How does IKEA come up with names for its products?

Re:How does IKEA come up with names for its products? by kalind on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @08:35AM (#49360722)

I'm a Swede and I knew a guy named Jerker growing up. I always wondered if his parents gave him that name to mess with him. In Swedish "j" is pronounced as the English "y", so I think they could have at least spelled it as Yerker.

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Re:How does IKEA come up with names for its products? by arctusnova on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @10:35AM (#49362224)

That's my name. When I asked my parents about it, they just said they liked it and didn't really think about any possible negative sides.

Introducing yourself to English speakers can be interesting... often times people won't catch the name when pronounced the Swedish way, so you end up quickly clarifying it by using the English pronunciation. Sometimes a hand gesture is needed.

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Re:How does IKEA come up with names for its products? by voxelghost on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @08:40PM (#49369062)

Hello my name is Jer ... Jerry!

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