HARD FACTS: Company Name, Origin/Meaning

«§» 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?

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Posted: at 20-04-2013 03:02 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

I see

Posted: at 20-04-2013 05:03 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming

Ok

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Posted: at 20-04-2013 05:28 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Nice,what about inventor,great leader and others. And inventions that hold histories....it would be my pleasure if you gist us merely on that

Posted: at 20-04-2013 05:56 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie

Wat about burukutu nd kai-kai,op al dis one 2 get inventors?

Posted: at 20-04-2013 06:42 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

KK--COPY N PASTE

Posted: at 20-04-2013 06:59 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

Posted: at 20-04-2013 07:49 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

What about Aki na Ukwa

Posted: at 20-04-2013 08:40 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

very cool

Posted: at 20-04-2013 09:17 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

kk

Posted: at 20-04-2013 10:11 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac