Full Form of Companies and Corporations

ABC	American Broadcasting Company
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
AOL	America Online
APC	American Power Conversion
AT&T	American Telephone and Telegraph Company
BenQ	Bringing Enjoyment N Quality
BHW	Bell & Howell Company
BMW	Bayerische Motoren Werke
HCL	Hindustan computer limited
HMT	Hindustan Machine Tools
HP	Hewlett Packard
HSBC	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Hyundai	Connotes the sense of “the present age” or “modernity” in Korean.
IBM	International Business Machines
IMDB	Internet Movie Data Base
KFC	Kentucky Fried Chicken
L&T	Larsen & Toubro Limited
LG	Lucky Goldstar
OAB	Oman Arab Bank
QGC	Questar Gas Company
RIM	Research In Motion
TCS	TATA Consultancy Services
UPS	United Parcel Service
WD	Western Digital
ZMS	Zhone Management System
MS	MicroSoft
Intel	Integrated Electronics
Lenovo	From the blend of two words “Le” and “novo”
Compaq	Compatibility and Quality
EA	Electronic Arts
Honda	From the name of its founder, Soichiro Honda.
Audi	From the surname of the founder August Horch (Audi, in Latin)
FIAT	Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino
Accenture	Derived from ”Accent on the future”
Acer	“sharp, acute, able and facile” in Latin
eBay	Orgin from “ Echo Bay”
Adidas	From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
Adobe	From the Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of co-founder John Warnock.
Akai	From the named for its founder, Saburo Akai.
Asus	Named after Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.
ATI	Array Technologies Incorporated
Blaupunkt	Blaupunkt in German means “ Blue dot ”
Boeing	Named after founder William E. Boeing.
Bosch	Named after founder Robert Bosch
Bose	Named after its founder Amar G. Bose
BP	British Petroleum
Bridgestone	Named after founder Shojiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi means “stone bridge”
BSA	Birmingham Small Arms Company
BT	British Telecommunications
Buick	Named for its founder, David Dunbar Buick
Bull	Named after its  founder, Fredrik Rosing Bull
Bultaco	From the name of its founder, Paco Bultó.
Canon	Derived from the name of the company’s first camera, the Kwanon
Casio	From the name of its founder, Kashio Tadao
Chevrolet	Named after company co-founder Louis Chevrolet
Chrysler	Named after the company founder, Walter P. Chrysler
Cisco	Short for San Francisco
Coca-Cola	Derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring
Corel	Cowpland Research Laboratory
Cray	Named after its founder, Seymour Cray.
Daewoo	Means Great Universe in korean
Dell	Named after its founder, Michael Dell
DHL	Named after its founders, Adrian ‘D’alsey, Larry ‘H’illblom, and Robert ‘L’ynn
Digg	From “ Diggnation ”
Ericsson	Named after its founder Lars Magnus Ericsson
Epson	Named from “Son of Electronic Printer”
Esso	The enunciation of the initials S.O. in Standard Oil of New Jersey
Fazer	Named after its founder, Karl Fazer.
AmEx	American Express
BPL	British Physical Laboratories
FedEx	Federal Express
Ferrari	From the name of its founder, Enzo Ferrari.
Fluke	Named after its founder, John Fluke, Sr.
Ford	Named after its founder, Henry Ford
Fuji	Named after Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan.
Garmin	Named after its founders, Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao.
Hitachi	Old place name, literally “ sunrise”
Honeywell	From the name of Mark Honeywell, founder of Honeywell Heating Specialty Co
Hotmail	“HoTMaiL” included the letters HTML
HTC	High Tech Computer Corporation
IKEA	A composite of Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd.
Infosys	Information Systems
JBL	From the name of its founder, James B Lansing.
JVC	Japan Victor Company
Kawasaki	From the name of its founder, Shozo Kawasaki
Kenworth	Named after the two principal stockholders Harry Kent and Edgar Worthington.
Kodak	From the letter K, the favourte letter of Gorge Eastman (Founder)
Komatsu	From the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa, where it was founded in 1917.
