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Brand Name Origins
Volvo®
Latin for "I roll" — please note that this auto maker started out making ball bearings.
Pepsi®-Cola
The "Cola" comes from the cola nut ingredient (and influenced by Coca-Cola®). It was originally promoted as relief from dysPEPSIa, which is a fancy name for indigestion. DYS = poor and PEPSIA = digestion in Latin.
Sony®
The electronics giant gets its name from the Latin son meaning "sound."
Nivea®
This beauty cream comes from the feminine form of Latin niveus meaning "snowy."
Dr. Pepper®
The inventor mixed together 23 soda fountain ingredients and named his creation after his first employer.
Frisbee®
Pie tins used by the Frisbie Bakery in Connecticut were thrown in the same manner as the toy.
Castrol®
This motor oil was originally based on a derivative of castor oil (from castor beans).
Mazda®
Mazda is the Persian god of light. The reason? Hey, its a god's name, does it need one?
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Leg®o
The building toy's name came from the Danish leg godt meaning "play well."
Ovaltine®
The drink mix, as a Swiss product, was originally spelled Ovumaltine for "egg-malt"—using the Latin "ovum" for "egg".
Adidas®
Adolph Dassler was called Adi by his friends. Attach the first three letters of his last name and you have his product's name.
Brillo®
The polishing pad's name is a spin-off of "brilliant" (not the Italian "brillo" meaning drunk!)
Häagen-Daz®
The ice cream name is a total fabrication that was picked because it "sounded foreign."
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