lˈɔːɹən kˈɑːɹpəntɚɹ ɪz ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd baɪ ˈælvi ɹˈeɪ smˈɪθ æz bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ tʃˈuːzɪŋ ðə nˈeɪm pˈɪksɑːɹ fɔːɹ wʌt wʊd bɪkˌʌm pˈɪksɑːɹ ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən stˈuːdɪˌoʊz.
Loren Carpenter is attributed by Alvy Ray Smith as being responsible for choosing the name PIXAR for what would become Pixar Animation Studios.