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ABC

American Broadcasting Company

AMD

Advanced Micro Devices

AOL

America Online

APC

American Power Conversion

AT&T
BenQ

American Telephone and Telegraph Company

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
IMDB
KFC
L&T
LG
OAB
QGC
RIM
TCS
UPS
WD
ZMS
MS
Intel
Lenovo
Compaq
EA
Honda
Audi
FIAT
Accenture
Acer

International Business Machines

Internet Movie Data Base
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Larsen & Toubro Limited
Lucky Goldstar
Oman Arab Bank
Questar Gas Company
Research In Motion
TATA Consultancy Services
United Parcel Service
Western Digital
Zhone Management System
MicroSoft
Integrated Electronics
From the blend of two words Le and novo
Compatibility and Quality
Electronic Arts
From the name of its founder, Soichiro Honda.
From the surname of the founder August Horch (Audi, in Latin)
Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino
Derived from Accent on the future
sharp, acute, able and facile in Latin

Orgin from Echo Bay

From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
From the Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of co-founder John
Warnock.
From the named for its founder, Saburo Akai.
Akai
Named after Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.
Asus
Array Technologies Incorporated
ATI
Blaupunkt in German means Blue dot
Blaupunkt
Named after founder William E. Boeing.
Boeing
Named after founder Robert Bosch
Bosch
Named after its founder Amar G. Bose
Bose
British Petroleum
BP
Bridgestone Named after founder Shojiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi means stone bridge
Birmingham Small Arms Company
BSA
British Telecommunications
BT
Named for its founder, David Dunbar Buick
Buick
Named after its founder, Fredrik Rosing Bull
Bull
From the name of its founder, Paco Bult.
Bultaco
Derived from the name of the companys first camera, the Kwanon
Canon
From the name of its founder, Kashio Tadao
Casio
Named after company co-founder Louis Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Named after the company founder, Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler
Short for San Francisco
Cisco
Derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring
Coca-Cola
Cowpland Research Laboratory
Corel
Named after its founder, Seymour Cray.
Cray
Means Great Universe in korean
Daewoo
Named after its founder, Michael Dell
Dell
Named after its founders, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert
DHL
Lynn
From Diggnation
Digg
Named after its founder Lars Magnus Ericsson
Ericsson
Named from Son of Electronic Printer
Epson
The enunciation of the initials S.O. in Standard Oil of New Jersey
Esso
Named after its founder, Karl Fazer.
Fazer
American Express
AmEx
British Physical Laboratories
BPL
Federal Express
FedEx
From the name of its founder, Enzo Ferrari.
Ferrari
Named after its founder, John Fluke, Sr.
Fluke
Named after its founder, Henry Ford
Ford
Named after Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan.
Fuji
Named after its founders, Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao.
Garmin
Old place name, literally sunrise
Hitachi
From the name of Mark Honeywell, founder of Honeywell Heating
Honeywell
eBay
Adidas
Adobe

Hotmail
HTC
IKEA
Infosys
JBL
JVC
Kawasaki
Kenworth
Kodak
Komatsu
Korg
KUKA
Kyocera
Lexmark
McDonalds
Mitsubishi
MercedesBenz
Mercedes
Motorola
MRF
Napster
NEC
Nero
Nestle
Nike
Nikon
Nintendo
Nissan
Nokia
BCCI
Onkyo
Osram
Oracle
Peugeot
Philips
Piaggio
Pixar

Specialty Co
HoTMaiL included the letters HTML
High Tech Computer Corporation
A composite of Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd.
Information Systems
From the name of its founder, James B Lansing.
Japan Victor Company
From the name of its founder, Shozo Kawasaki
Named after the two principal stockholders Harry Kent and Edgar
Worthington.
From the letter K, the favourte letter of Gorge Eastman (Founder)
From the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa, where it was founded in 1917.
Named from the surnames of the founders, Tsutomu Katoh and Tadashi
Osanai, combined with the letters rg from the word organ
Germany as Keller Und Knappich Augsburg, it shortened its name to
KUKA.
From Kyoto Ceramics, after Kyoto in Japan.
From Lexington Marketing.
From the name of the brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, who
founded the first McDonalds
Mitsu means three and hishi (changing to bishi in the middle of the word)
means diamond (the shape)
The two companies Mercedes(DMG) and Benz & Cie merge to form
Mercedes-Benz
From the first name of the daughter of Emil Jellinek
From Motor and Victrola - as originally they made car radios
Madras Rubber Factory
Named after Fannings hairstyle-based nickname
Nippon Electric Company
Nero Burning ROM named after Nero burning Rome
Named after its founder, Henri Nestl
Named for the Greek goddess of victory
The original name was Nippon Kogaku, meaning Japanese Optical
From nintendou, (nin) can be translated as to entrusted; ten-dou means
heaven
The company was earlier known by the name Nippon Sangyo which means
Japan Industries
From the finnish city of Nokia
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Translates as sound harmony
From osmium and wolfram
The name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA project
Named after Emile Peugeot
From the name of the founders Gerard Philips and Anton Philips
Named after founder Rinaldo Piaggio
From pixel and the co-founders name, Alvy Ray Smith

