Company Name: |
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ABC |
American Broadcasting Company |
AMD |
Advanced Micro Devices |
AOL |
America Online |
APC |
American Power Conversion |
AT&T |
American Telephone and Telegraph Company |
BenQ |
Bringing Enjoyment N Quality |
BHW |
Bell & Howell Company |
BMW |
Bayerische Motoren Werke |
HCL |
Hindustan computer limited |
HMT |
Hindustan Machine Tools |
HP |
Hewlett Packard |
HSBC |
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
Hyundai |
Connotes the sense of “the present age” or “modernity” in Korean. |
IBM |
International Business Machines |
IMDB |
Internet Movie Data Base |
KFC |
Kentucky Fried Chicken |
L&T |
Larsen & Toubro Limited |
LG |
Lucky Goldstar |
OAB |
Oman Arab Bank |
QGC |
Questar Gas Company |
RIM |
Research In Motion |
TCS |
TATA Consultancy Services |
UPS |
United Parcel Service |
WD |
Western Digital |
ZMS |
Zhone Management System |
MS |
MicroSoft |
Intel |
Integrated Electronics |
Lenovo |
From the blend of two words “Le” and “novo” |
Compaq |
Compatibility and Quality |
EA |
Electronic Arts |
Honda |
From the name of its founder, Soichiro Honda. |
Audi |
From the surname of the founder August Horch (Audi, in Latin) |
FIAT |
Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino |
Accenture |
Derived from ”Accent on the future” |
Acer |
“sharp, acute, able and facile” in Latin |
eBay |
Orgin from “ Echo Bay” |
Adidas |
From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler. |
Adobe |
From the Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of co-founder John Warnock. |
Akai |
From the named for its founder, Saburo Akai. |
Asus |
Named after Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology. |
ATI |
Array Technologies Incorporated |
Blaupunkt |
Blaupunkt in German means “ Blue dot ” |
Boeing |
Named after founder William E. Boeing. |
Bosch |
Named after founder Robert Bosch |
Bose |
Named after its founder Amar G. Bose |
BP |
British Petroleum |
Bridgestone |
Named after founder Shojiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi means “stone bridge” |
BSA |
Birmingham Small Arms Company |
BT |
British Telecommunications |
Buick |
Named for its founder, David Dunbar Buick |
Bull |
Named after its founder, Fredrik Rosing Bull |
Bultaco |
From the name of its founder, Paco Bultó. |
Canon |
Derived from the name of the company’s first camera, the Kwanon |
Casio |
From the name of its founder, Kashio Tadao |
Chevrolet |
Named after company co-founder Louis Chevrolet |
Chrysler |
Named after the company founder, Walter P. Chrysler |
Cisco |
Short for San Francisco |
Coca-Cola |
Derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring |
Corel |
Cowpland Research Laboratory |
Cray |
Named after its founder, Seymour Cray. |
Daewoo |
Means Great Universe in korean |
Dell |
Named after its founder, Michael Dell |
DHL |
Named after its founders, Adrian ‘D’alsey, Larry ‘H’illblom, and Robert ‘L’ynn |
Digg |
From “ Diggnation ” |
Ericsson |
Named after its founder Lars Magnus Ericsson |
Epson |
Named from “Son of Electronic Printer” |
Esso |
The enunciation of the initials S.O. in Standard Oil of New Jersey |
Fazer |
Named after its founder, Karl Fazer. |
AmEx |
American Express |
BPL |
British Physical Laboratories |
FedEx |
Federal Express |
Ferrari |
From the name of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. |
Fluke |
Named after its founder, John Fluke, Sr. |
Ford |
Named after its founder, Henry Ford |
Fuji |
Named after Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan. |
Garmin |
Named after its founders, Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao. |
Hitachi |
Old place name, literally “ sunrise” |
Honeywell |
From the name of Mark Honeywell, founder of Honeywell Heating Specialty Co |
Hotmail |
“HoTMaiL” included the letters HTML |
HTC |
High Tech Computer Corporation |
IKEA |
A composite of Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. |
Infosys |
Information Systems |
JBL |
From the name of its founder, James B Lansing. |
JVC |
Japan Victor Company |
Kawasaki |
From the name of its founder, Shozo Kawasaki |
Kenworth |
Named after the two principal stockholders Harry Kent and Edgar Worthington. |
Kodak |
From the letter K, the favourte letter of Gorge Eastman (Founder) |
Komatsu |
From the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa, where it was founded in 1917. |
Korg |
