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    Origin of popular brand names
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  • The name comes from the mathematical term googol, which is 1 followed by 100 zeros
    Google
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  • The creator of this business chose the name of the largest river in the world - he wanted his company to be similarly vast
    Amazon
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  • This company is named after an acronym made from the founder’s name and places from his life: Ingvar Kamprad (founder), Elmtaryd (farm where he grew up), Agunnaryd (his village).
    IKEA
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  • The name was chosen for it's modern, approachable sound and is a blend of the Latin sonus (“sound”) + “sonny” (a slang word for a young boy).
    Sony
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  • Named by Frank M. Robinson (bookkeeper for the inventor) because of its two original ingredients: coca leaves + kola nuts.
    Coca Cola
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  • This mobile phone maker was named after the Finnish town where the company's original business was located
    Nokia
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  • This name come from the Danish words “leg godt” meaning “play well.”
    Lego
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  • Sharing the name of a character in Moby-Dick, the founders wanted a name that suggested the romance of the sea and coffee trading.
    Starbucks
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  • The name of this carbonated beverage comes from “dyspepsia” (indigestion).
    Pepsi
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  • An icecream brand with a completely invented name designed to sound Danish.
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  • From the latin word meaning 'Snow white'
    Nivea
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  • This was the fifth perfume made by the same company
    Chanel No. 5
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  • This sports brand is named after the Greek goddess of victory
    Nike
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  • A modified version of a Japanes family name Toyoda
    Toyota
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  • A sports brand named after an African gazelle
    Reebok
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  • This automative brand combines the family names of two men. Stuart ______ and Henry ______
    Rolls Royce
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