Why is it called "Starbucks"?

Question

Why is it called "Starbucks"?

Answer 1

cuz of starbucks island, legend says that a mermaid with two tails resides there thus the logo w/ the mermaid w/ two tails:D

im not lying seriously

Answer 2

I dont know but I think they should have coupons so we all could afford their coffee

Answer 3

Perhaps it was named after the TV character from "Battlestar Galactica", who knows?

Answer 4

i think it is called starbucks bacause it has awesome coffee sorta like for the stars and you have to pay money meaning bucks. why do you care

Answer 5

The owner digs Star Wars.

Answer 6

cuz moondollars doesnt sound as well

Answer 7

cuz thats what it is.

Answer 8

stars are high in the sky so are their prices. and their coffe is lousy.

Answer 9

I think cause they have like, star good coffee, and bucks as in money.

Answer 10

The company is named in part after Starbuck, Captain Ahab's first mate in the book Moby-d**k, as well as a turn-of-the-century mining camp (Starbo or s****.) on Mount Rainier. According to Howard Schultz's book Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time, the name of the company was derived from Moby-d**k, although not in as direct a fashion as many assume. Gordon Bowker liked the name "Pequod" (the ship in the novel), but his then creative partner Terry Heckler responded, "No one's going to drink a cup of Pee-quod!" Heckler suggested "Starbo." Brainstorming with these two ideas resulted in the company being named for the Pequod's first mate, Starbuck.[29]

Answer 11

They sell coffee