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#7 Here’s How These 10 Famous Brands Got Their Names (Part 2)
1. Skype: Originally the idea was 'Sky peer to peer', which later became Skyper and finally Skype.
2. Adobe: Named after a creek that ran behind the co-founder, John Warnock's house, called Adobe Creek.
3. Nokia: Started as wood-pulp mill, it expanded its business to producing rubber products in a city in Finland called Nokia.
4. Sony: Derived from the Latin word, 'Sonus' (meaning sound) and an American slang word, 'Sonny' (meaning bright youngster).
5. Vodafone: Voice, Data and Telefone.
6. Volkswagen: Means 'People's car' in German.
-There was a time when only very expensive cars used to ply on German roads. Volkswagen was a revolution.
7. ebay: Originally called Echo Bay. The domain echobay.com was already taken. So it was shortened to ebay.
8. IBM: Founder TJ Watson Sr wanted to be a step ahead of his former employers 'National Cash Register', so he decided to call his company 'International Business Machines'.
9. Nikon: Short for Nippon Kogaku, which means 'Japanese Optical'.
10. Reebok: Derived from the Afrikaans spelling of an African Antelope, 'Rhebok'.
1. Skype: Originally the idea was 'Sky peer to peer', which later became Skyper and finally Skype.
2. Adobe: Named after a creek that ran behind the co-founder, John Warnock's house, called Adobe Creek.
3. Nokia: Started as wood-pulp mill, it expanded its business to producing rubber products in a city in Finland called Nokia.
4. Sony: Derived from the Latin word, 'Sonus' (meaning sound) and an American slang word, 'Sonny' (meaning bright youngster).
5. Vodafone: Voice, Data and Telefone.
6. Volkswagen: Means 'People's car' in German.
-There was a time when only very expensive cars used to ply on German roads. Volkswagen was a revolution.
7. ebay: Originally called Echo Bay. The domain echobay.com was already taken. So it was shortened to ebay.
8. IBM: Founder TJ Watson Sr wanted to be a step ahead of his former employers 'National Cash Register', so he decided to call his company 'International Business Machines'.
9. Nikon: Short for Nippon Kogaku, which means 'Japanese Optical'.
10. Reebok: Derived from the Afrikaans spelling of an African Antelope, 'Rhebok'.