How did the candy bar butterfinger get its name?

Answer 1

The Snickers candy bar was actually named after a race horse called Snickers that was owned by the very company that started such a candy bar. Please see the related link below for more information.

Answer 2

Butterfinger was invented by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago, Illinois, in 1923 The company held a public contest to choose the name of the candy. The name is a slang term used to describe a clumsy person, often in sporting events to describe an athlete who can't hold onto the ball. As an early publicity stunt and marketing ploy, the company dropped Butterfinger and Baby Ruth candy bars from airplanes in cities across the United States which helped increase its popularity.

Answer 3

Snickers is named after a favorite horse of the Mars family, who own the candy company that produces Snickers.

Answer 4

Snickers was the name of the Mars family horse. When that horse died they named a candy bar after it.

Answer 5

The word "candy" comes from the Sanskrit खुड् "çahn-da", meaning "piece (of sugar)",

Put it the shape of a bar, and you've got a candy bar.

Answer 6

It is a play on words: TWin stIX.