Wat is the meaning of the word sony??from which language is it derived??

Question

Wat is the meaning of the word sony??from which language is it derived??

Answer 1

The word, in a derived concept, could mean " full of energy, a good thing near you, and/or, as you wish": all derived from sanskritic 'roots' or 'dhatu's': it appears the Japanese coined the term as an acronym to mean, in combination, "sound energy ("sonar") creating joy&happiness nearby (nikat, or, simply, ni)! (Compare this with 'sanyo'!)

Answer 2

The Sony name was created by combining "SONUS," the original Latin for "SONIC," meaning sound, with "SONNY," denoting small size, or a youthful boy

Answer 3

It's probably a family name.  Most big Japanese conglomerates have roots in a family-based business.

Answer 4

i dont know the meaning but it derives from the language....

Slovak

Answer 5

When Kogyo was looking for a romanized name to use to market themselves, they strongly considered using their initials, TTK. The primary reason they did not is that the railway company Tokyo Kyuko was known as TKK. The company occasionally used the acronym "Totsuko" in Japan, but during his visit to the United States, Morita discovered that Americans had trouble pronouncing that name. Another early name that was tried out for a while was "Tokyo Teletech" until Morita discovered that there was an American company already using Teletech as a brand name.

The name "Sony" was chosen for the brand as a mix of the Latin word Sony or son(us) and also a little boy sonny, which is the root of sonic and sound as well as familiar word of everybody called a boy in February 1955, and company name changed to Sony in January 1958. Morita pushed for a word that does not exist in any language so that they could claim the word "Sony" as their own (which paid off when they successfully sued a candy producer using the name, who claimed that "Sony" was an existing word in some language).

At the time of the change, it was extremely unusual for a Japanese company to use Roman letters instead of kanji to spell its name. The move was not without opposition: TTK's principal bank at the time, Mitsui, had strong feelings about the name. They pushed for a name such as Sony Electronic Industries, or Sony Teletech. Akio Morita was firm, however, as he did not want the company name tied to any particular industry. Eventually, both Ibuka and Mitsui Bank's chairman gave their approval

Answer 6

According to the Sony Corporate History at http://www.sony-europe.com/article/id/11... :

"Two concepts were combined to create the name 'Sony'. One was the Latin word 'sonus' which is the root of words such as 'sound' and 'sonic'. The other was 'sonny boy,' a popular expression used in Japan at the time to describe a young person with a free and pioneering spirit. The new name perfectly captured the mood of the company as a group of young people with the energy and passion for unlimited creation."