List of company name etymologies

Apr 24, ’07 8:46 PM
Author Chris Categories Wikipedia

From Wikipedia:

3Com — Network technology producer; the three coms are computer, communication, and compatibility.

A&W Root Beer — named after founders Roy Allen and Frank Wright

Coca-Cola — derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring. Coca-Cola creator John S. Pemberton changed the ‘K’ of kola to ‘C’ to make the name look better.

Pepsi — named from the digestive enzyme pepsin.

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  1. cerebulon,
    April 25, 2007 at 1:01 am

    Thank you. This stuff always interests me. I love the origin of things

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  2. Schmoo,
    April 25, 2007 at 4:35 am

    Very interesting, especially so as so many are so banal in origin… I had no idea (which I guess means they worked, but hey).

    Reply

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