{"id":6651,"date":"2004-08-10T06:35:51","date_gmt":"2004-08-10T13:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/08\/10\/the-names-the-thing-19.html"},"modified":"2004-08-10T06:35:51","modified_gmt":"2004-08-10T13:35:51","slug":"the_names_the_t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/08\/10\/the_names_the_t.html","title":{"rendered":"The name’s the thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A list of company name etymologies<\/a>:<\/p>\n

* 3M<\/strong> – M<\/em>innesota M<\/em>ining and M<\/em>anufacturing Company started off by mining the material corundum used to make sandpaper.
\n* 7-Eleven<\/strong> – 7-Eleven was founded in 1927 as Tote’m (so called because customers “toted” away their purchases). In 1946, Tote’m became 7-Eleven to reflect the stores’ new, extended hours – 7 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days a week. […]
\n* adidas <\/strong>– from the name of the founder Adolf (Adi<\/em>) Das<\/em>sler. […]
\n* Intel <\/strong>– Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company ‘Moore Noyce’ but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to settle for an acronym of INT<\/em>egrated EL<\/em>ectronics. […]
\n* SEGA<\/strong> – “Se<\/em>rvice Ga<\/em>mes of Japan” (SeGa) Founded by Marty Bromley (an American) to import pinball games to Japan for use on American military bases.<\/p>\n

Fun.<\/p>\n

(via GeekPress<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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