HARD FACTS: Company Name, Origin/Meaning (Page 2)

Date: 20-04-2013 3:02 pm (12 years ago) | Author: franel
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- winace at 20-04-2013 10:32 PM (12 years ago)
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Interesting.
Posted: at 20-04-2013 10:32 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- wireless_radio at 20-04-2013 10:48 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: franel on 20-04-2013 03:02 PM
«§» 20 April 2013

1. Mercedes - Name of the daughter of the founder

2. Nokia - Name of city and river in Finland

3. Pepsi - Named from the digestive enzyme pepsin

4. Honda - From the name of its founder Soichiro Honda

5. Sony - from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound

6. Maggi - Food company named after its founder, Julius Maggi

7. Suzuki - From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki

8. Samsung - Meaning 'three stars' in Korean

9. Toyota - From the name of founder, Sakichi Toyota

10. Yamaha - After Torakusu Yamaha, who founded the company

11. Adidas - From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler (das)


Interesting, isn't it?
Posted: at 20-04-2013 10:48 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Solidstonez at 20-04-2013 10:51 PM (12 years ago)
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OK

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- BlueIxora at 20-04-2013 11:45 PM (12 years ago)
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Cool
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- un9ja-9ja at 21-04-2013 12:12 AM (12 years ago)
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u try but on the 11th, plz try to verify ur info cos Adolf and Dassler are brothers then Dassler later went to form PUMA!
Posted: at 21-04-2013 12:12 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Tyahaya at 21-04-2013 02:41 AM (12 years ago)
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 Smiley
Posted: at 21-04-2013 02:41 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- judegiven at 21-04-2013 03:50 AM (12 years ago)
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what of bokoharam?
Posted: at 21-04-2013 03:50 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- paulohking at 21-04-2013 07:45 AM (12 years ago)
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Paulohking from the name of the founder Paul  Grin.
Posted: at 21-04-2013 07:45 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- Nicksam at 21-04-2013 09:57 AM (12 years ago)
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INTERESTING  Cool Cool Cool Cool
Posted: at 21-04-2013 09:57 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- OwesomeGod at 21-04-2013 10:17 AM (12 years ago)
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Ok Sophia we don hear
Posted: at 21-04-2013 10:17 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- lovinghailey at 21-04-2013 12:58 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: donfesla on 20-04-2013 06:00 PM
Wot about semovita and akamu
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Posted: at 21-04-2013 12:58 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie
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- aso4life1 at 21-04-2013 02:58 PM (12 years ago)
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ok

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- Noble12 at 21-04-2013 09:18 PM (12 years ago)
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I.c
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- denmal at 22-04-2013 12:04 AM (12 years ago)
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ok
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- franel at 22-04-2013 02:15 AM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: Ifemylove on 20-04-2013 05:49 PM
how abou Keke napep. Indomie, Gucci and many more..
It is known as tricycles but, when it entered Ilorin, they started callin it Keke NAPEP. I know no further

Indomie is from Indonesia. The below jingle is the jingle of Indomie, which usually ended by the chorus ‘Indomie Seleraku’

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7xd8LxFdbI" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7xd8LxFdbI</a>

Posted: at 22-04-2013 02:15 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- franel at 22-04-2013 02:22 AM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: donfesla on 20-04-2013 06:00 PM
Wot about semovita and akamu
The name “Semovita” is derived from the first four letters of the words “Semolina” (Italian word for wheat) and “Vitamin”.

akamu - you are own on your own (its gotten from maize)

Posted: at 22-04-2013 02:22 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- dlimelite at 22-04-2013 04:09 AM (12 years ago)
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Ok
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- kingcalors at 22-04-2013 05:34 AM (12 years ago)
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Interesting revelation. These are materials that we need. Please poster keep up your good work. They could be useful one day. I also need the Origin of these names
BOLEKAJA, ECONET, OKADA, KEKE-NAPEP
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- dickman2 at 22-04-2013 07:22 AM (12 years ago)
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- bestbuky at 22-04-2013 04:00 PM (12 years ago)
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ok
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