Nikon and Canon name originate from?
Canon was originally called Kwanon, a god of some sort.
Matthew
PS Kwanon, Goddess of Mercy:
www.canon.com/about/mark/origin.html
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MLKstudios wrote: Nikon has always been Nikon. But, the rest of the world pronounces it Nee-Kon.
Canon was originally called Kwanon, a god of some sort.
Matthew
PS Kwanon, Goddess of Mercy:
www.canon.com/about/mark/origin.html
Nikon has always been ニコン but people in North America pronounce it wrong. Nee-kon is much more correct.
Stealthy Ninja wrote:
MLKstudios wrote: Nikon has always been Nikon. But, the rest of the world pronounces it Nee-Kon.
Canon was originally called Kwanon, a god of some sort.
Matthew
PS Kwanon, Goddess of Mercy:
www.canon.com/about/mark/origin.html
Nikon has always been ニコン but people in North America pronounce it wrong. Nee-kon is much more correct.
The Japanese have always had trouble pronouncing dollar too, but everyone seems happy. Nick-on......
Why so serious?
MLKstudios wrote: Nikon has always been Nikon. But, the rest of the world pronounces it Nee-Kon.
Canon was originally called Kwanon, a god of some sort.
Matthew
PS Kwanon, Goddess of Mercy:
www.canon.com/about/mark/origin.html
Well that's great Nikon has always been Nikon....but you didn't answer the OP question. I guess you don't know...no harm in saying so. The OP wants to know where did the name originate from. Was it someone's last name? a name to a pet dog? etc... heck I don't know, I admit it. I also think it's a good question too.
marcela wrote: in latin america NIKON was always pronounced: NEE-kon... english words are so weird to be pronounced !
Nikon isn't an English word.
effron wrote:
Stealthy Ninja wrote:
MLKstudios wrote: Nikon has always been Nikon. But, the rest of the world pronounces it Nee-Kon.
Canon was originally called Kwanon, a god of some sort.
Matthew
PS Kwanon, Goddess of Mercy:
www.canon.com/about/mark/origin.html
Nikon has always been ニコン but people in North America pronounce it wrong. Nee-kon is much more correct.
The Japanese have always had trouble pronouncing dollar too, but everyone seems happy. Nick-on......
LOL yah.
Here's the ways it's pronounced:
Nee-Kon (most correct)
Nick-on (close enough)
Nigh-Kon (not even close)
marcela wrote: sorry, you are right. I mean words in english are pronounced very strange. And I say it as a non english spoken person that had to learn how to read and write english.
yes, especially the foreign words we sometime adopt into English. Often we pronounce it the wrong way (especially Americans).
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