Named from the surnames of the founders, Tsutomu Katoh and Tadashi Osanai, combined with the letters “rg” from the word organ |
KUKA |
Germany as Keller Und Knappich Augsburg, it shortened its name to KUKA. |
Kyocera |
From Kyoto Ceramics, after Kyoto in Japan. |
Lexmark |
From Lexington Marketing. |
McDonalds |
From the name of the brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, who founded the first McDonald’s |
Mitsubishi |
Mitsu means three and hishi (changing to bishi in the middle of the word) means diamond (the shape) |
Mercedes-Benz |
The two companies Mercedes(DMG) and Benz & Cie merge to form Mercedes-Benz |
Mercedes |
From the first name of the daughter of Emil Jellinek |
Motorola |
From Motor and Victrola - as originally they made car radios |
MRF |
Madras Rubber Factory |
Napster |
Named after Fanning’s hairstyle-based nickname |
NEC |
Nippon Electric Company |
Nero |
Nero Burning ROM named after Nero burning Rome |
Nestle |
Named after its founder, Henri Nestlé |
Nike |
Named for the Greek goddess of victory |
Nikon |
The original name was Nippon Kogaku, meaning “Japanese Optical” |
Nintendo |
From nintendou, (nin) can be translated as to “entrusted”; ten-dou means “heaven” |
Nissan |
The company was earlier known by the name Nippon Sangyo which means “Japan Industries” |
Nokia |
From the finnish city of Nokia |
BCCI |
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
Onkyo |
Translates as “sound harmony” |
Osram |
From osmium and wolfram |
Oracle |
The name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA project |
Peugeot |
Named after Emile Peugeot |
Philips |
From the name of the founders Gerard Philips and Anton Philips |
Piaggio |
Named after founder Rinaldo Piaggio |
Pixar |
From pixel and the co-founder’s name, Alvy Ray Smith |
Porsche |
Named after founder Ferdinand Porsche |
Red-Hat |
Founder Marc Ewing use to wear a red cap |
Reebok |
Name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope |
Renault |
Named after the founder Louis Renault |
NIIT |
National Institute of Information Technology |
Rolls-Royce |
From the surnames of the company founders, Henry Royce and Charles Rolls |
Samsonite |
Named from the Biblical character Samson, renowned for his strength |
Samsung |
Meaning three stars in Korean |
Sanyo |
Meaning three oceans in Japanese |
Sennheiser |
Named after one of its founders, Fritz Sennheiser. |
Sharp |
Company named from its first product, an ever-sharp pencil |
Siemens |
From the name of the founders Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske |
Sony |
From the Latin word ‘sonus’ meaning sound |
Sprint |
Southern Pacific Railroad Intelligent Network of Telecommunications. |
Suzuki |
From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki |
Tata |
Named after Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata |
Toshiba |
Named from the merger of consumer goods company Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric Co) and electrical firm Shibaura Seisaku-sho |
OP |
Ocean Pacific |
Toyota |
From the name of the founder, Sakichi Toyoda. |
Verizon |
A portmanteau of ‘ver’itas (Latin for truth) and hor‘izon’ |
Vodafone |
From Voice, Data, Telefone |
Volvo |
From the Latin word volvo, which means “ I roll ” |
Volkswagen |
From the German for people’s car |
Wal-Mart |
Named after founder Sam Walton |
Wipro |
From Western India Products |
Yamaha |
Named after the founder Torakusu Yamaha |
IFB |
Indian Fine Blanks |
JCB |
J C Bamford Excavators |
VSNL |
Videsh Sanchaar Nigam Limited |
SSC |
Swedish Space Corporation |
WWE |
World Wrestling Entertainment |
ACS |
Affiliated Computer Services |
TVS |
From the name of the founder T. V. Sundaram Iyengar |
IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
ALCO |
American Locomotive Company |
Alcoa |
Aluminum Company of America |
HAL |
Home Automated Living |
MTS |
Manitoba Telecom Services |
MTS |
Mobile TeleSystems |
APS |
Arizona Public Service |
EETC |
Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company |
TGT |
Tennessee Gas Transmission |
ITC |
Imperial Tobacco Company |
ACC |
Associated Cement Companies |
STPI |
Singapore Tyler Print Institute |
TISCO |
Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited |
UGC |
Unipart Group of Companies |
MMS |
Matra Marconi Space |
TI |
Tube Investments |
TI |
Texas Instruments |
Ducati |
From the family name of the founders “Ducati” |
Harley-Davidson |
From the name of its founders William S. Harley ,Arthur and Walter Davidson |
