Often full names of companies are interesting and surprising. Here is a list of 23 well-known companies with their not so known full names. This list is compiled from various sources and news, I hope you will find them interesting.
BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke- meaning Bavarian Motor Works (Bavaria is a German state)
AT&T – American Telephone and Telegraph Company
INTEL – Integrated Electronics
IBM – International Business Machines
HTC – High Tech Computer Corporation
HCL – Hindustan Computers Limited
ESPN – Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
CNN – Cable News Network
TLC – The Learning Channel
WIPRO – Western India Products Ltd
HSBC – Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
ICICI – Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Bank
HDFC – Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
ING Group – International Netherlands Group
AMUL – Anand Milk Union Limited
HMV – His Master’s voice
KFC – Kentucky Fried Chicken
SAP – System Analysis and Program
BPL – British Physical Laboratories
FIAT – Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino- meaning Italian Automobile Factory of Turin
ITC – India Tobacco Company
CEAT – Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino
MRF – Madras Rubber Factory
If you find less famous full name of any other famous company, please comment it to this post below.
GRASIM: Gwalior Rayon & Silk Mills
Dena Bank: Devkaran Nanji Bank
Ranbaxy: Randhirsinh Gurubaxy
DLF: Delhi Land Fund
Wow, thanks Viral for adding more such rare names!
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the full form of GOOGLE is “global organization of oreanted group of languages”
Google, originated from a misspelling of the word “googol”. Not as mentioned above.
JBL- JAMES BULLOUGH LANSING
ING – INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS GROUP
HMT- HINDUSTAN MACHINE TOOLS
HP- HEWLETT PACKARD
P&G- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE
GE- GENERAL ELECTRIC
Aprajita, awesome, thanks for sharing!
ARBY’S – means Americas Roast Beef Yes Sir
I think they chose ARBY’S instead of “R.B.’s” – the full form of Raffel Brothers. Isn’t it?
AMD- Automated Micro Devices
NDTV -New Delhi Television
MDH -Maheshian Di Hatti
WIPRO-Western India Products
HP- Hewlett Peckkard
L&T- Larson and Taoubro
CAT -Caterpillar Inc
AUDI- Auto Union Duetchland Ingolstad
H&M – Hansel and Maurits
LG-Lucky Goldstar
Great, thanks for sharing Aditya!
VLCC Vandana Luthras Curls & Curves
OLX On line xchange
VAIO Visual Audio intelligent organiser
PVR Priya Village roadshow
MTR Mavvali tiffin rooms
DKNY Donna Karen New York
DOCOMO do communiction over mobile
Vodafone Voice data fone
Thanks, Ramesh!