Named after founder Ferdinand Porsche

Founder Marc Ewing use to wear a red cap
Name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African
antelope
Named after the founder Louis Renault
Renault
National Institute of Information Technology
NIIT
Rolls-Royce From the surnames of the company founders, Henry Royce and Charles
Rolls
Named from the Biblical character Samson, renowned for his strength
Samsonite
Meaning three stars in Korean
Samsung
Meaning three oceans in Japanese
Sanyo
Sennheiser Named after one of its founders, Fritz Sennheiser.
Company named from its first product, an ever-sharp pencil
Sharp
From the name of the founders Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg
Siemens
Halske
From the Latin word sonus meaning sound
Sony
Southern Pacific Railroad Intelligent Network of Telecommunications.
Sprint
From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki
Suzuki
Named after Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
Tata
Named from the merger of consumer goods company Tokyo Denki (Tokyo
Toshiba
Electric Co) and electrical firm Shibaura Seisaku-sho
Ocean Pacific
OP
From the name of the founder, Sakichi Toyoda.
Toyota
A portmanteau of veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon
Verizon
From Voice, Data, Telefone
Vodafone
From the Latin word volvo, which means I roll
Volvo
Volkswagen From the German for peoples car
Named after founder Sam Walton
Wal-Mart
From Western India Products
Wipro
Named after the founder Torakusu Yamaha
Yamaha
Indian Fine Blanks
IFB
J C Bamford Excavators
JCB
Videsh Sanchaar Nigam Limited
VSNL
Swedish Space Corporation
SSC
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
Affiliated Computer Services
ACS
From the name of the founder T. V. Sundaram Iyengar
TVS
International Finance Corporation
IFC
American Locomotive Company
ALCO
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Home Automated Living
HAL
Manitoba Telecom Services
MTS
Mobile TeleSystems
MTS
Arizona Public Service
APS
Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company
EETC
Porsche
Red-Hat
Reebok

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ITC
ACC
STPI
TISCO
UGC
MMS
TI
TI
Ducati
HarleyDavidson
VISA
CWT
FIC
NDTV
GFI
MG
Exide
CV
PG
DoCoMo
RCA
ITI
HSC
IFSC
BCG
LnT
DML
MMTS
Amazon
CERN
TM
IPC
CTS
DCP
NSC
NSC
CCE
ADB
AMUL
CNBC
AID

Tennessee Gas Transmission

Imperial Tobacco Company
Associated Cement Companies
Singapore Tyler Print Institute
Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited
Unipart Group of Companies
Matra Marconi Space
Tube Investments
Texas Instruments
From the family name of the founders Ducati
From the name of its founders William S. Harley ,Arthur and Walter
Davidson
From the Latin word charta visa (verified paper, lit. paper that has been
seen)
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
First International Computer
New Delhi Television
Game Factory Interactive
Morris Garages
Excellent Oxide
Convair
Procter & Gamble
DO COmmunications over the MObile network
Radio Corporation of America
International Training Institute
Harsco Corporation
International Financial Services Centre
Boston Consulting Group
Larsen and Toubro
Devonport Management Limited
Mechanical and Machine Tool Services
Bezos wanted a name for his company that began with A and he took the
name Amazon
Cerner Corporation
Telekom Malaysia
Iraq Petroleum Company
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Disney Consumer Products
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Nihon Suido Consultants Co
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Advanced Digital Broadcast
Anand Milk Union Limited
China National Biotech Corporation
All Interactive Distribution

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IAG
UPA
KTN
EDO
GM
KT
MSI
IAB
AGS
MDH
NEP
NEP
TELCO
Telco
ICE
CAL
CARE
SITA
TAFE
KISCO
CGL
PVR
ETC
JMI
GSFC
LHB
FMG
DTDC
SVGA
AIRD
KJC
TSI
NDPL
TPI
GmbH
PSC
ICD
MES
IPTV
MNC
MNC
DLF
ADL
ADL

Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited

Insurance Australia Group
United Productions of America
Kenya Television Network
From the name of its founder, Earl Dodge Osborn
General Motors
Korea Telecom
Micro-Star International
Interactive Advertising Bureau
Australian Government Solicitor
Mahashian Di Hatti
Nationwide Express Parcels
China North East Petroleum
TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company
Telephone Company
Iron Crown Enterprises
Copyright Agency Limited
Credit Analysis & Research Limited
South African State Information Technology Agency
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
Kudremukh Iron and Steel Company
Crompton Greaves Limited
Priya Village Roadshow
Electronic Theatre Controls
Japan Market Intelligence
Gujarat Stare Fertilizers and Chemicals
Linke Hofmann Busch
Fortescue Metals Group
Desk to Desk Courier & Cargo
System Video Graphics Alliance
Associates for International Resources and Development
Kramer Junction Company
Town Sports International
North Delhi Power Limited
Travel Professionals International
Gesellschaft mit beschrnkter Haftung (Limited Liability Company)
Publishing Software Company
Indian Creek Designs
Marconi Electronic Systems
Iowa Public Television
Multinational Corporation
Media Nusantara Citra
Delhi Lease & Finance
Arthur D. Little
Arctic Digital Ltd

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ESIC
RmKV
VLCC
MTR
APCPDCL
DMG
DMG
EEG
RAC
BALCO
BALCO
IBBM
MPCB
MFIL
MFIL
MFIL
RPSC
Xerox
TDS
CEAT
VIA
Viacom
Cipla
NPCL
BHFL
BHFL
EDGW
DPEP
LML
IIAS

Svenska Kullagerfabriken
EasyLink Services International Corporation
Rm.K.Viswanatha Pillai
Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves
The Mavalli Tiffin Room
Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motors Corporation)
Demon Music Group
Emperor Entertainment Group
Republic Aviation Corporation
Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative
Bharat Aluminium Company
Institute of Bankers Malaysia
Malaysia Pacific Corporation Berhad
Merger of Modern Food Industries Limited
Mahindra Ford India Limited
Modern Fibotex India Limited
Raytheon Polar Services Company
The name was taken from the term Xerography means dry writing
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino (Electrical Cables and Allied Products of
Turin)
Very Innovative Architecture
Video & Audio Communications
Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories
Noida Power Company Limited
Birla Home Finance Limited
Barrett Hussey Financial Limited
Edgewater Technology
Delta Private Equity Partners
Lohia Machines Limited
International Internet Advertising Services