What's Behind the Name? - Company Etymologies

The list for today is:

1. Suzuki: This name originates from that of its founder, Michio Suzuki.

2. Tata Group: This coglomerate named after Legendary Industrialist Jamshedji Tata, considered 'The Father of Indian Industry'.

3. Toshiba: Named after the merger of two companies, Tokyo Denki and Shibaura Seisaku-sho with the 'To' coming from the former and 'Shiba' from the latter.

4. Toyota: Named after its founder Sakichi Toyoda. Initially, this company was called Toyeda, but the company changed its name to Toyota to make it sound better.

5. Unilever: Named after the merger of Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers.

6. Unisys: Short Form of United Information Systems.

7. UUNET: Named from Unix-to-Unix Network, this company was one of the oldest and largest Internet Service Providers.

8. Virgin: According to Richard Branson, the company founder's autobiography, this name was suggested by one of the girls in school.

9. Vodafone: This name can be divided into 3 parts, 'Vo', 'Da' and 'Fone' with the 'Vo' coming from Voice, 'Da' from Data and 'Fone' from Telephone.

10. Volkswagen: This name translates to 'People's Car' in German with 'Volk' meaning people and 'Wagen' meaning 'Car'.

The last and final batch of 10 names and their etymologies is up for tomorrow....