Full Forms of some famous company names

CompanyName: Full Form ABC American Broadcasting Company AMD Advanced Micro Devices AOL America Online APC American Power Conversion AT&T American Telephone and Telegraph Company BenQ 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 International Business Machines IMDB Internet Movie Data Base KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken L&T Larsen & Toubro Limited  LG Lucky Goldstar OAB Oman Arab Bank QGC Questar Gas Company RIM Research In Motion TCS TATA Consultancy Services UPS United Parcel Service WD Western Digital ZMS Zhone Management System MS MicroSoft Intel Integrated Electronics Lenovo From the blend of two words “Le” and “novo” Compaq Compatibility and Quality EA Electronic Arts Honda From the name of its founder, Soichiro Honda. Audi From the surname of the founder August Horch (Audi, in Latin) FIAT Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino Accenture Derived from ”Accent on the future” Acer “sharp, acute, able and facile” in Latin eBay Orgin from “ Echo Bay” Adidas From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler. Adobe From the Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of co-founder John Warnock. Akai From the named for its founder, Saburo Akai. Asus Named after Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology. ATI Array Technologies Incorporated Blaupunkt Blaupunkt in German means “ Blue dot ” Boeing Named after founder William E. Boeing. Bosch Named after founder Robert Bosch Bose Named after its founder Amar G. Bose BP British Petroleum Bridgestone Named after founder Shojiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi means “stone bridge” BSA Birmingham Small Arms Company BT British Telecommunications Buick Named for its founder, David Dunbar Buick Bull Named after its  founder, Fredrik Rosing Bull Bultaco From the name of its founder, Paco Bultó. Canon Derived from the name of the company’s first camera, the Kwanon Casio From the name of its founder, Kashio Tadao Chevrolet Named after company co-founder Louis Chevrolet Chrysler Named after the company founder, Walter P. Chrysler Cisco Short for San Francisco Coca-Cola Derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring Corel Cowpland Research Laboratory Cray Named after its founder, Seymour Cray. Daewoo Means Great Universe in korean Dell Named after its founder, Michael Dell DHL Named after its founders, Adrian ‘D’alsey, Larry ‘H’illblom, and Robert ‘L’ynn Digg From “ Diggnation ” Ericsson Named after its founder Lars Magnus Ericsson Epson Named from “Son of Electronic Printer” Esso The enunciation of the initials S.O. in Standard Oil of New Jersey Fazer Named after its founder, Karl Fazer. AmEx American Express  BPL British Physical Laboratories FedEx Federal Express Ferrari From the name of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. Fluke Named after its founder, John Fluke, Sr. Ford Named after its founder, Henry Ford Fuji Named after Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan. Garmin Named after its founders, Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao. Hitachi Old place name, literally “ sunrise” Honeywell From the name of Mark Honeywell, founder of Honeywell Heating Specialty Co Hotmail “HoTMaiL” included the letters HTML HTC High Tech Computer Corporation IKEA A composite of Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. Infosys Information Systems JBL From the name of its founder, James B Lansing. JVC Japan Victor Company Kawasaki From the name of its founder, Shozo Kawasaki Kenworth Named after the two principal stockholders Harry Kent and Edgar Worthington. Kodak From the letter K, the favourte letter of Gorge Eastman (Founder) Komatsu From the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa, where it was founded in 1917. Korg Named from the surnames of the founders, Tsutomu Katoh and Tadashi Osanai, combined with the letters “rg” from the word organ KUKA Germany as Keller Und Knappich Augsburg, it shortened its name to KUKA. Kyocera From Kyoto Ceramics, after Kyoto in Japan. Lexmark From Lexington Marketing. McDonalds From the name of the brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, who founded the first McDonald’s Mitsubishi Mitsu means three and hishi (changing to bishi in the middle of the word) means diamond (the shape) Mercedes-Benz The  two companies Mercedes(DMG) and Benz & Cie merge to form Mercedes-Benz Mercedes From the first name of the daughter of Emil Jellinek Motorola From Motor and Victrola - as originally they made car radios MRF Madras Rubber Factory Napster Named after Fanning’s hairstyle-based nickname NEC Nippon Electric Company Nero Nero Burning ROM named after Nero burning Rome Nestle Named after its founder, Henri Nestlé Nike Named for the Greek goddess of victory Nikon The original name was Nippon Kogaku, meaning “Japanese Optical” Nintendo From nintendou, (nin) can be translated as to “entrusted”; ten-dou means “heaven” Nissan The company was earlier known by the name Nippon Sangyo which means “Japan Industries” Nokia From the finnish city of Nokia BCCI The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry Onkyo Translates as “sound harmony” Osram From osmium and wolfram Oracle The name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA project  Peugeot Named after Emile Peugeot Philips From the name of the founders Gerard Philips and Anton  Philips Piaggio Named after founder Rinaldo Piaggio Pixar From pixel and the co-founder’s name, Alvy Ray Smith Porsche Named after founder Ferdinand Porsche Red-Hat Founder Marc Ewing use to wear a red cap  Reebok Name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope Renault Named after the founder Louis Renault NIIT National Institute of Information Technology Rolls-Royce From the surnames of the company founders, Henry Royce and Charles Rolls Samsonite Named from the Biblical character Samson, renowned for his strength Samsung Meaning three stars in Korean