Mazda LOGO History - Page 2

Jan 15, 2007 | 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PhreakdOut

Interesting history lesson. The name now makes more sense. Mazda is not a typical Japanese name that you could write in Hiragana. Had it been Mazada, then you could. Now to try and figure out Nissan. LOL.

Nissan literally translates to 'Japan Made'

'Ni' from Nippon (aka Japan)

'ssan', in borrowed chinese character writing, means 'produced'

so yeah, nothing fancy about the name Nissan, a very japanese name lol

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Jan 15, 2007 | 11:05 AM

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oh and look at my avatar, it's from the front bumper grille of a RX-3

Jan 15, 2007 | 01:01 PM

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I think the romanization of Nissan came before the actual romanizing was standardized. Like, Sony for instance from the kana would be romanized as Sonii.

Jan 15, 2007 | 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RX8 Zoom Zoom

Any idea where I can get a high resolution picture of the 1959 emblem? I really like that one. Also, a link to where I could buy that keychain from? That thing is sick looking...

That's from www.mazdatrix.com . They've got another variation that looks like ZoomZoomH's grill.

Jan 15, 2007 | 01:21 PM

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i dont like the 91 emblem with the hole in the middle makes me horny... i wonder why?

Jan 15, 2007 | 01:33 PM

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i dont like the 91 emblem with the hole in the middle makes me horny... i wonder why?

maybe that's why some people like it!!!??!

sexual subliminal message ftw

Jan 16, 2007 | 11:46 AM

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This was an interesting read. I'm relatively new to Mazda history. Thanks!

Feb 23, 2009 | 12:08 AM

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Bump, because I was asked about it..

Feb 23, 2009 | 12:11 AM

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sweet, thanks for the read and the bump

Feb 23, 2009 | 12:52 AM

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Never been a fan of the 91 toilet bowl design. It was in my mom's 96 MX-6. I find it a bit too faminine for some reason. Nothing wrong with that. Mainly I didn't like it because it didn't seem to signify anything to do with Mazda.

Feb 23, 2009 | 01:10 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PhreakdOut

Nissan's name or logo? The name isn't too hard lol.

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Originally Posted by dynamho

Mazda actually is thought to have a double meaning. One is for Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian god, or for Jujiro Matsuda, the founder of Mazda.

In Japan, Mazda is written as MA tsu DA and pronounced as Matsda. It is written in katakana, not hiragana.

but they both use basically the same system of phonetics. If anything, the fact that it uses katakana would point to more foreign roots.

edit: just caught myself not thinking... they use katakana for a lot of business names. So the fact that it's katakana wouldn't necessarily indicate a domestic or foreign root. Though, I do wonder why they chose to go with maZda in foreign markets... I never found it that hard to say "tsu"...

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Feb 23, 2009 | 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ASH8

It all began way back in 1934 when the ‘Mazda’ logo became the registered trademark when production began on Mazda’s three wheel trucks. The name ‘Mazda’ represented a combination of Ahura-Mazda, the name of an ancient Persian god of light, and Mr. Jujiro Matsuda, founder of the Mazda Corporation.

Another funny tid-bit, found in the RX-7 book I've got...the name "Mazda" was originally a headlight name....