You probably be interested in knowing how these 15 big companies got their names.

1. Lego

Lego is a mashup of the Danish phrase “leg godt”, which means play well

2. Kia

Very appropriately named, the word “kia”, roughly translated from Hanja, means “rising from Asia”.

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3. Ikea

By combining his own initials (Ingvar Kamprad) and the initials of the place he grew up (Elmtaryd Agunnaryd) Ingvar came up with his company name.

4. Volkswagen

If you speak German then you already know this but Volkswagen literally translates to “people’s car”.

5. Amazon

Essentially, however, Jeff Bezos wanted to convey the idea that you could find anything you were looking for…from a to z.

6. Ebay

Because it was owned by Echo Bay Technology Group the name was originally supposed to be echobay. The URL, however, was already taken by a mining company so the founders had it shortened to ebay.

7. Sharp

The company’s first product, the ever sharp pencil, is actually where this multinational corporation got its name.

8. Adobe

It was actually named after a body of water (Adobe Creek) that ran through the property of founder John Warnock.

9. Reebok

A Reebok is actually a type of antelope found on the savanna in Africa and these days it’s also the inspiration behind the name of an international brand.

10. Coca Cola

Allegedly its name was taken from the coca leaves and kola nuts used in the original ingredients.

11. Sony

It is derived from the Latin word sonus , which means “sound” and was chosen because the word “sony” is so easy to pronounce in most languages.

12. Adidas

It came from the nickname of founder Adolf Adi Dassler. RudolfRudi Dassler, his brother, also started a shoe company calledRuda , which later turned into Puma.

13. Nokia

This international company started out as wood pulp mill just outside the Finnish town of Nokia.

14. Sega

Short for Service Games of Japan, this company originally imported pinball machines onto US military bases around the Pacific Rim.

15. Nintendo

This famous company name comes from the Japanese name “Nintendou”. Roughly translated “Nin” means “entrusted” and “ten-dou” means “heaven”.

******* Pepsi******

You may not have guessed, but the Pepsi founders were evidently a bit nerdy as the name of their world famous product is derived from the digestive enzyme pepsin