Who came up with the word Google?

Google came from the mathematical term googol. It's the number one followed by one hundred zeros. In its earliest version, Sergey Brin and Larry Page named their search engine "Back Rub." They changed the name to Google, which stems from the mathematical term "googol."

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Riverman2 · 56-60, M

That's interesting, Calm. I would have guessed it started out as "Goo" but then someone choked and it game out as "Google". 🤷‍♂️