VISA |
From the Latin word “charta visa” (verified paper, lit. “paper that has been seen”) |
CWT |
Carlson Wagonlit Travel |
FIC |
First International Computer |
NDTV |
New Delhi Television |
GFI |
Game Factory Interactive |
MG |
Morris Garages |
Exide |
Excellent Oxide |
CV |
Convair |
PG |
Procter & Gamble |
DoCoMo |
DO COmmunications over the MObile network |
RCA |
Radio Corporation of America |
ITI |
International Training Institute |
HSC |
Harsco Corporation |
IFSC |
International Financial Services Centre |
BCG |
Boston Consulting Group |
LnT |
Larsen and Toubro |
DML |
Devonport Management Limited |
MMTS |
Mechanical and Machine Tool Services |
Amazon |
Bezos wanted a name for his company that began with “A” and he took the name Amazon |
CERN |
Cerner Corporation |
TM |
Telekom Malaysia |
IPC |
Iraq Petroleum Company |
CTS |
Cognizant Technology Solutions |
DCP |
Disney Consumer Products |
NSC |
Norfolk Southern Corporation |
NSC |
Nihon Suido Consultants Co |
CCE |
Coca-Cola Enterprises |
ADB |
Advanced Digital Broadcast |
AMUL |
Anand Milk Union Limited |
CNBC |
China National Biotech Corporation |
AID |
All Interactive Distribution |
IFFCO |
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited |
IAG |
Insurance Australia Group |
UPA |
United Productions of America |
KTN |
Kenya Television Network |
EDO |
From the name of its founder, Earl Dodge Osborn |
GM |
General Motors |
KT |
Korea Telecom |
MSI |
Micro-Star International |
IAB |
Interactive Advertising Bureau |
AGS |
Australian Government Solicitor |
MDH |
Mahashian Di Hatti |
NEP |
Nationwide Express Parcels |
NEP |
China North East Petroleum |
TELCO |
TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company |
Telco |
Telephone Company |
ICE |
Iron Crown Enterprises |
CAL |
Copyright Agency Limited |
CARE |
Credit Analysis & Research Limited |
SITA |
South African State Information Technology Agency |
TAFE |
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited |
KISCO |
Kudremukh Iron and Steel Company |
CGL |
Crompton Greaves Limited |
PVR |
Priya Village Roadshow |
ETC |
Electronic Theatre Controls |
JMI |
Japan Market Intelligence |
GSFC |
Gujarat Stare Fertilizers and Chemicals |
LHB |
Linke Hofmann Busch |
FMG |
Fortescue Metals Group |
DTDC |
Desk to Desk Courier & Cargo |
SVGA |
System Video Graphics Alliance |
AIRD |
Associates for International Resources and Development |
KJC |
Kramer Junction Company |
TSI |
Town Sports International |
NDPL |
North Delhi Power Limited |
TPI |
Travel Professionals International |
GmbH |
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Limited Liability Company) |
PSC |
Publishing Software Company |
ICD |
Indian Creek Designs |
MES |
Marconi Electronic Systems |
IPTV |
Iowa Public Television |
MNC |
Multinational Corporation |
MNC |
Media Nusantara Citra |
DLF |
Delhi Lease & Finance |
ADL |
Arthur D. Little |
ADL |
Arctic Digital Ltd |
SKF |
Svenska Kullagerfabriken |
ESIC |
EasyLink Services International Corporation |
RmKV |
Rm.K.Viswanatha Pillai |
VLCC |
Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves |
MTR |
The Mavalli Tiffin Room |
APCPDCL |
Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited |
DMG |
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motors Corporation) |
DMG |
Demon Music Group |
EEG |
Emperor Entertainment Group |
RAC |
Republic Aviation Corporation |
BALCO |
Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative |
BALCO |
Bharat Aluminium Company |
IBBM |
Institute of Bankers Malaysia |
MPCB |
Malaysia Pacific Corporation Berhad |
MFIL |
Merger of Modern Food Industries Limited |
MFIL |
Mahindra Ford India Limited |
MFIL |
Modern Fibotex India Limited |
RPSC |
Raytheon Polar Services Company |
Xerox |
The name was taken from the term Xerography means “dry writing” |
TDS |
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. |
CEAT |
Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino (Electrical Cables and Allied Products of Turin) |
VIA |
Very Innovative Architecture |
Viacom |
Video & Audio Communications |
Cipla |
Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories |
NPCL |
Noida Power Company Limited |
BHFL |
Birla Home Finance Limited |
BHFL |
Barrett Hussey Financial Limited |
EDGW |
Edgewater Technology |
DPEP |
Delta Private Equity Partners |
LML |
Lohia Machines Limited |
IIAS |
International Internet Advertising Services |