Korg	Named from the surnames of the founders, Tsutomu Katoh and Tadashi Osanai, combined with the letters “rg” from the word organ
KUKA	Germany as Keller Und Knappich Augsburg, it shortened its name to KUKA.
Kyocera	From Kyoto Ceramics, after Kyoto in Japan.
Lexmark	From Lexington Marketing.
McDonalds	From the name of the brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, who founded the first McDonald’s
Mitsubishi	Mitsu means three and hishi (changing to bishi in the middle of the word) means diamond (the shape)
Mercedes-Benz	The  two companies Mercedes(DMG) and Benz & Cie merge to form Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes	From the first name of the daughter of Emil Jellinek
Motorola	From Motor and Victrola - as originally they made car radios
MRF	Madras Rubber Factory
Napster	Named after Fanning’s hairstyle-based nickname
NEC	Nippon Electric Company
Nero	Nero Burning ROM named after Nero burning Rome
Nestle	Named after its founder, Henri Nestlé
Nike	Named for the Greek goddess of victory
Nikon	The original name was Nippon Kogaku, meaning “Japanese Optical”
Nintendo	From nintendou, (nin) can be translated as to “entrusted”; ten-dou means “heaven”
Nissan	The company was earlier known by the name Nippon Sangyo which means “Japan Industries”
Nokia	From the finnish city of Nokia
BCCI	The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Onkyo	Translates as “sound harmony”
Osram	From osmium and wolfram
Oracle	The name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA project
Peugeot	Named after Emile Peugeot
Philips	From the name of the founders Gerard Philips and Anton  Philips
Piaggio	Named after founder Rinaldo Piaggio
Pixar	From pixel and the co-founder’s name, Alvy Ray Smith
Porsche	Named after founder Ferdinand Porsche
Red-Hat	Founder Marc Ewing use to wear a red cap
Reebok	Name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope
Renault	Named after the founder Louis Renault
NIIT	National Institute of Information Technology
Rolls-Royce	From the surnames of the company founders, Henry Royce and Charles Rolls
Samsonite	Named from the Biblical character Samson, renowned for his strength
Samsung	Meaning three stars in Korean
Sanyo	Meaning three oceans in Japanese
Sennheiser	Named after one of its founders, Fritz Sennheiser.
Sharp	Company named from its first product, an ever-sharp pencil
Siemens	From the name of the founders Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske
Sony	From the Latin word ‘sonus’ meaning sound
Sprint	Southern Pacific Railroad Intelligent Network of Telecommunications.
Suzuki	From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki
Tata	Named after Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
Toshiba	Named from the merger of consumer goods company Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric Co) and electrical firm Shibaura Seisaku-sho
OP	Ocean Pacific
Toyota	From the name of the founder, Sakichi Toyoda.
Verizon	A portmanteau of ‘ver’itas (Latin for truth) and hor‘izon’
Vodafone	From Voice, Data, Telefone
Volvo	From the Latin word volvo, which means “ I roll ”
Volkswagen	From the German for people’s car
Wal-Mart	Named after founder Sam Walton
Wipro	From Western India Products
Yamaha	Named after the founder Torakusu Yamaha
IFB	Indian Fine Blanks
JCB	J C Bamford Excavators
VSNL	Videsh Sanchaar Nigam Limited
SSC	Swedish Space Corporation
WWE	World Wrestling Entertainment
ACS	Affiliated Computer Services
TVS	From the name of the founder T. V. Sundaram Iyengar
IFC	International Finance Corporation
ALCO	American Locomotive Company
Alcoa	Aluminum Company of America
HAL	Home Automated Living
MTS	Manitoba Telecom Services
MTS	Mobile TeleSystems
APS	Arizona Public Service
EETC	Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company
TGT	Tennessee Gas Transmission
ITC	Imperial Tobacco Company
ACC	Associated Cement Companies
STPI	Singapore Tyler Print Institute
TISCO	Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited
UGC	Unipart Group of Companies
MMS	Matra Marconi Space
TI	Tube Investments
TI	Texas Instruments
Ducati	From the family name of the founders “Ducati”
