Saturday, March 13, 2010

Corporates X panded

Here are some of the famous brand's acronyms and their expansions:

  • ABN - AMRO (banking) : Algemene Bank Nederland -                 AMsterdam ROtterdam Bank
  • DHL (logistics) : Dalsey Hilliblom and Lynn . The names of the three founders of the company
  • TDK (Electronics, media) : Tokyo Denki Kagaku. Japanese for Tokyo Electric and Chemicals
  • SAAB (automotive, aerospace) : Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget. Swedish for Swedish Aeroplane Limited. The 'Ab' acronym denotes the type of corporation, just like we have Ltd. or LLC etc
  • IKEA (furniture, home making) : Inguar Kamprad Elmlaryd Aggrenaryd. Inguar Kamparad is the founder of the company; Elmlaryd is the farmhouse in which he grew up and Aggrenaryd is his parish!!
  • CEAT (tyres):   Cavi Electrici Affini Torino Italian for Electrical Cables and Allied Products of Turin
More to follow. Coming up with a bumper story!! Do check back. Thanks!

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