The names of famous world brands such as Lego, Google, Pepsi, Reebok, Sony, Amazon, Starbucks... were born in a very special way.
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| Initially, the drink was called Brad's Drink, after the formula's inventor, Caleb Bradham. Later, it was changed to Pepsi, from the word Dyspepsia – meaning "indigestion" – representing Bradham's view that the drink was healthy and aided digestion. |
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| The name of the famous children's toy company Lego is a combination of two Danish words “leg got”, which means “play well”. |
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| The founder of the Audi car company – Horch named this brand after the translation of his name into Latin as “Hark”, which means “Listen” in English (listen). |
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| Skype is an abbreviation for Sky Peer – to – peer, originally shortened to Skyper, and finally to Skype |
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| Originally, the Japanese camera company Canon was called “Kwanon” - the Buddhist Bodhisattva Guanyin. In 1935, the company changed its name to Canon to appeal to international customers. |
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| Intel stands for Integrated Electronics. |
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| The name of the BlackBerry phone was born in 1999, originating from the fact that the keyboard of the phones produced by this company looked very similar to the surface of a blackberry. |
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| The Internet search giant Google's name comes from "googol", a mathematical term used to describe the number formed by the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. |
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| When naming his company, the founder of the world's largest e-commerce company Amazon - Jeff Bezos wanted a name that started with the letter "A" to stand at the top of the alphabetical list. He thought of the world's largest river, the Amazon River, hoping that his company would also be the world's largest company. |
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| The world's largest coffee chain, Starbucks, was named after the main character in Herman Melville's literary work "Moby Dick" to evoke the romance of the sea and the seafaring tradition of ancient coffee merchants. |
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| The name of sportswear brand Reebok is an alternate spelling of “rhebok” – a Dutch word for a type of antelope. The name is meant to evoke speed and agility. |
According to VOV
