Source

What “Source” means

Noun

1. The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
2. Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
3. A reporter's informant.
4. Source code.
5. The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

Verb

1. To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
2. To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English sours, from Old French sorse (“rise, beginning, spring, source”), from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from Latin surgō (“to rise”), which is composed of sub- (“up from below”) + regō (“lead, rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-. Doublet of surge.

Business name ideas with “Source”

Industries where “Source” fits

We suggest this word for 87 business types and industries, including:

• Water Company
• Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers
• Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
• Biomass Electric Power Generation
• Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
• Bottled Water Manufacturing
• Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
• Business to Business Electronic Markets
• Coal and Other Mineral and Ore Merchant Wholesalers
• Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
• Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
• Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
• Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
• Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control
• Electric Power Distribution
• Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
• Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• Footwear Merchant Wholesalers
• Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
• Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
• General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
• Geothermal Electric Power Generation
• Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
• Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
• Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
• Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers
• Hydroelectric Power Generation
• Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers
• Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers
• Livestock Merchant Wholesalers
• Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers
• Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
• Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers