MYTH: BECKHAM IS A GREAT PLAYER
REALITY: Beckham is a mediocre player who has been all hyped up by the English media to the extent of legendhood. Does that mean that he is not good? No. He is pretty good but his talent goes unnoticed at clubs like Manchester United and Real Madrid who are so weak in the air. I believe that the true destination for Beckham as of today is Chelsea, as they have Drogba, Terry and Huth who are all good in the air, and his crosses can prove to be more than a handful. But without a shadow of doubt you will be able to find at least half a dozen players of Beckham’s calibre selling water melons in Brazil and another half a dozen driving trucks in France.
MYTH: ROONEY IS A GREAT PLAYER
REALITY: He is definitely good but he has a long way to go before he can be called great. He comes across as a carefree athlete just enjoying his football irrespective of whether the opposition is WBA or Milan. But the true challenge will come when he realises that the aspirations and hopes of a quarter of a billion English fans are firmly and squarely on his shoulders. That is precisely what happened to Ronaldo at France 1998. He just caved in under the pressure. Frankly, if England have to win the World Cup, then Rooney and Lampard have to score, and score plenty. Even Owen could score but he is more of a bits and pieces player and he will get muscled out by the huge defenders that most teams possess.
MYTH: RAUL IS A GREAT PLAYER
REALITY: Everything said and done, there was a time not long ago when he was amazing. But football has since moved on and Raul has stayed put, being more of a liability than an asset at Real Madrid. Though I have admired him for long the final nail in the coffin was when Camacho had to leave for sidelining Raul. But is it fair to blame Raul if the Real fans want to see him play each match irrespective of how woeful he is? Alternately Raul could have come out with a press statement that he was willing to be sidelined as long as Owen was performing better than him. That would have pacified the Raul fans. But instead he comes out with a statement that he is willing to leave Real for the benefit of the club. A smart soccer fan will see through the shrewdness of the statement but a nincompoop fan will be flattered by his humility and start drawing parallels between him and the Pope. Last I heard efforts to have Raul canonised as soon as he dies was gaining momentum in the Raul quarters of Spain.
MYTH : ENGLAND WILL WIN THE WORLD CUP
REALITY: Realistically they have more of a chance of winning it this time around than at any time in the last 50 years. But does that mean that they go in as firm favorites? No. But they are definitely the second best provided most of their players manage to stay fit. The problem with England is the same as the problem with Arsenal - the second string players are not the same class. Except for Sol Campbell and John Terry and to a certain extent Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge, none of the other players are replaceable. This is not the case with Brazil. You can always replace a Ronaldo with Adriano, and no one would notice the difference. Also England have to find a striking partner for Rooney. Owen is just not good enough. He is only as good as that one goal against Argentina in the WC. But the Owen fans will now argue that he has scored more goals than Ronaldo at Real. But anyone who understands his soccer can see that on most occasions Ronaldo takes at least two defenders with him which leaves Owen in the open to score. He is a good finisher though, maybe even better than Ronaldo on current form. But he does not create any chances on his own, which is a major flaw in his game.
MYTH: ITALY CAN WIN THE WORLD CUP
REALITY: Though they are a good, arguably the best, defensive side, they do not have the attacking flair to score goals. There is an absolute dearth of forwards coming out of Italy. Germany has the same problem, but because of their lenient immigration laws every now and then a naturalized German (Klose, Kuranyi, etc) comes forward. But the same cannot be said about Italy. The attacking flair seems to have ended with Baggio. All the Italian fans can sit and rave and rant about Vieri and Del Piero and Totti but they are just good enough for goals against Latvia and Estonia. If you don’t concede you cannot lose, and Buffon is definitely good enough to sway all penalty kicks in their favour. But the big question is “can they score, even from the penalty spot?”
Thursday, January 17, 2008
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THEY GET MARRIED,
In America,
When he loves her and she loves him they live together for some time.Then they have a kid.Then they get married.Then they get a divorce.Then they find other partners and repeat the whole cycle all over again.
In India
When his folks like her and her folks like him they get married.Then she becomes fat, he becomes impotentand they live a mundane life ever after.
In China
When she likes his 5 foot frame and he likes her chinky features they get married.Then they have a kid.Then the guy goes and gets a vasectomy done.
In Russia
When he likes her and she likes him they get married.What happens after that is one of those very well kept communist secrets.
In Pakistan
When he loves her and she loves him they run awayand get married.Then the girls family kills her and the guy goes back to stay with his folks.
In Africa
When he likes her and she likes him they get married in a wierd ceremony.Then she gets AIDS from him.Then she gives birth to a kid who has AIDS as well.Then the kid gets married and the whole AIDS bloom continues.
In Saudi Arabia
When his family likes her they get married.Then she gives birth to a dozen kids.Then she goes infertile.Then his family finds another bride for him and the whole reproduction process continues.
In America,
When he loves her and she loves him they live together for some time.Then they have a kid.Then they get married.Then they get a divorce.Then they find other partners and repeat the whole cycle all over again.
In India
When his folks like her and her folks like him they get married.Then she becomes fat, he becomes impotentand they live a mundane life ever after.
In China
When she likes his 5 foot frame and he likes her chinky features they get married.Then they have a kid.Then the guy goes and gets a vasectomy done.
In Russia
When he likes her and she likes him they get married.What happens after that is one of those very well kept communist secrets.
In Pakistan
When he loves her and she loves him they run awayand get married.Then the girls family kills her and the guy goes back to stay with his folks.
In Africa
When he likes her and she likes him they get married in a wierd ceremony.Then she gets AIDS from him.Then she gives birth to a kid who has AIDS as well.Then the kid gets married and the whole AIDS bloom continues.
In Saudi Arabia
When his family likes her they get married.Then she gives birth to a dozen kids.Then she goes infertile.Then his family finds another bride for him and the whole reproduction process continues.
GOD TO THEM,
To the American, To them HE is someone who they can casually referto as "Jeez" all the time.Also for them there are only nine commandments.There is no such thing as " Do not commit adultery".
To the Chinese, If the government says that there is no God then there is no God.Thats it.Case closed.
To the Indian, To them HE is omnipresent.Maybe that explains either a temple or a mosque at every nook and corner.Also HE can be especially pleased by singing and dancing.So if anyone in their family is on theverge of dying all they have to do is sing a sentimental song, shed a couple of tears and HE will spare the person.
To the British, To them God is anglican.Also HE is highly broad minded and has absolutely no problems with homosexuals.On the contrary HE is in favor of appointing more homosexuals as Bishops,Priests,etc.
To the Afghani, To them George Bush is God and the U.S armed forces are angels.
To the Russian, You ask any old timer and he will swear that there used to be a God.Then the communists came and now no one knows where HE is.
To the American, To them HE is someone who they can casually referto as "Jeez" all the time.Also for them there are only nine commandments.There is no such thing as " Do not commit adultery".
To the Chinese, If the government says that there is no God then there is no God.Thats it.Case closed.
To the Indian, To them HE is omnipresent.Maybe that explains either a temple or a mosque at every nook and corner.Also HE can be especially pleased by singing and dancing.So if anyone in their family is on theverge of dying all they have to do is sing a sentimental song, shed a couple of tears and HE will spare the person.
To the British, To them God is anglican.Also HE is highly broad minded and has absolutely no problems with homosexuals.On the contrary HE is in favor of appointing more homosexuals as Bishops,Priests,etc.
To the Afghani, To them George Bush is God and the U.S armed forces are angels.
To the Russian, You ask any old timer and he will swear that there used to be a God.Then the communists came and now no one knows where HE is.
If God spoke to these people what he would probably say,
To the Keralite----Stop poking your noses in other people’s affairs and learn to mind your own business.
To the communist--- When you die you are in for a big surprise.
To the American--- Stop acting God.
To the Hollywood celebrity--- Irreconcilable differences, right?
To the Gujarati--- How is business?
To the cloning expert---That’s my job!
To Michael Jackson---where did I go wrong?
To the Frenchman---did you atleast defeat the Greenpeace guys?
To the Asian immigrant in Britain---do I get fries with that?
To the Asian immigrant in the U.S---TAXI!
To the south Indian---are you a software engineer or a doctor?
To George Bush---If 3+2=5 how much is 2+3.
To the Russian---So did you freeze to death or starve to death?
To the North Indian---did you buy the house and car or did you get it as dowry
To the Australian---is that where the shark bit you?
To the Mexican in the U.S---are you here legally or illegally?
To the Chinese---sometimes I wonder if I really exist.
To the Bengali--- this time are you striking coz Saurav is not in the team or because of the new anti-strike laws.
To the Bihari--- so where were you kidnapped from?
To the Punjabi---where are you headed, Canada, Britain, Indian army or your own bhangra band?
To the average American---I will take paper!
To Sven Goran Eriksson---Smart move, Sven!
To Jose Mourinho---So you also want to buy him and him and him………….
To the protestors outside the WTO summit---fat chance!
To the gay rights activists---what next!
To the West African immigrant in France---Which club?
To the North African immigrant in France---so how many cars did you burn?
To Oprah Winfrey---You are my Shero!
To the African---food or guns?
To Winona Ryder---are you sure you brought this dress?
To the Pro-abortion activists---Oh! Come on, let me win atleast once
To the communist--- When you die you are in for a big surprise.
To the American--- Stop acting God.
To the Hollywood celebrity--- Irreconcilable differences, right?
To the Gujarati--- How is business?
To the cloning expert---That’s my job!
To Michael Jackson---where did I go wrong?
To the Frenchman---did you atleast defeat the Greenpeace guys?
To the Asian immigrant in Britain---do I get fries with that?
To the Asian immigrant in the U.S---TAXI!
To the south Indian---are you a software engineer or a doctor?
To George Bush---If 3+2=5 how much is 2+3.
To the Russian---So did you freeze to death or starve to death?
To the North Indian---did you buy the house and car or did you get it as dowry
To the Australian---is that where the shark bit you?
To the Mexican in the U.S---are you here legally or illegally?
To the Chinese---sometimes I wonder if I really exist.
To the Bengali--- this time are you striking coz Saurav is not in the team or because of the new anti-strike laws.
To the Bihari--- so where were you kidnapped from?
To the Punjabi---where are you headed, Canada, Britain, Indian army or your own bhangra band?
To the average American---I will take paper!
To Sven Goran Eriksson---Smart move, Sven!
To Jose Mourinho---So you also want to buy him and him and him………….
To the protestors outside the WTO summit---fat chance!
To the gay rights activists---what next!
To the West African immigrant in France---Which club?
To the North African immigrant in France---so how many cars did you burn?
To Oprah Winfrey---You are my Shero!
To the African---food or guns?
To Winona Ryder---are you sure you brought this dress?
To the Pro-abortion activists---Oh! Come on, let me win atleast once
Strength in numbers
THE AMERICAN
#One American is a waiter at Mcdonalds.
#Two Americans is Larry king live.
#Three Americans is a high speed car chase on Foxnews.
#Four Americans is the passenger list of anAmerican Airline Boeing 747.
THE ENGLISHMAN
#One Englishman is a University.
#Two Englishmen includes an illegal immigrant fromAlgeria named Mohammed.
#Three Englishmen is a soccer club with eightforeign players.
#Four Englishmen is a boy band.
THE CHINESE
#One Chinese is a job-hunter in Hong-Kong namedChang.
#Two Chinese is a student uprising.
#Three Chinese is a coal mine.
#Four Chinese is what the government dreads most,the "one couple one child" policy gone wrong.
THE IRAQI
#One Iraqi is a supervisor in an undergroundchemical plant.
#Two Iraqis is the number of people who thinkattacking Kuwait was a good idea.
#Three Iraqis is an anti-US rally.
#Four Iraqis is the number of people who still givea damn about Saddam.
THE RUSSIAN
#One Russian is a deserter.
#Two Russian is number of people willing to workfor the KGB.
#Three Russians is the number of communists left.
#Four Russians is the number of people living abovethe poverty line.
#One American is a waiter at Mcdonalds.
#Two Americans is Larry king live.
#Three Americans is a high speed car chase on Foxnews.
#Four Americans is the passenger list of anAmerican Airline Boeing 747.
THE ENGLISHMAN
#One Englishman is a University.
#Two Englishmen includes an illegal immigrant fromAlgeria named Mohammed.
#Three Englishmen is a soccer club with eightforeign players.
#Four Englishmen is a boy band.
THE CHINESE
#One Chinese is a job-hunter in Hong-Kong namedChang.
#Two Chinese is a student uprising.
#Three Chinese is a coal mine.
#Four Chinese is what the government dreads most,the "one couple one child" policy gone wrong.
THE IRAQI
#One Iraqi is a supervisor in an undergroundchemical plant.
#Two Iraqis is the number of people who thinkattacking Kuwait was a good idea.
#Three Iraqis is an anti-US rally.
#Four Iraqis is the number of people who still givea damn about Saddam.
THE RUSSIAN
#One Russian is a deserter.
#Two Russian is number of people willing to workfor the KGB.
#Three Russians is the number of communists left.
#Four Russians is the number of people living abovethe poverty line.
THE AMERICAN
#One American is a waiter at Mcdonalds.
#Two Americans is Larry king live.
#Three Americans is a high speed car chase on Foxnews.
#Four Americans is the passenger list of anAmerican Airline Boeing 747.
THE ENGLISHMAN
#One Englishman is a University.
#Two Englishmen includes an illegal immigrant fromAlgeria named Mohammed.
#Three Englishmen is a soccer club with eightforeign players.
#Four Englishmen is a boy band.
THE CHINESE
#One Chinese is a job-hunter in Hong-Kong namedChang.
#Two Chinese is a student uprising.
#Three Chinese is a coal mine.
#Four Chinese is what the government dreads most,the "one couple one child" policy gone wrong.
THE IRAQI
#One Iraqi is a supervisor in an undergroundchemical plant.
#Two Iraqis is the number of people who thinkattacking Kuwait was a good idea.
#Three Iraqis is an anti-US rally.
#Four Iraqis is the number of people who still givea damn about Saddam.
THE RUSSIAN
#One Russian is a deserter.
#Two Russian is number of people willing to workfor the KGB.
#Three Russians is the number of communists left.
#Four Russians is the number of people living abovethe poverty line.
#One American is a waiter at Mcdonalds.
#Two Americans is Larry king live.
#Three Americans is a high speed car chase on Foxnews.
#Four Americans is the passenger list of anAmerican Airline Boeing 747.
THE ENGLISHMAN
#One Englishman is a University.
#Two Englishmen includes an illegal immigrant fromAlgeria named Mohammed.
#Three Englishmen is a soccer club with eightforeign players.
#Four Englishmen is a boy band.
THE CHINESE
#One Chinese is a job-hunter in Hong-Kong namedChang.
#Two Chinese is a student uprising.
#Three Chinese is a coal mine.
#Four Chinese is what the government dreads most,the "one couple one child" policy gone wrong.
THE IRAQI
#One Iraqi is a supervisor in an undergroundchemical plant.
#Two Iraqis is the number of people who thinkattacking Kuwait was a good idea.
#Three Iraqis is an anti-US rally.
#Four Iraqis is the number of people who still givea damn about Saddam.
THE RUSSIAN
#One Russian is a deserter.
#Two Russian is number of people willing to workfor the KGB.
#Three Russians is the number of communists left.
#Four Russians is the number of people living abovethe poverty line.
What they need most
What they need most,
The American
#Osama Bin Laden.
#A faithful wife/husband.
#A President with an IQ more than 10.
The Chinese
#Authentic foreign goods.
#More than 1 child.
#A decent name having more than 2 alphabets.
The Indian
#Cricket world cup.
#Holiday package to Switzerland.
#A weepy weekly soap starting with the initials "k"
The Englishman
#Beckham looks.
#A wife who looks like Princess Diana.
#A neighbour who is not an illegal immigrant.
The Palestinian
#Suicide bombers.
#Anti-US and anti-Zion rally.
#A minister to act innocent on "Hardtalk"
The Iraqi
#Riddiance from Saddam
#Food,water,clothing,electricity,job......etc
The American
#Osama Bin Laden.
#A faithful wife/husband.
#A President with an IQ more than 10.
The Chinese
#Authentic foreign goods.
#More than 1 child.
#A decent name having more than 2 alphabets.
The Indian
#Cricket world cup.
#Holiday package to Switzerland.
#A weepy weekly soap starting with the initials "k"
The Englishman
#Beckham looks.
#A wife who looks like Princess Diana.
#A neighbour who is not an illegal immigrant.
The Palestinian
#Suicide bombers.
#Anti-US and anti-Zion rally.
#A minister to act innocent on "Hardtalk"
The Iraqi
#Riddiance from Saddam
#Food,water,clothing,electricity,job......etc
If I had psychic powers
Things I would like to know, if I had genuine psychic powers:
1. Has Bill Clinton really had sex with half the woman population of America?
2. Is President Bush really as dumb as they claim he is?
3. What motivates directors to make movies like Gigli and Crossroads?
4. Are O.J Simpson’s lawyers the greatest lawyers ever?
5. When queers like Elton John and George Michael write songs on love, what kind of love do they mean?
6. Among Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steven Seagal, who is the worst actor of the century?
7. Is Michael Jackson’s facial transformation the most ground breaking facial transformation in the history of plastic surgery?
8. When America claimed that Iraq had WMD were they just kiddin?
9. Will Tim Henman ever win the Wimbledon?
10. Did Bugs Bunny deserve an Oscar for Space Jam
11. Is Hillary Rodham Clinton the most understanding woman ever?
12. Has there ever been an American couple who were faithful to each other?
13. When they coined the term “Heaven” were they referring to the Playboy Mansion?
14. Which is a more dangerous sport Synchronized swimming or Ping-pong?
15. Is Hugh Heffner the luckiest man ever?
1. Has Bill Clinton really had sex with half the woman population of America?
2. Is President Bush really as dumb as they claim he is?
3. What motivates directors to make movies like Gigli and Crossroads?
4. Are O.J Simpson’s lawyers the greatest lawyers ever?
5. When queers like Elton John and George Michael write songs on love, what kind of love do they mean?
6. Among Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steven Seagal, who is the worst actor of the century?
7. Is Michael Jackson’s facial transformation the most ground breaking facial transformation in the history of plastic surgery?
8. When America claimed that Iraq had WMD were they just kiddin?
9. Will Tim Henman ever win the Wimbledon?
10. Did Bugs Bunny deserve an Oscar for Space Jam
11. Is Hillary Rodham Clinton the most understanding woman ever?
12. Has there ever been an American couple who were faithful to each other?
13. When they coined the term “Heaven” were they referring to the Playboy Mansion?
14. Which is a more dangerous sport Synchronized swimming or Ping-pong?
15. Is Hugh Heffner the luckiest man ever?
Afghan Version of popular American television shows
Monday
.8;30 Fiends(Friends)
9;00 Two bearded men, a veiled woman & the UN Food distribution Agency(Two guys, a girl and a pizzaplace)
9;30 Everybody Loves Rehman(Everybody Loves Raymond)
10;00 The Shahsons ( The Simpsons)
Tuesday
8;30 Mr Bin (Mr Bean)
9;00 Scare America (Air America)
9;30 Ali Mcbeal (Ally Mcbeal)
10;00 Shabana, The Teenage Witch (Sabrina, The teenage Witch)
Wednesday
8;30 Who Bares Sins ( Who dares wins)
9;00 Sects and the City (Sex and the City)
9;30 Meal of Fortune (Wheel of Fortune)
10;00 Airwatch (Baywatch)
Thursday.
8;30 Whose Execution is it anyway (Whose line is itAnyway)
9;00 Filth House (Full House)
9;30 D*U*C*K (M*A*S*H)
10;00 Who wants to bury a millionaire (Who wants tomarry a millionaire)
Friday
8;30 Marital law(Martial Law)
9;00 Suddenly Sanctions (Suddenly Susan)
9;30 Rehana, warrior Princess (Xena, warrior Princess)
10;00 Veronica's casket ( Veronica's Closet)
Saturday
8;30 Dharma & Ghulam (Dharma and Greg)
9;00 Houseafire (Heartsafire)
9;30 All my dead children (All my children)
10;00 Jaish-e (Jesse)
Sunday
8;30 The fresh pauper of Khandahar (The Fresh Princeof Bel-air)
9;00 Weepy Days (Happy Days)
9;30 Three's, entire population of Kabul(Three'scompany)
10;00 Khan o'brien show(Conan o'brien show)
.8;30 Fiends(Friends)
9;00 Two bearded men, a veiled woman & the UN Food distribution Agency(Two guys, a girl and a pizzaplace)
9;30 Everybody Loves Rehman(Everybody Loves Raymond)
10;00 The Shahsons ( The Simpsons)
Tuesday
8;30 Mr Bin (Mr Bean)
9;00 Scare America (Air America)
9;30 Ali Mcbeal (Ally Mcbeal)
10;00 Shabana, The Teenage Witch (Sabrina, The teenage Witch)
Wednesday
8;30 Who Bares Sins ( Who dares wins)
9;00 Sects and the City (Sex and the City)
9;30 Meal of Fortune (Wheel of Fortune)
10;00 Airwatch (Baywatch)
Thursday.
8;30 Whose Execution is it anyway (Whose line is itAnyway)
9;00 Filth House (Full House)
9;30 D*U*C*K (M*A*S*H)
10;00 Who wants to bury a millionaire (Who wants tomarry a millionaire)
Friday
8;30 Marital law(Martial Law)
9;00 Suddenly Sanctions (Suddenly Susan)
9;30 Rehana, warrior Princess (Xena, warrior Princess)
10;00 Veronica's casket ( Veronica's Closet)
Saturday
8;30 Dharma & Ghulam (Dharma and Greg)
9;00 Houseafire (Heartsafire)
9;30 All my dead children (All my children)
10;00 Jaish-e (Jesse)
Sunday
8;30 The fresh pauper of Khandahar (The Fresh Princeof Bel-air)
9;00 Weepy Days (Happy Days)
9;30 Three's, entire population of Kabul(Three'scompany)
10;00 Khan o'brien show(Conan o'brien show)
Prime-time shows on Iraqi telly
PRIME TIME SHOWS ON IRAQI TELEVISION
MONDAY
8:00 Dead (Ed)
8:30 Corpse (Cops)
9:00 24, 23, 22……… (24)
9:30 Beheaded (Bewitched)
TUESDAY
8:00 Ali Maqbool (Ally McBeal)
8:30 Who’s abduction is it anyways (Who’s line is it anyways)
9:00 RIP (VIP)
9:30 Kill and Grace (Will and Grace)
WEDNESDAY
8:00 Bush Bridges (Nash Bridges)
8:30 Blastcenter (Sportscenter)
9:00 30 seconds to maim (30 seconds to fame)
9:30 DoomTown (BoomTown)
THURSDAY
8:00 UG: UnderGround (UC: UnderCover)
8:30 Muqtada in the middle (Malcolm in the middle)
9:00 Shiite Spies (She Spies)
9:30 The Arsons (The Simpson’s)
FRIDAY
8:00 Kurd your Enthusiasm (Curb your enthusiasm)
8:30 Harmed (Charmed)
9:00 Sucks and the City (Sex and the city)
9:30 Just don’t shoot me (Just Shoot me)
SATURDAY
8:00 CSI: Baghdad,Samarra,Najaf, Fallujah,Mosul,Kirkuk
Etc (CSI: Miami)
8:30 Kilmore Girls (Gilmore Girls)
9:00 The fallen Guy (The fall guy)
9:30 The Bold and the Dutiful (The Bold and the Beautiful)
SUNDAY
8:00 The compromised Land (The promised Land)
8:30 Thickest Fences (Picket Fences)
9:00 Tears (Cheers)
9:30 Die Nasty (Dynasty)
MONDAY
8:00 Dead (Ed)
8:30 Corpse (Cops)
9:00 24, 23, 22……… (24)
9:30 Beheaded (Bewitched)
TUESDAY
8:00 Ali Maqbool (Ally McBeal)
8:30 Who’s abduction is it anyways (Who’s line is it anyways)
9:00 RIP (VIP)
9:30 Kill and Grace (Will and Grace)
WEDNESDAY
8:00 Bush Bridges (Nash Bridges)
8:30 Blastcenter (Sportscenter)
9:00 30 seconds to maim (30 seconds to fame)
9:30 DoomTown (BoomTown)
THURSDAY
8:00 UG: UnderGround (UC: UnderCover)
8:30 Muqtada in the middle (Malcolm in the middle)
9:00 Shiite Spies (She Spies)
9:30 The Arsons (The Simpson’s)
FRIDAY
8:00 Kurd your Enthusiasm (Curb your enthusiasm)
8:30 Harmed (Charmed)
9:00 Sucks and the City (Sex and the city)
9:30 Just don’t shoot me (Just Shoot me)
SATURDAY
8:00 CSI: Baghdad,Samarra,Najaf, Fallujah,Mosul,Kirkuk
Etc (CSI: Miami)
8:30 Kilmore Girls (Gilmore Girls)
9:00 The fallen Guy (The fall guy)
9:30 The Bold and the Dutiful (The Bold and the Beautiful)
SUNDAY
8:00 The compromised Land (The promised Land)
8:30 Thickest Fences (Picket Fences)
9:00 Tears (Cheers)
9:30 Die Nasty (Dynasty)
Guaranteed pick-up lines in these countries
In the US- I voted for the democrats.
In the UK- I was on Big Brother and I am also a football hooligan.
In North Korea- Do you want to defect to the South with me.
In Holland- I am from Algeria but I am very broad-minded and I don’t stay with my parents anymore.
In China- I work for the government, now come with me silently.
In India- I work for a Multi-national software company and I think my parents will like you.
In South Korea- My name is not Kim.
In Central Africa- Can I buy you food ?
In Japan- I own an apartment in central Tokyo and an American made car.
In Cuba- I am bound for Florida tomorrow on a small boat along with 300 other potential immigrants, do you want to come along.
In Iraq- I am not dead yet.
In Iran- Down with the US!
In Saudi Arabia- Do you want to be my third wife, my father has a 40 million-construction business and only 10 sons.
In Mexico- Can I smuggle you into the US?
In Thailand- I am not a transvestite.
In Germany- I am not on unemployment benefits anymore.
In Eastern Europe- I have a heater in my apartment and I might have some food left.
In South Africa- Do you want to see my HIV negative certificate.
In Russia- I used to be Khodorovskys accountant.
In Northern Ireland- I am a staunch Catholic and I hate Protestants (Or vice-versa)
In Ireland- I like to get drunk.
In Spain- Do you want to come to a football match to racially abuse colored players? It will be fun.
In the Philippines- The last Prime Minister was better, I guess. She was slightly less lavish in her spending.
In France- I think democracy would have been better.
In Australia- Somebody planted those drugs in my backpack. I was always innocent.
In Singapore- Guess what, I have never been caned.
In Pakistan- I think that women are being exploited in our male-dominated society. They should be allowed to get educated and find work so that they can make a decent living.
In Brazil- I think that we should play a 4-4-2 formation with Ronaldo and Adriano upfront.
In New Zealand- I loved the movie, The Lord of the Rings, did you?
In Afghanistan- I have a job and not as an informant.
In Turkey- I am immunized to bird flu.
In Greece- Turkey sucks.
In Nepal- Do you want to accompany me on a protest rally against the Maoists and the royal family.
In Sweden- I don’t want any kids.
In Palestine- Unlike the others who want 20-25 kids I want only 10.
In Switzerland- Do you want to milk my prized cow.
In Zimbabwe- Robert Mugabe sucks! Now can you give me company for a day before I go missing?
In Tibet- There is no bar in Tibet you moron! If you cannot get yourself a girl in all these countries chances are that you will probably end up all wrinkled up and alone.
In the UK- I was on Big Brother and I am also a football hooligan.
In North Korea- Do you want to defect to the South with me.
In Holland- I am from Algeria but I am very broad-minded and I don’t stay with my parents anymore.
In China- I work for the government, now come with me silently.
In India- I work for a Multi-national software company and I think my parents will like you.
In South Korea- My name is not Kim.
