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freeski919 t1_ixzysik wrote

A lot of international sports organizations have French names.

FIS- Federation Internationale du Ski

FINA- Federation Internationale de Natation (swimming)

FIA- Federation Internationale d'Automobile (Formula 1, WEC, etc)

FIM- Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (MotoGP etc)

FIBA- Federation Internationale de Basket-ball

The list goes on.

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adaza t1_iy0btsq wrote

FIDE - Fédération Internationale des Échecs - Int’l Chess Federation

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useablelobster2 t1_iy0oqge wrote

OTAN is their abbreviation for NATO, which is why it's part of the branding.

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locks_are_paranoid t1_iy03llv wrote

There's a ton for the non-sports world, including the International Organization for Standardization, abbreviated ISO.

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bruinslacker t1_iy0z519 wrote

False. The ISO in French would be OIS except in French it’s known as the Organisation internacionale de normalization so it would actually be OIN.

The name ISO was chosen because it is NOT the organization’s initials in any of its official languages (English, French, Russian). To treat all of their languages equally they didn’t want an acronym that only made sense in one language. Instead they chose an acronym that was close but not quite right in all three languages. It has the added benefit of meaning “the same” in Greek, which is fitting for their mission.

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