What was Amazon.com’s very first name
before Bezos changed it?

Q: What was Amazon.com’s very first name before Bezos changed it?

Cadabra (as in ‘abracadabra’).. A lawyer misheard it as ‘cadaver’ on a phone call. Bezos shelved the name within months and went hunting for one starting with ‘A’ — to rank high in 1995 alphabetical lists.

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Cadabra (as in ‘abracadabra’). — A lawyer misheard it as ‘cadaver’ on a phone call. Bezos shelved the name within months and went hunting for one starting with ‘A’ — to rank high in 1995 alphabetical lists.