In Central Africa- Can I buy you food ?
In Japan- I own an apartment in central Tokyo and an American made car.
In Cuba- I am bound for Florida tomorrow on a small boat along with 300 other potential immigrants, do you want to come along.
In Iraq- I am not dead yet.
In Iran- Down with the US!
In Saudi Arabia- Do you want to be my third wife, my father has a 40 million-construction business and only 10 sons.
In Mexico- Can I smuggle you into the US?
In Thailand- I am not a transvestite.
In Germany- I am not on unemployment benefits anymore.
In Eastern Europe- I have a heater in my apartment and I might have some food left.
In South Africa- Do you want to see my HIV negative certificate.
In Russia- I used to be Khodorovskys accountant.
In Northern Ireland- I am a staunch Catholic and I hate Protestants (Or vice-versa)
In Ireland- I like to get drunk.
In Spain- Do you want to come to a football match to racially abuse colored players? It will be fun.
In the Philippines- The last Prime Minister was better, I guess. She was slightly less lavish in her spending.
In France- I think democracy would have been better.
In Australia- Somebody planted those drugs in my backpack. I was always innocent.
In Singapore- Guess what, I have never been caned.
In Pakistan- I think that women are being exploited in our male-dominated society. They should be allowed to get educated and find work so that they can make a decent living.
In Brazil- I think that we should play a 4-4-2 formation with Ronaldo and Adriano upfront.
In New Zealand- I loved the movie, The Lord of the Rings, did you?
In Afghanistan- I have a job and not as an informant.
In Turkey- I am immunized to bird flu.
In Greece- Turkey sucks.
In Nepal- Do you want to accompany me on a protest rally against the Maoists and the royal family.
In Sweden- I don’t want any kids.
In Palestine- Unlike the others who want 20-25 kids I want only 10.
In Switzerland- Do you want to milk my prized cow.
In Zimbabwe- Robert Mugabe sucks! Now can you give me company for a day before I go missing?
In Tibet- There is no bar in Tibet you moron! If you cannot get yourself a girl in all these countries chances are that you will probably end up all wrinkled up and alone.
My article that was front page on www.goal.com for 2 weeks
Who will win the 2006 WC
The world cup is over 6 months away and the play-offs are yet to begin so it might sound foolhardy to be talking about the winners already, but it would make sense to shortlist the possible contenders. Lets start with a round up of the teams that have already qualified for the World cup. From Europe we have Germany, Croatia, England, France, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Sweden and Ukraine. The European playoffs are between Spain v Slovakia, Switzerland v Turkey and Norway v Czech Rep. From South America- Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay have qualified and the play-off is between Uruguay and Australia. From Asia we have Japan, Iran, South Korea and Saudi Arabia and the playoff is between Bahrain and Trinidad and Tobago. From the concacaf USA and Mexico have qualified and Trinidad and Tobago is in the play-offs. From Africa Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo and Tunisia have qualified. Finally Australia could qualify from the Oceania group when they take on Uruguay.
Starting with Europe, Croatia, Poland, Sweden, Serbia and Montenegro and Ukraine can be effectively eliminated, as the probability of them winning the World cup is the same as that of the French winning in battle. You could always argue that Greece went on to win Euro when no one expected them to. What has to be noted here is that the South Americans did not take part in the Euro, none of these mentioned teams play the kind of football that Greece plays and also Shevchenko is no Maradona to replicate 1986. From the play-offs Spain and the Czech republic should qualify rather easily but it would be a humdinger between Switzerland and Turkey though I would give Turkey a slight edge considering the fact that they got the better players. But off late they are just a pale shadow of the overachieving team that played in the last world cup. Switzerland does not hold the potential to win the World cup and hence can also be eliminated. Even if by mere Karma Norway and Slovakia do scrape through they cannot be expected to make it beyond the initial stages. It would be foolish to completely disregard Turkey because they do have the players to pull off a couple of major upsets. Though on paper Portugal have one of the stronger teams with the likes of Ronaldo, Ferrera, Carvalho, Deco and Pauleta they are more of a bunch of highly talented individuals rather than a strong team. That leaves Spain, Czech Republic, England, Germany, France, Holland and Italy in contention from Europe. It would be asking a lot of the highly talented Czech side to go on to win the World cup though anything short of the quarterfinals will be a big let down. The Spaniards have been the perennial underachievers and I don’t see anything change this time around. Though the defense and the midfield are relatively sound with the likes of Casillas, Puyol, Baraja and Joaquin in the team the forwards are a major Achilles heel. Raul, Reyes and Torres are not good enough to break down a good defense. Holland, another of those underachievers cannot be expected to pull off any surprises with a relatively inexperienced squad. I don’t think that what the likes of Cruijff, Rijkaard, Van Basten and Bergkamp could not achieve Nistelrooy and Robben can. The French were more or less a one World cup wonder with a wonderful Zidane. The current squad has an inexperinced defense a relatively untested midfield and a strong attack. But to expect Henry to single-handedly win the World cup for France would be unwise, as he has always looked like a novice footballer outside the confines of cozy England. Every world cup for some time now, a lot of the football knowledgeable expects Italy to achieve something and each time they disappoint. This time around it wont be any different though they have a wonderfully talented squad. The Italians forwards have always been a disappointment and Gilardino hasn’t exactly set the stands on fire at the San Siro. The Germans have the advantage of home soil and I see them make it atleast up to the semifinal stages but beyond that it would be a rather uphill task for them. It’s a shame to mention that a country that produced the likes of Beckenbauer, Klinsmann, Mathaus, Muller and Voller now has to contend with the likes of Podolski. Klose and Kuranyi who are not even thoroughbred Germans. That leaves England, with a brilliant defense, an outstanding midfield and an average forward lineup. But what swings the pendulum in England’s favor is the fact that you can always expect the likes of Lampard, Terry, Cole and Gerrard to score. The only chink in the armory for England is the man between the posts but you would not expect Ronaldinho to recreate the freak goal of 2002.
From South America we have Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay and unless a miracle happens Uruguay. The Australians are going to find it near impossible to beat Uruguay at the altitudes of Montevideo and with Diego Forlan in the form of his life and with a certain individual called Recoba who was once the highest paid professional footballer in the world it would be only a stupid man who would bet on Australia. Ecuador and Paraguay cannot be expected to make it beyond the preliminary stages. Uruguay is definitely not a pushover and can be expected to pull off a couple of stunners but that is all. That leaves Brazil and Argentina in the reckoning. The once mighty Argentines have since faded into oblivion merely contend with trying to beat Brazil in World cup qualifiers and in the Copa America cup. They don’t have the defense or the forwards to pose any serious threat and a quarterfinal berth would be an apt reward. Finally we have the mighty Brazilians with an outstanding goalkeeper, excellent midfield and some heavenly forwards. The only Achilles they have is the defense, which was exploited time and again in the last world cup. The bright point though is that the forwards have what it takes to score twice of what they might concede. Though the likes of Cicinho, Belletti, Lucio and Carlos may not be Maldini’s you have to remember that there is only one Maldini and I believe that among the qualifiers only England and Italy have a better defense than Brazil.
From Asia the following countries have qualified, Iran, Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia and most probably Bahrain. It would be a major upset if Bahrain somehow manages to lose against Trinidad and Tobago. This is the contingent to watch out for and each country is capable of beating the best on their day. The weaker countries appear to be Japan, South Korea and Bahrain and I don’t see them make it beyond the Preliminaries or the pre-quarterfinals. Saudi Arabia has always been outstanding in qualifiers but has always managed to fizz out at the world cup and it cannot be any better this time around. The team to watch out for is however Iran with their highly talented squad many of whom ply their trade in the Bundesliga and it would not be shocking if they do manage to pull off a couple of major upsets along the way.
Among the African countries there is Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Tunisia and Angola. Togo, Tunisia and Angola are expected to simply make up the numbers and even Ivory Coast even with the likes of Toure and Drogba may not present any major challenge to any of the potential winners. The teams to watch out for are the Ghanaians and they could pull off a couple of surprises on the lines of Senegal in the last world cup.
Lastly there is the concacaf with USA, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago if miracles still happen. The Americans who were outstanding in the last world cup were basically one man, Landon Donovan and with him being a major flop at Bayer Leverkusen to expect him to shine in Germany would be asking for too much. The Mexicans are good enough for a pre-quarterfinal berth depending upon who they get paired with and that is that for them.
Bottom line is that Brazil will face off against England in the finals provided they don’t run into each other midway. The English definitely have a better defense than the samba boys but the Brazilian forwards are miles ahead of the likes of Rooney and Owen and in midfield they are more or less on par and it would be near impossible to disseminate the likes of Ronaldinho and Kaka from the likes of Lampard, Gerrard and Beckham. Though unlike Beckham, Lampard and Gerrard have not exactly marveled while playing for country the same can be said about the Brazilian midfield. So finally it would come down to the question of who needs the World cup more, and if you ask me it would be England.
But it would be nothing short of a miracle for England to beat Brazil
My Orkut Profile
About Me: I think my psychiatrist would be in a better position to answer that question. Also my lawyers have asked me to not make any statements till those allegations of DUI and GTA are dropped. Top of the mind I would say that I am a real life adaptation of the character Chandler Bing. I am also the biggest Bergkamp fan that ever lived. Bergkamp Rulz.
Relationship Status: All my life was waiting to marry a stinking rich old widow who would leave me all her fortune and die, now that hasnt happened so far. So I am married now. Why did u die Anna Nicole!!
Birthday:The 21st of January 1980. And the world has been a better place since.
Age- I am not very smart myself but i did read somewhere that if you have someone's DOB and use some really Harvard like mathematical equations you might just be able to figure out the guys age. I hav'nt tried it but you probably should.
Here For- I am sure there is a purpose which is as of now delayed by quite sometime. I am not getting any younger, God! But I have still not lost hope. After all thay are still to master time travel.
Children- I thought they were adorable in the movie “Children of the Corn”. That japanese kid from the grudge was not bad either. are they up for adoption or what!
Ethnicity- I am convinced that I am blue blooded or it is some disease. They named a country after me, its called Libya. Agreed that they are hand to mouth out there but who cares bro. I have a country named after me.Yeahhh!!!
Languages I speak- Polynesian, Armenian,Southern Armenian, South Central Armenian etc.Tunarakkiaagmeinjalega...You think its gibberish coz u dont speak armenian.Religion- Shaky at best.
Political View- Not that smart to have views. Couldnt care a rats F@#k about who lived or died in politics. My support will be with the party that permits adult content on TV after 12. I miss FTV and that russian channel that my cableguy used to quietly slip in late night.
Humor- Anything that Chandler Bing utters. Remember 15 Yemen Road, Yemen.
Sexual Orientation- Straight as the roads in the Himalayas.
Fashion- Only Gucchi's and Vercace's from China for me.
Smoking- Hot. I would not say that exactly. I know that you are intimidated but smoking hot would be going too far. Not that I am denying it but I cannot blow my own trumpet. You are pretty close but smoking hot is embarrassing. But who am I to judge you. If you think I am smoking hot lets go with that. .
Drinking- I strongly denounce drinking. This is an evil that has ruined many a families. I am going to vociferously demand a ban on liquor in the next session of the parliament. I am going to go on hunger strike till this vice is completely eliminated. Liquor has to be abolished in his country. I would not even remotely associate myself with anything related to drinking. My heart goes out to those people who have fallen prey to this evil.”One more pitcher of beer please”. “Thank you dear bartender”.
Pets- God Bless mad cow disease and bird flu. Also lets eat whatever survives. I am sorry PETA but chicken tastes so much better than Soyabeans..
Living- Yes. Though not very active. Dormant in front of the TV most of the times.
Hometown- Would have loved it to be some place in Cyprus or Greece( apparently those ppl are also lazy so I would have felt right at home), but Pune aint bad. Its not Baghdad right.
Webpage- www.pathetichumorwithnotimingsense.com
passions:
deep sea diving, crocodile hunting, king crab fishing in the arctic, underwater mining, trying to uncover the secret of the Bermuda triangle, finding the monster of loch ness, finding big-foot, helping the wile coyote catch the road runner,finding mckenna's gold,being fired from a cannon on to a concrete wall,emu farming, etc etc
sports:
Watching that wonder goal from Bergkamp the Great against Newcastle again and again and again. Watching him make a fool of Nikos Dabizas. The man is a legend. Bergkamp Rulz. There aint no better player and there will never be.
activities:
sleeping, gun running, drug peddling,poppy growing, plane hijacking,taliban beard trimming,recruiting suicide bombers in iraq, teaching george bush to add and subtract, ZZzzzzzz..........ZZzzzzz
books:
Applied Mechanics-Nirali Prakashan.
Strength of machines-Nirali Prakashan
music:
Sugam sangeet on Akashwani pune kendra
tv shows:
phrends, heppy dej, dhe bhunder ears, doogy howjer md, groundead phor lipe, therd rack phrom dhe son, tietus, bheker,yej dhear,mhy bhife hand keeds . guudnej grashious mhe. dhe rayal kanadian hair farce,mank, dhe dhruv curry sow,jusht soot mhe,dhe phresh prinj oph bhelair, mhalcom hin dhe middul, phull houj, ate simpal rulj, amrikan idhol,dhe phall gai,lhonly planut,isteel ishtanding,dhe shimpshun,iskrabs,dhat 70's isow,dhe amajing res,dhe tonite sow,talking movij,dheadleast cetch,obarholin,whoj lhin ij it anybhej, mhan bhersus bhild, dhe bhig bhang theoree and my all time fave shows, o-pra winphree sow and elan dhegeneras sow. go o-pra......go elan.
movies:
vann Gump,Amma 1-2, The pursuit of saubhagya, American kanoon se bahar, Van Wilder, Bachao Private Ryan, Boiler kamra, Dead Aadmi on Campus,American Pie ek do teen, Darawna Movie 123, The Desh bhakt, Harold and Kumar go to safed Castle,Empire of the sooraj,lagbhag Heroes, lagbhag Famous,samudri daku of the Caribbean 1-2, Apocalypto,Men of izzat, yaad rekhna the Titans,October aasman,Broken teer,Andaz our our,Dilwale dulhaniya take away,Bourne parichay, Bourne Shreshthatha,The Shawshank mochan,Goodwill shikar, Godpita,goonga and Dumber,garam Shots,Naked bandook 33 1/3rd, dakhila, the bench garam karne wale, simpson chalchitra, shrek, the pani boy, khush gilmore, billy madison, pachas pehle dates, joe gandgi, bourne aakhri baat, jerry maguire, kuch good men, bade daddy, i now ghoshna karta hoon chuck and larry, bada, kala hawk down, philadelphia, cast door, bachao silverman, woh thing you do,there's kuch about mary, jeepers creepers, udaan of the phoenix, top rahasya,chotta man etc
Relationship Status: All my life was waiting to marry a stinking rich old widow who would leave me all her fortune and die, now that hasnt happened so far. So I am married now. Why did u die Anna Nicole!!
Birthday:The 21st of January 1980. And the world has been a better place since.
Age- I am not very smart myself but i did read somewhere that if you have someone's DOB and use some really Harvard like mathematical equations you might just be able to figure out the guys age. I hav'nt tried it but you probably should.
Here For- I am sure there is a purpose which is as of now delayed by quite sometime. I am not getting any younger, God! But I have still not lost hope. After all thay are still to master time travel.
Children- I thought they were adorable in the movie “Children of the Corn”. That japanese kid from the grudge was not bad either. are they up for adoption or what!
Ethnicity- I am convinced that I am blue blooded or it is some disease. They named a country after me, its called Libya. Agreed that they are hand to mouth out there but who cares bro. I have a country named after me.Yeahhh!!!
Languages I speak- Polynesian, Armenian,Southern Armenian, South Central Armenian etc.Tunarakkiaagmeinjalega...You think its gibberish coz u dont speak armenian.Religion- Shaky at best.
Political View- Not that smart to have views. Couldnt care a rats F@#k about who lived or died in politics. My support will be with the party that permits adult content on TV after 12. I miss FTV and that russian channel that my cableguy used to quietly slip in late night.
Humor- Anything that Chandler Bing utters. Remember 15 Yemen Road, Yemen.
Sexual Orientation- Straight as the roads in the Himalayas.
Fashion- Only Gucchi's and Vercace's from China for me.
Smoking- Hot. I would not say that exactly. I know that you are intimidated but smoking hot would be going too far. Not that I am denying it but I cannot blow my own trumpet. You are pretty close but smoking hot is embarrassing. But who am I to judge you. If you think I am smoking hot lets go with that. .
Drinking- I strongly denounce drinking. This is an evil that has ruined many a families. I am going to vociferously demand a ban on liquor in the next session of the parliament. I am going to go on hunger strike till this vice is completely eliminated. Liquor has to be abolished in his country. I would not even remotely associate myself with anything related to drinking. My heart goes out to those people who have fallen prey to this evil.”One more pitcher of beer please”. “Thank you dear bartender”.
Pets- God Bless mad cow disease and bird flu. Also lets eat whatever survives. I am sorry PETA but chicken tastes so much better than Soyabeans..
Living- Yes. Though not very active. Dormant in front of the TV most of the times.
Hometown- Would have loved it to be some place in Cyprus or Greece( apparently those ppl are also lazy so I would have felt right at home), but Pune aint bad. Its not Baghdad right.
Webpage- www.pathetichumorwithnotimingsense.com
passions:
deep sea diving, crocodile hunting, king crab fishing in the arctic, underwater mining, trying to uncover the secret of the Bermuda triangle, finding the monster of loch ness, finding big-foot, helping the wile coyote catch the road runner,finding mckenna's gold,being fired from a cannon on to a concrete wall,emu farming, etc etc
sports:
Watching that wonder goal from Bergkamp the Great against Newcastle again and again and again. Watching him make a fool of Nikos Dabizas. The man is a legend. Bergkamp Rulz. There aint no better player and there will never be.
activities:
sleeping, gun running, drug peddling,poppy growing, plane hijacking,taliban beard trimming,recruiting suicide bombers in iraq, teaching george bush to add and subtract, ZZzzzzzz..........ZZzzzzz
books:
Applied Mechanics-Nirali Prakashan.
Strength of machines-Nirali Prakashan
music:
Sugam sangeet on Akashwani pune kendra
tv shows:
phrends, heppy dej, dhe bhunder ears, doogy howjer md, groundead phor lipe, therd rack phrom dhe son, tietus, bheker,yej dhear,mhy bhife hand keeds . guudnej grashious mhe. dhe rayal kanadian hair farce,mank, dhe dhruv curry sow,jusht soot mhe,dhe phresh prinj oph bhelair, mhalcom hin dhe middul, phull houj, ate simpal rulj, amrikan idhol,dhe phall gai,lhonly planut,isteel ishtanding,dhe shimpshun,iskrabs,dhat 70's isow,dhe amajing res,dhe tonite sow,talking movij,dheadleast cetch,obarholin,whoj lhin ij it anybhej, mhan bhersus bhild, dhe bhig bhang theoree and my all time fave shows, o-pra winphree sow and elan dhegeneras sow. go o-pra......go elan.
movies:
vann Gump,Amma 1-2, The pursuit of saubhagya, American kanoon se bahar, Van Wilder, Bachao Private Ryan, Boiler kamra, Dead Aadmi on Campus,American Pie ek do teen, Darawna Movie 123, The Desh bhakt, Harold and Kumar go to safed Castle,Empire of the sooraj,lagbhag Heroes, lagbhag Famous,samudri daku of the Caribbean 1-2, Apocalypto,Men of izzat, yaad rekhna the Titans,October aasman,Broken teer,Andaz our our,Dilwale dulhaniya take away,Bourne parichay, Bourne Shreshthatha,The Shawshank mochan,Goodwill shikar, Godpita,goonga and Dumber,garam Shots,Naked bandook 33 1/3rd, dakhila, the bench garam karne wale, simpson chalchitra, shrek, the pani boy, khush gilmore, billy madison, pachas pehle dates, joe gandgi, bourne aakhri baat, jerry maguire, kuch good men, bade daddy, i now ghoshna karta hoon chuck and larry, bada, kala hawk down, philadelphia, cast door, bachao silverman, woh thing you do,there's kuch about mary, jeepers creepers, udaan of the phoenix, top rahasya,chotta man etc
Hollywood
Hollywood & Numbers
· Air-force one.
· The Lord of the rings-The two towers.
· Three to tango.
· The four musketeers.
· The fifth element.
· The sixth sense.· Seven.
· 8- Mile.
· The whole nine yards.
· The Ten Commandments.
· Oceans-11.
· Twelve monkeys.
· 13 ghosts.
· Fourteen hours.
· 15 minutes.
· Sweet sixteen.
· Edge of seventeen.
· Eighteen springs.
· Was nineteen.
· 20 dollars.
· Twenty one.
Hollywood & Countries
. French kiss.
· The Spanish connection.
· My big fat Greek wedding.
· American pie.
· The Russia house.
· The Mexican.
· Big trouble in little China.
· The Japanese tourist.
· Johnny English.
· The Italian job.
· Lawrence of Arabia.
· The Indian in the cupboard.
· The prince of Egypt.
· The night the lights went out in Georgia.
· Cold Turkey.
· Escape from Afghanistan.
· Bolivia.
· The bouncing Czech.
· The Malta story.
· Out of Ireland-the story of emigration to America.
· Here is Germany.
· The boys from Brazil.
· I’ll take Sweden.
· The tailor of Panama.
· Far from Poland.
· Song of Norway.
· East of Sudan.
· Inside the Vatican.
· Marooned in Iraq.
· Wedding in Monaco.
· Road to Morocco.
· The funnier side of eastern Canada.
· Escape from Iran.
· Hotel Rwanda.
· The wizard of Oz.
· South Africa belongs to us.
· A night in Tunisia.
· Crossing Jordan.
· Korea-the forgotten war.
Hollywood & Colors
· Meet Joe Black.
· Red Sonja.
· Violet.
· Crimson tide.
· Deep blue sea.
· Orange County.
· Grey owl.
· The green mile.
· Single white female.
· Pink panther.
· Scarlet fever.
· Magenta.
· The yellow river.
· Purple rain.
· Color me lavender.
· Chasing indigo.
· Aquamarine.
· Ivory tower.
· Golden nightingale.
· Silver city
· Lilac time.
· Brown sugar.
· McHale’s navy.
Hollywood & Mathematics
. Murder by numbers.
· Beneath the Bermuda triangle.
· The pentagon wars.
· The octagon.
· Roots of evil.
· The edge
· The legend of sleepy hollow.
· Circle of friends.
· The thin red line.
· Coneheads.
· Face-off.
· West side story.
· A view from the Top.
· The base.
· Wuthering heights.
· Gleaming the cube.
· Washington square.
· 99 degrees of separation.
Hollywood & The seasons
. Autumn in New York.
· The spring break lawyer.
· The white water summer.
. Rainman
Hollywood & The Elements
. Waterworld.
· Battlefield earth.
· Firestorm
· Airheads.
· Vanilla sky.
Hollywood & Relations
. Father of the bride.
· Big momma’s house.
· Children of the corn.
· Step mom.
· O’ brother, where art thou.
· Sister act.
· The general’s daughter.
· The good son.
· My cousin vinny.
· Uncle Sam.
· Auntie lee’s meat pies
· The nephew.
· Killing grandpa.
· Grandma’s house.
Hollywood & Time
. Gone in 60 seconds.
· 15 minutes.
· The hours.
· Days of thunder.
· Two weeks notice.
· Nine months.
· Seven years in Tibet.
· A decade under the influence.
· Children of the century.
· Bicentennial man.
Hollywood & Metals/Elements
. Steel magnolias.
· The man in the iron mask.
· McKenna’s gold.
· Brass target.
· Men of bronze.
· Double platinum.
· Hot lead and cold feet.
· Rancid aluminum.
· Titanium rain.
· Copper canyon.
· On the nickel.
· Silver wolf
· Air-force one.
· The Lord of the rings-The two towers.
· Three to tango.
· The four musketeers.
· The fifth element.
· The sixth sense.· Seven.
· 8- Mile.
· The whole nine yards.
· The Ten Commandments.
· Oceans-11.
· Twelve monkeys.
· 13 ghosts.
· Fourteen hours.
· 15 minutes.
· Sweet sixteen.
· Edge of seventeen.
· Eighteen springs.
· Was nineteen.
· 20 dollars.
· Twenty one.
Hollywood & Countries
. French kiss.
· The Spanish connection.
· My big fat Greek wedding.
· American pie.
· The Russia house.
· The Mexican.
· Big trouble in little China.
· The Japanese tourist.
· Johnny English.
· The Italian job.
· Lawrence of Arabia.
· The Indian in the cupboard.
· The prince of Egypt.
· The night the lights went out in Georgia.
· Cold Turkey.
· Escape from Afghanistan.
· Bolivia.
· The bouncing Czech.
· The Malta story.
· Out of Ireland-the story of emigration to America.
· Here is Germany.
· The boys from Brazil.
· I’ll take Sweden.
· The tailor of Panama.
· Far from Poland.
· Song of Norway.
· East of Sudan.
· Inside the Vatican.
· Marooned in Iraq.
· Wedding in Monaco.
· Road to Morocco.
· The funnier side of eastern Canada.
· Escape from Iran.
· Hotel Rwanda.
· The wizard of Oz.
· South Africa belongs to us.
· A night in Tunisia.
· Crossing Jordan.
· Korea-the forgotten war.
Hollywood & Colors
· Meet Joe Black.
· Red Sonja.
· Violet.
· Crimson tide.
· Deep blue sea.
· Orange County.
· Grey owl.
· The green mile.
· Single white female.
· Pink panther.
· Scarlet fever.
· Magenta.
· The yellow river.
· Purple rain.
· Color me lavender.
· Chasing indigo.
· Aquamarine.
· Ivory tower.
· Golden nightingale.
· Silver city
· Lilac time.
· Brown sugar.
· McHale’s navy.
Hollywood & Mathematics
. Murder by numbers.
· Beneath the Bermuda triangle.
· The pentagon wars.
· The octagon.
· Roots of evil.
· The edge
· The legend of sleepy hollow.
· Circle of friends.
· The thin red line.
· Coneheads.
· Face-off.
· West side story.
· A view from the Top.
· The base.
· Wuthering heights.
· Gleaming the cube.
· Washington square.
· 99 degrees of separation.
Hollywood & The seasons
. Autumn in New York.
· The spring break lawyer.
· The white water summer.
. Rainman
Hollywood & The Elements
. Waterworld.
· Battlefield earth.
· Firestorm
· Airheads.
· Vanilla sky.
Hollywood & Relations
. Father of the bride.
· Big momma’s house.
· Children of the corn.
· Step mom.
· O’ brother, where art thou.
· Sister act.
· The general’s daughter.
· The good son.
· My cousin vinny.
· Uncle Sam.
· Auntie lee’s meat pies
· The nephew.
· Killing grandpa.
· Grandma’s house.
Hollywood & Time
. Gone in 60 seconds.
· 15 minutes.
· The hours.
· Days of thunder.
· Two weeks notice.
· Nine months.
· Seven years in Tibet.
· A decade under the influence.
· Children of the century.
· Bicentennial man.
Hollywood & Metals/Elements
. Steel magnolias.
· The man in the iron mask.
· McKenna’s gold.
· Brass target.
· Men of bronze.
· Double platinum.
· Hot lead and cold feet.
· Rancid aluminum.
· Titanium rain.
· Copper canyon.
· On the nickel.
· Silver wolf
Brand Names- their origin and what they mean
If you were wondering where the famous brands of today got their names!
2. Hyundai- Modernity (Korean)
3. LG- Lucky Goldstar or Lucky Guemsoung.
4. Samsung- Tri-Star or Three Stars (Korean)
5. Daewoo- Great Universe (Korean)
6. Skoda- Damage (Czech)
7. Haeir- The original company was called Qingdao Liebherr, a JV between Qingdao of China and Liebherr of Germany. Haier is basically a short form of Liebherr just to adapt the name to the western market.
