What an odd name for a product! Don't some product and brand names strike you as a bit strange?
Here are some quick product and brand origins.
VOLVO
automobiles
It's Latin for "I roll" - a logical name for a company that actually started out making ball bearings.
MAZDA
automobiles
Mazda = Persian god of light. Why name cars that? Good question!
HAAGEN DAZ
ice cream
a totally created name that was picked because it "sounded foreign."
FRISBEE
thrown toy
From the pie tins used by the Frisbie Bakery in Connecticut which were thrown in the same manner as the toy.
CASTROL
motor oil
The original product was based on a derivative of castor oil (from castor beans.)
LEGO
building toys
From the Danish leg godt meaning "play well."
SONY
electronics
From the Latin son meaning "sound."
MARS
candies
Not from the planet or the god, but Forrest Mars - the man who established the company.
OVALTINE
drink mix
Originally spelled Ovomaltine for egg-malt (using the Latin ovum for egg) when a Swiss product. Shortened when introduced in Britain.
NIVEA
beauty cream
feminine form of Latin niveus meaning "snowy."
DRAMBUIE
liqueur
Gaelic dram buidh - drink + yellow, for its color
