Why are Oreo cookies called Oreos?
The Oreo cookie was invented in 1912 and quickly became one of the top-selling brands of cookies. There are many theories about how it got its unusual name.From the GreekOne theory is that the name comes from the Greek word for hill, “oreo.” When the cookie was first produced, it did resemble a baseball mound, and A. W. Green, then the president of Nabisco, liked to give things classical names.GoldAnother suggestion is that the cookie’s name comes instead from the French word for gold, “or.” The original packaging was mainly gold.Cream in the MiddleSome people believe that the name comes from shortening “cream in the middle of chocolate.” How? The R and E are taken from “cream,” and sandwiched between two Os from the word “chocolate.”Easy to SayNo doubt about it, Oreo is an easy word to say. Some theorize that was the reasoning behind the name—that creators simply strung together a few melodic sounds to come up with the name.The Definitive AnswerAccording to Nabisco, the creator of t
