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 List of company name etymologies - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
They looked for a name that was unlike the names of traditional computer companies, a name that also supported a brand positioning strategy that was to be perceived as simple, warm, human, approachable and different.
Its name is an abbreviation of Companhia Siderúrgica Paulista.
Hoechst - from the name of a district in Frankfurt
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 List of company name etymologies
This is a list of company names with their name origins explained.
Kawasaki - from the name of its founder, Shozo Kawasaki
The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or some such).
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  Origin of Company Names
Adidas — from the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
AKZO named from the 1969 merger of Algemene Kunstzijde Unie (AKU) and Koninklijke Zout Organon (KZO).
Hoechst — from the name of a district in Frankfurt
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  List of company name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adidas — from the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
AKZO named from the 1969 merger of Algemene Kunstzijde Unie (AKU) and Koninklijke Zout Organon (KZO).
Hoechst — from the name of a district in Frankfurt
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologies   (8371 words)

  
 List of company name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Prior to January 1, 2001 the company was called Andersen Consulting.
Brazil's largest telecommunications company, it was a state monopoly until 1992 when it was privatized and sold to MCI, then later resold to Telmex.
The company wanted to use the name "Lacto" but it was similar to some already in use.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_company_name_etymologies   (8371 words)

  
 AdStart - Identity Blog: List of company name etymologies
It is popularly believed that the company adopted the abbreviated form of its name in 1991 to avoid the unhealthy connotations of the word 'fried'.
Longines - In 1862 the new company "Ancienne Maison Auguste Agassiz, Ernest Francillon, Successeur" was born.
Mitsubishi - The name Mitsubishi (三菱) has two parts: mitsu means three and hishi (changing to bishi in the middle of the word) means water chestnut, and from here rhombus, which is reflected in the company's logo.
paulmaior.blogspot.com /2006/01/list-of-company-name-etymo_113856486352637567.html   (7329 words)

  
 List of computer term etymologies
Names of many computer terms, especially computer applications, often relate to the function they perform, e.g., compiler is an application that compiles programming language code into the computer's machine language.
Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather.
It was named after swing, a style of dance band jazz that was popularized in the 1930s and unexpectly revived in the 1990s.
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 Site Contents at the free Online Encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
List of collective nouns for fish, invertebrates, and plants
List of collective nouns for objects and concepts
List of collective nouns for reptiles and amphibians
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 list of company names - Adwords Research by Velocityscape
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List of company name etymologies This is a list of company names with their name
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 世界知名的公司名称来源——List of company name etymologies 中国机械CAD论坛 中国机械CAD论坛 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Since the company was to operate in the technology sector they adopted the EMC2 notation to refer to the famous Einstein Equation E =mc2.
Hoechst - from the name of a district in Frankfurt
Toyota - from the founder's name Sakichi Toyoda.
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 A Welsh View: Company And Country Name Etymologies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Company And Country Name Etymologies]]>" dc:identifier="http://xo.typepad.com/blog/2004/07/company_and_cou.html" dc:description="A list of company names and their origins.
A list of company names and their origins.
Also a list of country names and their origins.
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 Return to Sermon Archive
The boy named “Immanuel,” who the context suggests may have even been Isaiah’s own son (8:3), is God’s logo of love — a sign that God will not leave them to fend for themselves.
Not only did he have an ordinary name, but since no description is given of him in the gospels, we suppose that he had ordinary appearance.
The wonderful secret of that name is that God has come into our lives in the form of Jesus, and he will be with us always, in every situation.
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 List of Texas County Seat Name ... Encyclopedia Article @ Fredericksburger.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Fredericksburg was the birthplace of Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Forces in World War II.
The hotel owned by Nimitz's grandfather has been converted into a museum, named the National Museum of the Pacific War honoring the men and women who served with Nimitz in the war.
After the war, the Japanese government gifted a Zen Garden to the museum as a tribute to the Nimitz Family.
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Founders of companies go to great lengths to come up with the quintessential company name, which can at times make or break them.
The name was reportedly decided while he was down to the wire and three months late in filing a name for the company.
Mars: The Mars candy company was named for Forrest Mars, the company's founder.
www.sixwise.com /newsletters/06/09/06/how_20_top_companies_you_know_well_got_their_names.htm   (680 words)

