# Need a Female German Name for my Car: Suggestions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-female-german-name-for-my-car-suggestions/644849>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 22, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-female-german-name-for-my-car-suggestions/644849 "2012-12-22T17:16:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-female-german-name-for-my-car-suggestions/644849/61 "2012-12-24T04:49:30Z")

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> [@Brynda](#):
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> Ok, try this–Mun-Fred, not Man-Fred. The correct pronunciation is softer, not Man like can.

The “fred” part is also different. There’s actually a link to the German pronunciation [here](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Manfred). (ETA: Actually, there’s a whole bunch of sounds that are different, the “r”, the “e,” and also the “d” at the end is devoiced, so like a “t.”)

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**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-female-german-name-for-my-car-suggestions/644849/62 "2012-12-24T04:59:52Z")

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I vote for Waldtraut.

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