Harley-Davidson	From the name of its founders William S. Harley ,Arthur  and Walter Davidson
VISA	From the Latin word “charta visa” (verified paper, lit. “paper that has been seen”)
CWT	Carlson Wagonlit Travel
FIC	First International Computer
NDTV	New Delhi Television
GFI	Game Factory Interactive
MG	Morris Garages
Exide	Excellent Oxide
CV	Convair
PG	Procter & Gamble
DoCoMo	DO COmmunications over the MObile network
RCA	Radio Corporation of America
ITI	International Training Institute
HSC	Harsco Corporation
IFSC	International Financial Services Centre
BCG	Boston Consulting Group
LnT	Larsen and Toubro
DML	Devonport Management Limited
MMTS	Mechanical and Machine Tool Services
Amazon	Bezos wanted a name for his company that began with “A” and he took the name Amazon
CERN	Cerner Corporation
TM	Telekom Malaysia
IPC	Iraq Petroleum Company
CTS	Cognizant Technology Solutions
DCP	Disney Consumer Products
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC	Nihon Suido Consultants Co
CCE	Coca-Cola Enterprises
ADB	Advanced Digital Broadcast
AMUL	Anand Milk Union Limited
CNBC	China National Biotech Corporation
AID	All Interactive Distribution
IFFCO	Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited
IAG	Insurance Australia Group
UPA	United Productions of America
KTN	Kenya Television Network
EDO	From the name  of its founder, Earl Dodge Osborn
GM	General Motors
KT	Korea Telecom
MSI	Micro-Star International
IAB	Interactive Advertising Bureau
AGS	Australian Government Solicitor
MDH	Mahashian Di Hatti
NEP	Nationwide Express Parcels
NEP	China North East Petroleum
TELCO	TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company
Telco	Telephone Company
ICE	Iron Crown Enterprises
CAL	Copyright Agency Limited
CARE	Credit Analysis & Research Limited
SITA	South African State Information Technology Agency
TAFE	Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
KISCO	Kudremukh Iron and Steel Company
CGL	Crompton Greaves Limited
PVR	Priya Village Roadshow
ETC	Electronic Theatre Controls
JMI	Japan Market Intelligence
GSFC	Gujarat Stare Fertilizers and Chemicals
LHB	Linke Hofmann Busch
FMG	Fortescue Metals Group
DTDC	Desk to Desk Courier & Cargo
SVGA	System Video Graphics Alliance
AIRD	Associates for International Resources and Development
KJC	Kramer Junction Company
TSI	Town Sports International
NDPL	North Delhi Power Limited
TPI	Travel Professionals International
GmbH	Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Limited Liability Company)
PSC	Publishing Software Company
ICD	Indian Creek Designs
MES	Marconi Electronic Systems
IPTV	Iowa Public Television
MNC	Multinational Corporation
MNC	Media Nusantara Citra
DLF	Delhi Lease & Finance
ADL	Arthur D. Little
ADL	Arctic Digital Ltd
SKF	Svenska Kullagerfabriken
ESIC	EasyLink Services International Corporation
RmKV	Rm.K.Viswanatha Pillai
VLCC	Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves
MTR	The Mavalli Tiffin Room
APCPDCL	Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited
DMG	Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motors Corporation)
DMG	Demon Music Group
EEG	Emperor Entertainment Group
RAC	Republic Aviation Corporation
BALCO	Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative
BALCO	Bharat Aluminium Company
IBBM	Institute of Bankers Malaysia
MPCB	Malaysia Pacific Corporation Berhad
MFIL	Merger of Modern Food Industries Limited
MFIL	Mahindra Ford India Limited
MFIL	Modern Fibotex India Limited
RPSC	Raytheon Polar Services Company
Xerox	The name was taken from the term Xerography means “dry writing”
TDS	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
CEAT	Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino  (Electrical Cables and Allied Products of Turin)
VIA	Very Innovative Architecture
Viacom	Video & Audio Communications
Cipla	Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories
NPCL	Noida Power Company Limited
BHFL	Birla Home Finance Limited
BHFL	Barrett Hussey Financial Limited
EDGW	Edgewater Technology
DPEP	Delta Private Equity Partners
LML	Lohia Machines Limited
IIAS	International Internet Advertising Services