# If your parents named you after their cars, what would your name be? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 16, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922 "2010-05-16T06:44:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GSN\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@GSN\_fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GSN_fan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/1 "2010-05-16T06:44:16Z")
I was thinking of this question while listening to the segment about Tara and her husband who wants to name their child after their VW Westfalia. It’s a good thing there are so many names to do with vans (Savannah, Ivan) and Westfalias (Westin), but the only car my parents owned when I was born was a Toyota Camry. Well, before I was born my dad had a VW Rabbit, but I’m glad my name isn’t “Rabbit.” ---
**Author:** ![Carveaholic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Carveaholic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carveaholic)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/2 "2010-05-16T07:03:42Z")
Well. neither of my parents owned a car when I was born… So may be I could have been named after the transit system? Greater Cleveland regional transit authority (GCRTA.) Hmmm… maybe Greta? Well it just so happens I have a sister named Greta… Too bad she was born 8 years later when they had a Ranger and a Topaz. ---
**Author:** ![Cal\_Learner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cal_learner/32/387_2.png) [@Cal\_Learner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cal_Learner)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 10:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/3 "2010-05-16T10:34:31Z")
Mercedes. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/4 "2010-05-16T18:16:09Z")
Falcon. Ford has four letters too. I could get in trouble just by talking. You never knew what the Falcon would come up with either. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/5 "2010-05-16T22:33:06Z")
Malibu or TR6 ---
**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/6 "2010-05-16T23:20:32Z")
My parents only owned Fords for a very long time, so not much choice. Looks like I would have been called Ford or Deluxe. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/7 "2010-05-17T01:16:23Z")
Nash. They had a 1949 when I was born. ---
**Author:** ![steve63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@steve63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steve63)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/8 "2010-05-18T22:39:30Z")
My parents owned a Ford Victoria (built in the 1950’s) and a Fiat Spyder (also from the 50’s) when I was born (in 1963). I guess they could have named me Victor or Fix It Again Tony. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/9 "2010-05-18T23:00:15Z")
Biscayne ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/10 "2010-05-18T23:25:24Z")
Pontiac. My dad bought Pontiacs until the late '60s. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/11 "2010-05-19T12:16:57Z")
Dammit ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-parents-named-you-after-their-cars-what-would-your-name-be/48922/12 "2010-05-22T02:38:42Z")
And would my sister have been Nash Jr?