15 Translated Famous Brand Names to Finally Understand What We Buy

Even people who speak foreign languages ​​rarely pay attention to the meaning of famous brand names. Which is a shame, because many companies have very interesting names.

we, from awesome.clubwe’ve translated several famous brand names and let’s face it: some of them left us quite perplexed.

During the entire existence of the “Old Spice” brand, packaging was decorated with images of various ships. Therefore, many Americans are not surprised that the name refers to “old sailors”. Another translation of the name is “old seasoning”.

The word “bear” has several translations. Many remember only one of them: “bear”. However, the name of the Spanish clothing brand for young people, “Pull & Bear”, has another meaning: “to endure” or “to resist”. So, the name could be translated as “Puxa e Aguenta” or “Estica e Resist”.

The name of the soda “Pepsi” comes from the digestive enzyme pepsin.

Initially, the brand was called “Generation Gap”, that is, “Generation Gap”. After the reduction, only the word “Gap” remained. Although the name seems fruitless for a clothing brand, “Gap” is very popular.

The word “pedigree” translates as “lineage”. The name itself suggests that this food is suitable for purebred dogs.

KFC stands for “Kentucky Fried Chicken”, that is, “Kentucky Fried Chicken”. The company’s headquarters are located in the state of Kentucky, in the United States.

Kindle is a series of reading devices. The name can be translated as “light up”. The creators hoped that the electronic device would spark people’s interest in literature.

The Korean word “daewoo” means “big universe”.

The Italian word “chicco” translates to “grain”.

In the middle of the last century, this company produced work pants for cowboys, or cowboys. Therefore, the name of the Wrangler jeans refers to the brand’s own history.

The name of the German brand Volkswagen is translated as “people’s car”.

The name of this popular toy comes from the Danish expression “Leg Godt” which means “to play well”.

In Korean, the word “samsung” means “three stars”. The name is said to be related to the three sons of the company’s founder, Lee Byung-chul.

The brand name “Hyundai” is of Korean origin, which can be translated as “modern”.

The Russian youth fashion brand “Oodji” chose as its name the spelling of the pronunciation of the Italian word oggi, which means “today”.

What famous brand names surprised you? Tell us in the comments!