- JVC in electronics is the shorter form for Japan Victor Company
- SONY came from the Latin word "sonus" meaning sound, and "sonny is a slang word used by Americans referring to a bright youngster.
It was originally called Tokyo Tsoshiu Kogyo Kabushika Kaika. Sony was chosen for an easy pronunciation in different languages.
- Samsung in Korea means three stars.
- Sanyo means three oceans.
- Siemens was founded in 1847 by Werner von Siemens and Johnson George Halske. The company was originally called Telegraphen-Bau-Anstalt von Siemens & Halske.
- Vodafone is a shorter form for VOice, DAta, TeleFONE.
- Alcatel was a shortened form of Societe Alsacienne de Constructions Atomiques, de Telecomunications et d'Electronique
- Cisco in information technology is the short for San Francisco and it has also been suggested that it was "CIS-co" which stands for Computer Information Services, a department of Stanford University that founders worked in
- Nero in CD burning was named after Roman emperor Nero who was famous for playing the violin while Rome was in flame
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