Naming Archives - Page 7 of 13 - High Names - International Naming Service, Brand Name, Product Name

Audi and Volvo – the Latin origin of the car company names

by christa | Mar 20, 2013 | Naming

Let’s get back to the car business. We know a lot of the car companies are named after their founders – the trend was spread worldwide from the earliest electric automobiles. These include Ford (after Henry Ford), Peugeot (after the Peugeot family), also later Bentley...

Zippo lighters – the company name origin

by christa | Mar 16, 2013 | Naming

Do you smoke? No? Well, even if you aren’t, there a big chance at least one of the four people next to you to be a smoker. That’s what the infographic from kick.it states – 1 out of every 5 people smoke. The infographic was published in 2012, so I assume this info may...

Bokeh effect – word origin and meaning

by christa | Mar 13, 2013 | Naming

Bokeh is a very interesting photographic effect that shows up on those parts of a photo that are out-of-focus. Usually, the effect is visible for photos with small Depth of field or shallow focus. When an object is on focus and everything else is not, the part of the...

How do hurricanes get named? Naming system explained here!

by christa | Mar 7, 2013 | Naming

Hurricanes are a bad thing – everyone knows that. But they are also exciting. And they have pretty names. Have you wondered why hurricanes get mostly female names? Just a hint – it has nothing to do with the women’s temper that may be associated with a forthcoming...

Newsflash: Rolls-Royce release new 2013 Wraith model

by christa | Mar 5, 2013 | Naming

I can only assume everyone has heard of Rolls-Royce, right? What is now the Rolls-Royce Group PLC was originally founded as Rolls-Royce Limited back in 1906. Until now I haven’t mentioned the company’s name origin in any of the previous articles because the naming is...

Top 10 – popular dog names and their meaning

by christa | Mar 4, 2013 | Naming

Naming your baby may be the most important naming project of your life but how often do you get the chance to do that? On the other hand, people get new pets all the time and have the freedom to name their pet any way they want. Of course, there are trends in naming...