Friday, April 30, 2010
Bring on the FactBook and Behold the Summer Extravaganza
Generic Trademarks
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Generic Trademarks
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tiny, Tinier, Tiniest - Maps
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tiny, Tinier, Tiniest - Plants
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tiny, Tinier, Tiniest - Amphibia
The Brazilian Gold Frog (Brachycephalus didactylus), also known as Izecksohn's Toad, is the smallest living amphibian in the World. It was previously known as Psyllophryne didactyla. Adult Brazilian Gold Frogs measure to only 9.8 millimeters in body length. The Brazilian Gold Frog is named after their beautiful golden colour. They are smaller than a regular dime and are also the World's Smallest Living Frog and the World's Smallest Living Tetrapod.
The Monte Iberia Eleuth is another frog and an amphibian giving tough fight to the Brazilian Gold Frog as both the species of frogs are of the same size. In this post, I have mentioned that the latter is the smallest, as most of the reliable encyclopaedias and internet source cite it as the smallest. So, I request the readers to please comment on the factual accuracy of today's post.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Tiny, Tinier, Tiniest - The Smallest Newspaper
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Tiny, Tinier, Tiniest - Mammals
Friday, April 23, 2010
Tiny, Tinier, Tiniest - Books
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Tiny, Tinier, Tiniest - Songs
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Big, Bigger, Biggest - The Tallest Statue
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Big, Bigger, Biggest - Stadia
Monday, April 19, 2010
Big, Bigger, Biggest - The Biggest Residence
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Big, Bigger, Biggest - The Biggest Record Book
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Big, Bigger, Biggest - The Biggest Democracy
Friday, April 16, 2010
Big, Bigger, Biggest - Empires
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Big, Bigger, Biggest - Telescopes
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
What's Behind the Name? - Country Etymologies
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
What's Behind the Name? - Country Etymologies
Monday, April 12, 2010
What's Behind the Name? - Country Etymologies
Sunday, April 11, 2010
What's Behind the Name? - Company Etymologies
1. Volvo: Thus name originates from the Latin word 'Volvo' meaning 'I Roll' referring to a Ball bearing.
2. Wal-Mart: Named after founder Sam Walton. The 'Wal' was taken to make the name look better.
3. Warner Bros.: Named after the Warner Brothers Jack, Sam, Harold and Albert Warner.
4. Wipro: Short Form of Western India Vegetable Products Limited with the 'W' from Western, 'I' from India and 'Pro' from Products.
5. Wrigley Company: This chewing-gum company is named after its founder William Wrigley Jr.
6. WWE: Short Form of World Wrestling Entertainment, which was formerly called World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
7. Xerox: The name is derived from the word Xerogaphy, a word derived from the Greek word 'Xeros' meaning dry and 'Graphos' meaning Writing.
8. Yahoo!: The word Yahoo (Invented by Jonathan Swift) represents a person who is barely human and is repulsive in appearance and is also associated with an expression of joy. The company founders thus named their company Yahoo.
9. Zuse: This pioneering German Computer Company was named after its founder Konrad Zuse.
10. 20th Century Fox: This Film Studio company was named after the merger of William Fox's 'Fox Film' and 'Twentieth Century Pictures'.
So this subseries has now ended. In the past 7 days we have seen the Company Name Etymologies of 70 major companies in India and Around the World. Three more exciting facts remain to be published in the series 'What's Behind the Name?'.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
What's Behind the Name? - Company Etymologies
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....