8. TCL- Today’s China Lions.
9. Siemens- The founders name was Werner Von Siemens
10. Ericsson- The founders name was Lars Magnus Ericsson
11. Sony- The name Sony is adapted from Sonus (Latin for Sonic), Sunny (English) and Sonny boys (A famous band in Japan at that time)
12. Canon-The founders name was Kwanon.
13. Casio- The founders name was Kashio Tadao.
14. Xerox- The process of copying is actually Electro photography also referred to as Xerography. Hence the company took the name Xerox
15. Fujitsu- The original company was called (Fuji) (Tsu)shinki Seizo, later named Fujitsu
16. JVC- Japan Victor Corporation
17. Kenwood- The original company was called Kasuga Radio Company. Later they transferred their headquarters to Kenwood, USA and hence the name Kenwood.
18. Matsushita- The founders name was Konosuke Matsushita.
19. Mitsubishi- mitsu( three) + bishi ( water chestnut)
20. Nikon- (Ni)ppon + i(kon)
21. Olympus- named after mount olympus
22. Panasonic- international brand of matsushita. Pan (all) + sonic (sound)
23. Ricoh- the original co was called Riken kankoshi Co.
24. Sanyo- Three oceans in Japanese. Coz the guy wanted his products to be sold across the 3 great oceans, Indian, Atlantic and the pacific.
25. Toshiba- the original co was called (To)kyo (Shiba)ura Denki
26. Honda- the guys name was Soichiro Honda
27. Suzuki- the guys name was Michio Suzuki
28. Kawasaki- the guys name was Shozo Kawasaki
29. Brigestone- the guys name was Shojiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi roughly translates to stone bridge in japanese . Hence the name Bridgestone.
30. BNP- banque nationale de paris
31. Kia- ki(arise)+ a (asia).
32. Volvo- translates to "i roll" in Latin
33. Aiwa- yes(arabic)
34. Bata- the guys name was Thomas Bata
35. Mazda- named after ahura mazda( transcend god of Zoroastrianism)
36. Lenovo- le(legend) + novo ( new in latin)
37. Sagem- (S)ociete d' (A)pplication (G)enerales de l' (E)lectricite et de la (M)ecanique ( co for general application of electricity and mechanics)
38. Subaru- Japanese for the starcluster PLEIADES or the 6 stars visible to the naked eye.
39. Daihatsu- hatsu( 1st Japanese word of the term engine manufacturer) + dai ( 1st Japanese word of the term osaka)
40. Nissan- the name of the original co was Nippon sangyo
41. Renault- the name of the guys were Louis, Marcel and fernand Renault
42. Peugeot- the guys name was Armand peugeot
43. Adecco- a co called ecco was merged with adia interim to form adecco.
44. Alcatel- societe (AL)sacienne de (C)onstructions (A)tomique de (T)elecommunications et d (EL)ectronique.
45. Toyota- the guys name was kichiro toyoda
46. Alfa romeo- Alfa stands for (A)nonima (L)ombarda (F)abbrica (A)utomobili which translates to Lombard automobile factory
47. Chevrolet- the guys name was Louis Chevrolet
48. Citroen- the guys name was André Citroen
49. Isuzu- named after the Isuzu river
50. Opel- the guys name was Adam opel
51. Proton- Malaysian co. (per)usahaan (oto)mobil (n)asional
52. Porsche- the guys name was Ferdinand Porsche
53. Unilever- lever brothers (soap manufacturers) merged with margarine unie for EOS in buying palm oil which was a common ingredient in both soap and margarine.
54. Duracell- durable cell
55. Bosch- the guys name was Robert bosch
56. Blaupunkt- blue dot in German
57. Grundig- the guys name was max grundig
58. Braun- the guys name was max Braun
59. Haribo- the guys name was (ha)ns (ri)egel (bo)nn
60. Henkel- the guys name was fritz henkel
61. Knorr- the guys name was carl heinrich knorr
62. Osram- (os)mium+ wolfarm
63. Piaggio- the guys name was rinaldi piaggio
64. Ducati- the guys were the ducati brothers, Adriano, Marcello and Bruno.
65. Pirelli- the guys name was Giovanni Battista Pirelli
66. Goodyear- the guys name was Charles Goodyear
67. Adidas- the guys name was (adi) (das)sler
68. Puma- rival co started by adi dasslers brother Rudolf dassler
69. Nokia- the original co, a saw mill was located on the banks of the river nokianvirta.
70. Motorola- motor+ ola( suffix common in those days). The co was initially into motor electronics and hence the name.
71. Boeing- the guys name was William Boeing
72. Cathay pacific- Cathay is ancient name for china and the owner wanted his flights to one day fly across the pacific and hence the name.
73. Sharp- the original co was into the manufacture of the Eveready sharp mechanical pencil. Later they took the name sharp to adapt to the western market.
74. Nike- named after the Greek goddess of victory, Nike.
75. Philips- the guys name was Gerard Philips
76. Thomson-the guys name was elihu Thomson.
77. Harpic- the guys name was (har)ry (pic)kup.
78. BenQ- abbreviation for (B)ringing (EN)joyment and (Q)uality to life
79. Nestle- the guys name was Henry nestle
80. Colgate- the guys name was William Colgate
81. Heinz- the guys name was Henry john Heinz
82. Cadbury- the guys name was John Cadbury
83. Schweppes- the guys name was Johann Jacob Schweppes
84. Red Bull- original Thai company called krating daeng which translated to English is red bull
85. Maggi- the guys name was Julius maggi
86. Vodafone- (vo)ice (da)ta (fone)
87. Pfizer- the guys name was Charles Pfizer
88. Bayer- the guys name was friedrich Bayer
89. Pepsi- or Pepsi cola. Name source disputed. Apparently the founder brought a co named pep kola and renamed it Pepsi cola. Pepsi cola is an anagram for Episcopal the founders church. Since Pepsi coal was originally intended for stomach ailments or dyspepsia, pepsin root used for stomach ailments.
90. Coca cola- original ingredient was coca leaves
91. DHL- founded by (D)allsey, (H)illblom and (L)ynn.
92. Moser baer- started by deepak puri in delhi in 1983
93. Pepe jeans- started by nitin shah, arun shah and Milan shah in west London in 1973. Has Fernando Torres, Kate moss, cristiano ronaldo, Siena miller amongst ambassadors.
94. Bugatti- the guys name was ettore bugatti
95. Buick- the guys name was David Dunbar Buick
96. Revlon- started by Charles revson and his brother Joseph revson. Later Charles lachman joined in and added the L.
97. Ikea- abbreviation for the founder (I)ngvar (K)amprerd and his village (E)lmyatrd (A)gunnaryd.
98. Amway- (am)erican way
99. Reebok- Dutch spelling of rhebok the African antelope.
100. Tissot- the guys name was Charles felicien tissot
101. Maersk- the guys name was peter maersk moller
102. Eastman Kodak- the guys name was George Eastman
103. Mclaren- the guys name was Bruce mclaren
104. Morgan Stanley- started by Henry Morgan and Harold Stanley
105. Sears roebuck- started by Richard sears and alvah roebuck.
106. Larsen and toubro- founded in Mumbai in 1938 by Danes Henning holck Larsen and soren kristian toubro
107. Audi- started by august horch. Horch in German means hark which when translated to Latin is Audi.
108. Bentley- the guys name was Walter Owen Bentley
109. SEAT- (s)ociedad (e)spanola de (a)utomoviles de (t)urismo( spanish corporation of touring cars)
110. Lamborghini- the guys name was ferruccio Lamborghini
111. Ferrari- the guys name was enzo Ferrari
112. Chrysler- the guys name was Walter Chrysler
113. Dodge- the guys names were john Francis dodge and Horace Elgin dodge
114. Pontiac- named after the Indian chief Pontiac who unsuccessfully led an uprising against the British
115. Cadillac- named after Antoine laumet de la mothe sieur de Cadillac, the founder of Detroit Michigan where Cadillac is based.
116. Hummer- High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle or HMMWV or humvee also called hummer
117. Vauxhall- based out of Vauxhall, London.
118. Aramex- (ar)ab (am)erican (ex)press.
119. FedEx- (fed)eral (ex)press.
120. SAAB- svenska aeropaln aktie( swedish aeroplane company)
121. Shell- the founders Marcus Samuel and Samuel Samuel used to export shells to the uk.
122. Castrol- named after castor oil used as an ingredient initially
123. Natwest- merger of (nat)ional provincial bank and (west)minister bank.
124. ABN Amro- (a)lgemene (b)ank (n)ederland(abn) + (am)sterdamsche (ro)tterdamsche bank (amro)
125. Citigroup- (citi)corp + travelers (group).
126. Dupont- the guys name was eleuthere irenee du Pont.
127. Pennzoil- south Penn oil + Zapata petroleum merged to form Pennzoil.
128. Esso- Pronounced S-O derived from its previous name standard oils company.
129. Havoline- havermeyer oil co.
130. Michelin- the guys name was André Michelin.
131. Benetton- started by the Benetton family.
132. MRF- madras rubber factory.
133. BPL- British physical laboratories.
134. Cipla- (C)hemical,(i)ndustrial and (p)harmaceutical (la)boratories.
135. Syntel- started in Michigan by indians bharat desai and neerja sethi. Name derived from the term "systems international".
136. Reuters- the guys name was Paul Julius Reuter.
137. P&G- the guys names were William proctor + James gamble.
138. Vicks- founded by Lunsford Richardson and named Vicks after his brother in law Joshua Vick.
139. Standard Chartered- standard bank of south Africa+ chartered bank of India, china and Australia merged in 1969.
140. ANZ bank- (a)ustralia (n)ew (z)ealand bank.
141. Rothman- the guys name was Louis Rothman.
142. Marlboro- named after great Marlborough Street the place where the original factory was located.
143. Zippo- started by George blaisdell and named after the zipper.
144. Fanta- derived from the term fantasy.
145. Horlicks- the guys name was William horlick and James horlick
146. Glaxosmithklinebeechem- burroughs wellcome and company + glaxo laboratories+ beechem + SmithKline and French.
147. Pricewaterhousecoopers- pricewater house + coopers and Lybrand.
148. Ernst and Young- alwin & Theodore Ernst + Arthur young who founded young and co.
149. KPMG- Piet (K)lynveld + William (P)eat + James (M)arwick + Reinhard (G)oerdeter.
150. Intel-Integrated Electronics.
151. Maytag- the guys name was Frederick Louis Maytag
152. Lego-adapted from the term "leg godt" which is Danish for play well.
153. Rolls royce- Henry royce+C.S rolls
154. Dunlop- the guys name was john Boyd Dunlop
155. Frito-lays- Fritos co + H. W lay & co.
156. Electrolux- Founded in electromekaniska the company later merged with Lux A.B to form electrolux.
157. Kelvinator- named after William Thomson, the 1st baron of kelvin who developed the Kelvin scale.
158. O2 plc- initially called Cellnet later called mmo2 and now known as o2.Named after unbound oxygen.
159. P& O Nedlloyd- Peninsular & Oriental steam navigation co + Nedlloyd container ltd.
160. A.C Nielsen- the guys name was Arthur C Nielsen.
161. Heineken- the guys name was Gerard adriaan Heineken.
162. Carlsberg- started by J. C Jacobsen and named after his son Carl Jacobsen.
163. Fosters- the guys names were William and Ralph foster
164. Johnson & Johnson- Robert Wood Johnson and his brother James wood Johnson started this co along with Edward mead Johnson.
165. Morphy Richards- donal morphy+ Charles Richards
166. Arcelor- aceralia( spain) + usinor ( france) + arbed ( luxembourg) to form arcelor
167. Posco- (po)hang iron nd (s)teel (co)
168. TDK- tokyo kagaku kogyo kabushiko gaisha
169. Vespa- the director of the company on seeing the 1st bike said " sembra una vespa- it looks like a wasp" and hence the name.
170. Parker- the guys name was George parker
171. Pentax- pentakkusu kabushiki gaisha( pentakkusu optical co)
172. Sun- Stanford university networks
173. Compaq- (compa)tibility and (q)uality
174. AMD- advanced micro devices
175. ASUS- named after Pegasus the Greek mythological winged horse
176. Dell- the guys name was Michael dell
177. Hewlett Packard- bill Hewlett + Dave Packard
178. Levis- the guys name was Levi Strauss
179. BWM- bayrische motorenwerks( Bayern motor works)
180. Corus- koninklijke hoogovens N.V + British steel plc merged to form Corus.
181. QANTAS- Queensland and northern territory aerial service
182. Seiko- Japanese for exquisite
183. Mckinsey- the guys name was James o mckinsey.
184. Dominos- tom monagham and his brother James brought Dominick pizza and named it dominos.
185. Samsonite- named after the biblical character Samson.
186. Mattel- Harold (mat)son+ (el)liot handler
187. Hasbro- Henry and helal hassenfeld started a company called (has)senfeld (bro)thers later named Hasbro. Funskool in India is a jv between mrf and hasbro
188. Otis- the guys name was elisha Otis
189. Forbes- the guys name was Bertie Charles Forbes
190. Lipton- the guys name was Thomas Lipton
191. Hapag- (h)amburg (a)merikanische (p)acketfahrt (a)ktien (g)esellschaft company.
192. FIAT- fabbrica italiana automobili torino( Italian car factory of Turin)
193. Daimler- the guys name was gottleib Daimler
194. Benz- the guys name was Karl Benz
195. Bose Corporation; The guys name was Amar Bose.
196. Altec: (Al)l (Tec)hnical Services Company
197. JBL: James Bullough Lansing
198. ACC: Associated Cement Company
199. Sennheiser: The guys name was Fritz Sennheiser.
200. Maybach: The guys name was Wilhelm Maybach.
201. MAN AG: (M)aschinenfabrik (A)ugsburg-(N)ürnberg
202. Carrefour: Cross roads in french.
203. ING: Internationale Nederlanden Groep( International group of Netherland)
204. ENI : Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi
205. Aviva: Spring or revival (Hebrew)
206. Parmalat: Started at Parma in Italy.
207. Tesco: The name came about after Jack Cohen bought a large shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell. He made new labels by using the first three letters of the supplier's name (TES) and the first two letters of his surname (CO) forming the word "TESCO".
208. Cargill : started by the Cargill-Mcmillan family.
209. KBC: Kredietbank, ABB-insurance and CERA Bank - merged to form the 'KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company'
210. Mars: the guys name was Frank Clarence Mars
211. Nivea: NIVEA derived from the Latin word niveus/nivea/niveum meaning snow-white.
212. ABB: Asea Brown Boveri.
213. Pears Soap- The founders name was Andrew Pears.
214. TVS- The guys name was T V Sundaram Iyengar.
215. Tetra Pak- The initial cartons were tetrahedron shaped.
216. Lotte- derived from the Eenglish name Charlotte.
217. Sauber- the guys name was peter sauber.
218. Petronas- (Petro)liam (Nas)ional Berhad
219. Williams- the guys name was Sir Frank williams.
220. Diageo- dia( latin for day) + geo( greek for world)
221. WPP- Wire and plastic products. The world’s largerst communication service group that owns companies like JWT, O&M, Bates, Grey etc.
222. Hungry Jacks- The guys name was Jack Cowin.
223. Wendy’s- Started by Dave Thomas in 1969. His 2nd daughter was named Melinda and nicknamed Winda. Wendy is derived from Winda.
224. Kit Kat- Derived from the Kit Cat club.
225. Ferrero- the guys name was pietro ferrero
226. Pillsbury- the guys were charles alfred pillsbury and his uncle john sargent pillsbury.
227. Perrier- the guys name was louis perrier.
228. Milo- named after the famous greek athlete Milo of Crotona.
229. Old Navy- Named after a place called old navy in paris, france.
230. Kraft- the guys name was james kraft.
231. Wyeth- the guys were john and frank wyeth.
232. Danone- started by Isaac Carasso in 1919 in spain. Named after his son daniel. Danone is a catalan version of daniel.
233. Sara Lee- founded by Charles lubin and named Kitchens of Sara Lee after his daughter Sara Lee Lubin. In 1956 consolidated foods acquired the company. The brand itchens of Sara Lee became so famous that Consolidated foods changed its name to Sara Lee.
234. Gatorade- Invented by Dr. Robert Cade of the University of florida for the University football team. The name is derived from the name of the team, Florida Gators.
235. Strepsils- name derived from the bacteria streptococcus bacterius that causes sore throats.
236. Wrigleys- the guys name was William Wrigley Jr.
237. Benson & Hedges- the guys were Richard Benson & William Hedges.
238. Maytag- the guys name was Frederick Louis Maytag.
239. Barings bank- the guys name was Sir francis baring.
240. Chase- Started by John & Samuel Thompson and named after the then chief Justice of America Mr. Salmon Chase.
241. Black & Decker- Duncan Black + Alonzo Decker.
242. Morphy Richards- Donal Morphy + charles richards.
243. Balmer & lawrie- Established in Calcutta in 1867 by scots George Stephen Balmer and Alexander Lawrie.
244. Oakley- named after the founders dog who was called Oakley.
245. DLF-delhi land and finance.
246. bisleri- Originally an Italian company created by Signor Felice Bisleri.
247. AstraZeneca- Astra AB (Sweden)+ Zeneca Group PLC (Britain)
248. Monginis- Originally an bakery started by the Italian Monginis family in mumbai.
249. cipla- chemical,industrial and pharmaceuticals laboratory.
250. Carlsberg- started by JC jacobsen in 1847 and named fater his son Carl jacobsen.
251. Wipro-the original company was called (w)estern (i)ndia vegetable (pro)ducts limited.
252. Perfetti Van melle- Perfetti (Italy) + Van melle (Holland)
253. Spyker- the guys were Jacobus & Hendrik Jan Spijker. The later replaced the ij with y for the american market.
254. Novartis- Ciba Geigy + Sandoz laboratories.
255. Ciba geigy- the guys name was johann rudolf geigy gemaseus.
256. araldite- derived from the alphabets A-R-L( Adhesive Research Laboratories)
257. Kuoni- the guys name was alfred kuoni.
258. Cilag- (C)hemische (I)ndustrie (L)abor (AG) ( chemical industry labor AG)
259. Bausch & Lomb- john jacob bausch + henry lomb.
260. Verizon-(ver)itas+hor(izon)
261. Qwest-Caters mainly to Western US.
262. Havas- the guys name was Charles louis havas
263. Firestone- the guys name was harvey firestone. The company was later sold to bridgestone.
264. Merck- owned by the merck family of Germany.
265. Kyocera- original company was (kyo)to (cera)mic company ltd
266. Oldsmobile- the guys name was Ransom E Olds.
267. Cord cars- the guys name was Errett Lobban Cord
268. Maxell- (Max)imum capacity dry c(ell).
269. Krupp- started by Friedrick krupp.
270. Umbro- Derived from the H(um)phrey (Bro)thers.
271. Saturn cars- named after the saturn rocket that took american astronauts into space.
272. Northern Rock- Merger of Northern counties Permanent building+ Rock building society.
273. JJB Sports- the original store was established by JJ Broughton.
274. Lotto- founded by the Caberlotto family of italy in 1973.
275. FCUK- Stands for (F)rench (C)onnection (U)nited (K)ingdom.
276. Aston Martin- Named after one of the founders Lionel (Martin) and the (Aston) Clinton hill climb event.
277. Copco- (Co)mpagnie (P)neumatique (Co)mmerciali
278. Alfa Laval- Alfa derived from alpha discs and laval was the name of the founder Gustaf De Laval.
279. Sandvik- Founded by Goran Fredrik Goransson in (Sandvik)en , Sweden.
280. Eno- the guys name was James Crossley Eno.
281. Persil(detergent)- Parsley in french..
282. Gillette- the guys name was King E Gillette.
283. Datsun(car)- Derived from the names of the founders, Kenjiro (D)en, Rokuro (A)oyama, and Meitaro (T)okeuchi. Initially called Datson or Son of DAT but later changed to Datsun as Son in japanese stood for “loss.”
284. Maserati(car)- Started by the Maserati brothers, Alfieri, Bindo,Carlo,Ettore,Ernesto and Mario.
285. Trabant cars(East germany)- trabant is fellow traveller in german.
286. Austin(car)-the guys name was herbert austin
287. Lincoln(car)- founded by Henry M leland and named after abraham Lincoln.
288. Horch (cars)- the guys name was August horch. He was a design engineer who worked for karl benz.
289. Holden (cars)- the guys name was james alexander holden.
290. Leyland- named fater the place leyland in north west london where the original factory was located.
291. SIMCA(car)- Societe industrielle de mecanique et de carrosserie automobile.
292. Lancia(car) – the guys name was vincenzo lancia.
293. Willys jeeps- the guys name was john north willys.
294. Saatchi & Saatchi( advertising)- the guys were the brothers Sir Maurice Saatchi and Charles Saatchi.
295. NEC- Nippon electric company
296. Iveco( trucks)- Industrial Vehicles Corporation.
297. Studebaker( car)- the guys name was Henry Studebaker.
298. SPA trucks- Studabaker Pierce & arrow.
299. Fila- Fila Brothers in 1911 founded the company.
300. Diadora( Footwear & sports equipments)- stands for “ by means of gifts” in Greek.
301. VF corp- apparel major that owns brands like lee, Wrangler etc. VF is short for Vanity Fair.
302. Jansports(Apparel)- Founded by Jan Lewis, Skip Yowell and Murray Pletz. The company is named after Jan lewis.
303. Lee- the guys name was henry david lee.
304. K-mart- K stands for Kresge. The founder was Sebastian Spering Kresge.
305. Yonex( sports equipments)- - the guys name was Minoru Yoneyama.
306. Converse( sports equipments and apparel)- - the guys name was Marquis M Converse.
307. Slazenger( sports equipments)- - the company was founded by the brothers albert and ralph slazenger.
308. Speedo( sports equipments)- - founded by Alexander Macrae in 1914. Captain Jim Parsons won a slogan contest with “ Speed on in your speedos” and hence the name.
309. Spalding( sports equipments)- the guys name was AG Spalding.
310. GAP-Founded by Donald Fisher in 1969 to fill in the GAP for luxury goods and customer service and hence the name GAP.
311. H&M( retail chain)- Hennes & Mauritz.
312. Lacoste- the guys name was Rene Lacoste.
313. Jordache( apparels)- The company was founded by brothers Joe & Ralph and Avi Nakash who was the investor.
314. Gant( apparel)- the guys name was bernard gant.
315. DKNY- Donna Karan New York.
316. Fossil( watch)- Started by brothers Tom Kartsotis and Kosta Kartsotis. Fossil was the nickname of their grandfather.
317. Mexx( watch & apparel)- Fashion designer Ratan Chadda started two barnds Moustache for men and Emanuele for Women. Later the two companies were merged to form MEXX. XX stands for Two kiss.
318. Macy’s( retail chain)- the guys name was Rowland Hussey macy.
319. Van Heusen- the guys name was John M Van heusen.
320. Burberry( retail chain)- the guys name was Thomas burberry.
321. UPS- united parcel service.
322. NYK( shipping company)- Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
323. UBS- union bank of switzerland.
324. 3M- minnesota mining and manufacturing company.
325. Credit suisse- initially called swiss credit institution. Later merged with people’s bank of switzerland and was renamed Credit suisse.
326. Pringles- named after pringle’s avenue in finneytown, ohio.
327. Oil of olay( cosmetics)- derived from the term Lanolin which was a principal ingredient.
328. Countach( model of lamborghini - translates to wolf whistle in italian.
329. Scuderia toro rosso( F1 team)- Red bull stables in italian.
330. Diablo( model of lamborghini - devil in spanish.
331. Gallardo( model of lamborghini)- famous breed of fighting bulls in spain.
332. Minardi- F1 team started by giancarlo minardi in 1979.
333. BAR- british american racing.
334. Lux( soap)- derived from the term luxury.
335. Murcielago ( lamborghini model)- Bat in spanish.
336. Super Aguri- F1 team started by Aguri suzuki in 2001.
337. Fisher( toys)- the guys name was Avery Fisher.
338. Emerson( electrics)- Started by Charles & Alexander Meston in 1890. The principal investor was John wesley Emerson.
339. Cosworth( sports equipments)- mike costin + keith duckworth.
340. Caterham( racing cars)- based out of Caterham , Surrey. Started by Graham Mearn in 1973.
341. Acer- original company was called multitech which was brought over by Tom Acer and renamed Acer.
342. Seagram- the guys name was joseph seagram.
343. Dell- the guys name is michael dell.
344. Aramco- arab american oil company.
345. El paso corp- named after the place el paso in texas.
346. Deere & Co- the guys name was john deere.
347. Dow- the guys name was herbert henry dow.
348. Goodyear- started by frank Seiberling in 1898. named after charles godyear who invented vulcanised rubber.
349. Ingersoll – the guys name was james ingersoll.
350. Ingersoll-Rand-ingersoll Sargeant drill company+ rand drill company.
351. Lehman brothers- Henry lehman started the company as H Lehman. Later he was joined by his brothers Emanuel & Meyer and renamed Lehman brothers.
352. Amtrak- American+track.
353. Boeing- the guys name was William Edward Boeing.
354. Lockheed martin- Loughead aircraft manufacturing co + martin marietta.
355. Lockheed- started by alan and malcolm loughead. Lockheed is the phonetic pronunciation of Loughead.
356. Dow Jones- the guys name was charles dow.
357. Mcdonald- Dick and Mac Mcdonald.
358. Learjet( airplane)- the guys name was william Powell lear jr.
359. Walmart- the guys name was Sam walton.
360. Bell aircrafts- the guys name was lawrence bell.
361. Embraer( airplane)- Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.
362. Cessna- the huys name was clyde cessna.
363. Bofors- named after a hammer mill Boofors that was set up in Sweden in 1646.
364. Petrobras- petroleo brasileiro.
365. Hardee’s- the guys name was Wilbur Hardee.
366. Baskin robbins- Burt Baskins+ Irv Robbins.
367. White Castle( burger chain)- The typical white castle restaurant features a white exterior with a crenelated tower at one corner to resemble a medieval castle.
368. Cartier(watch)- the guys name was jacques Theodule Cartier.
369. Antonov- the chief designer was Oleg Antonov.
370. Remington( typewriters)- the guys name was Eliphalit Remington.
371. BAE- the co that manufactures airbus. Was formed as a result of the merger of British aerospace and Marconi electronics systems.
372. Cadbury- the guys name was john cadbury.
373. Starbucks- named after the firstmate Starbucks in the novel Moby Dick.
374. Holland &Holland( guns)- started by Harris Holland and later his nephew Henry holland joined in to rename the Co Holland & Holland.
375. Tiffanys( retail chain)- Charles Lewis Tiffany + John B young.
376. Subway- Fred Deluca and Peter Buck started a co Pete’s submarines which sounds like pizza marines. So the name was changed to Pete’s subway and later Subway.
377. Smith & Wesson(guns)- Horace Smith + Daniel Weston.
378. Stroh’s( beer)- the guys name was Sebastian stroh.
379. Harrods- the guys name was Charles Henry Harrod.
380. Longines(watch)- named after a place called Les Longines in france.
381. Baume et Mercier- The company was started by the Baume Family.
382. Carling- the guys name was Thomas Carling.
383. Deloitte,Touche,Tohmatsu( renamed Deloitte)- William Welch Deloitte+ George Touche+Nobuzo Kosmas Tohmatsu.
384. Zeiss- Carl Zeiss + Ernst Abbe+Otto Schott.
385. Harpers- Started by the Harper brothers James, John,Joseph & Fletcher Harper.
386. HarperCollins- Harpers + William Collins &Co.
387. McDonnell Douglas( airplane)- James Smith McDonnell + Donald Wills Douglas.
388. Selfridges( retail chain)- the guys name was Harry Gordon Selfridges.
389. SAB Miller- South african Breweries.
390. De Havilland Comet( airplane)- the guys name was Geoffrey De Havilland.
391. MontBlanc- named after the mountain Mont Blanc in france.
392. Parker- the guys name was George Safford Parker.
393. Pilot Pens- Started in 1918 . was originally called the Namiki Manufacturing Co.
394. Swatch- SSIH( Omega +Tissot) merged with ASUAG (Rado+Longines ) to form the Swatch group.
395. Shaeffer(pens)- the guys name was W A Shaeffer.
396. Waterman( Pens)- the guys name was Lewis Edson Waterman.
397. Tupolev- the chief designer was Alexei Tupolev.
398. Rotring- Red Ring in German. All Rotring pens have a red ring near the tip.
399. Bunge - the guys name was Johann Peter Gotlieb Bunge. Bunge owns dalda in India.
400. Faber Castell- the guys name was Kaspar Faber.
401. Amdocs- Was spun off from the Aurec Group set up by Morris Kahn.
402. Bang & Olufsen( music systems)- Peter Bang + Svend Olufsen.
403. Barnes & Nobles- The company was started by Charles Barnes. Later his son William Barnes started the first B&N book store along with Clifford Noble.
