an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu
"The Toyota museum is located near the historic industrial city of Toyota in southern Honshu, Japan."
A car of the brand Toyota
"She decided to buy a reliable new Toyota instead of looking at other makes."
A surname, from Japanese.
"The Toyota family has lived in this valley for three generations."
The word "toyota" comes directly from the Japanese surname of the company's founders, which they altered slightly when adopting English spelling. They made this change either because they felt it sounded better in a foreign language or because they believed the original eight-stroke character was more auspicious than its seven-stroke alternative.