Corel
The name was derived from the founder's name Dr.Michael Cowpland. It stands for COwpland REsearch Laboratory.

Compaq
This name was formed by using COMp, for computer, and PAQ to denote a small integral object.

CISCO
It is not an acronym as popularly believed. It is short for San Francisco.

Apple Computers
It was the favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 O'clock.