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It wasn't obviously a name to me. Next you'll say Nike is a name!



What's "Adidas" to you then? the examples show nouns or adjectives that turn out to be the inventor's name (like PageRank, you think it's from "web pages", but oh, it's from "Larry Page", or "Main Street", where you think it's because it's the primary street, but oh, it's actually named after a Mr. Main).

So what noun or adjective is "Adidas"?

I'm going to complain about being downvoted and I'm gonna grumpily say even HN isn't immune to anti-intellectualism...


I had thought both Adidas and Nike were made up words, like Kodak.


Not sure if you were trying to make a joke, but Nike is the Greek goddess of victory.


What a coincidence!




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