La Wikipedia tiene un listado interesante de nombres de empresas con sus respectivas etimologías u origines.

Te sorpredara mas de uno por la simpleza con la que surgio su nombre.

Pepsi – Pepsi derives its name from (treatment of) dyspepsia, an intestinal ailment.
Häagen-Dazs – Contrary to common belief, the name is not European; it is simply two made-up words meant to look European to American eyes. This is known in the marketing industry as foreign branding.

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