404. Walls- the guys name was Thomas Walls.
405. DTC- Diamond trading company is the marketing wing of De Beers.
406. LVMH- Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.
407. Fendi- started in 1918 by Adele Casagrande. She married Edoardo Fendi and hence the name.
408. Hennessy- the guys name was richard Hennessy.
409. Mohan Meakins- Started by Edward Dyer in Himachal Pradesh in 1855 and named dyer breweries. Later merged with Meakins & Co. The brewery was finally brought over by Mohan & Co and hence the name.
410. Prada- the guys name was Mario Prada.
411. Givenchy- the guys name was Hubert de Givenchy.
412. Bvlgari- read bulgari and named after the founder Sotirios Bulgari.
413. D&G- Domenico dolce + Stefano Gabbana.
414. Chanel- the guys name was Gabrielle Bonheur Coco Chanel.
415. Ritz –Carlton- the guys name was Cesar Ritz.
416. Maglite- the guys name was anthony Maglica.
417. Missoni- Rosita & Ottavio Missoni.
418. Saks Fifth Avenue- the guys name was Andrew Saks.
419. Band-Aid – invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson an employee of Johnson & Johnson.
420. Brooke Bond- the guys name was arthur rooke.
421. Lakme- named after the french opera called lakme.
422. Ponds- the guys name was Theron T Pond.
423. Church & Dwight(FMCG)- John Dwight + Austin Church.
424. Hush Puppies- Named after the traditional fried cornballs of Southern US. These were also used by farmers to throw at dogs to quiet them. The idea was to convey the message that these new shoes were so comfortable that they could quiet a barking dog. Hush Puppies is one of the most recognisable brand names in the world.]
425. Royal Enfield- the original company was started by Albert Eadie and RW Smith in 1890.
426. Florsheim(shoes)- started by the father son duo of Sigmund Florsheim & Milton florsheim.
427. Tag Heuer- the guys name was Edouard Heuer.
428. New Holland AG( tractors)- the original company was founded by Abe Zimmerman in New Holland, Pennsylvania.
429. LML- Lohia Machines Limited.
430. Amstel beer- Named after the Amstel river in amsterdam.
431. Delsey( suitcase manufacturers)- Delahaye & Co + Seynheave Brothers.
432. IBP- Indo Burma petroleum.
433. Dr. Reddys- The guys name was Dr. K Anj Reddy.
434. ITC- Imperial Tobacco Company.
435. Keltron- kerala state electronic development corporation limited.
436. STAR- satellite television asia region.
437. Sasken- Silicon automation systems(SAS) + ken ( scottish for knowledge)
438. Essilor- Essel + Silor ( ophthalmic firms)
439. CAPGemini-IT service provider CAP merged with Gemini computer systems.
440. Lafarge(cement)- the guys name was Joseph Auguste Pavin De Lafarge.
441. Sodexho- (So)ciete (d’ Ex)ploitation (Ho)teliere.
442. Seagate- started as shugart technologies by alan shugart.
443. Sanofi aventis- Sanofi Synthelabo + Aventis.
444. Kanbay- started in 1989 by Raymond spencer, Dileep nath & John patterson.
445. S&P’s- Poors publishing ( henry william poor) + standard statistics( luther lee blake)
446. Moody’s- The guys name was John Moody.
447. Ducati- started by brothers adriano, marcello & bruno ducati.
448. Bristol-myers: william mclaren bristol + john ripley myers.
449. AXA( insurance)- is not an acronym but a random name that can be easily pronounced by ppl who speak any language. It does not mean anything in any language. The companys original name was Ancienne Mutuelle.
450. Mcgraw-Hill: James Mcgraw + john Hill
451. L’Oreal- In1907 Eugene Scvhueller developed a hair color formula which he named Aureole. L’Oreal is derived from aureole.
452. DBS- Development bank of singapore.
453. BMG- bertelsmann music group.
454. KLM- Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappi ( royal aviation company)
455. Alsthom(construction major)-Societe Alsacienne de construction mecanique + compagnie generale d’ electricite + thomson houston.
456. Blackstone- peter peterson + stephen schwarzman. Schwarz is german for black and peter or petros is greek for stone.
457. Horlicks- the guys name was william horlick.
458. Evian( bottled water)- the water comes from several sources near Evian-les-bains on the south shore of lake geneva.
459. Mirinda- Mirinda is wonderful or admirable in esperanto. It was originally made in spain.
460. Minute maid- the name basically implies that the juice is easy and quick to prepare.
461. Arm & Hammer- the arm & hammer logo of Dwight & Church represents Vulcan the Roamn god of fire & metalworks.
462. Sunlight( detergent)- named after the place Port sunlight in England.
463. PZ Cussons- Paterson Zachonis + Cusson & Co ( Thomas Cusson). Owns the brand of saop, imperial leather.
464. Faberge( cosmetics)- the guys name was Gustav Faberge.
465. Barbie- vreated by ruth handler and named after his daughter Barbara.
466. Victoria’s secret- the company was started in 1979 by roy raymond. He ensured that most of his stores had victorian details and hence the name.
467. Lizol- lysol in the western market. It stands for lysosome+ solvent.
468. Vim- literally means force, energy ,vigor. Vim brand is known as Cif in most markets.
469. Cox & Kings- The guys name was Richard Cox.
470. Lufthansa- Luft ( german for air) + hansa (hanseatic league)
471. Legal & General- the idea of having this name was to imply that even though policies were to be made available to the general public the share ownership would be restricted only to people in the legal profession.
472. Ansett Australia- The guys name was Sir Reginald Miles ansett.
473. Lloyds TSB- Lloyds bank + Trustees Savings Bank.
474. EMI (music)- Electric & Music Industries limited.
475. Bradford & Bingley- Bradford equitable building society + Bingley permanent building society.
476. 3i- Investors in Industry.
477. Telenor- the original company was called Telegrafverket. Later the company took the name Telenor. Nor is for Norway.
478. Schenker(logistics)- The guys name was Gottfried Schenker.
479. MTR( packaged food)- Mavalli Tiffin Room.
480. CBS- Columbia Broadcasting System.
481. BAX( logistics)- Burlington Air Expres.
482. Mercury(car) – Named after the messenger of the gods, mercury in roman mythology.
483. PVR- priya village roadshow. ( priya cinema + village roadshow)
484. Victorinox- founded by Karl Elsener in 1884. Named after his mother Victoria and Inox ( stainless steel in french)
485. Mercedes- Named after Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Emil Jellinek.
486. Sulzer- started by the Sulzer brothers in 1834.
487. MIRC Electronics- MIRC owns the Onida brand. The company was started by Gulu Mirchandani & Vijay Mansukhani.
488. Holcim( cement)- the company was started in 1912 in the village of Holderbank in switzerland and was known as Holderbank cement till 2001.
489. Singer - the guys name was Isaac Merritt Singer.
490. Roche- The guys name was Fritz Hoffman la Roche.
491. VISA- Visa International Service association.
492. Sampo( Insurance)- Named after the mystical machine of Finn folklore that creates food, salt & flour out of nothing.
493. Nortel – (Nor)thern (Tel)ecom limited.
494. Carrier(Air Conditioners)- The guys name was Willis Carrier.
495. TNT (logistics)- Thomas Nationwide Transport.
496. SAP AG- System, Application & Products.
497. Village Roadshow- Was one of the first drive-in theatres of Australia at a place called Croydon adjacent to a mall called the Croydon Village. Hence the name.
498. Telstra- (Tel)ecom Au(stra)lia.
499. Cisco- San Fran (Cisco).
500. Google. Is actually a misspelling of googal which refers to 10 raised to 100.
501. Adobe- named after a creek called adobe creek that ran behind the founders house.
502. Fosters- William & Ralph Foster.
503. Woolworth’s- Frank Winfield Woolworth.
504. Orkut- The guys name was Orkut Buyukkokten.
505. McAfee- The guys name was John McAfee.
506. Victoria Bitter- Named after the Victoria Brewery where it was first made.
507. BHP Billiton- Broken Hill Proprietory Company + Billiton Company.
508. Conoco- (Con)tinental (O)il & Transportation (Co)mpany.
509. Phillips (Phillips 66)- The guys names were L E Phillips & Frank Phillips.
510. Statoil- Norwegian Oil Company. The name is short for State’s Oil.
511. Aon( Insurers)- Gaelic for oneness.
512. Hyatt- The Hyatt Corporation was born upon purchase of the Hyatt house at the LA international airport. The Hyatt house was owned by Hyatt R Von Dehn.
513. Goldman Sachs- Marcus Goldman + Samuel Sachs.
514. Radisson- Named after the French explorer Pierre Esprit Radisson.
515. Sheraton- Ernest Henderson & Robert Lowell Moore acquired a hotel that had a lighted sign on the roof saying “Sheraton Hotel”. Since the sign was very expensive to change they decided to name their chain of hotels Sheraton.
516. Hilton- The guys name was Conrad Hilton.
517. Phillips Van Heusen- The guys name was Isaac Phillips and John Van Heusen.
518. Kores-the guys name was Wilhelm Koreska.
519. Merrill lynch-Charles E Merrill + Edmund Lynch.
520. Nomura- the guys name was Tokushichi Nomura
521. Yamaha- the guys name was Torakusu Yamaha.
522. Harley- Davidson-William Harley + Arthur Davidson + Walter Davidson.
523. ABC Television- American Broadcasting Company
524. Linux-the guys name was Linus Torvalds.
525. Ipod- In the movie 2001: A space odyssey there is a phrase “Open the pod bay door”. The EVA pod is a fictional spacecraft in the movie. The “I” was added as the trademark “pod” was already taken.
526. SUN Microsystems- Stanford University Networks.
527. Novell- Named after Nouvelle which is French for new.
528. RIM- Research in Motion. The co that makes blackberry.
529. T-Mobile- Telekom Mobile.
530. AT&T- American Telegraph & Telecommunication.
531. Yellowpages.com- started by Ronald Oister , Bill Povondra & Dane Madsen in 1996 in USA.
532. BCBG- Bon chic Bon Genre. Max Azria’s fashion wear.
533. Sanford- is the largest writing instruments manufacturer in the world. Owns brands like Reynolds, Parker, Waterman, Uni-ball etc. Was started by Frederick Redington & William Sanford.
534. Gimbels- the guys name was Adam Gimbel
535. Staedtler- the guys name was Friedrich Staedtler.
536. Karmann- the guys name was Wilhelm Karmann.
537. Tchibo- Started by Carl Tchilling –Hiryan & Max Herz. Tchibo is derived from Tchilling and Bohnen (German for beans or coffee beans).
538. Chery- In Chinese the company is named Qirui & the English translation was to be cherry but there was a mistake in transliteration and the company decided to not rectify the error.
539. First automobile- it is actually china’s first automobile manufacturer and hence the name.
540. Harman Kardon- Sydney Harman +Bernard Kardon.
541. Chopard- the guys name is Louis Ulysse Chopard.
542. Davidoff- the guys name was Zino Davidoff.
543. Swarovski- the guys name was Daniel Swarovski.
544. Chiclets- derived from the word “Chicle” which is chewing gum in Spanish.
545. NYNEX- New York/New England/X= unknown.
546. Timex- started in 1854 as the Waterbury clock co. Later during WW 2 changed its name to US Time company. In 1950 the co introduced a watch called Timex made famous by the punch line “takes a licking and keeps on ticking”. The Timex watch was a huge success and the company decided to change its name to the Times corporation.
547. Lays- the guys name was Herman lay.
548. Black & White- Was originally known as the House of Commons. Later took the name B&W which is the nickname of the House of Commons.
549. Touareg (VW Touareg)- named after the tuareg tribe.
550. Romanov- named after the House of Romanov, the last imperial dynasty of Russia.
551. Whyte & Mackay- James Whyte + Charles Mackay.
552. Nescafe- Nestle + café.
553. Polo- derived from the word polar to symbolize cool and fresh feeling.
554. Rooh Afza- Soul + Tempts. Basically refers to that which tempts your soul.
555. RC Cola- Royal Crown Cola.
556. Citra- 1996 citrus flavored drink introduced by Coca Cola. Citra name is with reference to the citrus flavor.
557. United Biscuits- McVitie & Price Company merged with Macfarlane Lang to form United Biscuits.
558. Toblerone- Theodor Tuber +Emil Baumann.
559. Norton- The guys name was Peter Norton.
560. Akamai- Hawaiian for Intelligent or Smart.
561. Amazon.com- Named after the most voluminous river in the world.
562. Palm Inc- The name basically refers to the fact that it is small enough to be easily held in the palm of the hand.
563. HTC- (H)i- (T)ech (C)omputer Corporation.
564. NCR- (N) ational (C) ash (R) egister Company.
565. Huawei Technologies- Huawei is achievement in Chinese.
566. Comcast- (Com) munications & Broad (cast) ing.
567. EBay- Echo Bay. Echo Bay Technologies group was the name of the company owned by the founder of EBay, Pierre Omidyar.
568. Wikipedia- Wiki (collaborative website) + encyclopedia.
569. Segway PT- Derived from the word “Segue” which is Italian for Follows. PT stands for Personal Transporter.
570. CMC Ltd- Computer Maintenance Corporation Pvt Ltd.
571. 3 Com- (Com)puters, (Com)munication, (Com)patibility.
572. HCL- Hindustan Computers Limited.
573. AltaVista- the company is based out of Palo Alto.
574. Stella Artois (lager) - Stella is Latin for star and the guys name was Sebastian Artois.
575. Beck’s (beer)- the guys were Luder Rutenberg, Heinrich Beck & Thomas May.
576. Jack Daniel’s- the guys name was Jasper Newton Jack Daniel.
577. KFC- colonel Harland Sanders opened a restaurant called Sanders court & café in Kentucky. This place became so famous that the governor gave him the nickname Kentucky colonel. Later the name of the company was changed to Kentucky Fried Chicken.
578. Anheuser –Busch. 3rd largest brewery in the world after Inbev & SABmiller. Eberhard Anheuser + Adolphus Busch.
579. Castlemaine (Beer) - Started by the Fitzgerald brothers who were originally from Castlemaine, Victoria in Australia.
580. InBev- largest beer company in the world. Formed as a result of the merger of Interbrew and AmBev.
581. Hoechst AG- Became Aventis after merger with Rhone Poulenc SA. The original company was set up at Hochst near Frankfurt and hence the name.
582. Patek Philippe- Considered by many to be the best watch makers in the world. Antoni Patek + Adrien Philippe.
583. Fiskars- the original company was started at a place called Fiskars Bruk in Pohja, Finland.
584. HBOS- though it does not stand for anything it is widely recognized as Halifax bank of Scotland.
585. Jawa Motors- The founder (Ja)necek brought a company called (Wa)nderer and named it Jawa.Jawa motors used to make the Yezdi bikes.
586. Wells-Fargo- Henry Wells +William Fargo.
587. Puch (mopeds)- The guys name was Johann Puch.
588. JCB- the guys name was Joseph Cyril Bramford.
589. CavinKare- Cavin is Beauty in a certain dialect of Tamil.
590. Tupperware- The guys name was Earl Tupper.
591. Dial- Dial was originally a soap manufactured by armour & co. The product was named dial was chosen because the soap advertised round the clock protection against odor caused by perspiration. Later the company changed its name to Dial.
592. Avon- The Company is named after Stratford upon Avon the birth place of William Shakespeare.
2. Hyundai- Modernity (Korean)
3. LG- Lucky Goldstar or Lucky Guemsoung.
4. Samsung- Tri-Star or Three Stars (Korean)
5. Daewoo- Great Universe (Korean)
6. Skoda- Damage (Czech)
7. Haeir- The original company was called Qingdao Liebherr, a JV between Qingdao of China and Liebherr of Germany. Haier is basically a short form of Liebherr just to adapt the name to the western market.
8. TCL- Today’s China Lions.
9. Siemens- The founders name was Werner Von Siemens
10. Ericsson- The founders name was Lars Magnus Ericsson
11. Sony- The name Sony is adapted from Sonus (Latin for Sonic), Sunny (English) and Sonny boys (A famous band in Japan at that time)
12. Canon-The founders name was Kwanon.
13. Casio- The founders name was Kashio Tadao.
14. Xerox- The process of copying is actually Electro photography also referred to as Xerography. Hence the company took the name Xerox
15. Fujitsu- The original company was called (Fuji) (Tsu)shinki Seizo, later named Fujitsu
16. JVC- Japan Victor Corporation
17. Kenwood- The original company was called Kasuga Radio Company. Later they transferred their headquarters to Kenwood, USA and hence the name Kenwood.
18. Matsushita- The founders name was Konosuke Matsushita.
19. Mitsubishi- mitsu( three) + bishi ( water chestnut)
20. Nikon- (Ni)ppon + i(kon)
21. Olympus- named after mount olympus
22. Panasonic- international brand of matsushita. Pan (all) + sonic (sound)
23. Ricoh- the original co was called Riken kankoshi Co.
24. Sanyo- Three oceans in Japanese. Coz the guy wanted his products to be sold across the 3 great oceans, Indian, Atlantic and the pacific.
25. Toshiba- the original co was called (To)kyo (Shiba)ura Denki
26. Honda- the guys name was Soichiro Honda
27. Suzuki- the guys name was Michio Suzuki
28. Kawasaki- the guys name was Shozo Kawasaki
29. Brigestone- the guys name was Shojiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi roughly translates to stone bridge in japanese . Hence the name Bridgestone.
30. BNP- banque nationale de paris
31. Kia- ki(arise)+ a (asia).
32. Volvo- translates to "i roll" in Latin
33. Aiwa- yes(arabic)
34. Bata- the guys name was Thomas Bata
35. Mazda- named after ahura mazda( transcend god of Zoroastrianism)
36. Lenovo- le(legend) + novo ( new in latin)
37. Sagem- (S)ociete d' (A)pplication (G)enerales de l' (E)lectricite et de la (M)ecanique ( co for general application of electricity and mechanics)
38. Subaru- Japanese for the starcluster PLEIADES or the 6 stars visible to the naked eye.
39. Daihatsu- hatsu( 1st Japanese word of the term engine manufacturer) + dai ( 1st Japanese word of the term osaka)
40. Nissan- the name of the original co was Nippon sangyo
41. Renault- the name of the guys were Louis, Marcel and fernand Renault
42. Peugeot- the guys name was Armand peugeot
43. Adecco- a co called ecco was merged with adia interim to form adecco.
44. Alcatel- societe (AL)sacienne de (C)onstructions (A)tomique de (T)elecommunications et d (EL)ectronique.
45. Toyota- the guys name was kichiro toyoda
46. Alfa romeo- Alfa stands for (A)nonima (L)ombarda (F)abbrica (A)utomobili which translates to Lombard automobile factory
47. Chevrolet- the guys name was Louis Chevrolet
48. Citroen- the guys name was André Citroen
49. Isuzu- named after the Isuzu river
50. Opel- the guys name was Adam opel
51. Proton- Malaysian co. (per)usahaan (oto)mobil (n)asional
52. Porsche- the guys name was Ferdinand Porsche
53. Unilever- lever brothers (soap manufacturers) merged with margarine unie for EOS in buying palm oil which was a common ingredient in both soap and margarine.
54. Duracell- durable cell
55. Bosch- the guys name was Robert bosch
56. Blaupunkt- blue dot in German
57. Grundig- the guys name was max grundig
58. Braun- the guys name was max Braun
59. Haribo- the guys name was (ha)ns (ri)egel (bo)nn
60. Henkel- the guys name was fritz henkel
61. Knorr- the guys name was carl heinrich knorr
62. Osram- (os)mium+ wolfarm
63. Piaggio- the guys name was rinaldi piaggio
64. Ducati- the guys were the ducati brothers, Adriano, Marcello and Bruno.
65. Pirelli- the guys name was Giovanni Battista Pirelli
66. Goodyear- the guys name was Charles Goodyear
67. Adidas- the guys name was (adi) (das)sler
68. Puma- rival co started by adi dasslers brother Rudolf dassler
69. Nokia- the original co, a saw mill was located on the banks of the river nokianvirta.
70. Motorola- motor+ ola( suffix common in those days). The co was initially into motor electronics and hence the name.
71. Boeing- the guys name was William Boeing
72. Cathay pacific- Cathay is ancient name for china and the owner wanted his flights to one day fly across the pacific and hence the name.
73. Sharp- the original co was into the manufacture of the Eveready sharp mechanical pencil. Later they took the name sharp to adapt to the western market.
74. Nike- named after the Greek goddess of victory, Nike.
75. Philips- the guys name was Gerard Philips
76. Thomson-the guys name was elihu Thomson.
77. Harpic- the guys name was (har)ry (pic)kup.
78. BenQ- abbreviation for (B)ringing (EN)joyment and (Q)uality to life
79. Nestle- the guys name was Henry nestle
80. Colgate- the guys name was William Colgate
81. Heinz- the guys name was Henry john Heinz
82. Cadbury- the guys name was John Cadbury
83. Schweppes- the guys name was Johann Jacob Schweppes
84. Red Bull- original Thai company called krating daeng which translated to English is red bull
85. Maggi- the guys name was Julius maggi
86. Vodafone- (vo)ice (da)ta (fone)
87. Pfizer- the guys name was Charles Pfizer
88. Bayer- the guys name was friedrich Bayer
89. Pepsi- or Pepsi cola. Name source disputed. Apparently the founder brought a co named pep kola and renamed it Pepsi cola. Pepsi cola is an anagram for Episcopal the founders church. Since Pepsi coal was originally intended for stomach ailments or dyspepsia, pepsin root used for stomach ailments.
90. Coca cola- original ingredient was coca leaves
91. DHL- founded by (D)allsey, (H)illblom and (L)ynn.
92. Moser baer- started by deepak puri in delhi in 1983
93. Pepe jeans- started by nitin shah, arun shah and Milan shah in west London in 1973. Has Fernando Torres, Kate moss, cristiano ronaldo, Siena miller amongst ambassadors.
94. Bugatti- the guys name was ettore bugatti
95. Buick- the guys name was David Dunbar Buick
96. Revlon- started by Charles revson and his brother Joseph revson. Later Charles lachman joined in and added the L.
97. Ikea- abbreviation for the founder (I)ngvar (K)amprerd and his village (E)lmyatrd (A)gunnaryd.
98. Amway- (am)erican way
99. Reebok- Dutch spelling of rhebok the African antelope.
100. Tissot- the guys name was Charles felicien tissot
101. Maersk- the guys name was peter maersk moller
102. Eastman Kodak- the guys name was George Eastman
103. Mclaren- the guys name was Bruce mclaren
104. Morgan Stanley- started by Henry Morgan and Harold Stanley
105. Sears roebuck- started by Richard sears and alvah roebuck.
106. Larsen and toubro- founded in Mumbai in 1938 by Danes Henning holck Larsen and soren kristian toubro
107. Audi- started by august horch. Horch in German means hark which when translated to Latin is Audi.
108. Bentley- the guys name was Walter Owen Bentley
109. SEAT- (s)ociedad (e)spanola de (a)utomoviles de (t)urismo( spanish corporation of touring cars)
110. Lamborghini- the guys name was ferruccio Lamborghini
111. Ferrari- the guys name was enzo Ferrari
112. Chrysler- the guys name was Walter Chrysler
113. Dodge- the guys names were john Francis dodge and Horace Elgin dodge
114. Pontiac- named after the Indian chief Pontiac who unsuccessfully led an uprising against the British
115. Cadillac- named after Antoine laumet de la mothe sieur de Cadillac, the founder of Detroit Michigan where Cadillac is based.
116. Hummer- High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle or HMMWV or humvee also called hummer
117. Vauxhall- based out of Vauxhall, London.
118. Aramex- (ar)ab (am)erican (ex)press.
119. FedEx- (fed)eral (ex)press.
120. SAAB- svenska aeropaln aktie( swedish aeroplane company)
121. Shell- the founders Marcus Samuel and Samuel Samuel used to export shells to the uk.
122. Castrol- named after castor oil used as an ingredient initially
123. Natwest- merger of (nat)ional provincial bank and (west)minister bank.
124. ABN Amro- (a)lgemene (b)ank (n)ederland(abn) + (am)sterdamsche (ro)tterdamsche bank (amro)
125. Citigroup- (citi)corp + travelers (group).
126. Dupont- the guys name was eleuthere irenee du Pont.
127. Pennzoil- south Penn oil + Zapata petroleum merged to form Pennzoil.
128. Esso- Pronounced S-O derived from its previous name standard oils company.
129. Havoline- havermeyer oil co.
130. Michelin- the guys name was André Michelin.
131. Benetton- started by the Benetton family.
132. MRF- madras rubber factory.
133. BPL- British physical laboratories.
134. Cipla- (C)hemical,(i)ndustrial and (p)harmaceutical (la)boratories.
135. Syntel- started in Michigan by indians bharat desai and neerja sethi. Name derived from the term "systems international".
136. Reuters- the guys name was Paul Julius Reuter.
137. P&G- the guys names were William proctor + James gamble.
138. Vicks- founded by Lunsford Richardson and named Vicks after his brother in law Joshua Vick.
139. Standard Chartered- standard bank of south Africa+ chartered bank of India, china and Australia merged in 1969.
140. ANZ bank- (a)ustralia (n)ew (z)ealand bank.
141. Rothman- the guys name was Louis Rothman.
142. Marlboro- named after great Marlborough Street the place where the original factory was located.
143. Zippo- started by George blaisdell and named after the zipper.
144. Fanta- derived from the term fantasy.
145. Horlicks- the guys name was William horlick and James horlick
146. Glaxosmithklinebeechem- burroughs wellcome and company + glaxo laboratories+ beechem + SmithKline and French.
147. Pricewaterhousecoopers- pricewater house + coopers and Lybrand.
148. Ernst and Young- alwin & Theodore Ernst + Arthur young who founded young and co.
149. KPMG- Piet (K)lynveld + William (P)eat + James (M)arwick + Reinhard (G)oerdeter.
150. Intel-Integrated Electronics.
151. Maytag- the guys name was Frederick Louis Maytag
152. Lego-adapted from the term "leg godt" which is Danish for play well.
153. Rolls royce- Henry royce+C.S rolls
154. Dunlop- the guys name was john Boyd Dunlop
155. Frito-lays- Fritos co + H. W lay & co.
156. Electrolux- Founded in electromekaniska the company later merged with Lux A.B to form electrolux.
157. Kelvinator- named after William Thomson, the 1st baron of kelvin who developed the Kelvin scale.
158. O2 plc- initially called Cellnet later called mmo2 and now known as o2.Named after unbound oxygen.
159. P& O Nedlloyd- Peninsular & Oriental steam navigation co + Nedlloyd container ltd.
160. A.C Nielsen- the guys name was Arthur C Nielsen.
161. Heineken- the guys name was Gerard adriaan Heineken.
162. Carlsberg- started by J. C Jacobsen and named after his son Carl Jacobsen.
163. Fosters- the guys names were William and Ralph foster
164. Johnson & Johnson- Robert Wood Johnson and his brother James wood Johnson started this co along with Edward mead Johnson.
