In the words of Shakespeare, “What is in a name?” These successful companies can contribute a portion of their success to their unique and interesting names. However, many of the names came about by accident, or changed over time to reflect the company differently. How many of these origin stories did you know?
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Yahoo!
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Lego
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Skype
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Coca-Cola
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Pepsi
![](https://i0.wp.com/upload.ratemyjob.com/rmj/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_1835827408-2.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
Samsonite
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eBay
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Apple
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Kodak
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Hotmail
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IKEA
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PEZ
![](https://i0.wp.com/upload.ratemyjob.com/rmj/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_426527956-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
Nike
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Pixar
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GEICO
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Six Apart
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Virgin Records
![](https://i0.wp.com/upload.ratemyjob.com/rmj/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_426527956-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
HP
![](https://i0.wp.com/upload.ratemyjob.com/rmj/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_425107399-2.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
Asus
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Häagen-Dazs
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Nabisco
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