Related to the Latin word for "breadbasket."
Named after two founding brothers before Ray Kroc bought the rights to the name.
Named after a character in the novel Moby Dick.
Named after the nickname of one of the founder's daughters, Melinda.
An abbreviation of the original name, which was designed to evoke the Southern hospitality in the founder's home state.
A stylized spelling designed to emphasize the quality of the restaurant's primary product.
One of the restaurant's offerings plus the founder's last name.
Suggested by an employee after the restaurant had to change the original name (DomiNick's) for legal reasons after purchase from the founder.
Named by the wife of the founding couple, whose husband was 5'9".
Named for the type of food it serves (and not transportation).
Inspired by the slogan of its predecessor (Top Hat), "Service with the Speed of Sound."
Named for its founders, the Raffel Brothers (Leroy and Forrest).
Named after a character in the movie The French Connection.
Named after one of its founders, Zach McLeroy.
Named after a pepper over objections from the founder's friends that nobody would know what it was or how to pronounce it.
A short name designed by the founders to keep the cost of signage low.
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