Ever wondered how these iconic brands got their names? – Was it deliberate or accidental?
Here we give you an insight on how these brands got their names.
7UP
7 comes from its seven main ingredients and ‘up’ because the bubbles go up. It was originally named, Bib-label Lithiated Lemon Lime Soda
Chanel No 5
The first perfume ever released by Coco Chanel in 1921.Beaux actually presented her with vials containing concoctions numbered 1 to 5 and 20 to 24 to choose from. She preferred the smell of vial No.5.
Google
The iconic name comes from the mathematical googol, a number 1 followed by 100 zeros. They accidentally misspelled it though and ended up with Google.
Haagen Dazs
Founder Reuben Mattus, from New York, aparently thought it sounded Danish and was so pleased with the way they had treated Jews in WW2 he gave the ice cream a Danish-sounding name.
Heinz 57 Varieties
57 is Henry Heinz’s lucky number, so he stuck with it!
Pepsi
It was named after the digestive enzyme pepsin and the kola nuts it was made with.
Porsche 911
The German company wanted to call the iconic car the Porsche 901 but due to few legal troubles they changed it to Porsche 911
Snickers
It was name of the favorite pet horse owned by the Mars family. 😉
Starbucks
They were going to call the company Pequod, but after the whaling ship in the book, but rejected it and called it after the chief mate on the ship instead, Starbuck.
By: Archa Dave
