Similar trivia with a Swedish connection: the original name of the Honda Fit/Jazz was Honda Fitta, but then they found out it's the Swedish word for "cunt" so that was a no-go.
They even had the slogan all drawn up;
Fitta: Small on the outside, Big on the inside!
They should just have gone with it , staring everyone, who brought it up, down.
Article is missing the urban legend about "Bite the wax tadpole"