The Incredible Tales Behind The Planet’s Most Recognized Brand Names

Published on 11/26/2020
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PayPal

Since its 1998 inception, PayPal has revolutionized countless people’s online transactions. At a click of a button, you can send and receive money safely and independently on the internet. The establishment of the company’s name was not as quick, however. Originally pursuing the title “Confinity,” which mixed the words infinity and confidence, this company began solely catering to Palm Pilot users toward helping them crunch complex coding. One year later, Confinity commenced permitting its customers the service of online payments, which quickly led to a rebranding as PayPal.

PayPal

PayPal

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Reebok

With headlining artists and actors like Ariana Grande and Gal Gadot behind it, Reebok has some of the most spectacular celebrities supporting it. You can see Reeboks on the feet of the most influential individuals alive today. Before its nifty name came about, Reebok was called J.W. Foster and Sons. Such a name did not exactly make one think of a leading global sportswear brand, and it took the grandson of the Foster originator looking through a South African wildlife almanac to find a new, catchier name: the Grey Rhebok.

Reebok

Reebok

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