  
 Forty - Business Blog - Where Company Names Come From
Adidas: from the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
Adobe: from the name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the houses of founders John Warnock and Chuck Geschke.
Canon: Originally (1933) Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory the new name (1935) derived from the name of the company’s first camera, the Kwannon, in turn named after the Japanese name of the Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy.
www.fortymedia.com /blog/post/69   (1071 words)

  
 NAME ORIGINS
Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names The meaning and history of first names.
Baby Name Origins and Meanings Baby names specifically by origin and meanings of the names.
Names Origins Learn family name origins for thousands of baby names from American Baby.
www.babynamesearch.com /name-origins.htm   (365 words)

  
 Cynical-C Blog - » List of company name etymologies
Coca-Cola — derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring.
Pepsi named from the digestive enzyme pepsin.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
www.cynical-c.com /?p=7228   (307 words)

  
 The Design Company | News archive
Typography of the Electric Company, a photoset on Flickr.
When this company decided to steal our web design, html, bandwidth and animation, it neglected to realize that we can control the message they display (hint: it's red and it flashes).
Here is their list of the 5 strangest items they removed from drains this year.
www.thedesigncompany.com /news   (7948 words)

  
 Namix: Trademark Trivia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The name for synthetic fiber spandex was coined as an anagram of expands.
Yes, there is really a company called Doolittle and Dalley.
The name of talk show host Oprah Winfrey's company is Harpo, reverse of her first name.
www.namix.com /tt.html   (131 words)

  
 Where Company Names Came From - Cre8asite Forums
I'm thinking I'd like to start a new company, and a great name is a good thing to find.
In essence, I think you've got to see the company name from the point of view of someone who's never heard of your company before.
always struck me as a particularly awful name, but just look how big and successful the company became from its origins as a part-time prject of a couple of students.
www.cre8asiteforums.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=13714   (696 words)

  
 Branding: What’s In A Name?
For those of you who find the origin of company names interesting, this Wiki is a must read.
Google: the name from which Google is derived was the million pound answer on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in England in 2001.
And for the historical record, Sellsius: from Anders Celsius, the Swedish astronomer who proposed the temperature scale later bearing his name, almost universally accepted as the standard of measurement (except for the US - ohoh).
blog.sellsiusrealestate.com /random/branding-whats-in-a-name/2006/03/26   (465 words)

  
 The VentureForth Quarterly @ UCSD
Starting a company requires a lot of things whether it be having the great idea, sound management, and great workforce, but one thing thing that represents all of this is the name of the company.
I hope you can read about the history behind the name of successful companies and be able to create a name that will give you that edge to be successful.
Genentech says the lack of qualified applicants means the company is ``scrambling'' to grow.
vfquarterly.blogspot.com   (1652 words)

  
 Sureblue Studios: Lounge: Word
No matter what a poster was intended to sell, its most important feature was the watercolour reproduction of the lady who graced it.
OK, I know that Switch ads are so November 2002, but these are pretty cool: My name is S. Claus, and I'm a switcher.
I'm not sure what I like better about this Guinness tv spot better - the fact that it features hurling or that in the signature shot the dark of the stadium and the light of day mirror the head of a just poured pint.
www.surebluestudios.com /mt/archives/cat_advertising.shtml   (329 words)

  
 Tribblescape: Potpourri Archive
We have a new family member who hasn’t received nearly the amount of public attention she is entitled to, so it’s time to commit a...
Alan Taylor has lovingly (and obsessively) compiled a list of Hulk marketing tie-ins for the upcoming movie.
It’s a list of ten simple questions to ask on a first date....
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