Mignon Fogarty on Nostr: The publisher Penguin got its name because the founder wanted a logo that was ...

The publisher Penguin got its name because the founder wanted a logo that was “dignified but flippant,” and his secretary suggested a penguin.

Random House got its name because the founders planned to publish books on random topics.

Since the two companies merged (becoming Penguin Random House), I refer to the new company as "Random Penguin."

It's the whimsy the founders would have wanted.