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List of company name etymologies
This is a list of company names with their name origins explained. Some origins are disputed.

''for similar etymological lists, see [[List of country name etymologies]], [[etymology]]

*[[Adobe Systems|Adobe]] - came from name of the river [[Adobe]] Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.

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*[[Microsoft]] - coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to [[microcomputer|MICROcomputer]] [[software|SOFTware]]. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.
*[[Mitsubishi]] - name coined by founder Yataro Iwasaki in 1870. It means "three diamonds" in Japanese. The three diamonds also make up the company's logo.
*[[Motorola]] - Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing [[radio]]s for [[
automobile|car]]s. The popular radio company at the time was called [[Victrola]]. 
*[[Nikon]] - the original name was '''Ni'''ppon '''Ko'''gaku, meaning "Japanese Optical".
*[[Nintendo]] - Nintendo is composed of 3 Japanese Kanji characters, Nin-ten-do which can be translated to "Heaven blesses hard work"
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*[[3M]] - ''[[Minnesota]] [[Mining]] and [[Manufacturing]] Company'' started off by mining the material [[corundum]] used to make [[sandpaper]].