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You might be pronouncing “Nvidia” wrong

But despite dominating the headlines and being at the forefront of conversation, some people still don’t know how to pronounce the company’s name.

Nvidia’s mispronunciation highlights its meteoric rise from a gaming graphics card maker to a global AI powerhouse that people can’t stop talking about.

While Nvidia shares fell in after-hours trading after the company’s earnings on Wednesday, Nvidia’s strong second-quarter performance and expected growth showed it will remain in the spotlight — so now might be a good time to -find out his name.

Fortunately, Nvidia has cleared up the confusion on its website and explained the correct pronunciation. Sorry to break it to you, but if you’re one of those calling the tech giant “Nuh-vidia,” you’re wrong.

The correct pronunciation of Nvidia is “en-VID-eeyah,” according to the company’s website.


A screenshot of Nvidia's brand guidelines detailing the pronunciation of the company name.

A screenshot of Nvidia’s brand guidelines detailing the correct pronunciation of the company’s name.

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Founded by CEO Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem in 1993, the chipmaker’s name actually comes from the lack of a name, Fortune previously reported. As the trio focused on developing the company, they put their title last and named the files “NV” as shorthand for “next version”.

The three eventually settled on NVision before realizing the name had been taken by a toilet paper company, according to a report in The New Yorker. Finally, Huang suggested the chipmaker’s current name, a spin-off of the word “invidia,” which is Latin for envy, the report said.

Apparently, Huang and the founders dreamed of creating a product that would make rivals “green with envy.” With a market cap of nearly $3 trillion and a long line of tech giants and startups chasing the latest AI chips, it looks like that vision has come to fruition.

Watch the video below to hear Huang deliver the name at Nvidia’s 2024 keynote.

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