, and he hoped that his company will be the same.

AUDI

The founder August Horch found a name for the company by translating his name, which means "Hearken," "Listen!" For Lynskey. The name of Horch was already izpolzovano in his previous company for the production of automobiles. The four rings symbolize the AUDI car pooling with DKW, HORCH and WANDERED.

CANON

(The company) is named in honor of the company's first camera, KWANON, in turn named after the Japanese name buddiststkoy bodhisattva of compassion. In 1935 Kwanon was changed to Canon to be seen more people around the world.

Coca-Cola

Derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts, which were used as a flavoring. Founder John S. Pemberton changed the 'K' from Cole on the "C" to the name looked better.

EBAY

Initially, the site belonged to a group of technology Echo Bay, Omidyar consulting firm. Omidyar tried to register a domain name echobay.com, but found it already occupied by Echo Bay Mines, gold mining company, so he reduced it to a second embodiment of Ebay.com.

IBM

In order to take advantage of your previous employer (National Cash Register / National Cash Register), Tom Watson, Sr. called the company Intrenatsionalnye FREE Business Machines (IBM - International Buisness Machines)

IKEA

The combination of first letters in Swedish - the name of the founder - Ingvar Kamprad, plus the first letters of the manor and village where he grew up - Elmtaryd Agunnaryd.

LEGO

The phrase «leg godt» in Danish means "good game". LEGO also means "I do gather together" in Latin, but LEGO claims that it is just coincidence.

NIKE

The name of the Greek goddess of victory. "Tick" represents its flight.

NIKON

Shortened version of Nippon Kogaku, meaning "Japanese Optical" ("Japan Optical")

NINTENDO

Transcription of Japanese company names. First »nin / nin" could be translated as "entrusted»; ten-dou means "sky." (That is conferred by Heaven)

NISSAN

The company was formerly known as Nippon Sanguo, which means "Japanese industry".

NOKIA

Starting as a pulp mill, the company expanded into the production of rubber products in the Finnish town of Nokia.

PEPSI

The name comes from the digestive enzyme - pepsin.

REEBOK

It is written by afrikaanskogo Rhebok - kind of African antelope.

SAAB

Short of Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, which means "The Swedish company airplanes."

SEGA

Short on Service games of Japan («Service Games of Japan"), which was founded by American Martin Bromley, who was engaged in the import pinball games to Japan, which was designed for U.S. military bases.

SHARP

The name is taken from the first invention, one of the founders of the company - a mechanical ball-point pen (the ever-sharp mechanical pencil).

SKYPE

Originally conceived as a Sky-peer-to-peer, which is synthesized in a Skyper, a then in Skype.

SONY

From the Latin word «sonus», meaning sound, and «sonny» - slang used by Americans, which refers to the bright young people.

Starbucks Coffee Company

Named in honor of Starbuck - the hero of the novel "Moby Dick" by German writer Herman Melville.

VERIZON

The combination of veritas (Latin word for "truth, the truth") and the horizon (grizont).

VIRGIN

When Richard Branson started his business, one of the girls suggested: "What about the Virgin (Virgin, Virgin, naive person)? After all, we are absolute novices (virgins) in the business. "

VODAFONE

From the voice (the voice), data (information) and telefone (phone).

VOLKSWAGEN

Word of volkswagen in German means "people's car".

WALMART

Named after the founder of Valton Sam.

WENDY'S

Wendy was the nickname of founder Dave Thomas' daughter - Melinda.