Aldi fans are just working out what its name really means – can you guess what these other iconic brands stand for?

THEY are famous brands – but what are the fables behind the labels.

With supermarket hero Aldi hailed as Grocer of the Year at the recent Retail Week Awards, we wondered how many shoppers know what the discounter’s name stands for.

Put your knowledge to the test – how many of these full names of brands do you really know?

Test if you know what Aldi and these other iconic companies actually mean

And there are countless other brands that are all too familiar on first glance – but do you know how they earned their moniker?

Grab a pen and put your knowledge to the test in our fun quiz. . .

TECHNOLOGY

LG

Do you know what LG stands for?

a) Life’s Good
b) Lo-Go
c) Live Green
d) Lucky Gold­star

HP

a) High Power
b) Hewlett-Packard
c) Henry Penville
d) Happy Processor

HTC

a) High Tech Computer
b) Hit The Cell
c) Hold The Call
d) Holden Tenby Company

EE

a) Energy Empire
b) Enjoy Everything
c) Everything Everywhere
d) Enter your Element

YAHOO!

How about big tech company Yahoo?

a) Yahoo!
b) You Are Here Only Once
c) Yes, A Helpful, Online Oracle
d) Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle

ON THE HIGH ST

HMV

a) Homemade Video
b) Hotel Motel Video
c) His Master’s Voice
d) Heavy Metal Vibes

DFS

a) Dead Fab Sofas
b) Decor For Seniors
c) Discount Fur­niture & Settees
d) Direct Furnish­ing Supplies

Ever wondered what B&Q stands for?

B&Q

a) Block & Quayle
b) Bricks & Quick
c) Block & Quarry
d) Builders & Quakers

HSBC

And what about big bank HSBC?

a) Hot Singles Banking Corp
b) Headstrong Bills & Cash
c) The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
d) Helpful Savings Bank Company

ODEON

a) Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation
b) Ode To Enter­tainers Anon
c) Overdoing Everything Once
d) Only Doughnut Eaters Overnight

FOOD AND DRINK

M&Ms

a) Moss & Miller
b) Melting Moments
c) Mess & Makers
d) Mars & Murrie

Have you thought about what PG Tips really means?

PG TIPS

a) Pre-Gest-Tea
b) Peter George
c) Please Guests
d) Pleasant Greens

HP SAUCE

a) Harry Potter
b) Happy Plate
c) Houses of Parliament
d) Heinz Pairing

SPAM

a) Shoulder of Pork and Ham
b) Slimy Piece A Meat
c) Sandwich Pork Amore
d) Square Packed Animal Meat

KP NUTS

a) Kevin Pietersen
b) Kracking Packet
c) King Pin
d) Kenyon Produce

DELIVERY COMPANIES

DHL

a) Dalsey Hillblom Lynn
b) Delivering Home Lifestyle
c) Dean House Logistics
d) Derek’s Hot Lorries

DPD

a) Dave’s Parcels Direct
b) Drive Post Deliver
c) Dynamic Parcel Distribution
d) Do Post Differently

UPS

Maybe the meaning of UPS will surprise you

a) Universal Post Service
b) United Parcel Service
c) United Parcel Senders
d) U Pick, We Send

FEDEX

Think you know what FedEx could mean?

a) Fred’s Express Deliveries
b) Fast Driver Extraordinaire
c) Foreign Depot Exports
d) Federal Express

TNT

a) Thomas Nationwide Transport
b) Take No Time
c) To New Towns
d) Top Notch Trackers

PRODUCTS

NERF

Did you even know that Nerf was an acronym?

a) No Escape from Rapid Fire
b) Never-Ending Rough Fighter
c) Now Experience Real Fear
d) Non-Expanding Recreational Foam

LEGO

a) Let’s Go
b) League of Gift Officials
c) Leg Godt
d) Leggo of Me

MAC

a) Make-up Art Cosmetics
b) Main Avenue Cosmetics
c) Make It & Cake It
d) Men’s Acrylics

DUREX

And have you taken time to wonder about Durex’s meaning?

a) Durable Reliable Excellence
b) Do it, Use it, Roll it, Exit
c) Dumb Relationship Experts
d) Duration Expectations

WD40

a) Wild DIY for over 40s
b) Windows, Doors & Floors
c) Water Displacement, 40th Attempt
d) When in Doubt, Fork Out

FASHION

Ever thought about the initials if you’ve shopped at DKNY?

DKNY

a) Denise Karen New York
b) Diamond Karat Noble Young
c) Donna Karan New York
d) Dress Keen, Never Young

D&G

a) Dolce & Gabbana
b) Dress & Guess
c) David & Goliath
d) Divide & Gonker

H&M

What could H&M stand for?

a) Harry & Meghan
b) Hosiery & Menswear
c) Heather & Massimo
d) Hennes & Mauritz

ASOS

a) All Sold On Site
b) As Seen On Screen
c) Affordable Style Over Spend
d) Adams, Steele, Owens & Smith

QVC

a) Quality Value Convenience
b) Quincy, Vaughn & Connor
c) Quotes, Votes & Coats
d) Quality, Vision, Customer

SUPERSTORES

ASDA

Take a guess what Asda could really mean

a) Asquith + Dairies
b) Ask Dad
c) Affleck & Davis
d) Aisle Be Damned

TESCO

Do you know the truth behind Tesco?

a) Towse, Ellis & Scott
b) Trolley Equipment & Service Company
c) TE Stockwell and Jack Cohen
d) Test Corp

ALDI

a) All Deals
b) Albrecht Discount
c) A Little Discount
d) Alan’s Dinners

IKEA

And what about furniture giant Ikea?

a) Ingvar Kam­prad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd
b) Into Kitchens Electrics & All
c) Insane Kebab Eaters
d) Ivar Kassett Effektiv Askersund

B&M

a) Bargains & More
b) Bargain Madness
c) Billington & Mayman
d) Booze & Meals

CARS

Know the meaning behind BMW?

BMW

a) Bavarian Motor Works
b) Big Meaty Wheels
c) Bold Mower Ltd
d) British Motor Wholesale

SMART CAR

And what about Smart Car?

a) Speed Made Right
b) Speed Makes Art
c) Smooth Arperator
d) Swatch Mercedes ART

FIAT

Did you know there’s a deeper meaning behind Fiat?

a) Fast In A Task
b) Fabbrica Italiana Auto­mobili Torino
c) Fine Auto
d) Fix It All Today

MG

a) Morris Garages
b) My Green Machine
c) Mega Gas
d) Move & Groove