A Car by Any Other Name Still Drives the Same…. Right?

A Car by Any Other Name Still Drives the Same…. Right?

Samantha Martin, Staff Writer           

A car by any other name still drives the same� right? National Name Your Car Day was this past week, October 2. Nearly 25% of US car owners have a special name for their car. Some base it on their favorite author or book. Some base it on the color of their car or a movie. Others still just like the name. Below are eight members of the North Greenville family that have named their car.

 

Will Emory � Big Red

�I actually didn�t name my car; my mom gave me the name for my car. The name is slightly ironic because I have a very small car, and its red but its not a big car, so it�s Big Red.�

Advice for naming a car �

            �Be creative and make it fun or make it personal if that means more to you.�

Dr. Andy Stevens � Bumblebee/ The Cash Cab  

�When I first got my yellow Matrix people called it �The Cash Cab� because of the tv show. That was the name for a while until a couple years ago� people plowed off into my yard and wrecked the front end. When I rebuilt it instead of trying to match the color I put this black bumper cover on to make it look sporty. Well people started calling the car Bumblebee named after the character from transformers.�

Advice for naming a car �

            �I used to work on the Alyssa down in Galveston, so the tradition of naming inanimate objects that are near and dear to your heart goes back a long way, so kind of from naming ships I started naming my cars. It�s kind of fun.�

 

Gavin McCants � Buttercup

            �[The name of the car is] Primarily because of the coloration � it�s this old creamy yellow the flower being the flower with this old coloration. It also has a double meaning � I�m a huge fan of the movie Princess Bride and having the name Buttercup has a connection to both the flower and the movie due to Princess Buttercup.�

Advice for naming a car — 

�I would recommend naming it yourself. Find something that�s personal and meaningful to you especially if its something you purchased yourself, it gives the most value to the car and yourself in a �man-to-machine� relationship.�

Elizabeth Davis � Chip

�So I didn�t come up with the name, someone named the car for me. I really really like Beauty and the Beast, and Chip�s the little teacup that�s a little bit broken. My car has a lot of quirks to it and it�s a little bit broken, so its name is Chip.�

Advice for naming a car –      

�Make sure you like the name, because it�s hard to find a name. It�s cool to have someone else say, �Hey, I�ll help you name your car.��

Laura Pfeifer � Daisy

            �On the back of my car I have a �Life is Good� daisy sticker, so I just associated the name with the sticker. I love flowers, I�ve loved them all my life � I just had to name my car Daisy.�

Advice for naming a car �

            �Go with a name that you think you�re passionate about.�

Taylor Elliott � Fitzgerald

            �I knew I was going to name my car because I name all inanimate objects that are special to me � the car is a tan color inside and out, like the color of coffee with cream and that�s just the color that I get out of Fitzgerald�s personality and his books. And Fitzgerald � his writing is romantic, but also modernist, and I think that�s my vibe too.�

Advice for naming a car �

            �Just look at it [car] and if you think of a name, that�s its name � it doesn�t matter how stupid it is.�

Sarah Brooke Wiley � Jesse

            �Honestly, I just liked the name. But, Jesse means �gift from God� and my previous car had broken down, and a lot of stuff was happening in my life to where I needed a car, and God provided for that.�

Advice for naming a car �

            �Don�t do it as something dumb. I feel like it should have some meaning, even if its something funny it should still have meaning.�

Elaine Armstrong � Silver

            �It�s a silver Camry, and every time I pull out of the driveway I think, �Hi-Ho Silver, away!� like from the Lone Ranger.�

Advice for naming a car �

            �If its just a car that means a lot to them and its something they like to drive and it reminds them of something else they should just name it and go with it.