Uh huh, …
“Hey Google, what is the Origin of Nike…?”
“Nike is a shoe company that originated In the USA when some profiteering prick realised people would pay 40 times what a pair of sneakers was actually worth if he paid sports stars a wad of cash to wear them…”
Just did it. Nookie.
Greek god, innit?
So:
Nookie. Just Do It.
Yup. Goddess.
In Greek Mythology , Nike was the Goddess of speed, strength and victory. Also known as Winged Goddess , Nike is most often pictured as having wings. She was the child of Pallas (Titan) and Styx
Would have made a nice partner to Hermes, then.
Ha! Yes, … a Perfect match
Would have nice handbags then…and lots of sportswear.
Similar issue (sportswear wise) with the American pronunciation of Adidas - Ad-EE-das.
It was from the founders name, Adi Dassler. Obviously then it’s Ad-i-das.
Ditto Nee-sahn and Marz-da.
Actually, Ahdee -dahs.
You can’t use the spelling argument in English because it’s not a phonetic nor consistent language. In that case, we’ll keep pronouncing it “darby”, thank you very much.
Dercy Parish disagrees with this post.
And Puma was started by his brother.
Puma Dassler.
The syntax is ■■■■■■■ with me.
Always thought it was Ladidas
Imagine googling a company name and all the results were about stuff that company produces?
HOW DARE THEY
My grandmother was partial to a serve of “yoggit” after her evening meal.
You tell the English to shut up.