meaning of company names: from “Carl’s J” until “HSBC”
- Carl’s Jr stands for founder Carl Karcher
founded: 1941 – USA, Los Angeles, California
founder(s): Carl N. Karcher and his wife Margaret
- CBRE is abbreviation for founders Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis.
Started as Tucker, Lynch & Coldwell. After severall name changes in 2011 the company name changed to CBRE
founded: 1906 – USA, San Francisco, California
founder(s): Coldwell, Banker, Richard, Ellis
- Chase Manhattan Bank stands for Salmon P. Chase; who was the US treasury secretary (but he did not had any connection with this bank)
founded: 1877 – USA, New York
founder(s): John Thompson
- Chevrolet stands for founder L. Chevrolet.
A Swiss-born auto racer. The company was merged into General Motors in 1917
founded: 1911 – USA, Detroit, Michigan
founder(s): Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant
- Cisco is abbreviation for Computer Information System COmpany
founded: 1984 – USA, San Francisco, California
founder(s): Sandy Lerner and husband Leonard Bosack
- CNBC is abbreviation for Consumer News and Business Channel.
Started around 1980 as “Satellite Porgram Network” and from 1989 the name CNBC
founded: 1989 – USA, New York
founder(s): Tom Rogers
- CNN is abbreviation for Cable News Network
founded: 1980 – USA, Atlanta, Georgia
founder(s): Ted Turner
- Compaq is abbreviation for COMPability And Quality
founded: 1982 – USA, Houston, Texas
founder(s): Rod Canion, Jim Harris, Bill Murto
- Corel is abbreviation for COwpland REsearch Laborator
founded: 1985 – Canada, Ottawa
founder(s): Michael Cowpland
- Cummins Engine Co stands for founder C. Cummins
founded: 1919 – USA, Columbus, Indiana
founder(s): Clessie Cummins, backed up from banker William G.Irwin
- CVS Pharmacy is abbreviation for Consumer Value Store.
The name was first used in 1964 when they already had 17 retail locations.
founded: 1963 – USA, Lowell, Massachusetts
founder(s): Stanley & Sidney Goldstein and Ralph Hoagland
- DHL is abbreviation for founders Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn
founded: 1969- USA, San Francisco, California
founder(s): Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn
- Dick’s Sporting Goods stands for founder Dick Stack.
He opened a bait and tackle shop in 1948 with a $300 gift from his grandmother
founded: 1984 – USA, Binghamton, New York
founder(s): Richard “Dick” Stack
- DKNY is abbreviation for founder Donna Karan and New York
founded: 1984 – USA, New York
founder(s): Donna Karan and her husband Stephan Weiss
- Eni is abbreviation for Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi
founded: 1953 – Italy, Rome
founder(s): out of Agip
- Epson is abbreviation for SON of Electronic Printer
founded: 1942 – Japan, Nagano
founder(s): out of Daiwa Kogyo Ltd
- ESPN is abbreviation for Entertainment and Sport Programming Network
founded: 1979 – USA, Carolina
founder(s): Bill & Scott Rasmussen
- Ferrero stands for founder P. Ferrero, and family.
Pietro made a cream of hazelnuts and cocoa
founded: 1946 – Italy, Alba
founder(s): Pietro Ferrero
- Ford stands for founder H. Ford.
Ford introduced automobile mass production in 1914
founded: 1903 – USA, Detroit, Michigan
founder(s): Henry Ford and 12 investors
- Fred Meyer stands for founder F. Meyer.
He opened in 1922 his first one-stop shopping center in Portland
founded: 1922 – USA, Portland, Oregon
founder(s): Fred G. Meyer
- Garmin stands for founders GARy Burrell and MIN Kao
founded: 1989 – USA, Lenexa, Kansas
founder(s): Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao
- Geico is abbreviation for Government Employees Insurance COmpany
founded: 1936 – USA, San Antonio, Texa
founder(s): Leo Goodwin Sr and his wife Lillian
- Google stands for from “Googol”; a 1 followed by 100 zeros. It started as “BackRub”
founded: 1989 – USA, Menlo Park, California
founder(s): Larry Page & Sergey Brin
- Gucci stands for founder G. Gucci.
He worked as a lift boy at the Savoy Hotel in London. Gucci returned to Florence and started making travel bags and accessories, founding the House of Gucci in 1921
founded: 1921 – Italy, Florence
founder(s): Guccio Gucci
- H & M stands for first store was named Hennes (Swedish for “hers”).
In 1968 retailer Mauritz Widforss joined and the name H&M was born
founded: 1947 – Sweden, Vasteras
founder(s): Erling Persson
- Halliburton stands for founder E. Halliburton
founded: 1919 – USA, Duncan, Oklahoma
founder(s): Erle P. Halliburton
- Harpo Productions stands for “Oprah” spelled backwards – production company founded by Oprah Winfrey
founded: 1986 – USA, Chicago, Illinois
founder(s): Oprah Winfrey
- HDFC Bank is abbreviations for Housing Development Financiel Corporation
founded: 1994 – India, Mumbai
founder(s): ??
- Heineken stands for founder G. Heineken.
In 1864 he bought a brewery, The Haystack, with the help from his mother
founded: 1873 – Netherlands, Amsterdam
founder(s): Gerard Adriaan Heineken
- Henkel stands for founder F. Henkel.
Started as Henkel & Cie
founded: 1876 – Germany, Aachen
founder(s): Fritz Henkel and two partners
- Hilti stands for founders the brothers Hilti.
Started as Hilti Maschinenbau OHG
founded: 1941 – Liechtenstein, Schaan
founder(s): Martin and his brother Eugen Hilti
- Honeywell stands for founder M. Honeywell.
Started in 1885, but Mark perfected the heat generator (1904) and started in 1906 the Honeywell Heating Specialty Co. Incorporated
founded: 1906 – USA, Wabash, Indiana
founder(s): Mark Honeywell
- HP is abbreviation for founders B. Hewlett and D. Packard.
Became friends in 1934. In 1938 they made their first product
founded: 1939 – USA, Palo Alto, California
founder(s): Bill Hewlett and David Packard
- HSBC is an abbreviation for Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation
founded: 1865 – Hongkong
founder(s): Sir Thomas Sutherland