List of company name etymologies (#)

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19 Entertainment – Talent company founded by Simon Fuller and "named after Paul Hardcastle's single 19, the first No. 1 Fuller had a hand in", according to TV Guide.[1] After selling 19 Entertainment to CKX, Inc, Fuller founded XIX Entertainment, which is 19 in Roman numerals.

20th Century Fox – Film studio; formed in 1935 through the merger of William Fox's Fox Film, and Twentieth Century Pictures.

23andme – Using the 23 pairs of chromosomes that make up each person's genome, the company helps individuals make sense of their own genome.

27b/6 – The apartment where George Orwell wrote the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was number 27B on level 6.

37signals – Web development company; named for the 37 radiotelescope signals identified by astronomer Paul Horowitz as potential messages from extraterrestrial intelligence.

3Com – Network technology producer; the three coms are computer, communication, and compatibility.

3M – from the company's original name, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.

7-Eleven – Convenience stores; renamed from "U-Tote'm" in 1946 to reflect their newly extended hours, 7:00 am until 11:00 pm