What's a Great "People" Name for a Car?

by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 03/16/2017 at 23:15

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You can name people after cars and you can name cars after people (whether real or fictional). What are some names that would be great for a car? I feel like “Amber” sounds pretty good with any brand.

By the way, the Nissan “Cedric” is the modern day equivalent of naming a car the “Harry” Potter. It’s from  Little Lord Fauntleroy .

Replies (46)

"J_P_Cars10s" (jpcars10s)
03/16/2017 at 23:22, STARS: 0

Beat up ‘89 Ford chassis Chinook RV at work is named Hank. He’s logged about 40,000 miles pulling a cargo trailer across ND in the last few fall/winter seasons. 

Caroline is the younger class C for longer marketing trips (Mountain biking).

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
03/16/2017 at 23:25, STARS: 0

The computer in our Sedona is named Trixie. She sounds like a Trixie to us.

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
03/16/2017 at 23:25, STARS: 0

Logan is a pretty great car name, but I might be biased.

Now about the car it’s fixed to...

"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
03/16/2017 at 23:29, STARS: 0

I know someone with a Prelude named Trixie. (Not me. Mine are Cosima, Lucky, and a third unnamed one.)

"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/16/2017 at 23:29, STARS: 6

Geoff.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
03/16/2017 at 23:33, STARS: 3

Bartholomew.

"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
03/16/2017 at 23:38, STARS: 0

I’ve had cars with the following names (I’ll leave out the ones without a “People” name):

Hobart

Norm

Montez

Rufio

Olive (Oli for short)

Stella

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
03/16/2017 at 23:39, STARS: 0

Toyota Sera, no quite Sarah but close enough.

Ford Frank, Or Ford Eddy. Dodge Damion? Mazda Madeline.

Nissan Lucy, that would be a good Kei car name.

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/16/2017 at 23:39, STARS: 0

Chad.

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/16/2017 at 23:40, STARS: 1

Eleanor? Christine? Herbie?

But on a more serious note, the Alfa Guilia works on that car, not sure about if another maker could pull that off. Maybe Dante or Dianna?

Actually, funny you should bring up this subject. My college roommate’s name is Hudson. Towards the beginning of the year I was on the phone with my dad, who forgot my roommate’s name but remembered that it was an old American car company, so he ended up asking me, “How is Packard?”

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/16/2017 at 23:40, STARS: 0

I haven’t seen you shitpost in a long time. You doing okay?

"Invinciblejets" (invinciblejets13b)
03/16/2017 at 23:43, STARS: 0

Laurel

"CB" (jrcb)
03/16/2017 at 23:46, STARS: 1

My girlfriend’s New Beetle is Herbie. Great car, if I’m honest.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
03/16/2017 at 23:46, STARS: 0

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
03/16/2017 at 23:48, STARS: 1

I could see Chrysler with a Dianna, or maybe Buick. It would be a long, soft, but strong convertible.

"just-a-scratch" (just-a-scratch)
03/16/2017 at 23:48, STARS: 0

The obvious answer is Mercedes. However I think it would ve great if there was a little French coupe called the Lisette.

"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
03/16/2017 at 23:49, STARS: 3

None, there are none. Cars aren’t people.

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/17/2017 at 00:05, STARS: 0

The girl I carpool to work with has a facelift New Beetle. Back seat is much more comfortable than one would think, although I am short.

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/17/2017 at 00:07, STARS: 1

Not in here, mister! This is a Mercedes!

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/17/2017 at 00:09, STARS: 2

"scoob" (scoobsti)
03/17/2017 at 00:12, STARS: 1

Oliver

"Amoore100" (amoore100)
03/17/2017 at 00:28, STARS: 0

Sebastien, maybe?

Opron, for sure.

And, well, how about Jan? Jan Wilsgaard, to be sure.

"CRider" (crider)
03/17/2017 at 00:40, STARS: 0

Only of it’s an M3 or a lifted 2wd truck, though.

"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
03/17/2017 at 00:43, STARS: 1

Ain’t care

"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
03/17/2017 at 00:51, STARS: 0

Only one.

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
03/17/2017 at 01:09, STARS: 0

Clairette (Claret), because she’s not sexy enough to be a Scarlet.

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
03/17/2017 at 01:10, STARS: 0

Shortened a tad, mom named dad’ss E320 ‘Sadie’.

" The Compromiser" (charger)
03/17/2017 at 01:29, STARS: 1

This is the correct answer.

"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
03/17/2017 at 02:23, STARS: 3

Geoff...

Cedric should have been sold here, Cedric would have been a hit.

"Schrödinger's carb" (lolsmiter)
03/17/2017 at 02:29, STARS: 0

I think it depends on the car itself. Example: I call my white cavalier with occasional problems K-Love.

"Amoore100" (amoore100)
03/17/2017 at 03:31, STARS: 0

Cygnus, because she’s my baby swan.

"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
03/17/2017 at 05:12, STARS: 0

I feel like “Amber” sounds pretty good with any brand.

Only if that’s the color of the car’s energy.

"for Michigan" (formichigan)
03/17/2017 at 06:32, STARS: 0

Why does that Nissan-looking sedan have a Lincoln badge in the grill?

"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
03/17/2017 at 09:09, STARS: 0

Name a kid after a car and there you go.

Mr Elantra Smith.

Mrs E350 AMG Williams

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
03/17/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 1

I like those, although “A Third Unamed One” seems a bit long. But, I won’t judge.

"RT" (rt-p)
03/17/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0

That Nissan brings back memories.

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Still my favourite racing game.

"" (bignslow)
03/17/2017 at 12:22, STARS: 0

General Lee.

"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
03/17/2017 at 13:15, STARS: 1

Well, it is the one I care about the least, so it fits.

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
03/17/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 0

My Austin Healey Sprite is named “Wanda” and my GTO is “Lilith”. My Fiero was “Donna” and I never named the Jeep

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
03/17/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 0

no it isn’t

"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
03/17/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 0

NOT Brad.

" The Compromiser" (charger)
03/17/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 1

But car is car...already have nom.... iz CAR.

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
03/17/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 0

So by that logic you dog is Dog?

" The Compromiser" (charger)
03/18/2017 at 00:23, STARS: 0

Don’t have a dog.

"AuthiCooper1300" (rexrod)
03/23/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 0

It is not that simple. People manage to get very attached to certain objects, particularly if they are vehicles. And they are not people, but we end up giving them human qualities.

Now please explain why 18th-century sailors would change the name of the HMS Bellerophon and call it Billy Ruffian instead. Obviously it was easier to pronounce, but I bet for them she was “family” and deserved the name of a “person”. You are of the opinion it should not be done, and we must all respect that. The phenomenon, however, is real, and as old as language.

I read an article not so long ago which stated that dogs and cats are becoming less and less “useful” – and parallel to that process their owners have started giving them “people names”. A century ago lots of dogs had names like Patch or Ginger or Flash; now people call their pets Max or Bella or Elsa.

Our relationship with our pets, obviously, has changed. Like it or not, that’s the reality.

I have never given names to my cars, by the way.

"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
03/23/2017 at 23:46, STARS: 0

But it is that simple, cars aren’t people, nor even alive. Name your cat whatever you want, but naming cars is dumb as hell.