Masaru Ibuka

Masaru Ibuka

Early life

Masaru lost his father at the age of two and was taken over by his grandfather. He later moved to Kobe after his mother remarried. He passed the entrance exam to Hyogo Prefectural 1st Kobe Boys' School (now, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School) and was very happy about this success.

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(right). The company name of Sony was created by combining two words of “sonus” and “sonny”. The word “sonus” in Latin represents words like sound and sonic. The other word “sonny” means little son.

What does Sony mean in text?

Definition. Options. Rating. SONY. Soon, Only Not Yet.

What is Sony named after?

Sony, which became the official name for the company in January 1958, was derived from the Latin sonus (“sound”) and was conceived to be an international and not a Japanese term. The company's first consumer product was an electric rice cooker.