# Car namers - help me name my new car **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850 "2003-02-22T23:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/1 "2003-02-22T23:22:11Z")
Help me name my Jetta GLX please. Pictures are [here](http://home.attbi.com/~pattis_garden2/jetta1.jpg) and inside [here.](http://home.attbi.com/~pattis_garden2/jetta2.jpg) The letters on the key are HAA. I know there are some people here who are really good at this stuff, so have at it. šŸ™‚ Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/2 "2003-02-22T23:28:16Z")
Pretty car. Does it seem to have a personality yet? The first thing I thought of was Baba Jett. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/3 "2003-02-22T23:35:03Z")
itā€™s a VW? you have to go with the nationality, if itā€™s a German car it has to be a German name. Jaeger or Hans or Lorelei or something similar. (bearing in mind my family has had cars called Hannah (the Renault savannah), Ludvig (the Mercedes), Fabrizio (the Fiat) and Erich (the Audi). we did call one car Grotbags thoughā€¦) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/4 "2003-02-23T00:04:45Z")
I agree with keeping it German. How about Otto, Wolfgang or Gunther (If itā€™s a boy car) Ursala, Sabina or Bettina for a girl. Or, for the funny, **V** eronica **W** abbit. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/5 "2003-02-23T00:38:59Z")
Jett-Jett, Haa- Haa, (Nelson voice) Mini-Jett, Blue, Dub-dub, Dubblue, J-Dub. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/6 "2003-02-23T00:43:32Z")
Betty Blue ---
**Author:** ![Mercury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercury)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/7 "2003-02-23T00:47:17Z")
Cars are usually female (like ships and countries). I like the idea of keeping with a German name. All of our cars have full names. Our green cars are Kelly Impreza Green (a green Impreza) and Erin Greene-Forester (a green Forester). How about [German womanā€™s name] Jetta Blau (I think thatā€™s ā€œblueā€)? -M ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/8 "2003-02-23T01:07:16Z")
Deep Blue šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/9 "2003-02-23T03:48:53Z")
Trogdor the Evil ---
**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/10 "2003-02-23T03:58:23Z")
License plate/tag Dareya ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/11 "2003-02-23T04:34:14Z")
[Meanings are from this website.](http://www.babynameworld.com/german-girl.asp) Naming cars is my specialty! (Among others.) Here are a few ideas: Serilda- Armed Maiden of War Adelina- Noble **Galiana (My favorite)- Supreme One**šŸ˜ƒ Zelinda- Shield of Victory Let us know what you pick! ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/12 "2003-02-23T05:55:09Z")
Iā€™m thinking Halley or Harriet. From the outside, I first thought Harriet, but the inside looks so sporty Iā€™m feeling Halley. And hey, just because itā€™s a VW doesnā€™t mean it needs to be a German name. My sister and dad have VW Foxes and their names are Noel and Harvey (the cars, not my relatives). My sisterā€™s VW was actually manufactured in Brazil, soā€¦ I donā€™t think nationality matters. My Pontiac Sunbird is Eve. So Iā€™d suggest Halley. From the pictures Iā€™m feeling itā€™s a girl, but itā€™s hard to tell. If you feel itā€™s a boy car, you might go with Harold orā€¦ something. Not sure. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/13 "2003-02-23T06:01:02Z")
How about ā€œStuā€? ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/14 "2003-02-23T07:49:17Z")
Bebe. Just so you know where Iā€™m coming from, my current car is a grey 1985 Chevy Impala. Her name is Meg, from Carcharadon Megalodon, the 80 foot (presumably) extinct shark. Big, grey, powerful, prehistoric and dangerous (to get that last, watch me try to park her), not to mention prone to leaving parts (teeth) lying around randomly to be discovered laterā€¦ I like a little complication with my naming. Bebe Neuwirth played ā€œLilithā€ on Cheers. She was pale enough that you could see her veins (the car is blue), she was small, and she was very polished on the outside and very complicated on the inside, which your shiny car with the fighter pilot cockpit design is as well. ---
**Author:** ![SnugTheJoiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/15 "2003-02-23T09:16:43Z")
1. I once had a Honda named Fenry. (Fenry Hondaā€“get it? Nyuk, nyuk.) 2. I once had an Audi named Anna K., because the day after I bought her she stalled on the railroad tracks as a train was appproaching. 3. I bought a truck a few years ago. Some coworkers in the lounge at work asked me what I had named it. I was feeling Pythonesque that day, so I said with a completely straight face, ā€œTimmy Truck.ā€ I was rewarded with brays of laughter. And needless to say, that became my truckā€™s real name. (BTW, Heā€™s a Toyota pickup, and the best vehicle Iā€™ve ever owned) So . . . how about Carla Car? ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/16 "2003-02-23T10:45:30Z")
Christine Sputter Jack ? ---
**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/17 "2003-02-23T18:29:33Z")
**Neon.** Itā€™s sleek and cool and blue. Electric. And with that jet fighter interior you could feel like a high-profile spy zipping around corners. COOL!! Thatā€™s the best car name Iā€™ve ever come up with! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/18 "2003-02-23T20:20:14Z")
Thanks for all the great suggestions, so far I like ā€œHansā€ best. I think it is a boy car, we just picked it up yesterday so it really doesnā€™t have too much of a personality yet. I am really surprised how fast it is, while driving on the freeway in 5th gear, I looked down to see the speedo climbing up towards 90! Whoa, Nelly! I came so close to buying a New VW Beetle Convertible, while my SO was haggling the financials of the Jetta with the dealer, I wandered over and ended up taking a test drive in the Beetle. I convinced my SO to drive it too, and we almost came home with one of those instead - the dealer kept saying it wasnā€™t too late to switch. Arggghhhā€¦after researching a car for two months, we almost gave into an impulse buy - but that little Beetle convertible is so cute with itā€™s top down. ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/19 "2003-02-23T23:29:47Z")
My friend who names her cars tells me that if youā€™re patient and pay attention the car will tell you his/her name. I learned this when I asked why she called her car Michael. Her response: ā€œBecause thatā€™s his name.ā€ And then she explained that itā€™s just a matter of being sensitive enough to the vehicle so that it can connect with you. She says that one day youā€™ll just simply _know_ itā€™s name. Guess Iā€™m an insensitive clod because Iā€™ve had mine for 2.5 years and I **still** donā€™t know itā€™s name. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850/20 "2003-02-24T00:04:09Z")
Henrietta Jetta, cozā€™ there ainā€™t none betta [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-namers-help-me-name-my-new-car/156850.md?page=2)