About this episode

Jess and Rob explore the origins of various brand names in this episode.

What does IKEA mean? What language is Häagen-Dasz? Who came up with the name Adidas? Why is Danone spelled Dannon in the US? These questions answered, and many more, as Jess and Rob explore the origins of brand names. Enjoy some more trademark word nerdery in this episode of Words Unravelled exploring Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Lego, Shell, ExxonMobil, Aldi and other famous product names. 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/7jPjtgg06L0

People in this episode

Hosts: RobWords, Jess Zafarris

Topics covered

• brand name origins
• trademark word nerdery
• product names
• language
• history of brands

Keywords

• Pepsi
• Coca-Cola
• IKEA
• brand names
• trademarks
• Adidas
• Häagen-Dasz
• Dannon
• Lego
• Aldi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pepsi, Coca-Cola, IKEA, Häagen-Dasz, Adidas, Danone, Dannon, Lego, Shell, ExxonMobil

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