Sanyo Meaning three oceans in Japanese Sennheiser Named after one of its founders, Fritz Sennheiser. Sharp Company named from its first product, an ever-sharp pencil Siemens From the name of the founders Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske Sony From the Latin word ‘sonus’ meaning sound Sprint Southern Pacific Railroad Intelligent Network of Telecommunications. Suzuki From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki Tata Named after Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata Toshiba Named from the merger of consumer goods company Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric Co) and electrical firm Shibaura Seisaku-sho OP Ocean Pacific Toyota From the name of the founder, Sakichi Toyoda. Verizon A portmanteau of ‘ver’itas (Latin for truth) and hor‘izon’ Vodafone From Voice, Data, Telefone Volvo From the Latin word volvo, which means “ I roll ” Volkswagen From the German for people’s car Wal-Mart Named after founder Sam Walton Wipro From Western India Products Yamaha Named after the founder Torakusu Yamaha IFB Indian Fine Blanks JCB J C Bamford Excavators VSNL Videsh Sanchaar Nigam Limited SSC Swedish Space Corporation WWE World Wrestling Entertainment ACS Affiliated Computer Services TVS From the name of the founder T. V. Sundaram Iyengar IFC International Finance Corporation ALCO American Locomotive Company Alcoa Aluminum Company of America HAL Home Automated Living MTS Manitoba Telecom Services MTS Mobile TeleSystems APS Arizona Public Service EETC Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company TGT Tennessee Gas Transmission ITC Imperial Tobacco Company ACC Associated Cement Companies STPI Singapore Tyler Print Institute TISCO Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited UGC Unipart Group of Companies MMS Matra Marconi Space TI Tube Investments TI Texas Instruments Ducati From the family name of the founders “Ducati” Harley-Davidson From the name of its founders William S. Harley ,Arthur  and Walter Davidson VISA From the Latin word “charta visa” (verified paper, lit. “paper that has been seen”) CWT Carlson Wagonlit Travel FIC First International Computer NDTV New Delhi Television GFI Game Factory Interactive MG Morris Garages Exide Excellent Oxide CV Convair PG Procter & Gamble DoCoMo DO COmmunications over the MObile network RCA Radio Corporation of America ITI International Training Institute HSC Harsco Corporation IFSC International Financial Services Centre BCG Boston Consulting Group LnT Larsen and Toubro DML Devonport Management Limited MMTS Mechanical and Machine Tool Services Amazon Bezos wanted a name for his company that began with “A” and he took the name Amazon CERN Cerner Corporation TM Telekom Malaysia IPC Iraq Petroleum Company CTS Cognizant Technology Solutions DCP Disney Consumer Products NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC Nihon Suido Consultants Co CCE Coca-Cola Enterprises ADB Advanced Digital Broadcast AMUL Anand Milk Union Limited CNBC China National Biotech Corporation AID All Interactive Distribution IFFCO Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited IAG Insurance Australia Group UPA United Productions of America KTN Kenya Television Network EDO From the name  of its founder, Earl Dodge Osborn GM General Motors KT Korea Telecom MSI Micro-Star International IAB Interactive Advertising Bureau AGS Australian Government Solicitor MDH Mahashian Di Hatti NEP Nationwide Express Parcels NEP China North East Petroleum TELCO TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company Telco Telephone Company ICE Iron Crown Enterprises CAL Copyright Agency Limited CARE Credit Analysis & Research Limited  SITA South African State Information Technology Agency TAFE Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited KISCO Kudremukh Iron and Steel Company CGL Crompton Greaves Limited PVR Priya Village Roadshow ETC Electronic Theatre Controls JMI Japan Market Intelligence GSFC Gujarat Stare Fertilizers and Chemicals LHB Linke Hofmann Busch FMG Fortescue Metals Group DTDC Desk to Desk Courier & Cargo SVGA System Video Graphics Alliance AIRD Associates for International Resources and Development KJC Kramer Junction Company TSI Town Sports International NDPL North Delhi Power Limited TPI Travel Professionals International GmbH Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Limited Liability Company) PSC Publishing Software Company ICD Indian Creek Designs MES Marconi Electronic Systems IPTV Iowa Public Television MNC Multinational Corporation MNC Media Nusantara Citra DLF Delhi Lease & Finance ADL Arthur D. Little ADL Arctic Digital Ltd SKF Svenska Kullagerfabriken  ESIC EasyLink Services International Corporation RmKV Rm.K.Viswanatha Pillai VLCC Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves MTR The Mavalli Tiffin Room APCPDCL Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited  DMG Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motors Corporation) DMG Demon Music Group EEG Emperor Entertainment Group RAC Republic Aviation Corporation BALCO Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative BALCO Bharat Aluminium Company IBBM Institute of Bankers Malaysia MPCB Malaysia Pacific Corporation Berhad MFIL Merger of Modern Food Industries Limited MFIL Mahindra Ford India Limited MFIL Modern Fibotex India Limited RPSC Raytheon Polar Services Company Xerox The name was taken from the term Xerography means “dry writing” TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. CEAT Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino  (Electrical Cables and Allied Products of Turin) VIA Very Innovative Architecture Viacom Video & Audio Communications Cipla Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories NPCL Noida Power Company Limited BHFL Birla Home Finance Limited BHFL Barrett Hussey Financial Limited  EDGW Edgewater Technology DPEP Delta Private Equity Partners LML Lohia Machines Limited IIAS International Internet Advertising Services