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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mercedes was a name before being a car brand.

Mercedes is a Spanish female name, derived from María de las Mercedes ("Our Lady of Mercy" or "Mary of Mercies"), which is one of the Roman Catholic titles of the Virgin Mary.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(name)

Emil Jellinek was an Austrian-Jewish diplomat based in Nice who ran a profitable business selling cars, and, as a racing enthusiast, had been racing DMG automobiles under the pseudonym Mercédès, after his daughter, Mercédès Jellinek.[2] Later he contracted with DMG for a small series of dedicated sports cars containing an engine that officially bore his daughter's name.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(car_brand)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

And Isis was also a name before the terrorist organization. Sadly lexicons change over time.

(But that is a cool history)