165. Morphy Richards- donal morphy+ Charles Richards
166. Arcelor- aceralia( spain) + usinor ( france) + arbed ( luxembourg) to form arcelor
167. Posco- (po)hang iron nd (s)teel (co)
168. TDK- tokyo kagaku kogyo kabushiko gaisha
169. Vespa- the director of the company on seeing the 1st bike said " sembra una vespa- it looks like a wasp" and hence the name.
170. Parker- the guys name was George parker
171. Pentax- pentakkusu kabushiki gaisha( pentakkusu optical co)
172. Sun- Stanford university networks
173. Compaq- (compa)tibility and (q)uality
174. AMD- advanced micro devices
175. ASUS- named after Pegasus the Greek mythological winged horse
176. Dell- the guys name was Michael dell
177. Hewlett Packard- bill Hewlett + Dave Packard
178. Levis- the guys name was Levi Strauss
179. BWM- bayrische motorenwerks( Bayern motor works)
180. Corus- koninklijke hoogovens N.V + British steel plc merged to form Corus.
181. QANTAS- Queensland and northern territory aerial service
182. Seiko- Japanese for exquisite
183. Mckinsey- the guys name was James o mckinsey.
184. Dominos- tom monagham and his brother James brought Dominick pizza and named it dominos.
185. Samsonite- named after the biblical character Samson.
186. Mattel- Harold (mat)son+ (el)liot handler
187. Hasbro- Henry and helal hassenfeld started a company called (has)senfeld (bro)thers later named Hasbro. Funskool in India is a jv between mrf and hasbro
188. Otis- the guys name was elisha Otis
189. Forbes- the guys name was Bertie Charles Forbes
190. Lipton- the guys name was Thomas Lipton
191. Hapag- (h)amburg (a)merikanische (p)acketfahrt (a)ktien (g)esellschaft company.
192. FIAT- fabbrica italiana automobili torino( Italian car factory of Turin)
193. Daimler- the guys name was gottleib Daimler
194. Benz- the guys name was Karl Benz
195. Bose Corporation; The guys name was Amar Bose.
196. Altec: (Al)l (Tec)hnical Services Company
197. JBL: James Bullough Lansing
198. ACC: Associated Cement Company
199. Sennheiser: The guys name was Fritz Sennheiser.
200. Maybach: The guys name was Wilhelm Maybach.
201. MAN AG: (M)aschinenfabrik (A)ugsburg-(N)ürnberg
202. Carrefour: Cross roads in french.
203. ING: Internationale Nederlanden Groep( International group of Netherland)
204. ENI : Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi
205. Aviva: Spring or revival (Hebrew)
206. Parmalat: Started at Parma in Italy.
207. Tesco: The name came about after Jack Cohen bought a large shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell. He made new labels by using the first three letters of the supplier's name (TES) and the first two letters of his surname (CO) forming the word "TESCO".
208. Cargill : started by the Cargill-Mcmillan family.
209. KBC: Kredietbank, ABB-insurance and CERA Bank - merged to form the 'KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company'
210. Mars: the guys name was Frank Clarence Mars
211. Nivea: NIVEA derived from the Latin word niveus/nivea/niveum meaning snow-white.
212. ABB: Asea Brown Boveri.
213. Pears Soap- The founders name was Andrew Pears.
214. TVS- The guys name was T V Sundaram Iyengar.
215. Tetra Pak- The initial cartons were tetrahedron shaped.
216. Lotte- derived from the Eenglish name Charlotte.
217. Sauber- the guys name was peter sauber.
218. Petronas- (Petro)liam (Nas)ional Berhad
219. Williams- the guys name was Sir Frank williams.
220. Diageo- dia( latin for day) + geo( greek for world)
221. WPP- Wire and plastic products. The world’s largerst communication service group that owns companies like JWT, O&M, Bates, Grey etc.
222. Hungry Jacks- The guys name was Jack Cowin.
223. Wendy’s- Started by Dave Thomas in 1969. His 2nd daughter was named Melinda and nicknamed Winda. Wendy is derived from Winda.
224. Kit Kat- Derived from the Kit Cat club.
225. Ferrero- the guys name was pietro ferrero
226. Pillsbury- the guys were charles alfred pillsbury and his uncle john sargent pillsbury.
227. Perrier- the guys name was louis perrier.
228. Milo- named after the famous greek athlete Milo of Crotona.
229. Old Navy- Named after a place called old navy in paris, france.
230. Kraft- the guys name was james kraft.
231. Wyeth- the guys were john and frank wyeth.
232. Danone- started by Isaac Carasso in 1919 in spain. Named after his son daniel. Danone is a catalan version of daniel.
233. Sara Lee- founded by Charles lubin and named Kitchens of Sara Lee after his daughter Sara Lee Lubin. In 1956 consolidated foods acquired the company. The brand itchens of Sara Lee became so famous that Consolidated foods changed its name to Sara Lee.
234. Gatorade- Invented by Dr. Robert Cade of the University of florida for the University football team. The name is derived from the name of the team, Florida Gators.
235. Strepsils- name derived from the bacteria streptococcus bacterius that causes sore throats.
236. Wrigleys- the guys name was William Wrigley Jr.
237. Benson & Hedges- the guys were Richard Benson & William Hedges.
238. Maytag- the guys name was Frederick Louis Maytag.
239. Barings bank- the guys name was Sir francis baring.
240. Chase- Started by John & Samuel Thompson and named after the then chief Justice of America Mr. Salmon Chase.
241. Black & Decker- Duncan Black + Alonzo Decker.
242. Morphy Richards- Donal Morphy + charles richards.
243. Balmer & lawrie- Established in Calcutta in 1867 by scots George Stephen Balmer and Alexander Lawrie.
244. Oakley- named after the founders dog who was called Oakley.
245. DLF-delhi land and finance.
246. bisleri- Originally an Italian company created by Signor Felice Bisleri.
247. AstraZeneca- Astra AB (Sweden)+ Zeneca Group PLC (Britain)
248. Monginis- Originally an bakery started by the Italian Monginis family in mumbai.
249. cipla- chemical,industrial and pharmaceuticals laboratory.
250. Carlsberg- started by JC jacobsen in 1847 and named fater his son Carl jacobsen.
251. Wipro-the original company was called (w)estern (i)ndia vegetable (pro)ducts limited.
252. Perfetti Van melle- Perfetti (Italy) + Van melle (Holland)
253. Spyker- the guys were Jacobus & Hendrik Jan Spijker. The later replaced the ij with y for the american market.
254. Novartis- Ciba Geigy + Sandoz laboratories.
255. Ciba geigy- the guys name was johann rudolf geigy gemaseus.
256. araldite- derived from the alphabets A-R-L( Adhesive Research Laboratories)
257. Kuoni- the guys name was alfred kuoni.
258. Cilag- (C)hemische (I)ndustrie (L)abor (AG) ( chemical industry labor AG)
259. Bausch & Lomb- john jacob bausch + henry lomb.
260. Verizon-(ver)itas+hor(izon)
261. Qwest-Caters mainly to Western US.
262. Havas- the guys name was Charles louis havas
263. Firestone- the guys name was harvey firestone. The company was later sold to bridgestone.
264. Merck- owned by the merck family of Germany.
265. Kyocera- original company was (kyo)to (cera)mic company ltd
266. Oldsmobile- the guys name was Ransom E Olds.
267. Cord cars- the guys name was Errett Lobban Cord
268. Maxell- (Max)imum capacity dry c(ell).
269. Krupp- started by Friedrick krupp.
270. Umbro- Derived from the H(um)phrey (Bro)thers.
271. Saturn cars- named after the saturn rocket that took american astronauts into space.
272. Northern Rock- Merger of Northern counties Permanent building+ Rock building society.
273. JJB Sports- the original store was established by JJ Broughton.
274. Lotto- founded by the Caberlotto family of italy in 1973.
275. FCUK- Stands for (F)rench (C)onnection (U)nited (K)ingdom.
276. Aston Martin- Named after one of the founders Lionel (Martin) and the (Aston) Clinton hill climb event.
277. Copco- (Co)mpagnie (P)neumatique (Co)mmerciali
278. Alfa Laval- Alfa derived from alpha discs and laval was the name of the founder Gustaf De Laval.
279. Sandvik- Founded by Goran Fredrik Goransson in (Sandvik)en , Sweden.
280. Eno- the guys name was James Crossley Eno.
281. Persil(detergent)- Parsley in french..
282. Gillette- the guys name was King E Gillette.
283. Datsun(car)- Derived from the names of the founders, Kenjiro (D)en, Rokuro (A)oyama, and Meitaro (T)okeuchi. Initially called Datson or Son of DAT but later changed to Datsun as Son in japanese stood for “loss.”
284. Maserati(car)- Started by the Maserati brothers, Alfieri, Bindo,Carlo,Ettore,Ernesto and Mario.
285. Trabant cars(East germany)- trabant is fellow traveller in german.
286. Austin(car)-the guys name was herbert austin
287. Lincoln(car)- founded by Henry M leland and named after abraham Lincoln.
288. Horch (cars)- the guys name was August horch. He was a design engineer who worked for karl benz.
289. Holden (cars)- the guys name was james alexander holden.
290. Leyland- named fater the place leyland in north west london where the original factory was located.
291. SIMCA(car)- Societe industrielle de mecanique et de carrosserie automobile.
292. Lancia(car) – the guys name was vincenzo lancia.
293. Willys jeeps- the guys name was john north willys.
294. Saatchi & Saatchi( advertising)- the guys were the brothers Sir Maurice Saatchi and Charles Saatchi.
295. NEC- Nippon electric company
296. Iveco( trucks)- Industrial Vehicles Corporation.
297. Studebaker( car)- the guys name was Henry Studebaker.
298. SPA trucks- Studabaker Pierce & arrow.
299. Fila- Fila Brothers in 1911 founded the company.
300. Diadora( Footwear & sports equipments)- stands for “ by means of gifts” in Greek.
301. VF corp- apparel major that owns brands like lee, Wrangler etc. VF is short for Vanity Fair.
302. Jansports(Apparel)- Founded by Jan Lewis, Skip Yowell and Murray Pletz. The company is named after Jan lewis.
303. Lee- the guys name was henry david lee.
304. K-mart- K stands for Kresge. The founder was Sebastian Spering Kresge.
305. Yonex( sports equipments)- - the guys name was Minoru Yoneyama.
306. Converse( sports equipments and apparel)- - the guys name was Marquis M Converse.
307. Slazenger( sports equipments)- - the company was founded by the brothers albert and ralph slazenger.
308. Speedo( sports equipments)- - founded by Alexander Macrae in 1914. Captain Jim Parsons won a slogan contest with “ Speed on in your speedos” and hence the name.
309. Spalding( sports equipments)- the guys name was AG Spalding.
310. GAP-Founded by Donald Fisher in 1969 to fill in the GAP for luxury goods and customer service and hence the name GAP.
311. H&M( retail chain)- Hennes & Mauritz.
312. Lacoste- the guys name was Rene Lacoste.
313. Jordache( apparels)- The company was founded by brothers Joe & Ralph and Avi Nakash who was the investor.
314. Gant( apparel)- the guys name was bernard gant.
315. DKNY- Donna Karan New York.
316. Fossil( watch)- Started by brothers Tom Kartsotis and Kosta Kartsotis. Fossil was the nickname of their grandfather.
317. Mexx( watch & apparel)- Fashion designer Ratan Chadda started two barnds Moustache for men and Emanuele for Women. Later the two companies were merged to form MEXX. XX stands for Two kiss.
318. Macy’s( retail chain)- the guys name was Rowland Hussey macy.
319. Van Heusen- the guys name was John M Van heusen.
320. Burberry( retail chain)- the guys name was Thomas burberry.
321. UPS- united parcel service.
322. NYK( shipping company)- Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
323. UBS- union bank of switzerland.
324. 3M- minnesota mining and manufacturing company.
325. Credit suisse- initially called swiss credit institution. Later merged with people’s bank of switzerland and was renamed Credit suisse.
326. Pringles- named after pringle’s avenue in finneytown, ohio.
327. Oil of olay( cosmetics)- derived from the term Lanolin which was a principal ingredient.
328. Countach( model of lamborghini - translates to wolf whistle in italian.
329. Scuderia toro rosso( F1 team)- Red bull stables in italian.
330. Diablo( model of lamborghini - devil in spanish.
331. Gallardo( model of lamborghini)- famous breed of fighting bulls in spain.
332. Minardi- F1 team started by giancarlo minardi in 1979.
333. BAR- british american racing.
334. Lux( soap)- derived from the term luxury.
335. Murcielago ( lamborghini model)- Bat in spanish.
336. Super Aguri- F1 team started by Aguri suzuki in 2001.
337. Fisher( toys)- the guys name was Avery Fisher.
338. Emerson( electrics)- Started by Charles & Alexander Meston in 1890. The principal investor was John wesley Emerson.
339. Cosworth( sports equipments)- mike costin + keith duckworth.
340. Caterham( racing cars)- based out of Caterham , Surrey. Started by Graham Mearn in 1973.
341. Acer- original company was called multitech which was brought over by Tom Acer and renamed Acer.
342. Seagram- the guys name was joseph seagram.
343. Dell- the guys name is michael dell.
344. Aramco- arab american oil company.
345. El paso corp- named after the place el paso in texas.
346. Deere & Co- the guys name was john deere.
347. Dow- the guys name was herbert henry dow.
348. Goodyear- started by frank Seiberling in 1898. named after charles godyear who invented vulcanised rubber.
349. Ingersoll – the guys name was james ingersoll.
350. Ingersoll-Rand-ingersoll Sargeant drill company+ rand drill company.
351. Lehman brothers- Henry lehman started the company as H Lehman. Later he was joined by his brothers Emanuel & Meyer and renamed Lehman brothers.
352. Amtrak- American+track.
353. Boeing- the guys name was William Edward Boeing.
354. Lockheed martin- Loughead aircraft manufacturing co + martin marietta.
355. Lockheed- started by alan and malcolm loughead. Lockheed is the phonetic pronunciation of Loughead.
356. Dow Jones- the guys name was charles dow.
357. Mcdonald- Dick and Mac Mcdonald.
358. Learjet( airplane)- the guys name was william Powell lear jr.
359. Walmart- the guys name was Sam walton.
360. Bell aircrafts- the guys name was lawrence bell.
361. Embraer( airplane)- Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.
362. Cessna- the huys name was clyde cessna.
363. Bofors- named after a hammer mill Boofors that was set up in Sweden in 1646.
364. Petrobras- petroleo brasileiro.
365. Hardee’s- the guys name was Wilbur Hardee.
366. Baskin robbins- Burt Baskins+ Irv Robbins.
367. White Castle( burger chain)- The typical white castle restaurant features a white exterior with a crenelated tower at one corner to resemble a medieval castle.
368. Cartier(watch)- the guys name was jacques Theodule Cartier.
369. Antonov- the chief designer was Oleg Antonov.
370. Remington( typewriters)- the guys name was Eliphalit Remington.
371. BAE- the co that manufactures airbus. Was formed as a result of the merger of British aerospace and Marconi electronics systems.
372. Cadbury- the guys name was john cadbury.
373. Starbucks- named after the firstmate Starbucks in the novel Moby Dick.
374. Holland &Holland( guns)- started by Harris Holland and later his nephew Henry holland joined in to rename the Co Holland & Holland.
375. Tiffanys( retail chain)- Charles Lewis Tiffany + John B young.
376. Subway- Fred Deluca and Peter Buck started a co Pete’s submarines which sounds like pizza marines. So the name was changed to Pete’s subway and later Subway.
377. Smith & Wesson(guns)- Horace Smith + Daniel Weston.
378. Stroh’s( beer)- the guys name was Sebastian stroh.
379. Harrods- the guys name was Charles Henry Harrod.
380. Longines(watch)- named after a place called Les Longines in france.
381. Baume et Mercier- The company was started by the Baume Family.
382. Carling- the guys name was Thomas Carling.
383. Deloitte,Touche,Tohmatsu( renamed Deloitte)- William Welch Deloitte+ George Touche+Nobuzo Kosmas Tohmatsu.
384. Zeiss- Carl Zeiss + Ernst Abbe+Otto Schott.
385. Harpers- Started by the Harper brothers James, John,Joseph & Fletcher Harper.
386. HarperCollins- Harpers + William Collins &Co.
387. McDonnell Douglas( airplane)- James Smith McDonnell + Donald Wills Douglas.
388. Selfridges( retail chain)- the guys name was Harry Gordon Selfridges.
389. SAB Miller- South african Breweries.
390. De Havilland Comet( airplane)- the guys name was Geoffrey De Havilland.
391. MontBlanc- named after the mountain Mont Blanc in france.
392. Parker- the guys name was George Safford Parker.
393. Pilot Pens- Started in 1918 . was originally called the Namiki Manufacturing Co.
394. Swatch- SSIH( Omega +Tissot) merged with ASUAG (Rado+Longines ) to form the Swatch group.
395. Shaeffer(pens)- the guys name was W A Shaeffer.
396. Waterman( Pens)- the guys name was Lewis Edson Waterman.
397. Tupolev- the chief designer was Alexei Tupolev.
398. Rotring- Red Ring in German. All Rotring pens have a red ring near the tip.
399. Bunge - the guys name was Johann Peter Gotlieb Bunge. Bunge owns dalda in India.
400. Faber Castell- the guys name was Kaspar Faber.
401. Amdocs- Was spun off from the Aurec Group set up by Morris Kahn.
402. Bang & Olufsen( music systems)- Peter Bang + Svend Olufsen.
403. Barnes & Nobles- The company was started by Charles Barnes. Later his son William Barnes started the first B&N book store along with Clifford Noble.
404. Walls- the guys name was Thomas Walls.
405. DTC- Diamond trading company is the marketing wing of De Beers.
406. LVMH- Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.
407. Fendi- started in 1918 by Adele Casagrande. She married Edoardo Fendi and hence the name.
408. Hennessy- the guys name was richard Hennessy.
409. Mohan Meakins- Started by Edward Dyer in Himachal Pradesh in 1855 and named dyer breweries. Later merged with Meakins & Co. The brewery was finally brought over by Mohan & Co and hence the name.
410. Prada- the guys name was Mario Prada.
411. Givenchy- the guys name was Hubert de Givenchy.
412. Bvlgari- read bulgari and named after the founder Sotirios Bulgari.
413. D&G- Domenico dolce + Stefano Gabbana.
414. Chanel- the guys name was Gabrielle Bonheur Coco Chanel.
415. Ritz –Carlton- the guys name was Cesar Ritz.
416. Maglite- the guys name was anthony Maglica.
417. Missoni- Rosita & Ottavio Missoni.
418. Saks Fifth Avenue- the guys name was Andrew Saks.
419. Band-Aid – invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson an employee of Johnson & Johnson.
420. Brooke Bond- the guys name was arthur rooke.
421. Lakme- named after the french opera called lakme.
422. Ponds- the guys name was Theron T Pond.
423. Church & Dwight(FMCG)- John Dwight + Austin Church.
424. Hush Puppies- Named after the traditional fried cornballs of Southern US. These were also used by farmers to throw at dogs to quiet them. The idea was to convey the message that these new shoes were so comfortable that they could quiet a barking dog. Hush Puppies is one of the most recognisable brand names in the world.]
425. Royal Enfield- the original company was started by Albert Eadie and RW Smith in 1890.
426. Florsheim(shoes)- started by the father son duo of Sigmund Florsheim & Milton florsheim.
427. Tag Heuer- the guys name was Edouard Heuer.
428. New Holland AG( tractors)- the original company was founded by Abe Zimmerman in New Holland, Pennsylvania.
429. LML- Lohia Machines Limited.
430. Amstel beer- Named after the Amstel river in amsterdam.
431. Delsey( suitcase manufacturers)- Delahaye & Co + Seynheave Brothers.
432. IBP- Indo Burma petroleum.
433. Dr. Reddys- The guys name was Dr. K Anj Reddy.
434. ITC- Imperial Tobacco Company.
435. Keltron- kerala state electronic development corporation limited.
436. STAR- satellite television asia region.
437. Sasken- Silicon automation systems(SAS) + ken ( scottish for knowledge)
438. Essilor- Essel + Silor ( ophthalmic firms)
439. CAPGemini-IT service provider CAP merged with Gemini computer systems.
440. Lafarge(cement)- the guys name was Joseph Auguste Pavin De Lafarge.
441. Sodexho- (So)ciete (d’ Ex)ploitation (Ho)teliere.
442. Seagate- started as shugart technologies by alan shugart.
443. Sanofi aventis- Sanofi Synthelabo + Aventis.
444. Kanbay- started in 1989 by Raymond spencer, Dileep nath & John patterson.
445. S&P’s- Poors publishing ( henry william poor) + standard statistics( luther lee blake)
446. Moody’s- The guys name was John Moody.
447. Ducati- started by brothers adriano, marcello & bruno ducati.
448. Bristol-myers: william mclaren bristol + john ripley myers.
449. AXA( insurance)- is not an acronym but a random name that can be easily pronounced by ppl who speak any language. It does not mean anything in any language. The companys original name was Ancienne Mutuelle.
450. Mcgraw-Hill: James Mcgraw + john Hill
451. L’Oreal- In1907 Eugene Scvhueller developed a hair color formula which he named Aureole. L’Oreal is derived from aureole.
452. DBS- Development bank of singapore.
453. BMG- bertelsmann music group.
454. KLM- Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappi ( royal aviation company)
455. Alsthom(construction major)-Societe Alsacienne de construction mecanique + compagnie generale d’ electricite + thomson houston.
456. Blackstone- peter peterson + stephen schwarzman. Schwarz is german for black and peter or petros is greek for stone.
457. Horlicks- the guys name was william horlick.
458. Evian( bottled water)- the water comes from several sources near Evian-les-bains on the south shore of lake geneva.
459. Mirinda- Mirinda is wonderful or admirable in esperanto. It was originally made in spain.
460. Minute maid- the name basically implies that the juice is easy and quick to prepare.
461. Arm & Hammer- the arm & hammer logo of Dwight & Church represents Vulcan the Roamn god of fire & metalworks.
462. Sunlight( detergent)- named after the place Port sunlight in England.
463. PZ Cussons- Paterson Zachonis + Cusson & Co ( Thomas Cusson). Owns the brand of saop, imperial leather.
464. Faberge( cosmetics)- the guys name was Gustav Faberge.
465. Barbie- vreated by ruth handler and named after his daughter Barbara.
466. Victoria’s secret- the company was started in 1979 by roy raymond. He ensured that most of his stores had victorian details and hence the name.
467. Lizol- lysol in the western market. It stands for lysosome+ solvent.
468. Vim- literally means force, energy ,vigor. Vim brand is known as Cif in most markets.
469. Cox & Kings- The guys name was Richard Cox.
470. Lufthansa- Luft ( german for air) + hansa (hanseatic league)
471. Legal & General- the idea of having this name was to imply that even though policies were to be made available to the general public the share ownership would be restricted only to people in the legal profession.
472. Ansett Australia- The guys name was Sir Reginald Miles ansett.
473. Lloyds TSB- Lloyds bank + Trustees Savings Bank.
474. EMI (music)- Electric & Music Industries limited.
475. Bradford & Bingley- Bradford equitable building society + Bingley permanent building society.
476. 3i- Investors in Industry.
477. Telenor- the original company was called Telegrafverket. Later the company took the name Telenor. Nor is for Norway.
478. Schenker(logistics)- The guys name was Gottfried Schenker.
479. MTR( packaged food)- Mavalli Tiffin Room.
480. CBS- Columbia Broadcasting System.
481. BAX( logistics)- Burlington Air Expres.
482. Mercury(car) – Named after the messenger of the gods, mercury in roman mythology.
483. PVR- priya village roadshow. ( priya cinema + village roadshow)
484. Victorinox- founded by Karl Elsener in 1884. Named after his mother Victoria and Inox ( stainless steel in french)
485. Mercedes- Named after Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Emil Jellinek.
486. Sulzer- started by the Sulzer brothers in 1834.
487. MIRC Electronics- MIRC owns the Onida brand. The company was started by Gulu Mirchandani & Vijay Mansukhani.
488. Holcim( cement)- the company was started in 1912 in the village of Holderbank in switzerland and was known as Holderbank cement till 2001.
489. Singer - the guys name was Isaac Merritt Singer.
490. Roche- The guys name was Fritz Hoffman la Roche.
491. VISA- Visa International Service association.
492. Sampo( Insurance)- Named after the mystical machine of Finn folklore that creates food, salt & flour out of nothing.
493. Nortel – (Nor)thern (Tel)ecom limited.
494. Carrier(Air Conditioners)- The guys name was Willis Carrier.
495. TNT (logistics)- Thomas Nationwide Transport.
496. SAP AG- System, Application & Products.
497. Village Roadshow- Was one of the first drive-in theatres of Australia at a place called Croydon adjacent to a mall called the Croydon Village. Hence the name.
498. Telstra- (Tel)ecom Au(stra)lia.
499. Cisco- San Fran (Cisco).
500. Google. Is actually a misspelling of googal which refers to 10 raised to 100.
501. Adobe- named after a creek called adobe creek that ran behind the founders house.
502. Fosters- William & Ralph Foster.
503. Woolworth’s- Frank Winfield Woolworth.
504. Orkut- The guys name was Orkut Buyukkokten.
505. McAfee- The guys name was John McAfee.
506. Victoria Bitter- Named after the Victoria Brewery where it was first made.
507. BHP Billiton- Broken Hill Proprietory Company + Billiton Company.
508. Conoco- (Con)tinental (O)il & Transportation (Co)mpany.
509. Phillips (Phillips 66)- The guys names were L E Phillips & Frank Phillips.
510. Statoil- Norwegian Oil Company. The name is short for State’s Oil.
511. Aon( Insurers)- Gaelic for oneness.
512. Hyatt- The Hyatt Corporation was born upon purchase of the Hyatt house at the LA international airport. The Hyatt house was owned by Hyatt R Von Dehn.
513. Goldman Sachs- Marcus Goldman + Samuel Sachs.
514. Radisson- Named after the French explorer Pierre Esprit Radisson.
515. Sheraton- Ernest Henderson & Robert Lowell Moore acquired a hotel that had a lighted sign on the roof saying “Sheraton Hotel”. Since the sign was very expensive to change they decided to name their chain of hotels Sheraton.
516. Hilton- The guys name was Conrad Hilton.
517. Phillips Van Heusen- The guys name was Isaac Phillips and John Van Heusen.
518. Kores-the guys name was Wilhelm Koreska.
519. Merrill lynch-Charles E Merrill + Edmund Lynch.
520. Nomura- the guys name was Tokushichi Nomura
521. Yamaha- the guys name was Torakusu Yamaha.
522. Harley- Davidson-William Harley + Arthur Davidson + Walter Davidson.
523. ABC Television- American Broadcasting Company
524. Linux-the guys name was Linus Torvalds.
525. Ipod- In the movie 2001: A space odyssey there is a phrase “Open the pod bay door”. The EVA pod is a fictional spacecraft in the movie. The “I” was added as the trademark “pod” was already taken.
526. SUN Microsystems- Stanford University Networks.
527. Novell- Named after Nouvelle which is French for new.
528. RIM- Research in Motion. The co that makes blackberry.
529. T-Mobile- Telekom Mobile.
530. AT&T- American Telegraph & Telecommunication.
531. Yellowpages.com- started by Ronald Oister , Bill Povondra & Dane Madsen in 1996 in USA.
532. BCBG- Bon chic Bon Genre. Max Azria’s fashion wear.
533. Sanford- is the largest writing instruments manufacturer in the world. Owns brands like Reynolds, Parker, Waterman, Uni-ball etc. Was started by Frederick Redington & William Sanford.
534. Gimbels- the guys name was Adam Gimbel
535. Staedtler- the guys name was Friedrich Staedtler.
536. Karmann- the guys name was Wilhelm Karmann.
537. Tchibo- Started by Carl Tchilling –Hiryan & Max Herz. Tchibo is derived from Tchilling and Bohnen (German for beans or coffee beans).
538. Chery- In Chinese the company is named Qirui & the English translation was to be cherry but there was a mistake in transliteration and the company decided to not rectify the error.
