And to conclude this interesting topic: 7-Eleven Named for stores new extended hours from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Adidas Named for nickname of Adolf “Adi” Dassler Altoids Made up name suggesting a medicinal benefit Bridgestone Is translation of Japanese name that means “bridge of stone” Budweiser Named for famous Bohemian town in Pilsen region now known as Budejovice Canon Japanese name of Buddhist bodhissatva for mercy Kannon Caterpillar A photographer said the tractor looked like a creeping caterpillar and the name stuck Coca-Cola Made from coca leaves and kola nuts—coca-kola CVS Convenience, Value and Service Danone Named for nickname of founder’s first son Daniel—Dan + One eBay Was originally Echo Bay, but that was taken, so Echo was shortened to e Fuji Film Named for highest mountain in Japan Google A misspelling for math term “googol” Grape Nuts Original formula used grape sugar as an ingredient; product had nutty taste Häagen Dazs Completely made up name that sounds Northern European and rich Harpo Oprah written backwards Kinko Nickname of founder with wild, curly hair Marlboro Named after streets in London M&Ms For partners Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey president) Nabisco Short for National Biscuit Company Pepsi Named for digestive enzyme pepsin Qantas Short for Queensland & Northern Territories Aerial Service Snapple Named after first flavor Spice N’ Apple Samsung Korean for three stars Sun Microsystems Stanford University Networks Volvo Latin for “I roll”
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 00:32:02 +0000
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