Why is it called ovaltine? It's not oval, it should be called roundtine.

Question

Why is it called ovaltine? It's not oval, it should be called roundtine.

Answer 1

The original name for the product was Ovumaltine with "ovum" being Latin for egg, which was one of the primary ingredients. Then a mistake on the trademark application form resulted in the current name - Ovaltine.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovaltine#History