Toyota

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A city near Nagoya in Japan, where the eponymous manufacturer has its headquarters.
• The Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of cars.
• A brand of car manufactured by Toyota

Noun

• A car of the brand Toyota

Origin

• From Japanese トヨタ, from the name of the Toyoda family. The spelling was changed to Toyota because of a belief that it sounded better, or because トヨタ takes eight strokes to write, and 8 is considered lucky.