Company name etymologies

3M – Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.
3Com –computer, communication, and compatibility.

ABN AMRO – Algemene Bank Nederland Amsterdamsche Bank and the Rotterdamsche Bank
Accenture – "Accent on the future".
Adidas – from the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
Adobe Systems – from the Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of co-founder John Warnock.
Akai – named for its founder, Masukichi Akai.
AMD – Advanced Micro Devices
AOL – America Online.
Asus – named after Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.
AT&T – the American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
ATI – Array Technologies Incorporated
BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation,
BenQ – Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life
BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke
BSNL – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
BSA - Birmingham Small Arms Company.
BT – British Telecom
BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
CA – Computer Associates
Cisco – short for San Francisco.
DHL – named after its founders, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn.
DKNY – Donna Karan New York.
EA Games – EA is from Electronic Arts.
ESPN – Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
FCUK – French Connection United Kingdom.
FedEx – abbreviation of Federal Express Corporation
Fiat – Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino