out Carlyle's interest in 1994, and Carlyle bought it all back in 2000 to create Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., which they sold in 2010 to the Triumph Group to create Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division. W Wachovia – from the Latin version of the German Wachau, the name given to a region in North Carolina by Moravian settlers because it reminded them of the Austrian valley of Wachau, through which the Danube River flows. Wachovia Bank was founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which is located in the region. Waitrose – upmarket UK supermarket chain originally named after the founders, Wallace Waite, Arthur Rose and David Taylor. The "Taylor" was later dropped. Walgreens – named after founder Charles R. Walgreen, Sr. Walmart – named after the founder, Sam Walton Walt Disney Company – named for its co-founder Walt Disney Wang Laboratories – from the name of the founder, An Wang, the inventor of core memory. Wells Fargo – from the founders of the original Wells Fargo company, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo. When Norwest Corporation purchased Wells Fargo in 1998, it chose to retain the Wells Fargo name. Wendy's – Wendy was the nickname of founder Dave Thomas' daughter Melinda. Weta FX – special effects company co-founded by The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. Wētā are a group of about 70 species of insect found in New Zealand, where Weta FX is based. WHSmith – founded by Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna in London, England, in 1792. They named their small newsagent's shop after their son William Henry Smith, who was born the same year. Williams Sonoma – founded by Chuck Williams in Sonoma, California. Wolfram Research – named after computer scientist Stephen Wolfram, who founded the company in 1987 before launching Mathematica software in 1988 Wonderware – from Wonderful Software – Wonderware was the project code name for the company prior to its launch. Upon making the company a legal entity, the code name was retained as the company name. Worlds of Wonder – founder Don Kingsborough wanted an eyecatching stock symbol, and Worlds of Wonder provided WOW. The company went bankrupt in 1988. WPP – global advertising and marketing company founded by Martin Sorrell in 1985. He bought an existing listed company, Wire & Plastic Products PLC, to use as a shell. WWE – from the company's legal name of World Wrestling Entertainment,