539. First automobile- it is actually china’s first automobile manufacturer and hence the name.
540. Harman Kardon- Sydney Harman +Bernard Kardon.
541. Chopard- the guys name is Louis Ulysse Chopard.
542. Davidoff- the guys name was Zino Davidoff.
543. Swarovski- the guys name was Daniel Swarovski.
544. Chiclets- derived from the word “Chicle” which is chewing gum in Spanish.
545. NYNEX- New York/New England/X= unknown.
546. Timex- started in 1854 as the Waterbury clock co. Later during WW 2 changed its name to US Time company. In 1950 the co introduced a watch called Timex made famous by the punch line “takes a licking and keeps on ticking”. The Timex watch was a huge success and the company decided to change its name to the Times corporation.
547. Lays- the guys name was Herman lay.
548. Black & White- Was originally known as the House of Commons. Later took the name B&W which is the nickname of the House of Commons.
549. Touareg (VW Touareg)- named after the tuareg tribe.
550. Romanov- named after the House of Romanov, the last imperial dynasty of Russia.
551. Whyte & Mackay- James Whyte + Charles Mackay.
552. Nescafe- Nestle + café.
553. Polo- derived from the word polar to symbolize cool and fresh feeling.
554. Rooh Afza- Soul + Tempts. Basically refers to that which tempts your soul.
555. RC Cola- Royal Crown Cola.
556. Citra- 1996 citrus flavored drink introduced by Coca Cola. Citra name is with reference to the citrus flavor.
557. United Biscuits- McVitie & Price Company merged with Macfarlane Lang to form United Biscuits.
558. Toblerone- Theodor Tuber +Emil Baumann.
559. Norton- The guys name was Peter Norton.
560. Akamai- Hawaiian for Intelligent or Smart.
561. Amazon.com- Named after the most voluminous river in the world.
562. Palm Inc- The name basically refers to the fact that it is small enough to be easily held in the palm of the hand.
563. HTC- (H)i- (T)ech (C)omputer Corporation.
564. NCR- (N) ational (C) ash (R) egister Company.
565. Huawei Technologies- Huawei is achievement in Chinese.
566. Comcast- (Com) munications & Broad (cast) ing.
567. EBay- Echo Bay. Echo Bay Technologies group was the name of the company owned by the founder of EBay, Pierre Omidyar.
568. Wikipedia- Wiki (collaborative website) + encyclopedia.
569. Segway PT- Derived from the word “Segue” which is Italian for Follows. PT stands for Personal Transporter.
570. CMC Ltd- Computer Maintenance Corporation Pvt Ltd.
571. 3 Com- (Com)puters, (Com)munication, (Com)patibility.
572. HCL- Hindustan Computers Limited.
573. AltaVista- the company is based out of Palo Alto.
574. Stella Artois (lager) - Stella is Latin for star and the guys name was Sebastian Artois.
575. Beck’s (beer)- the guys were Luder Rutenberg, Heinrich Beck & Thomas May.
576. Jack Daniel’s- the guys name was Jasper Newton Jack Daniel.
577. KFC- colonel Harland Sanders opened a restaurant called Sanders court & café in Kentucky. This place became so famous that the governor gave him the nickname Kentucky colonel. Later the name of the company was changed to Kentucky Fried Chicken.
578. Anheuser –Busch. 3rd largest brewery in the world after Inbev & SABmiller. Eberhard Anheuser + Adolphus Busch.
579. Castlemaine (Beer) - Started by the Fitzgerald brothers who were originally from Castlemaine, Victoria in Australia.
580. InBev- largest beer company in the world. Formed as a result of the merger of Interbrew and AmBev.
581. Hoechst AG- Became Aventis after merger with Rhone Poulenc SA. The original company was set up at Hochst near Frankfurt and hence the name.
582. Patek Philippe- Considered by many to be the best watch makers in the world. Antoni Patek + Adrien Philippe.
583. Fiskars- the original company was started at a place called Fiskars Bruk in Pohja, Finland.
584. HBOS- though it does not stand for anything it is widely recognized as Halifax bank of Scotland.
585. Jawa Motors- The founder (Ja)necek brought a company called (Wa)nderer and named it Jawa.Jawa motors used to make the Yezdi bikes.
586. Wells-Fargo- Henry Wells +William Fargo.
587. Puch (mopeds)- The guys name was Johann Puch.
588. JCB- the guys name was Joseph Cyril Bramford.
589. CavinKare- Cavin is Beauty in a certain dialect of Tamil.
590. Tupperware- The guys name was Earl Tupper.
591. Dial- Dial was originally a soap manufactured by armour & co. The product was named dial was chosen because the soap advertised round the clock protection against odor caused by perspiration. Later the company changed its name to Dial.
592. Avon- The Company is named after Stratford upon Avon the birth place of William Shakespeare.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
If you were wondering where the famous brands of today got their names!
1. Harman Kardon- Sydney Harman +Bernard Kardon.
2. Hyundai- Modernity (Korean)
3. LG- Lucky Goldstar or Lucky Guemsoung.
4. Samsung- Tri-Star or Three Stars (Korean)
5. Daewoo- Great Universe (Korean)
6. Skoda- Damage (Czech)
7. Haeir- The original company was called Qingdao Liebherr, a JV between Qingdao of China and Liebherr of Germany. Haier is basically a short form of Liebherr just to adapt the name to the western market.
8. TCL- Today's China Lions.
9. Siemens- The founders name was Werner Von Siemens
10. Ericsson- The founders name was Lars Magnus Ericsson
11. Sony- The name Sony is adapted from Sonus (Latin for Sonic), Sunny (English) and Sonny boys (A famous band in Japan at that time)
12. Canon-The founders name was Kwanon.
13. Casio- The founders name was Kashio Tadao.
14. Xerox- The process of copying is actually Electro photography also referred to as Xerography. Hence the company took the name Xerox
15. Fujitsu- The original company was called (Fuji ) (Tsu)shinki Seizo, later named Fujitsu
16. JVC- Japan Victor Corporation
17. Kenwood- The original company was called Kasuga Radio Company. Later they transferred their headquarters to Kenwood, USA and hence the name Kenwood.
18. Matsushita- The founders name was Konosuke Matsushita.
19. Mitsubishi- mitsu( three) + bishi ( water chestnut)
20. Nikon- (Ni)ppon + i(kon)
21. Olympus- named after mount olympus
22. Panasonic- international brand of matsushita. Pan (all) + sonic (sound)
23. Ricoh- the original co was called Riken kankoshi Co.
24. Sanyo- Three oceans in Japanese. Coz the guy wanted his products to be sold across the 3 great oceans, Indian, Atlantic and the pacific.
25. Toshiba- the original co was called (To)kyo (Shiba)ura Denki
26. Honda- the guys name was Soichiro Honda
27. Suzuki- the guys name was Michio Suzuki
28. Kawasaki- the guys name was Shozo Kawasaki
29. Brigestone- the guys name was Shojiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi roughly translates to stone bridge in japanese . Hence the name bridgestone.
30. BNP- banque nationale de paris
31. Kia- ki(arise)+ a (asia ).
32. Volvo- translates to "i roll" in latin
33. Aiwa- yes(arabic)
34. Bata- the guys name was thomas bata
35. Mazda- named after ahura mazda( transcend god of zoroastrianism)
36. Lenovo- le(legend) + novo ( new in latin)
37. Sagem- (S)ociete d' (A)pplication (G)enerales de l' (E)lectricite et de la (M)ecanique ( co for general application of electricity and mechanics)
38. Subaru- japanese for the starcluster PLEIADES or the 6 stars visible to the naked eye.
39. Daihatsu- hatsu( 1st japanese word of the term engine manufacturer) + dai ( 1st japanese word of the term osaka)
40. Nissan- the name of the original co was nippon sangyo
41. Renault- the name of the guys were louis, marcel and fernand renault
42. Peugeot- the guys name was armand peugeot
43. Adecco- a co called ecco was merged with adia interim to form adecco.
44. Alcatel- societe (AL )sacienne de (C)onstructions (A)tomique de (T)elecommunications et d (EL)ectronique.
45. Toyota- the guys name was kichiro toyoda
46. Alfa romeo- alfa stands for (A)nonima (L)ombarda (F)abbrica (A)utomobili which translates to lombard automobile factory
47. Chevrolet- the guys name was louis chevrolet
48. Citroen- the guys name was andre citroen
49. Isuzu- named after the isuzu river
50. Opel- the guys name was adam opel
51. Proton- malaysian co. (per)usahaan (oto)mobil (n)asional
52. Porsche- the guys name was ferdinand porsche
53. Unilever- lever brothers(soap manufacturers) merged with margarine unie for EOS in buying palm oil which was a common ingredient in both soap and margarine.
54. Duracell- durable cell
55. Bosch- the guys name was robert bosch
56. Blaupunkt- blue dot in german
57. Grundig- the guys name was max grundig
58. Braun- the guys name was max braun
59. Haribo- the guys name was (ha)ns (ri)egel (bo)nn
60. Henkel- the guys name was fritz henkel
61. Knorr- the guys name was carl heinrich knorr
62. Osram- (os)mium+ wolfarm
63. Piaggio- the guys name was rinaldi piaggio
64. Ducati- the guys were the ducati brothers, adriano, marcello and bruno.
65. Pirelli- the guys name was giovanni battista pirelli
66. Goodyear- the guys name was charles goodyear
67. Adidas- the guys name was (adi) (das)sler
68. Puma- rival co started by adi dasslers brother rudolf dassler
69. Nokia- the original co, a saw mill was located on the banks of the river nokianvirta.
70. Motorola- motor+ ola( suffix common in those days). The co was initially into motor electronics and hence the name.
71. Boeing- the guys name was william boeing
72. Cathay pacific- cathay is ancient name for china and the owner wanted his flights to one day fly across the pacific and hence the name.
73. Sharp- the original co was into the manufacture of the eveready sharp mechanical pencil. Later they took the name sharp to adapt to the western market.
74. Nike- named after the greek goddess of victory, nike.
75. Philips- the guys name was gerard philips
76. Thomson-the guys name was elihu thomson.
77. Harpic- the guys name was (har)ry (pic)kup.
78. BenQ- abbreviation for (B)ringing (EN)joyment and (Q)uality to life
79. Nestle- the guys name was henri nestle
80. Colgate- the guys name was william colgate
81. Heinz- the guys name was henry john heinz
82. Cadbury- the guys name was john cadbury
83. Schweppes- the guys name was johann jacob schweppes
84. Reb Bull- original thai company called krating daeng which translated to english is red bull
85. Maggi- the guys name was julius maggi
86. Vodafone- (vo)ice (da)ta (fone)
87. Pfizer- the guys name was charles pfizer
88. Bayer- the guys name was friedrich bayer
89. Pepsi- or pepsi cola. Name source disputed. Apparently the founder brought a co named pep kola and renamed it pepsi cola. Pepsi cola is an anagram for episcopal the founders church. Since pepsi coal was originally intended for stomach ailments or dyspepsia, pepsin root used for stomach ailments.
90. Coca cola- original ingredient was coca leaves
91. DHL- founded by (D)allsey, (H)illblom and (L)ynn.
92. Moser baer- started by deepak puri in delhi in 1983
93. Pepe jeans- started by nitin shah, arun shah and milan shah in west london in 1973. has fernando torres, kate moss, cristiano ronaldo,siena miller amongst ambassadors.
94. Bugatti- the guys name was ettore bugatti
95. Buick- the guys name was david dunbar buick
96. Revlon- started by charles revson and his brother joseph revson. Later charles lachman joined in and added the L.
97. Ikea- abbreviation for the founder (I)ngvar (K)amprerd and his village (E)lmyatrd (A)gunnaryd.
98. Amway- (am)erican way
99. Reebok- dutch spelling of rhebok the african antelope.
100. Tissot- the guys name was charles felicien tissot
101. Maersk- the guys name was peter maersk moller
102. Eastman kodak- the guys name was george eastman
103. Mclaren- the guys name was bruce mclaren
104. Morgan stanley- started by henry morgan and harold stanley
105. Sears roebuck- started by richard sears and alvah roebuck.
106. Larsen and toubro- founded in mumbai in 1938 by danes henning holck larsen and soren kristian toubro
107. Audi- started by august horch. Horch in german means hark which when translated to latin is audi.
108. Bentley- the guys name was walter owen bentley
109. SEAT- (s)ociedad (e)spanola de (a)utomoviles de (t)urismo( spanish corporation of touring cars)
110. Lamborghini- the guys name was ferruccio lamborghini
111. Ferrari- the guys name was enzo ferrari
112. Chrysler- the guys name was walter chrysler
113. Dodge- the guys names were john farncis dodge and horace elgin dodge
114. Pontiac- named after the indian chief pontiac who unsuccessfully led an uprising against the british
115. Cadillac- named after antoine laumet de la mothe sieur de cadillac, the founder of detroit michigan where cadillac is based.
116. Hummer- High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle or HMMWV or humvee also called hummer
117. Vauxhall- based out of vauxhall, london.
118. Aramex- (ar)ab (am)erican (ex)press.
119. Fedex- (fed)eral (ex)press.
120. SAAB- svenska aeropaln aktie( swedish aeroplane company)
121. Shell- the founders marcus samuel and samuel samuel used to export shells to the uk.
122. Castrol- named after castor oil used as an ingredient initially
123. Natwest- merger of (nat)ional provincial bank and (west)minister bank.
124. ABN Amro- (a)lgemene (b)ank (n)ederland(abn) + (am)sterdamsche (ro)tterdamsche bank (amro)
125. Citigroup- (citi)corp + travelers (group).
126. Dupont- the guys name was eleuthere irenee du pont.
127. Pennzoil- south penn oil + zapata petroleum merged to form pennzoil.
128. Esso- Pronounced S-O derived from its previous name standard oils company.
129. Havoline- havermeyer oil co.
130. Michelin- the guys name was andre michelin.
131. Benetton- started by the benetton family.
132. MRF- madras rubber factory.
133. AT & T- american telephone and telegraph.
134. BPL- british physical laboratories.
135. Cipla- (C)hemical,(i)ndustrial and (p)harmaceutical (la)boratories.
136. Syntel- started in michigan by indians bharat desai and neerja sethi. Name derived from the term "systems international".
137. Reuters- the guys name was paul julius reuter.
138. P&G- the guys names were william proctor + james gamble.
139. Vicks- founded by lunsford richardson and named vicks after his brother in law joshua vick.
140. Standard Chartered- standard bank of south africa+ chartered bank of india, china and australia merged in 1969.
141. ANZ bank- (a)ustralia (n)ew (z)ealand bank.
142. Rothman- the guys name was louis rothman.
143. Marlboro- named after great marlborough street the place where the original factory was located.
144. Zippo- started by george blaisdell and named after the zipper.
145. Fanta- derived from the term fantasy.
146. Horlicks- the guys name was william horlick and james horlick
147. Glaxosmithklinebeechem- burroughs wellcome and company + glaxo laboratories+ beechem + smithkline and french.
148. Pricewater house coopers- pricewater house + copers and lybrand.
149. Ernst and Young- alwin & theodore ernst + arthur young who founded young and co.
150. KPMG- Piet (K)lynveld + William (P)eat + James (M)arwick + Reinhard (G)oerdeter.
151. Intel-INTegrated ELectronics.
152. Maytag- the guys name was frederick louis maytag
153. Lego-adapted from the term "leg godt" which is danish for play well.
154. Rolls royce- henry royce+C.S rolls
155. Dunlop- the guys name was john boyd dunlop
156. Frito-lays- Fritos co + H. W lay & co.
157. Electrolux- Founded in electromekaniska the company later merged with Lux A.B to form electrolux.
158. Kelvinator- named after William Thomson, the 1st baron of kelvin who developed the kelvin scale.
159. O2 plc- initiallly called Cellnet later called mmo2 and now known as o2.Named after unbound oxygen.
160. P& O Nedlloyd- Peninsular & Oriental steam navigation co + Nedlloyd container ltd.
161. A.C Nielsen- the guys name was Arthur C Nielsen.
162. Heineken- the guys name was gerard adriaan heineken.
163. Carlsberg- started by J. C Jacobsen and named after his son Carl Jacobsen.
164. Fosters- the guys names were William and ralph foster
165. Johnson & Johnson- Robert Wood johnson and his brother james wood johnson started this co along with edward mead johnson.
166. Morphy richards- donal morphy+ charles richards
167. Arcelor- aceralia( spain) + usinor ( france) + arbed ( luxembourg) to form arcelor
168. Posco- (po)hang iron nd (s)teel (co)
169. TDK- tokyo kagaku kogyo kabushiko gaisha
170. Vespa- the director of the company on seeing the 1st bike said " sembra una vespa- it looks like a wasp" and hence the name.
171. Parker- the guys name was george parker
172. Pentax- pentakkusu kabushiki gaisha( pentakkusu optical co)
173. Sun- stanford university networks
174. Compaq- (compa)tibility and (q)uality
175. AMD- advanced micro devices
176. ASUS- named after pegasus the greek mythological winged horse
177. Dell- the guys name was michael dell
178. Hewlett Packard- bill hewlett + dave packard
179. Levis- the guys name was levi strauss
180. BWM- bayrische motorenwerks( Bayern motor works)
181. Corus- koninklijke hoogovens N.V + british steel plc merged to form Corus.
182. QANTAS- queensland and northern territory aerial service
183. Seiko- japanese for exquisite
184. Mckinsey- the guys name was james o mckinsey.
185. Dominos- tom monagham and his brother James brought dominick pizza and named it dominos.
186. Samsonite- named after the biblical character samson.
187. Mattel- harold (mat)son+ (el)liot handler
188. Hasbro- henry and helal hassenfeld started a company called (has)senfeld (bro)thers later named hasbro. Funskool in india is a jv between mrf and hasbro
189. Otis- the guys name was elisha otis
190. Forbes- the guys name was bertie charles forbes
191. Lipton- the guys name was thomas lipton
192. Hapag- (h)amburg (a)merikanische (p)acketfahrt (a)ktien (g)esellschaft company.
193. FIAT- fabbrica italiana automobili torino( italian car factory of turin)
194. Daimler- the guys name was gottleib daimler
195. Benz- the guys name was karl benz
196. Bose Corporation; The guys name was Amar Bose.
197. Altec: (Al)l (Tec)hnical Services Company
198. JBL: James Bullough Lansing
199. ACC: Associated Cement Company
200. Sennheiser: The guys name was Fritz Sennheiser.
201. Maybach: The guys name was Wilhelm Maybach.
202. MAN AG: (M)aschinenfabrik (A)ugsburg-(N)ürnberg
203. Carrefour: Cross roads in french.
204. ING: Internationale Nederlanden Groep( International group of Netherland)
205. ENI : Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi
206. Aviva: Spring or revival (Hebrew)
207. Parmalat: Started at Parma in Italy.
208. Tesco: The name came about after Jack Cohen bought a large shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell . He made new labels by using the first three letters of the supplier's name (TES) and the first two letters of his surname (CO) forming the word "TESCO".
209. Cargill : started by the Cargill-Mcmillan family.
210. KBC: Kredietbank, ABB-insurance and CERA Bank - merged to form the 'KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company'
211. Mars: the guys name was Frank Clarence Mars
212. Nivea: NIVEA derived from the Latin word niveus/nivea/niveum meaning snow-white.
213. ABB: Asea Brown Boveri.
214. Pears Soap- The founders name was Andrew Pears.
215. TVS- The guys name was T V Sundaram Iyengar.
216. Tetra Pak- The initial cartons were tetrahedron shaped.
217. Lotte- derived from the Eenglish name Charlotte.
218. Sauber- the guys name was peter sauber.
219. Petronas- (Petro)liam (Nas)ional Berhad
220. Williams- the guys name was Sir Frank williams.
221. Diageo- dia( latin for day) + geo( greek for world)
222. WPP- Wire and plastic products. The world's largerst communication service group that owns companies like JWT, O&M, Bates, Grey etc.
223. Hungry Jacks- The guys name was Jack Cowin.
224. Wendy's- Started by Dave Thomas in 1969. His 2nd daughter was named Melinda and nicknamed Winda. Wendy is derived from Winda.
225. Kit Kat- Derived from the Kit Cat club.
226. Ferrero- the guys name was pietro ferrero
227. Pillsbury- the guys were charles alfred pillsbury and his uncle john sargent pillsbury.
228. Perrier- the guys name was louis perrier.
229. Milo- named after the famous greek athlete Milo of Crotona.
230. Old Navy- Named after a place called old navy in paris, france.
231. Kraft- the guys name was james kraft.
232. Wyeth- the guys were john and frank wyeth.
233. Danone- started by Isaac Carasso in 1919 in spain. Named after his son daniel. Danone is a catalan version of daniel.
234. Sara Lee- founded by Charles lubin and named Kitchens of Sara Lee after his daughter Sara Lee Lubin. In 1956 consolidated foods acquired the company. The brand itchens of Sara Lee became so famous that Consolidated foods changed its name to Sara Lee.
235. Gatorade- Invented by Dr. Robert Cade of the University of florida for the University football team. The name is derived from the name of the team, Florida Gators.
236. Strepsils- name derived from the bacteria streptococcus bacterius that causes sore throats.
237. Wrigleys- the guys name was William Wrigley Jr.
238. Benson & Hedges- the guys were Richard Benson & William Hedges.
239. Maytag- the guys name was Frederick Louis Maytag.
240. Barings bank- the guys name was Sir francis baring.
241. Chase- Started by John & Samuel Thompson and named after the then chief Justice of America Mr. Salmon Chase.
242. Black & Decker- Duncan Black + Alonzo Decker.
243. Morphy Richards- Donal Morphy + charles richards.
244. Balmer & lawrie- Established in Calcutta in 1867 by scots George Stephen Balmer and Alexander Lawrie.
245. Oakley- named after the founders dog who was called Oakley.
246. DLF-delhi land and finance.
247. bisleri- Originally an Italian company created by Signor Felice Bisleri.
248. AstraZeneca- Astra AB (Sweden)+ Zeneca Group PLC (Britain)
249. Monginis- Originally an bakery started by the Italian Monginis family in mumbai.
250. cipla- chemical,industrial and pharmaceuticals laboratory.
251. Carlsberg- started by JC jacobsen in 1847 and named fater his son Carl jacobsen.
252. Wipro-the original company was called (w)estern (i)ndia vegetable (pro)ducts limited.
253. Perfetti Van melle- Perfetti (Italy) + Van melle (Holland)
254. Spyker- the guys were Jacobus & Hendrik Jan Spijker. The later replaced the ij with y for the american market.
255. Novartis- Ciba Geigy + Sandoz laboratories.
256. Ciba geigy- the guys name was johann rudolf geigy gemaseus.
257. araldite- derived from the alphabets A-R-L( Adhesive Research Laboratories)
258. Kuoni- the guys name was alfred kuoni.
259. Cilag- (C)hemische (I)ndustrie (L)abor (AG) ( chemical industry labor AG)
260. Bausch & Lomb- john jacob bausch + henry lomb.
261. Verizon-(ver)itas+hor(izon)
262. Qwest-Caters mainly to Western US.
263. Havas- the guys name was Charles louis havas
264. Firestone- the guys name was harvey firestone. The company was later sold to bridgestone.
265. Merck- owned by the merck family of Germany.
266. Kyocera- original company was (kyo)to (cera)mic company ltd
267. Oldsmobile- the guys name was Ransom E Olds.
268. Cord cars- the guys name was Errett Lobban Cord
269. Maxell- (Max)imum capacity dry c(ell).
270. Krupp- started by Friedrick krupp.
271. Umbro- Derived from the H(um)phrey (Bro)thers.
272. Saturn cars- named after the saturn rocket that took american astronauts into space.
273. Northern Rock- Merger of Northern counties Permanent building+ Rock building society.
274. JJB Sports- the original store was established by JJ Broughton.
275. Lotto- founded by the Caberlotto family of italy in 1973.
276. FCUK- Stands for (F)rench (C)onnection (U)nited (K)ingdom.
277. Aston Martin- Named after one of the founders Lionel (Martin) and the (Aston) Clinton hill climb event.
278. Copco- (Co)mpagnie (P)neumatique (Co)mmerciali
279. Alfa Laval- Alfa derived from alpha discs and laval was the name of the founder Gustaf De Laval.
280. Sandvik- Founded by Goran Fredrik Goransson in (Sandvik)en , Sweden.
281. Eno- the guys name was James Crossley Eno.
282. Persil(detergent)- Parsley in french..
283. Gillette- the guys name was King E Gillette.
284. Datsun(car)- Derived from the names of the founders, Kenjiro (D)en, Rokuro (A)oyama, and Meitaro (T)okeuchi. Initially called Datson or Son of DAT but later changed to Datsun as Son in japanese stood for "loss."
285. Maserati(car)- Started by the Maserati brothers, Alfieri, Bindo,Carlo,Ettore,Ernesto and Mario.
286. Trabant cars(East germany)- trabant is fellow traveller in german.
287. Austin(car)-the guys name was herbert austin
288. Lincoln(car)- founded by Henry M leland and named after abraham Lincoln.
289. Horch (cars)- the guys name was August horch. He was a design engineer who worked for karl benz.
290. Holden (cars)- the guys name was james alexander holden.
291. Leyland- named fater the place leyland in north west london where the original factory was located.
292. SIMCA(car)- Societe industrielle de mecanique et de carrosserie automobile.
293. Lancia(car) – the guys name was vincenzo lancia.
294. Willys jeeps- the guys name was john north willys.
295. Saatchi & Saatchi( advertising)- the guys were the brothers Sir Maurice Saatchi and Charles Saatchi.
296. NEC- Nippon electric company
297. Iveco( trucks)- Industrial Vehicles Corporation.
298. Studebaker( car)- the guys name was Henry Studebaker.
299. SPA trucks- Studabaker Pierce & arrow.
300. Fila- Fila Brothers in 1911 founded the company.
301. Diadora( Footwear & sports equipments)- stands for " by means of gifts" in Greek.
302. VF corp- apparel major that owns brands like lee, Wrangler etc. VF is short for Vanity Fair.
303. Jansports(Apparel)- Founded by Jan Lewis, Skip Yowell and Murray Pletz. The company is named after Jan lewis.
304. Lee- the guys name was henry david lee.
305. K-mart- K stands for Kresge. The founder was Sebastian Spering Kresge.
306. Yonex( sports equipments)- - the guys name was Minoru Yoneyama.
307. Converse( sports equipments and apparel)- - the guys name was Marquis M Converse.
308. Slazenger( sports equipments)- - the company was founded by the brothers albert and ralph slazenger.
309. Speedo( sports equipments)- - founded by Alexander Macrae in 1914. Captain Jim Parsons won a slogan contest with " Speed on in your speedos" and hence the name.
310. Spalding( sports equipments)- the guys name was AG Spalding.
311. GAP-Founded by Donald Fisher in 1969 to fill in the GAP for luxury goods and customer service and hence the name GAP.
312. H&M( retail chain)- Hennes & Mauritz.
313. Lacoste- the guys name was Rene Lacoste.
314. Jordache( apparels)- The company was founded by brothers Joe & Ralph and Avi Nakash who was the investor.
315. Gant( apparel)- the guys name was bernard gant.
316. DKNY- Donna Karan New York.
317. Fossil( watch)- Started by brothers Tom Kartsotis and Kosta Kartsotis. Fossil was the nickname of their grandfather.
318. Mexx( watch & apparel)- Fashion designer Ratan Chadda started two barnds Moustache for men and Emanuele for Women. Later the two companies were merged to form MEXX. XX stands for Two kiss.
319. Macy's( retail chain)- the guys name was Rowland Hussey macy.
320. Van Heusen- the guys name was John M Van heusen.
321. Burberry( retail chain)- the guys name was Thomas burberry.
322. UPS- united parcel service.
323. NYK( shipping company)- Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
324. UBS- union bank of switzerland.
325. 3M- minnesota mining and manufacturing company.
