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title: How Google was named Google
date: "2006-07-07T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 275
description: I explore five stories behind the Google name, focusing on the likelihood that it was a misspelling of "Googol." This error proved fortunate as google.com was available for registration while the correct spelling was not.
keywords: [google, googol, etymology, domain names, branding, larry page, sergey brin]
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5 different stories about [how Google was named Google](http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/07/5-different-stories-about-googles-name.html). This is mentioned as the probably correct version:

> "Lucas Pereira: 'You idiots, you spelled [Googol] wrong!' But this was good, because google.com was available and googol.com was not. Now most people spell 'Googol' 'Google', so it worked out OK in the end."

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## Comments

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- **OverSkies** _11 Dec 2008 8:29 am_:
  Google's founder's son's first words were : google.That is why they named it google

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