Interesting factoid: the "Adi" in "Adidas" is actually a dimiuitive of Adolf, the founder's given name, which was unfit to be used as-is (probably in everyday u

Interesting factoid: the "Adi" in "Adidas" is actually a dimiuitive of Adolf, the founder's given name, which was unfit to be used as-is (probably in everyday usage as well) for the reason you cite.