DID YOU KNOW THIS - Company Name Origin/Meaning . 1.Mercedes - Name of the daughter of the founder. 2. Nokia - Name of river&city in Finland. 3.Pepsi - Named from the digestive enzyme pepsi. 4.Honda - From the name of its founder Soichiro Honda. 5. Sony - from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound. 6.Maggi - Food company named after its founder,Julius Maggi. 7.Suzuki - From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki. 8. Samsung - Meaning 'three stars' in Korea. 9. Toyota - From the name of founder, Sakichi Toyoda. 10.Yamaha - After Torakusu Yamaha, who founded the company. 11. Adidas - From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler (das). 12. Apple - favourite fruit of co-founder Steve Jobs. 13. BMW — abbreviation of (B)ayerische (M)otoren (W)erke. 14. Dell - Named after its founder, Michael Dell. 15. Ford - named after its founder Henry Ford. 16. Hyundai – connotes the sense of "the present age" or "modernity" in Korean. 17. Intel – (Int)egrated (El)ectronics.