Mercedes-BenzyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[Mercedes-Benz 词源字典]
motorcar brand first marketed 1926 after merger of two earlier companies. The first part of the name, Mercedes, marketed as a car name from 1901, chosen by Austrian manufacturer Emil Jellinek for his daughter, Mercedes (1889-1929). The Benz is from the other company, from name of Karl Benz, creator of the Benz Patent Motorwagen (1886). The surname is built from a familiar form of Berthold, Benedict, or Bernhard.[Mercedes-Benz etymology, Mercedes-Benz origin, 英语词源]