You might be pronouncing ‘Nvidia’ the wrong way
Some people pronounce Nvidia as “NUH-vid-ee-uh.” But that’s actually incorrect, according to the company.
Nvidia just released the most important earnings report of the year.
But despite the company dominating headlines and being at the forefront of conversation, some people still don’t know how to pronounce its name.
The mispronunciation of Nvidia highlights its meteoric rise from a manufacturer of gaming graphics cards to a global AI powerhouse that people can’t stop talking about.
While Nvidia shares took a dip in after-hours trading after the company’s earnings on Wednesday, Nvidia’s strong second-quarter performance and expected growth demonstrate that it will remain in the spotlight — so now may be a good time to learn its name.
Luckily, Nvidia cleared the confusion on its website and explained the proper pronunciation. We’re sorry to tell you, but if you’re one of the people calling the tech giant “NUH-vid-ee-uh,” you’ve been saying it wrong.
The proper pronunciation of Nvidia is “en-VID-ee-uh,” according to the company.
A screenshot of Nvidia brand guidelines that detail the correct pronunciation of the company’s name.
Founded by CEO Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem in 1993, the chipmaker’s name actually came from its lack of a name, Fortune previously reported. While the trio focused on developing the company, they put its title on the back burner and named files “NV” as an abbreviation for the “next version.”
The three eventually decided on NVision before realizing the name was taken by a toilet-paper manufacturing company, The New Yorker reported. Finally, Huang suggested the chipmaker’s current name, a spinoff of the word “invidia,” which means envy in Latin, the report said.
Huang and the founders had dreams of creating a product that would make rivals “green with envy,” Priem said. Given Nvidia has a nearly $3 trillion market cap and a long line of tech giants and startups angling for its latest AI chips, it seems as if that vision has come to fruition.
Check out the below video to hear Huang pronounce the name at Nvidia’s 2024 keynote.