326. Credit suisse- initially called swiss credit institution. Later merged with people's bank of switzerland and was renamed Credit suisse.
327. Pringles- named after pringle's avenue in finneytown, ohio.
328. Oil of olay( cosmetics)- derived from the term Lanolin which was a principal ingredient.
329. Countach( model of lamborghini - translates to wolf whistle in italian.
330. Scuderia toro rosso( F1 team)- Red bull stables in italian.
331. Diablo( model of lamborghini - devil in spanish.
332. Gallardo( model of lamborghini)- famous breed of fighting bulls in spain.
333. Minardi- F1 team started by giancarlo minardi in 1979.
334. BAR- british american racing.
335. Lux( soap)- derived from the term luxury.
336. Murcielago ( lamborghini model)- Bat in spanish.
337. Super Aguri- F1 team started by Aguri suzuki in 2001.
338. Fisher( toys)- the guys name was Avery Fisher.
339. Emerson( electrics)- Started by Charles & Alexander Meston in 1890. The principal investor was John wesley Emerson.
340. Cosworth( sports equipments)- mike costin + keith duckworth.
341. Caterham( racing cars)- based out of Caterham , Surrey. Started by Graham Mearn in 1973.
342. Acer- original company was called multitech which was brought over by Tom Acer and renamed Acer.
343. Seagram- the guys name was joseph seagram.
344. Dell- the guys name is michael dell.
345. Aramco- arab american oil company.
346. El paso corp- named after the place el paso in texas.
347. Deere & Co- the guys name was john deere.
348. Dow- the guys name was herbert henry dow.
349. Goodyear- started by frank Seiberling in 1898. named after charles godyear who invented vulcanised rubber.
350. Ingersoll – the guys name was james ingersoll.
351. Ingersoll-Rand-ingersoll Sargeant drill company+ rand drill company.
352. Lehman brothers- Henry lehman started the company as H Lehman. Later he was joined by his brothers Emanuel & Meyer and renamed Lehman brothers.
353. Amtrak- American+track.
354. Boeing- the guys name was William Edward Boeing.
355. Lockheed martin- Loughead aircraft manufacturing co + martin marietta.
356. Lockheed- started by alan and malcolm loughead. Lockheed is the phonetic pronunciation of Loughead.
357. Dow Jones- the guys name was charles dow.
358. Mcdonald- Dick and Mac Mcdonald.
359. Learjet( airplane)- the guys name was william Powell lear jr.
360. Walmart- the guys name was Sam walton.
361. Bell aircrafts- the guys name was lawrence bell.
362. Embraer( airplane)- Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.
363. Cessna- the huys name was clyde cessna.
364. Bofors- named after a hammer mill Boofors that was set up in Sweden in 1646.
365. Petrobras- petroleo brasileiro.
366. Hardee's- the guys name was Wilbur Hardee.
367. Baskin robbins- Burt Baskins+ Irv Robbins.
368. White Castle( burger chain)- The typical white castle restaurant features a white exterior with a crenelated tower at one corner to resemble a medieval castle.
369. Cartier(watch)- the guys name was jacques Theodule Cartier.
370. Antonov- the chief designer was Oleg Antonov.
371. Remington( typewriters)- the guys name was Eliphalit Remington.
372. BAE- the co that manufactures airbus. Was formed as a result of the merger of British aerospace and Marconi electronics systems.
373. Cadbury- the guys name was john cadbury.
374. Starbucks- named after the firstmate Starbucks in the novel Moby Dick.
375. Holland &Holland( guns)- started by Harris Holland and later his nephew Henry holland joined in to rename the Co Holland & Holland.
376. Tiffanys( retail chain)- Charles Lewis Tiffany + John B young.
377. Subway- Fred Deluca and Peter Buck started a co Pete's submarines which sounds like pizza marines. So the name was changed to Pete's subway and later Subway.
378. Smith & Wesson(guns)- Horace Smith + Daniel Weston.
379. Stroh's( beer)- the guys name was Sebastian stroh.
380. Harrods- the guys name was Charles Henry Harrod.
381. Longines(watch)- named after a place called Les Longines in france.
382. Baume et Mercier- The company was started by the Baume Family.
383. Carling- the guys name was Thomas Carling.
384. Deloitte,Touche,Tohmatsu( renamed Deloitte)- William Welch Deloitte+ George Touche+Nobuzo Kosmas Tohmatsu.
385. Zeiss- Carl Zeiss + Ernst Abbe+Otto Schott.
386. Harpers- Started by the Harper brothers James, John,Joseph & Fletcher Harper.
387. HarperCollins- Harpers + William Collins &Co.
388. McDonnell Douglas( airplane)- James Smith McDonnell + Donald Wills Douglas.
389. Selfridges( retail chain)- the guys name was Harry Gordon Selfridges.
390. SAB Miller- South african Breweries.
391. De Havilland Comet( airplane)- the guys name was Geoffrey De Havilland.
392. MontBlanc- named after the mountain Mont Blanc in france.
393. Parker- the guys name was George Safford Parker.
394. Pilot Pens- Started in 1918 . was originally called the Namiki Manufacturing Co.
395. Swatch- SSIH( Omega +Tissot) merged with ASUAG (Rado+Longines ) to form the Swatch group.
396. Shaeffer(pens)- the guys name was W A Shaeffer.
397. Waterman( Pens)- the guys name was Lewis Edson Waterman.
398. Tupolev- the chief designer was Alexei Tupolev.
399. Rotring- Red Ring in German. All Rotring pens have a red ring near the tip.
400. Bunge - the guys name was Johann Peter Gotlieb Bunge. Bunge owns dalda in India.
401. Faber Castell- the guys name was Kaspar Faber.
402. Amdocs- Was spun off from the Aurec Group set up by Morris Kahn.
403. Bang & Olufsen( music systems)- Peter Bang + Svend Olufsen.
404. Barnes & Nobles- The company was started by Charles Barnes. Later his son William Barnes started the first B&N book store along with Clifford Noble.
405. Walls- the guys name was Thomas Walls.
406. DTC- Diamond trading company is the marketing wing of De Beers.
407. LVMH- Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.
408. Fendi- started in 1918 by Adele Casagrande. She married Edoardo Fendi and hence the name.
409. Hennessy- the guys name was richard Hennessy.
410. Mohan Meakins- Started by Edward Dyer in Himachal Pradesh in 1855 and named dyer breweries. Later merged with Meakins & Co. The brewery was finally brought over by Mohan & Co and hence the name.
411. Prada- the guys name was Mario Prada.
412. Givenchy- the guys name was Hubert de Givenchy.
413. Bvlgari- read bulgari and named after the founder Sotirios Bulgari.
414. D&G- Domenico dolce + Stefano Gabbana.
415. Chanel- the guys name was Gabrielle Bonheur Coco Chanel.
416. Ritz –Carlton- the guys name was Cesar Ritz.
417. Maglite- the guys name was anthony Maglica.
418. Missoni- Rosita & Ottavio Missoni.
419. Saks Fifth Avenue- the guys name was Andrew Saks.
420. Band-Aid – invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson an employee of Johnson & Johnson.
421. Brooke Bond- the guys name was arthur rooke.
422. Lakme- named after the french opera called lakme.
423. Ponds- the guys name was Theron T Pond.
424. Church & Dwight(FMCG)- John Dwight + Austin Church.
425. Hush Puppies- Named after the traditional fried cornballs of Southern US. These were also used by farmers to throw at dogs to quiet them. The idea was to convey the message that these new shoes were so comfortable that they could quiet a barking dog. Hush Puppies is one of the most recognisable brand names in the world.]
426. Royal Enfield- the original company was started by Albert Eadie and RW Smith in 1890.
427. Florsheim(shoes)- started by the father son duo of Sigmund Florsheim & Milton florsheim.
428. Tag Heuer- the guys name was Edouard Heuer.
429. New Holland AG( tractors)- the original company was founded by Abe Zimmerman in New Holland, Pennsylvania.
430. LML- Lohia Machines Limited.
431. Amstel beer- Named after the Amstel river in amsterdam.
432. Delsey( suitcase manufacturers)- Delahaye & Co + Seynheave Brothers.
433. IBP- Indo Burma petroleum.
434. Dr. Reddys- The guys name was Dr. K Anj Reddy.
435. ITC- Imperial Tobacco Company.
436. Keltron- kerala state electronic development corporation limited.
437. STAR- satellite television asia region.
438. Sasken- Silicon automation systems(SAS) + ken ( scottish for knowledge)
439. Essilor- Essel + Silor ( ophthalmic firms)
440. CAPGemini-IT service provider CAP merged with Gemini computer systems.
441. Lafarge(cement)- the guys name was Joseph Auguste Pavin De Lafarge.
442. Sodexho- (So)ciete (d' Ex)ploitation (Ho)teliere.
443. Seagate- started as shugart technologies by alan shugart.
444. Sanofi aventis- Sanofi Synthelabo + Aventis.
445. Kanbay- started in 1989 by Raymond spencer, Dileep nath & John patterson.
446. S&P's- Poors publishing ( henry william poor) + standard statistics( luther lee blake)
447. Moody's- The guys name was John Moody.
448. Ducati- started by brothers adriano, marcello & bruno ducati.
449. Bristol-myers: william mclaren bristol + john ripley myers.
450. AXA( insurance)- is not an acronym but a random name that can be easily pronounced by ppl who speak any language. It does not mean anything in any language. The companys original name was Ancienne Mutuelle.
451. Mcgraw-Hill: James Mcgraw + john Hill
452. L'Oreal- In1907 Eugene Scvhueller developed a hair color formula which he named Aureole. L'Oreal is derived from aureole.
453. DBS- Development bank of singapore.
454. BMG- bertelsmann music group.
455. KLM- Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappi ( royal aviation company)
456. Alsthom(construction major)-Societe Alsacienne de construction mecanique + compagnie generale d' electricite + thomson houston.
457. Blackstone- peter peterson + stephen schwarzman. Schwarz is german for black and peter or petros is greek for stone.
458. Horlicks- the guys name was william horlick.
459. Evian( bottled water)- the water comes from several sources near Evian-les-bains on the south shore of lake geneva.
460. Mirinda- Mirinda is wonderful or admirable in esperanto. It was originally made in spain.
461. Minute maid- the name basically implies that the juice is easy and quick to prepare.
462. Arm & Hammer- the arm & hammer logo of Dwight & Church represents Vulcan the Roamn god of fire & metalworks.
463. Sunlight( detergent)- named after the place Port sunlight in England.
464. PZ Cussons- Paterson Zachonis + Cusson & Co ( Thomas Cusson). Owns the brand of saop, imperial leather.
465. Faberge( cosmetics)- the guys name was Gustav Faberge.
466. Barbie- vreated by ruth handler and named after his daughter Barbara.
467. Victoria's secret- the company was started in 1979 by roy raymond. He ensured that most of his stores had victorian details and hence the name.
468. Lizol- lysol in the western market. It stands for lysosome+ solvent.
469. Vim- literally means force, energy ,vigor. Vim brand is known as Cif in most markets.
470. Cox & Kings- The guys name was Richard Cox.
471. Lufthansa- Luft ( german for air) + hansa (hanseatic league)
472. Legal & General- the idea of having this name was to imply that even though policies were to be made available to the general public the share ownership would be restricted only to people in the legal profession.
473. Ansett Australia- The guys name was Sir Reginald Miles ansett.
474. Lloyds TSB- Lloyds bank + Trustees Savings Bank.
475. EMI (music)- Electric & Music Industries limited.
476. Bradford & Bingley- Bradford equitable building society + Bingley permanent building society.
477. 3i- Investors in Industry.
478. Telenor- the original company was called Telegrafverket. Later the company took the name Telenor. Nor is for Norway.
479. Schenker(logistics)- The guys name was Gottfried Schenker.
480. MTR( packaged food)- Mavalli Tiffin Room.
481. CBS- Columbia Broadcasting System.
482. BAX( logistics)- Burlington Air Expres.
483. Mercury(car) – Named after the messenger of the gods, mercury in roman mythology.
484. PVR- priya village roadshow. ( priya cinema + village roadshow)
485. Victorinox- founded by Karl Elsener in 1884. Named after his mother Victoria and Inox ( stainless steel in french)
486. Mercedes- Named after Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Emil Jellinek.
487. Sulzer- started by the Sulzer brothers in 1834.
488. MIRC Electronics- MIRC owns the Onida brand. The company was started by Gulu Mirchandani & Vijay Mansukhani.
489. Holcim( cement)- the company was started in 1912 in the village of Holderbank in switzerland and was known as Holderbank cement till 2001.
490. Singer - the guys name was Isaac Merritt Singer.
491. Roche- The guys name was Fritz Hoffman la Roche.
492. VISA- Visa International Service association.
493. Sampo( Insurance)- Named after the mystical machine of Finn folklore that creates food, salt & flour out of nothing.
494. Nortel – (Nor)thern (Tel)ecom limited.
495. Carrier(Air Conditioners)- The guys name was Willis Carrier.
496. TNT( logistics)- Thomas Nationwide Transport.
497. SAP AG- System, Application & Products.
498. Village Roadshow- Was one of the first drive-in theatres of Australia at a place called Croydon adjacent to a mall called the Croydon Village. Hence the name.
499. Telstra- (Tel)ecom Au(stra)lia.
500. Cisco- San Fran(cisco).
501. Google. Is actually a misspelling of googal which refers to 10 raised to 100.
502. Adobe- named after a creek called adobe creek that ran behind the founders house.
503. Fosters- William & Ralph Foster.
504. Woolworth's- Frank Winfield Woolworth.
505. Orkut- The guys name was Orkut Buyukkokten.
506. McAfee- The guys name was John McAfee.
507. Victoria Bitter- Named after the Victoria Brewery where it was first made.
508. BHP Billiton- Broken Hill Proprietory Company + Billiton Company.
509. Conoco- (Con)tinental (O)il & Transportation (Co)mpany.
510. Phillips( Phillips 66)- The guys names were L E Phillips & Frank Phillips.
511. Statoil- Norwegian Oil Company. The name is short for State's Oil.
512. Aon( Insurers)- Gaelic for oneness.
513. Hyatt- The hyatt corporation was born upon purchase of the Hyatt house at the LA international airport. The hyatt house was owned by Hyatt R Von Dehn.
514. Goldman Sachs- Marcus Goldman + Samuel Sachs.
515. Radisson- Named after the French explorer Pierre Esprit Radisson.
516. Sheraton- Ernest Henderson & Robert Lowell Moore acquired a hotel that had a lighted sign on the roof saying "Sheraton Hotel". Since the sign was very expensive to change they decided to name their chain of hotels Sheraton.
517. Hilton- The guys name was Conrad Hilton.
518. Phillips Van Heusen- The guys name was Isaac Phillips and John Van Heusen.
519. Kores-the guys name was Wilhelm Koreska.
520. Merrill lynch-Charles E Merrill + Edmund Lynch.
521. Nomura- the guys name was Tokushichi Nomura
522. Yamaha- the guys name was Torakusu Yamaha.
523. Harley- Davidson-William Harley + Arthur Davidson + Walter Davidson.
524. ABC Television- American Broadcasting Company
525. Linux-the guys name was Linus Torvalds.
526. Ipod- In the movie 2001: A space odyssey there is a phrase "Open the pod bay door". The EVA pod is a fictional spacecraft in the movie. The "I" was added as the trademark "pod" was already taken.
527. SUN Microsystems- Stanford University Networks.
528. Novell- Named after Nouvelle which is French for new.
529. RIM- Research In Motion. The co that makes blackberry.
530. T-Mobile - Telekom Mobile.
531. AT&T- American Telegraph & Telecommunication.
532. Yellowpages.com- started by Ronald Oister , Bill Povondra & Dane Madsen in 1996 in USA.
533. BCBG- Bon chic Bon Genre. Max Azria's fashion wear.
534. Sanford- is the largest writing instruments manufacturer in the world.Owns brands like Reynolds, Parker, Waterman, Uni-ball etc. Was started by Frederick Redington & William Sanford.
535. Gimbels- the guys name was Adam Gimbel
536. Staedtler- the guys name was Friedrich Staedtler.
537. Karmann- the guys name was Wilhelm Karmann.
538. Tchibo- Started by Carl Tchilling –Hiryan & Max Herz. Tchibo is derived from Tchilling and Bohnen( german for beans or coffee beans).
539. Chery- In chinese the company is named Qirui & the English translation was to be cherry but there was a mistake in transliteration and the company decided to not rectify the error.
540. First automobile- it is actually china's first automobile manufacturer and hence the name.
2. Hyundai- Modernity (Korean)
3. LG- Lucky Goldstar or Lucky Guemsoung.
4. Samsung- Tri-Star or Three Stars (Korean)
5. Daewoo- Great Universe (Korean)
6. Skoda- Damage (Czech)
7. Haeir- The original company was called Qingdao Liebherr, a JV between Qingdao of China and Liebherr of Germany. Haier is basically a short form of Liebherr just to adapt the name to the western market.
8. TCL- Today's China Lions.
9. Siemens- The founders name was Werner Von Siemens
10. Ericsson- The founders name was Lars Magnus Ericsson
11. Sony- The name Sony is adapted from Sonus (Latin for Sonic), Sunny (English) and Sonny boys (A famous band in Japan at that time)
12. Canon-The founders name was Kwanon.
13. Casio- The founders name was Kashio Tadao.
14. Xerox- The process of copying is actually Electro photography also referred to as Xerography. Hence the company took the name Xerox
15. Fujitsu- The original company was called (Fuji ) (Tsu)shinki Seizo, later named Fujitsu
16. JVC- Japan Victor Corporation
17. Kenwood- The original company was called Kasuga Radio Company. Later they transferred their headquarters to Kenwood, USA and hence the name Kenwood.
18. Matsushita- The founders name was Konosuke Matsushita.
19. Mitsubishi- mitsu( three) + bishi ( water chestnut)
20. Nikon- (Ni)ppon + i(kon)
21. Olympus- named after mount olympus
22. Panasonic- international brand of matsushita. Pan (all) + sonic (sound)
23. Ricoh- the original co was called Riken kankoshi Co.
24. Sanyo- Three oceans in Japanese. Coz the guy wanted his products to be sold across the 3 great oceans, Indian, Atlantic and the pacific.
25. Toshiba- the original co was called (To)kyo (Shiba)ura Denki
26. Honda- the guys name was Soichiro Honda
27. Suzuki- the guys name was Michio Suzuki
28. Kawasaki- the guys name was Shozo Kawasaki
29. Brigestone- the guys name was Shojiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi roughly translates to stone bridge in japanese . Hence the name bridgestone.
30. BNP- banque nationale de paris
31. Kia- ki(arise)+ a (asia ).
32. Volvo- translates to "i roll" in latin
33. Aiwa- yes(arabic)
34. Bata- the guys name was thomas bata
35. Mazda- named after ahura mazda( transcend god of zoroastrianism)
36. Lenovo- le(legend) + novo ( new in latin)
37. Sagem- (S)ociete d' (A)pplication (G)enerales de l' (E)lectricite et de la (M)ecanique ( co for general application of electricity and mechanics)
38. Subaru- japanese for the starcluster PLEIADES or the 6 stars visible to the naked eye.
39. Daihatsu- hatsu( 1st japanese word of the term engine manufacturer) + dai ( 1st japanese word of the term osaka)
40. Nissan- the name of the original co was nippon sangyo
41. Renault- the name of the guys were louis, marcel and fernand renault
42. Peugeot- the guys name was armand peugeot
43. Adecco- a co called ecco was merged with adia interim to form adecco.
44. Alcatel- societe (AL )sacienne de (C)onstructions (A)tomique de (T)elecommunications et d (EL)ectronique.
45. Toyota- the guys name was kichiro toyoda
46. Alfa romeo- alfa stands for (A)nonima (L)ombarda (F)abbrica (A)utomobili which translates to lombard automobile factory
47. Chevrolet- the guys name was louis chevrolet
48. Citroen- the guys name was andre citroen
49. Isuzu- named after the isuzu river
50. Opel- the guys name was adam opel
51. Proton- malaysian co. (per)usahaan (oto)mobil (n)asional
52. Porsche- the guys name was ferdinand porsche
53. Unilever- lever brothers(soap manufacturers) merged with margarine unie for EOS in buying palm oil which was a common ingredient in both soap and margarine.
54. Duracell- durable cell
55. Bosch- the guys name was robert bosch
56. Blaupunkt- blue dot in german
57. Grundig- the guys name was max grundig
58. Braun- the guys name was max braun
59. Haribo- the guys name was (ha)ns (ri)egel (bo)nn
60. Henkel- the guys name was fritz henkel
61. Knorr- the guys name was carl heinrich knorr
62. Osram- (os)mium+ wolfarm
63. Piaggio- the guys name was rinaldi piaggio
64. Ducati- the guys were the ducati brothers, adriano, marcello and bruno.
65. Pirelli- the guys name was giovanni battista pirelli
66. Goodyear- the guys name was charles goodyear
67. Adidas- the guys name was (adi) (das)sler
68. Puma- rival co started by adi dasslers brother rudolf dassler
69. Nokia- the original co, a saw mill was located on the banks of the river nokianvirta.
70. Motorola- motor+ ola( suffix common in those days). The co was initially into motor electronics and hence the name.
71. Boeing- the guys name was william boeing
72. Cathay pacific- cathay is ancient name for china and the owner wanted his flights to one day fly across the pacific and hence the name.
73. Sharp- the original co was into the manufacture of the eveready sharp mechanical pencil. Later they took the name sharp to adapt to the western market.
74. Nike- named after the greek goddess of victory, nike.
75. Philips- the guys name was gerard philips
76. Thomson-the guys name was elihu thomson.
77. Harpic- the guys name was (har)ry (pic)kup.
78. BenQ- abbreviation for (B)ringing (EN)joyment and (Q)uality to life
79. Nestle- the guys name was henri nestle
80. Colgate- the guys name was william colgate
81. Heinz- the guys name was henry john heinz
82. Cadbury- the guys name was john cadbury
83. Schweppes- the guys name was johann jacob schweppes
84. Reb Bull- original thai company called krating daeng which translated to english is red bull
85. Maggi- the guys name was julius maggi
86. Vodafone- (vo)ice (da)ta (fone)
87. Pfizer- the guys name was charles pfizer
88. Bayer- the guys name was friedrich bayer
89. Pepsi- or pepsi cola. Name source disputed. Apparently the founder brought a co named pep kola and renamed it pepsi cola. Pepsi cola is an anagram for episcopal the founders church. Since pepsi coal was originally intended for stomach ailments or dyspepsia, pepsin root used for stomach ailments.
90. Coca cola- original ingredient was coca leaves
91. DHL- founded by (D)allsey, (H)illblom and (L)ynn.
92. Moser baer- started by deepak puri in delhi in 1983
93. Pepe jeans- started by nitin shah, arun shah and milan shah in west london in 1973. has fernando torres, kate moss, cristiano ronaldo,siena miller amongst ambassadors.
94. Bugatti- the guys name was ettore bugatti
95. Buick- the guys name was david dunbar buick
96. Revlon- started by charles revson and his brother joseph revson. Later charles lachman joined in and added the L.
97. Ikea- abbreviation for the founder (I)ngvar (K)amprerd and his village (E)lmyatrd (A)gunnaryd.
98. Amway- (am)erican way
99. Reebok- dutch spelling of rhebok the african antelope.
100. Tissot- the guys name was charles felicien tissot
101. Maersk- the guys name was peter maersk moller
102. Eastman kodak- the guys name was george eastman
103. Mclaren- the guys name was bruce mclaren
104. Morgan stanley- started by henry morgan and harold stanley
105. Sears roebuck- started by richard sears and alvah roebuck.
106. Larsen and toubro- founded in mumbai in 1938 by danes henning holck larsen and soren kristian toubro
107. Audi- started by august horch. Horch in german means hark which when translated to latin is audi.
108. Bentley- the guys name was walter owen bentley
109. SEAT- (s)ociedad (e)spanola de (a)utomoviles de (t)urismo( spanish corporation of touring cars)
110. Lamborghini- the guys name was ferruccio lamborghini
111. Ferrari- the guys name was enzo ferrari
112. Chrysler- the guys name was walter chrysler
113. Dodge- the guys names were john farncis dodge and horace elgin dodge
114. Pontiac- named after the indian chief pontiac who unsuccessfully led an uprising against the british
115. Cadillac- named after antoine laumet de la mothe sieur de cadillac, the founder of detroit michigan where cadillac is based.
116. Hummer- High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle or HMMWV or humvee also called hummer
117. Vauxhall- based out of vauxhall, london.
118. Aramex- (ar)ab (am)erican (ex)press.
119. Fedex- (fed)eral (ex)press.
120. SAAB- svenska aeropaln aktie( swedish aeroplane company)
121. Shell- the founders marcus samuel and samuel samuel used to export shells to the uk.
122. Castrol- named after castor oil used as an ingredient initially
123. Natwest- merger of (nat)ional provincial bank and (west)minister bank.
124. ABN Amro- (a)lgemene (b)ank (n)ederland(abn) + (am)sterdamsche (ro)tterdamsche bank (amro)
125. Citigroup- (citi)corp + travelers (group).
126. Dupont- the guys name was eleuthere irenee du pont.
127. Pennzoil- south penn oil + zapata petroleum merged to form pennzoil.
128. Esso- Pronounced S-O derived from its previous name standard oils company.
129. Havoline- havermeyer oil co.
130. Michelin- the guys name was andre michelin.
131. Benetton- started by the benetton family.
132. MRF- madras rubber factory.
133. AT & T- american telephone and telegraph.
134. BPL- british physical laboratories.
135. Cipla- (C)hemical,(i)ndustrial and (p)harmaceutical (la)boratories.
136. Syntel- started in michigan by indians bharat desai and neerja sethi. Name derived from the term "systems international".
137. Reuters- the guys name was paul julius reuter.
138. P&G- the guys names were william proctor + james gamble.
139. Vicks- founded by lunsford richardson and named vicks after his brother in law joshua vick.
140. Standard Chartered- standard bank of south africa+ chartered bank of india, china and australia merged in 1969.
141. ANZ bank- (a)ustralia (n)ew (z)ealand bank.
142. Rothman- the guys name was louis rothman.
143. Marlboro- named after great marlborough street the place where the original factory was located.
144. Zippo- started by george blaisdell and named after the zipper.
145. Fanta- derived from the term fantasy.
146. Horlicks- the guys name was william horlick and james horlick
147. Glaxosmithklinebeechem- burroughs wellcome and company + glaxo laboratories+ beechem + smithkline and french.
148. Pricewater house coopers- pricewater house + copers and lybrand.
149. Ernst and Young- alwin & theodore ernst + arthur young who founded young and co.
150. KPMG- Piet (K)lynveld + William (P)eat + James (M)arwick + Reinhard (G)oerdeter.
151. Intel-INTegrated ELectronics.
152. Maytag- the guys name was frederick louis maytag
153. Lego-adapted from the term "leg godt" which is danish for play well.
154. Rolls royce- henry royce+C.S rolls
155. Dunlop- the guys name was john boyd dunlop
156. Frito-lays- Fritos co + H. W lay & co.
157. Electrolux- Founded in electromekaniska the company later merged with Lux A.B to form electrolux.
158. Kelvinator- named after William Thomson, the 1st baron of kelvin who developed the kelvin scale.
159. O2 plc- initiallly called Cellnet later called mmo2 and now known as o2.Named after unbound oxygen.
160. P& O Nedlloyd- Peninsular & Oriental steam navigation co + Nedlloyd container ltd.
161. A.C Nielsen- the guys name was Arthur C Nielsen.
162. Heineken- the guys name was gerard adriaan heineken.
163. Carlsberg- started by J. C Jacobsen and named after his son Carl Jacobsen.
164. Fosters- the guys names were William and ralph foster
165. Johnson & Johnson- Robert Wood johnson and his brother james wood johnson started this co along with edward mead johnson.
