How Did the Name Mercedes-Benz Originate?
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Mercedes-Benz comes from the name of a little girl. The origin of the name: The full name of Mercedes-Benz is Mercedes-Benz, and Mercedes actually means happiness. In 1899, Emil Jellinek, the then Austrian Consul General in Germany, ordered three Daimler Phoenix cars. He named them after his daughter's name—Mercedes—and drove them in the Nice Automobile Rally at the time, even winning the championship. The meaning of the name: Emil believed that his daughter's name brought good luck, so he suggested the name to the Mercedes-Benz company. The company adopted it for two main reasons: the first was to leverage Emil's influence to expand the Austrian market, and the second was the hope that driving a Mercedes-Benz would bring happiness to its owners, a very auspicious meaning.