Some people were either hardworking , lucky or both and their names today form the best brands in; fashion, electronics, aerospace engineering, military research automobiles, movies, cartoons, publishing labels etc AND THEY RULE THE WORLD…yamaha,DELL, HP, honda, Gucci, Etc. Imagine Ugandan names in this category, we could have “Z& BUNYENYEZI JEANS INC.”, “ISABIRYE MINI-HIFI SYSTEM, 75W RMS”,” OMORIA & SONS NETWORK EQUIPMENT”, “MULINDWA & KIWANUKA ART PENS INC.”, “MUGUMYA FOREST EQUIPMENT”, “BINYINDO FAST FOODS WORLDWIDE,” “SSIMBWA TELEVISIONS”, “SSENTONGO CAR BATTERIES”, “IPETO & AGWA HARD DRIVES”, “OFWONO& KIKOOKO GT AUTO”, “GEN. MEGA DEE & SHURE MICHROPHONES” “MUSEVENI FIGHTER JETS” “BIHI ELECTRONICS” “KAZINDA ANTI-VIRUS”, etc. Below is a list of names named after peoples names (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_named_after_people) Adidas – Adi Dassler Agusta – Giovanni Agusta AMG – Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach) Antonov – Oleg Antonov Armani – Giorgio Armani Aston Martin – Lionel Martin Audi – August Horch (audi is Latin for horch which means listen in English) Bajaj Auto – Jamnalal Bajaj, India Barclays – James Barclay Bayer – Friedrich Bayer Bell Aircraft – Lawrence Bell Bell Telephone Company, Bell System – Alexander Graham Bell Benz & Cie. (later Daimler-Benz) – Karl Benz Bianchi Bicycles – Edoardo Bianchi Boeing – William Boeing Bosch - Robert Bosch Bose Corporation – Amar Bose, Indian Bugatti – Ettore Bugatti Buick – David Dunbar Buick Cadillac – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan Calvin Klein – Calvin Klein Carl Zeiss AG – Carl Zeiss Casio – Tadao Kashio Chevrolet – Louis Chevrolet Chrysler – Walter Chrysler Citroën – André Citroën Clarks – Cyrus and James Clark Colgate-Palmolive – William Colgate Cooper Car Company – Charles and John Cooper Daimler-Benz (later DaimlerChrysler, now Daimler AG) – Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Dassault Group – Marcel Dassault Datsun – Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama, and Meitaro Takeuchi Dell – Michael Dell Deloitte – William Welch Deloitte DHL Express – Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn Dolby Laboratories – Ray Dolby Douglas Aircraft Company (to McDonnell Douglas) – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. Ducati – Antonio Cavalieri Ducati Ericsson – Lars Magnus Ericsson Ferrari – Enzo Ferrari Forbes – B. C. Forbes Ford Motor Company – Henry Ford Goldwyn Picture Corporation – Samuel GOLDfish, Edgar and Archibald SelWYN Goodrich Corporation – Benjamin Goodrich Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – Charles Goodyear Gucci – Guccio Gucci Guinness – Arthur Guinness Harley-Davidson – William Harley and Arthur Davidson Harman Kardon – Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon Heineken International – Gerard Adriaan Heineken Hewlett-Packard – William Hewlett and David Packard Hilton Hotels – Conrad Hilton Honda – Soichiro Honda Hugo Boss – Hugo Boss Ilyushin – Sergey Ilyushin Jack Daniel Distillery – Jack Daniel Jacobs – William and Robert Jacob JBL – James Bullough Lansing Kawasaki Heavy Industries – Kawasaki Shōzō Lafarge – Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge Lamborghini – Ferruccio Lamborghini Lancia – Vicenzo Lancia Lloyds Bank (to Lloyds TSB) – Sampson Lloyd Macys – Rowland Hussey Macy Mahindra Group – K.C. Mahindra and J.C. Mahindra, India Marks & Spencer – Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer Martini & Rossi – Alessandro Martini and Luigi Rossi Matsushita Electric Industrial – Konosuke Matsushita Maybach – Wilhelm and Karl Maybach Mazda – Jujiro Matsuda, also possibly inspired by Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda. McAfee – John McAfee McDonalds – Richard and Maurice McDonald McDonnell Aircraft (to McDonnell Douglas) – James Smith McDonnell McGraw-Hill – John A. Hill and James H. McGraw McLaren – Bruce McLaren Mercedes – named by Emil Jellinek for his daughter Mercédès Jellinek Merriam-Webster – George and Charles Merriam, and Noah Webster MGM or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, and Louis B. Mayer Mikoyan – Artem Mikoyan Nero AG – Nero Nestlé – Henri Nestlé Peavey Electronics – Hartley Peavey Peugeot – Armand Peugeot Pirelli – Giovanni Battista Pirelli Porsche – Ferdinand Porsche Prada – Mario Prada PricewaterhouseCoopers – Samuel Lowell Price, Edwin Waterhouse, William Cooper Renault – Louis Renault Reuters – Paul Reuter Robert Bosch GmbH – Robert Bosch Rockefeller Group – John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars – Charles Rolls and Henry Royce RSA Security – Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Len Adleman Shure Incorporated – Sidney Shure Siemens AG – Werner von Siemens Singer Corporation – Isaac Merritt Singer Sukhoi – Pavel Sukhoi Suzuki – Michio Suzuki Taser International – Thomas A. Swifts Electric Rifle Tata – Jamsetji Tata, India The Thomson Corporation – Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet Toyota Motor – Kiichiro Toyoda Tupolev – Andrei Tupolev Umbro – Harold and Wallace Humphreys (HUMphrey BROthers) Valentino – Valentino Garavani Versace – Gianni Versace Wal-Mart – Sam Walton The Walt Disney Company – Walt Disney Warner Bros. – Jack Warner, Sam Warner, Harold Warner, and Albert Warner Williams Grand Prix Engineering – Frank Williams Wrigley Company – William Wrigley Jr. W. W. Norton – William Warder Norton Yamaha Corporation – Torakusu Yamaha
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 10:37:19 +0000
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