166. Morphy richards- donal morphy+ charles richards
167. Arcelor- aceralia( spain) + usinor ( france) + arbed ( luxembourg) to form arcelor
168. Posco- (po)hang iron nd (s)teel (co)
169. TDK- tokyo kagaku kogyo kabushiko gaisha
170. Vespa- the director of the company on seeing the 1st bike said " sembra una vespa- it looks like a wasp" and hence the name.
171. Parker- the guys name was george parker
172. Pentax- pentakkusu kabushiki gaisha( pentakkusu optical co)
173. Sun- stanford university networks
174. Compaq- (compa)tibility and (q)uality
175. AMD- advanced micro devices
176. ASUS- named after pegasus the greek mythological winged horse
177. Dell- the guys name was michael dell
178. Hewlett Packard- bill hewlett + dave packard
179. Levis- the guys name was levi strauss
180. BWM- bayrische motorenwerks( Bayern motor works)
181. Corus- koninklijke hoogovens N.V + british steel plc merged to form Corus.
182. QANTAS- queensland and northern territory aerial service
183. Seiko- japanese for exquisite
184. Mckinsey- the guys name was james o mckinsey.
185. Dominos- tom monagham and his brother James brought dominick pizza and named it dominos.
186. Samsonite- named after the biblical character samson.
187. Mattel- harold (mat)son+ (el)liot handler
188. Hasbro- henry and helal hassenfeld started a company called (has)senfeld (bro)thers later named hasbro. Funskool in india is a jv between mrf and hasbro
189. Otis- the guys name was elisha otis
190. Forbes- the guys name was bertie charles forbes
191. Lipton- the guys name was thomas lipton
192. Hapag- (h)amburg (a)merikanische (p)acketfahrt (a)ktien (g)esellschaft company.
193. FIAT- fabbrica italiana automobili torino( italian car factory of turin)
194. Daimler- the guys name was gottleib daimler
195. Benz- the guys name was karl benz
196. Bose Corporation; The guys name was Amar Bose.
197. Altec: (Al)l (Tec)hnical Services Company
198. JBL: James Bullough Lansing
199. ACC: Associated Cement Company
200. Sennheiser: The guys name was Fritz Sennheiser.
201. Maybach: The guys name was Wilhelm Maybach.
202. MAN AG: (M)aschinenfabrik (A)ugsburg-(N)ürnberg
203. Carrefour: Cross roads in french.
204. ING: Internationale Nederlanden Groep( International group of Netherland)
205. ENI : Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi
206. Aviva: Spring or revival (Hebrew)
207. Parmalat: Started at Parma in Italy.
208. Tesco: The name came about after Jack Cohen bought a large shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell . He made new labels by using the first three letters of the supplier's name (TES) and the first two letters of his surname (CO) forming the word "TESCO".
209. Cargill : started by the Cargill-Mcmillan family.
210. KBC: Kredietbank, ABB-insurance and CERA Bank - merged to form the 'KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company'
211. Mars: the guys name was Frank Clarence Mars
212. Nivea: NIVEA derived from the Latin word niveus/nivea/niveum meaning snow-white.
213. ABB: Asea Brown Boveri.
214. Pears Soap- The founders name was Andrew Pears.
215. TVS- The guys name was T V Sundaram Iyengar.
216. Tetra Pak- The initial cartons were tetrahedron shaped.
217. Lotte- derived from the Eenglish name Charlotte.
218. Sauber- the guys name was peter sauber.
219. Petronas- (Petro)liam (Nas)ional Berhad
220. Williams- the guys name was Sir Frank williams.
221. Diageo- dia( latin for day) + geo( greek for world)
222. WPP- Wire and plastic products. The world's largerst communication service group that owns companies like JWT, O&M, Bates, Grey etc.
223. Hungry Jacks- The guys name was Jack Cowin.
224. Wendy's- Started by Dave Thomas in 1969. His 2nd daughter was named Melinda and nicknamed Winda. Wendy is derived from Winda.
225. Kit Kat- Derived from the Kit Cat club.
226. Ferrero- the guys name was pietro ferrero
227. Pillsbury- the guys were charles alfred pillsbury and his uncle john sargent pillsbury.
228. Perrier- the guys name was louis perrier.
229. Milo- named after the famous greek athlete Milo of Crotona.
230. Old Navy- Named after a place called old navy in paris, france.
231. Kraft- the guys name was james kraft.
232. Wyeth- the guys were john and frank wyeth.
233. Danone- started by Isaac Carasso in 1919 in spain. Named after his son daniel. Danone is a catalan version of daniel.
234. Sara Lee- founded by Charles lubin and named Kitchens of Sara Lee after his daughter Sara Lee Lubin. In 1956 consolidated foods acquired the company. The brand itchens of Sara Lee became so famous that Consolidated foods changed its name to Sara Lee.
235. Gatorade- Invented by Dr. Robert Cade of the University of florida for the University football team. The name is derived from the name of the team, Florida Gators.
236. Strepsils- name derived from the bacteria streptococcus bacterius that causes sore throats.
237. Wrigleys- the guys name was William Wrigley Jr.
238. Benson & Hedges- the guys were Richard Benson & William Hedges.
239. Maytag- the guys name was Frederick Louis Maytag.
240. Barings bank- the guys name was Sir francis baring.
241. Chase- Started by John & Samuel Thompson and named after the then chief Justice of America Mr. Salmon Chase.
242. Black & Decker- Duncan Black + Alonzo Decker.
243. Morphy Richards- Donal Morphy + charles richards.
244. Balmer & lawrie- Established in Calcutta in 1867 by scots George Stephen Balmer and Alexander Lawrie.
245. Oakley- named after the founders dog who was called Oakley.
246. DLF-delhi land and finance.
247. bisleri- Originally an Italian company created by Signor Felice Bisleri.
248. AstraZeneca- Astra AB (Sweden)+ Zeneca Group PLC (Britain)
249. Monginis- Originally an bakery started by the Italian Monginis family in mumbai.
250. cipla- chemical,industrial and pharmaceuticals laboratory.
251. Carlsberg- started by JC jacobsen in 1847 and named fater his son Carl jacobsen.
252. Wipro-the original company was called (w)estern (i)ndia vegetable (pro)ducts limited.
253. Perfetti Van melle- Perfetti (Italy) + Van melle (Holland)
254. Spyker- the guys were Jacobus & Hendrik Jan Spijker. The later replaced the ij with y for the american market.
255. Novartis- Ciba Geigy + Sandoz laboratories.
256. Ciba geigy- the guys name was johann rudolf geigy gemaseus.
257. araldite- derived from the alphabets A-R-L( Adhesive Research Laboratories)
258. Kuoni- the guys name was alfred kuoni.
259. Cilag- (C)hemische (I)ndustrie (L)abor (AG) ( chemical industry labor AG)
260. Bausch & Lomb- john jacob bausch + henry lomb.
261. Verizon-(ver)itas+hor(izon)
262. Qwest-Caters mainly to Western US.
263. Havas- the guys name was Charles louis havas
264. Firestone- the guys name was harvey firestone. The company was later sold to bridgestone.
265. Merck- owned by the merck family of Germany.
266. Kyocera- original company was (kyo)to (cera)mic company ltd
267. Oldsmobile- the guys name was Ransom E Olds.
268. Cord cars- the guys name was Errett Lobban Cord
269. Maxell- (Max)imum capacity dry c(ell).
270. Krupp- started by Friedrick krupp.
271. Umbro- Derived from the H(um)phrey (Bro)thers.
272. Saturn cars- named after the saturn rocket that took american astronauts into space.
273. Northern Rock- Merger of Northern counties Permanent building+ Rock building society.
274. JJB Sports- the original store was established by JJ Broughton.
275. Lotto- founded by the Caberlotto family of italy in 1973.
276. FCUK- Stands for (F)rench (C)onnection (U)nited (K)ingdom.
277. Aston Martin- Named after one of the founders Lionel (Martin) and the (Aston) Clinton hill climb event.
278. Copco- (Co)mpagnie (P)neumatique (Co)mmerciali
279. Alfa Laval- Alfa derived from alpha discs and laval was the name of the founder Gustaf De Laval.
280. Sandvik- Founded by Goran Fredrik Goransson in (Sandvik)en , Sweden.
281. Eno- the guys name was James Crossley Eno.
282. Persil(detergent)- Parsley in french..
283. Gillette- the guys name was King E Gillette.
284. Datsun(car)- Derived from the names of the founders, Kenjiro (D)en, Rokuro (A)oyama, and Meitaro (T)okeuchi. Initially called Datson or Son of DAT but later changed to Datsun as Son in japanese stood for "loss."
285. Maserati(car)- Started by the Maserati brothers, Alfieri, Bindo,Carlo,Ettore,Ernesto and Mario.
286. Trabant cars(East germany)- trabant is fellow traveller in german.
287. Austin(car)-the guys name was herbert austin
288. Lincoln(car)- founded by Henry M leland and named after abraham Lincoln.
289. Horch (cars)- the guys name was August horch. He was a design engineer who worked for karl benz.
290. Holden (cars)- the guys name was james alexander holden.
291. Leyland- named fater the place leyland in north west london where the original factory was located.
292. SIMCA(car)- Societe industrielle de mecanique et de carrosserie automobile.
293. Lancia(car) – the guys name was vincenzo lancia.
294. Willys jeeps- the guys name was john north willys.
295. Saatchi & Saatchi( advertising)- the guys were the brothers Sir Maurice Saatchi and Charles Saatchi.
296. NEC- Nippon electric company
297. Iveco( trucks)- Industrial Vehicles Corporation.
298. Studebaker( car)- the guys name was Henry Studebaker.
299. SPA trucks- Studabaker Pierce & arrow.
300. Fila- Fila Brothers in 1911 founded the company.
301. Diadora( Footwear & sports equipments)- stands for " by means of gifts" in Greek.
302. VF corp- apparel major that owns brands like lee, Wrangler etc. VF is short for Vanity Fair.
303. Jansports(Apparel)- Founded by Jan Lewis, Skip Yowell and Murray Pletz. The company is named after Jan lewis.
304. Lee- the guys name was henry david lee.
305. K-mart- K stands for Kresge. The founder was Sebastian Spering Kresge.
306. Yonex( sports equipments)- - the guys name was Minoru Yoneyama.
307. Converse( sports equipments and apparel)- - the guys name was Marquis M Converse.
308. Slazenger( sports equipments)- - the company was founded by the brothers albert and ralph slazenger.
309. Speedo( sports equipments)- - founded by Alexander Macrae in 1914. Captain Jim Parsons won a slogan contest with " Speed on in your speedos" and hence the name.
310. Spalding( sports equipments)- the guys name was AG Spalding.
311. GAP-Founded by Donald Fisher in 1969 to fill in the GAP for luxury goods and customer service and hence the name GAP.
312. H&M( retail chain)- Hennes & Mauritz.
313. Lacoste- the guys name was Rene Lacoste.
314. Jordache( apparels)- The company was founded by brothers Joe & Ralph and Avi Nakash who was the investor.
315. Gant( apparel)- the guys name was bernard gant.
316. DKNY- Donna Karan New York.
317. Fossil( watch)- Started by brothers Tom Kartsotis and Kosta Kartsotis. Fossil was the nickname of their grandfather.
318. Mexx( watch & apparel)- Fashion designer Ratan Chadda started two barnds Moustache for men and Emanuele for Women. Later the two companies were merged to form MEXX. XX stands for Two kiss.
319. Macy's( retail chain)- the guys name was Rowland Hussey macy.
320. Van Heusen- the guys name was John M Van heusen.
321. Burberry( retail chain)- the guys name was Thomas burberry.
322. UPS- united parcel service.
323. NYK( shipping company)- Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
324. UBS- union bank of switzerland.
325. 3M- minnesota mining and manufacturing company.
326. Credit suisse- initially called swiss credit institution. Later merged with people's bank of switzerland and was renamed Credit suisse.
327. Pringles- named after pringle's avenue in finneytown, ohio.
328. Oil of olay( cosmetics)- derived from the term Lanolin which was a principal ingredient.
329. Countach( model of lamborghini - translates to wolf whistle in italian.
330. Scuderia toro rosso( F1 team)- Red bull stables in italian.
331. Diablo( model of lamborghini - devil in spanish.
332. Gallardo( model of lamborghini)- famous breed of fighting bulls in spain.
333. Minardi- F1 team started by giancarlo minardi in 1979.
334. BAR- british american racing.
335. Lux( soap)- derived from the term luxury.
336. Murcielago ( lamborghini model)- Bat in spanish.
337. Super Aguri- F1 team started by Aguri suzuki in 2001.
338. Fisher( toys)- the guys name was Avery Fisher.
339. Emerson( electrics)- Started by Charles & Alexander Meston in 1890. The principal investor was John wesley Emerson.
340. Cosworth( sports equipments)- mike costin + keith duckworth.
341. Caterham( racing cars)- based out of Caterham , Surrey. Started by Graham Mearn in 1973.
342. Acer- original company was called multitech which was brought over by Tom Acer and renamed Acer.
343. Seagram- the guys name was joseph seagram.
344. Dell- the guys name is michael dell.
345. Aramco- arab american oil company.
346. El paso corp- named after the place el paso in texas.
347. Deere & Co- the guys name was john deere.
348. Dow- the guys name was herbert henry dow.
349. Goodyear- started by frank Seiberling in 1898. named after charles godyear who invented vulcanised rubber.
350. Ingersoll – the guys name was james ingersoll.
351. Ingersoll-Rand-ingersoll Sargeant drill company+ rand drill company.
352. Lehman brothers- Henry lehman started the company as H Lehman. Later he was joined by his brothers Emanuel & Meyer and renamed Lehman brothers.
353. Amtrak- American+track.
354. Boeing- the guys name was William Edward Boeing.
355. Lockheed martin- Loughead aircraft manufacturing co + martin marietta.
356. Lockheed- started by alan and malcolm loughead. Lockheed is the phonetic pronunciation of Loughead.
357. Dow Jones- the guys name was charles dow.
358. Mcdonald- Dick and Mac Mcdonald.
359. Learjet( airplane)- the guys name was william Powell lear jr.
360. Walmart- the guys name was Sam walton.
361. Bell aircrafts- the guys name was lawrence bell.
362. Embraer( airplane)- Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.
363. Cessna- the huys name was clyde cessna.
364. Bofors- named after a hammer mill Boofors that was set up in Sweden in 1646.
365. Petrobras- petroleo brasileiro.
366. Hardee's- the guys name was Wilbur Hardee.
367. Baskin robbins- Burt Baskins+ Irv Robbins.
368. White Castle( burger chain)- The typical white castle restaurant features a white exterior with a crenelated tower at one corner to resemble a medieval castle.
369. Cartier(watch)- the guys name was jacques Theodule Cartier.
370. Antonov- the chief designer was Oleg Antonov.
371. Remington( typewriters)- the guys name was Eliphalit Remington.
372. BAE- the co that manufactures airbus. Was formed as a result of the merger of British aerospace and Marconi electronics systems.
373. Cadbury- the guys name was john cadbury.
374. Starbucks- named after the firstmate Starbucks in the novel Moby Dick.
375. Holland &Holland( guns)- started by Harris Holland and later his nephew Henry holland joined in to rename the Co Holland & Holland.
376. Tiffanys( retail chain)- Charles Lewis Tiffany + John B young.
377. Subway- Fred Deluca and Peter Buck started a co Pete's submarines which sounds like pizza marines. So the name was changed to Pete's subway and later Subway.
378. Smith & Wesson(guns)- Horace Smith + Daniel Weston.
379. Stroh's( beer)- the guys name was Sebastian stroh.
380. Harrods- the guys name was Charles Henry Harrod.
381. Longines(watch)- named after a place called Les Longines in france.
382. Baume et Mercier- The company was started by the Baume Family.
383. Carling- the guys name was Thomas Carling.
384. Deloitte,Touche,Tohmatsu( renamed Deloitte)- William Welch Deloitte+ George Touche+Nobuzo Kosmas Tohmatsu.
385. Zeiss- Carl Zeiss + Ernst Abbe+Otto Schott.
386. Harpers- Started by the Harper brothers James, John,Joseph & Fletcher Harper.
387. HarperCollins- Harpers + William Collins &Co.
388. McDonnell Douglas( airplane)- James Smith McDonnell + Donald Wills Douglas.
389. Selfridges( retail chain)- the guys name was Harry Gordon Selfridges.
390. SAB Miller- South african Breweries.
391. De Havilland Comet( airplane)- the guys name was Geoffrey De Havilland.
392. MontBlanc- named after the mountain Mont Blanc in france.
393. Parker- the guys name was George Safford Parker.
394. Pilot Pens- Started in 1918 . was originally called the Namiki Manufacturing Co.
395. Swatch- SSIH( Omega +Tissot) merged with ASUAG (Rado+Longines ) to form the Swatch group.
396. Shaeffer(pens)- the guys name was W A Shaeffer.
397. Waterman( Pens)- the guys name was Lewis Edson Waterman.
398. Tupolev- the chief designer was Alexei Tupolev.
399. Rotring- Red Ring in German. All Rotring pens have a red ring near the tip.
400. Bunge - the guys name was Johann Peter Gotlieb Bunge. Bunge owns dalda in India.
401. Faber Castell- the guys name was Kaspar Faber.
402. Amdocs- Was spun off from the Aurec Group set up by Morris Kahn.
403. Bang & Olufsen( music systems)- Peter Bang + Svend Olufsen.
404. Barnes & Nobles- The company was started by Charles Barnes. Later his son William Barnes started the first B&N book store along with Clifford Noble.
405. Walls- the guys name was Thomas Walls.
406. DTC- Diamond trading company is the marketing wing of De Beers.
407. LVMH- Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.
408. Fendi- started in 1918 by Adele Casagrande. She married Edoardo Fendi and hence the name.
409. Hennessy- the guys name was richard Hennessy.
410. Mohan Meakins- Started by Edward Dyer in Himachal Pradesh in 1855 and named dyer breweries. Later merged with Meakins & Co. The brewery was finally brought over by Mohan & Co and hence the name.
411. Prada- the guys name was Mario Prada.
412. Givenchy- the guys name was Hubert de Givenchy.
413. Bvlgari- read bulgari and named after the founder Sotirios Bulgari.
414. D&G- Domenico dolce + Stefano Gabbana.
415. Chanel- the guys name was Gabrielle Bonheur Coco Chanel.
416. Ritz –Carlton- the guys name was Cesar Ritz.
417. Maglite- the guys name was anthony Maglica.
418. Missoni- Rosita & Ottavio Missoni.
419. Saks Fifth Avenue- the guys name was Andrew Saks.
420. Band-Aid – invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson an employee of Johnson & Johnson.
421. Brooke Bond- the guys name was arthur rooke.
422. Lakme- named after the french opera called lakme.
423. Ponds- the guys name was Theron T Pond.
424. Church & Dwight(FMCG)- John Dwight + Austin Church.
425. Hush Puppies- Named after the traditional fried cornballs of Southern US. These were also used by farmers to throw at dogs to quiet them. The idea was to convey the message that these new shoes were so comfortable that they could quiet a barking dog. Hush Puppies is one of the most recognisable brand names in the world.]
426. Royal Enfield- the original company was started by Albert Eadie and RW Smith in 1890.
427. Florsheim(shoes)- started by the father son duo of Sigmund Florsheim & Milton florsheim.
428. Tag Heuer- the guys name was Edouard Heuer.
429. New Holland AG( tractors)- the original company was founded by Abe Zimmerman in New Holland, Pennsylvania.
430. LML- Lohia Machines Limited.
431. Amstel beer- Named after the Amstel river in amsterdam.
432. Delsey( suitcase manufacturers)- Delahaye & Co + Seynheave Brothers.
433. IBP- Indo Burma petroleum.
434. Dr. Reddys- The guys name was Dr. K Anj Reddy.
435. ITC- Imperial Tobacco Company.
436. Keltron- kerala state electronic development corporation limited.
437. STAR- satellite television asia region.
438. Sasken- Silicon automation systems(SAS) + ken ( scottish for knowledge)
439. Essilor- Essel + Silor ( ophthalmic firms)
440. CAPGemini-IT service provider CAP merged with Gemini computer systems.
441. Lafarge(cement)- the guys name was Joseph Auguste Pavin De Lafarge.
442. Sodexho- (So)ciete (d' Ex)ploitation (Ho)teliere.
443. Seagate- started as shugart technologies by alan shugart.
444. Sanofi aventis- Sanofi Synthelabo + Aventis.
445. Kanbay- started in 1989 by Raymond spencer, Dileep nath & John patterson.
446. S&P's- Poors publishing ( henry william poor) + standard statistics( luther lee blake)
447. Moody's- The guys name was John Moody.
448. Ducati- started by brothers adriano, marcello & bruno ducati.
449. Bristol-myers: william mclaren bristol + john ripley myers.
450. AXA( insurance)- is not an acronym but a random name that can be easily pronounced by ppl who speak any language. It does not mean anything in any language. The companys original name was Ancienne Mutuelle.
451. Mcgraw-Hill: James Mcgraw + john Hill
452. L'Oreal- In1907 Eugene Scvhueller developed a hair color formula which he named Aureole. L'Oreal is derived from aureole.
453. DBS- Development bank of singapore.
454. BMG- bertelsmann music group.
455. KLM- Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappi ( royal aviation company)
456. Alsthom(construction major)-Societe Alsacienne de construction mecanique + compagnie generale d' electricite + thomson houston.
457. Blackstone- peter peterson + stephen schwarzman. Schwarz is german for black and peter or petros is greek for stone.
458. Horlicks- the guys name was william horlick.
459. Evian( bottled water)- the water comes from several sources near Evian-les-bains on the south shore of lake geneva.
460. Mirinda- Mirinda is wonderful or admirable in esperanto. It was originally made in spain.
461. Minute maid- the name basically implies that the juice is easy and quick to prepare.
462. Arm & Hammer- the arm & hammer logo of Dwight & Church represents Vulcan the Roamn god of fire & metalworks.
463. Sunlight( detergent)- named after the place Port sunlight in England.
464. PZ Cussons- Paterson Zachonis + Cusson & Co ( Thomas Cusson). Owns the brand of saop, imperial leather.
465. Faberge( cosmetics)- the guys name was Gustav Faberge.
466. Barbie- vreated by ruth handler and named after his daughter Barbara.
467. Victoria's secret- the company was started in 1979 by roy raymond. He ensured that most of his stores had victorian details and hence the name.
468. Lizol- lysol in the western market. It stands for lysosome+ solvent.
469. Vim- literally means force, energy ,vigor. Vim brand is known as Cif in most markets.
470. Cox & Kings- The guys name was Richard Cox.
471. Lufthansa- Luft ( german for air) + hansa (hanseatic league)
472. Legal & General- the idea of having this name was to imply that even though policies were to be made available to the general public the share ownership would be restricted only to people in the legal profession.
473. Ansett Australia- The guys name was Sir Reginald Miles ansett.
474. Lloyds TSB- Lloyds bank + Trustees Savings Bank.
475. EMI (music)- Electric & Music Industries limited.
476. Bradford & Bingley- Bradford equitable building society + Bingley permanent building society.
477. 3i- Investors in Industry.
478. Telenor- the original company was called Telegrafverket. Later the company took the name Telenor. Nor is for Norway.
479. Schenker(logistics)- The guys name was Gottfried Schenker.
480. MTR( packaged food)- Mavalli Tiffin Room.
481. CBS- Columbia Broadcasting System.
482. BAX( logistics)- Burlington Air Expres.
483. Mercury(car) – Named after the messenger of the gods, mercury in roman mythology.
484. PVR- priya village roadshow. ( priya cinema + village roadshow)
485. Victorinox- founded by Karl Elsener in 1884. Named after his mother Victoria and Inox ( stainless steel in french)
486. Mercedes- Named after Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Emil Jellinek.
487. Sulzer- started by the Sulzer brothers in 1834.
488. MIRC Electronics- MIRC owns the Onida brand. The company was started by Gulu Mirchandani & Vijay Mansukhani.
489. Holcim( cement)- the company was started in 1912 in the village of Holderbank in switzerland and was known as Holderbank cement till 2001.
490. Singer - the guys name was Isaac Merritt Singer.
491. Roche- The guys name was Fritz Hoffman la Roche.
492. VISA- Visa International Service association.
493. Sampo( Insurance)- Named after the mystical machine of Finn folklore that creates food, salt & flour out of nothing.
494. Nortel – (Nor)thern (Tel)ecom limited.
495. Carrier(Air Conditioners)- The guys name was Willis Carrier.
496. TNT( logistics)- Thomas Nationwide Transport.
497. SAP AG- System, Application & Products.
498. Village Roadshow- Was one of the first drive-in theatres of Australia at a place called Croydon adjacent to a mall called the Croydon Village. Hence the name.
499. Telstra- (Tel)ecom Au(stra)lia.
500. Cisco- San Fran(cisco).
501. Google. Is actually a misspelling of googal which refers to 10 raised to 100.
502. Adobe- named after a creek called adobe creek that ran behind the founders house.
503. Fosters- William & Ralph Foster.
504. Woolworth's- Frank Winfield Woolworth.
505. Orkut- The guys name was Orkut Buyukkokten.
506. McAfee- The guys name was John McAfee.
507. Victoria Bitter- Named after the Victoria Brewery where it was first made.
508. BHP Billiton- Broken Hill Proprietory Company + Billiton Company.
509. Conoco- (Con)tinental (O)il & Transportation (Co)mpany.
510. Phillips( Phillips 66)- The guys names were L E Phillips & Frank Phillips.
511. Statoil- Norwegian Oil Company. The name is short for State's Oil.
512. Aon( Insurers)- Gaelic for oneness.
513. Hyatt- The hyatt corporation was born upon purchase of the Hyatt house at the LA international airport. The hyatt house was owned by Hyatt R Von Dehn.
514. Goldman Sachs- Marcus Goldman + Samuel Sachs.
515. Radisson- Named after the French explorer Pierre Esprit Radisson.
516. Sheraton- Ernest Henderson & Robert Lowell Moore acquired a hotel that had a lighted sign on the roof saying "Sheraton Hotel". Since the sign was very expensive to change they decided to name their chain of hotels Sheraton.
517. Hilton- The guys name was Conrad Hilton.
518. Phillips Van Heusen- The guys name was Isaac Phillips and John Van Heusen.
519. Kores-the guys name was Wilhelm Koreska.
520. Merrill lynch-Charles E Merrill + Edmund Lynch.
521. Nomura- the guys name was Tokushichi Nomura
522. Yamaha- the guys name was Torakusu Yamaha.
523. Harley- Davidson-William Harley + Arthur Davidson + Walter Davidson.
524. ABC Television- American Broadcasting Company
525. Linux-the guys name was Linus Torvalds.
526. Ipod- In the movie 2001: A space odyssey there is a phrase "Open the pod bay door". The EVA pod is a fictional spacecraft in the movie. The "I" was added as the trademark "pod" was already taken.
527. SUN Microsystems- Stanford University Networks.
528. Novell- Named after Nouvelle which is French for new.
529. RIM- Research In Motion. The co that makes blackberry.
530. T-Mobile - Telekom Mobile.
531. AT&T- American Telegraph & Telecommunication.
532. Yellowpages.com- started by Ronald Oister , Bill Povondra & Dane Madsen in 1996 in USA.
533. BCBG- Bon chic Bon Genre. Max Azria's fashion wear.
534. Sanford- is the largest writing instruments manufacturer in the world.Owns brands like Reynolds, Parker, Waterman, Uni-ball etc. Was started by Frederick Redington & William Sanford.
535. Gimbels- the guys name was Adam Gimbel
536. Staedtler- the guys name was Friedrich Staedtler.
537. Karmann- the guys name was Wilhelm Karmann.
538. Tchibo- Started by Carl Tchilling –Hiryan & Max Herz. Tchibo is derived from Tchilling and Bohnen( german for beans or coffee beans).
539. Chery- In chinese the company is named Qirui & the English translation was to be cherry but there was a mistake in transliteration and the company decided to not rectify the error.
540. First automobile- it is actually china's first automobile manufacturer and hence the name.
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