Funny Company Names....

[McBryce]

Believe it or not, there's actually people paid to check that new car names don't insult in any other language, and yet there are many examples of names that slipped through. The Toyota MR2 didn't go down well in France because MR2 is pronounced "Merde" (Shit) in France.

McBryce.

[Gromitt]

Around the beginning of this millennium, Honda introduced a car with the name Fitta. That means c*nt in Swedish. They changed the name to Jazz quite fast.

[jm_araujo]

An old car called Mitshubishi Pajero. In spanish it means wanker, literally.

Not so old, still being produced: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pajero
It's sold in Spain as the Montero.

In the 70-80's Opel/Vauxhall launched the "Ascona": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Ascona . In Portugal it was renamed to "1604" as "Ascona" reads the same as "Asc*nt" in english, way too close to avoid embarrassment.

[HighVoltage]

Jew's Juice

How companies come up with this is beyond me.

[tooki]

Jew's Juice

How companies come up with this is beyond me.

Because jew's ear is the name of a fungus. It's probably an ingredient.

[tooki]

P.S. "Jew" in the fungus's name is a corruption of Judas, by the way — in German the fungus is called Judasohren.

[coppice]

Jew's Juice

How companies come up with this is beyond me.

Because jew's ear is the name of a fungus. It's probably an ingredient.

The Chinese says black wood ear mushroom cream, and wood ear is one of the names on that Wikipedia page. Its more often known as cloud ear mushroom in Asia. Its popular in Chinese cuisine.

[tooki]

Yep. In culinary use in USA, it's commonly called wood ear mushroom.

[Brumby]

Not a name on its own - but a company slogan.....

Anyone remember this?:

[m98]

Some German ones:
Killtec - An outdoor clothing brand
ISIS - beauty treatments

[Simon]

Some German ones:
Killtec - An outdoor clothing brand
ISIS - beauty treatments

Well part of the proteus pcb software is called ISIS

[McBryce]

An old car called Mitshubishi Pajero. In spanish it means wanker, literally.

Not so old, still being produced: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pajero
It's sold in Spain as the Montero.

In the 70-80's Opel/Vauxhall launched the "Ascona": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Ascona . In Portugal it was renamed to "1604" as "Ascona" reads the same as "Asc*nt" in english, way too close to avoid embarrassment.

There's certainly still quite a few Pajeros on the route I take to work... Some Mitsubishi cars too

McBryce.

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[Circlotron]

[Circlotron]

[vodka]

"GITANO" = Gipsy

[vk3yedotcom]

Some German ones:
Killtec - An outdoor clothing brand
ISIS - beauty treatments

Well part of the proteus pcb software is called ISIS

Until they changed their name there was also heath care agency in Melbourne called ISIS

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/isis-primary-care-changes-name-over-isis-terror-group-link/news-story/487450da08d79c72afd16a8465976ab1

[Neomys Sapiens]

I'm working with a industrial supplies company, which goes by the name 'Schad' which also distributes enclosures (German: 'Gehaeuse') from a big manufacturer and modifies them. That's what we buy there.
But  the term 'Schadgehaeuse' or 'Schad-gehaeuse' also means 'defective enclosure' or 'damaged enclosure'. We have a lot of jokes on them.

Another case happened in a project, where a company going by the name 'Stock' was involved. They supplied special peripheral modules both to us and to our customer. For those components and materials, which were already in common use in our production line, we noted under 'source' in the BoMs 'from stock'.
One time a representative of our customer called me and complained that 'Stock' does not sell those items!

[borjam]

Cisco in Spanish is kinda "in shambles".

And not exactly a company name, but Moron AFB does exist. It's in Spain

[HoracioDos]

Cisco in Spanish is kinda "in shambles".

At least not in Latin America, in Mexico for example is more like to intimidate or to shame someone in past tense. In vulgar slang way it means to shit in the pants. It's also a short way of Francisco. In the Southern Cone it means nothing at all.

[Mr.B]

Until recently our company used a photo ID card printer manufactured by TIT Engineering Co of Korea.
http://titeng.tradekorea.com/

BTW: Crap quality, don't buy one.
We now use a Zebra ID card printer.

[TerraHertz]

Not a name on its own - but a company slogan.....

Anyone remember this?:

The story I heard was that WANG Computers had a stand at an Australian trade show. The American salesmen at the show could not understand why every Australian visitor to their stand burst into laughter the moment they saw the "WANG Cares!" lapel buttons the staff were wearing.

It's been mentioned before, but I also like TOTAL TOOLS.  https://www.totaltools.com.au/storelocator/moorebank

[tooki]

Why would they think Americans wouldn't understand that? Sounds more like "dumb American" stereotyping than anything else...

[jh15]

Boston area: Death Wish Piano Movers.

[helius]

Why would they think Americans wouldn't understand that? Sounds more like "dumb American" stereotyping than anything else...

Right, I'm sure Dr. Wang did it on purpose as an elaborate joke on his shareholders.

[bjcuizon]

Some German ones:
Killtec - An outdoor clothing brand
ISIS - beauty treatments

Well part of the proteus pcb software is called ISIS

How about the Philips ISIS "mobile" phone back in the day.


There are actually two really different products of Philips with the "ISIS" branding:
One is the phone as stated above and the other one is a breast pump.