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.
adaza t1_iy0btsq wrote
FIDE - Fédération Internationale des Échecs - Int’l Chess Federation
useablelobster2 t1_iy0oqge wrote
OTAN is their abbreviation for NATO, which is why it's part of the branding.
shieldofsteel t1_iy04tma wrote
BIPM
fazalmajid t1_iy19d4w wrote
Which is actually based in Paris (well, St Cloud).
AtebYngNghymraeg t1_iy2nugl wrote
FINA really missed a trick by not stopping at "fin".
locks_are_paranoid t1_iy03llv wrote
There's a ton for the non-sports world, including the International Organization for Standardization, abbreviated ISO.
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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