Company Name Etymologies

Mon 12/08/08

Wikipedia has a massive list of company name etymologies. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company? For real? Wachovia is actually the Latin version of the German word for North Carolina? Fascinating stuff.

2 Comments

  1. Joerg

    I have to add that the “Wachau” is an austrian region. Not german – austrian.

    Mon 12/08/08 at 4:36 pm

  2. Jason

    I think 7-11 should go back to ‘U-Tote’m’

    Somehow I think this name has more character.

    Mon 12/08/08 at 9:12 pm

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