[thebluecanary]

I'm new here, and I have seen that many of you have names for your Mini. I wanted to know how you came about picking the name for your Mini. Because I am thinking about what I might want to name mine, MCS BRG/W.

[Electra]

Well hello there and welcome!

Do you have your MCS? Is it a boy or a girl?

My car's name evolved out of her color, EB. Hence the name Electra. If I want to impress people I drop the whole epic Greek poem thing casually into the conversation but the reality was it all came down to the name of the paint. I named her long before I actually had her.

Have you been tossing around any names?

[thebluecanary]

Quote: Originally Posted by Electra

Well hello there and welcome!

Have you been tossing around any names?

Thank you! And I am not sure, it has yet to be born, (Saving up for a '06), but I will make sure to look under the boot when I pick it up. The name I have been kicking around is Bean, but not because its a Green Bean. Its from the book 'Ender's Game'. Its one of those things. Not sure yet. I have a green Jeep, and his name is Hound.

[Electra]

Bean is a good name. Short, sweet and solid. I haven't read the Ender series by Orson Scott Card so I'm not familiar with the character. I am familiar with it because I work at the library and he's a popular author for the SF/FA readers.

I love Hound! That's a great name for a rig.

[skrauze]

If it helps I named mine after my favourite footballer, Graeme Murty, hence the name Murts!

[r34ver]

sergeant pepper is pretty self explanatory? though i was later told that a sergent has 3 stripes on his uniform, not the two bonnet stripes i have...ill have to get the paintbrush and a can of black dulux out then!

[ImaVunDerBrah]

My first Coopers name was Beans

I test drive a lot of names before I settle on one. The MINI will tell you want s/he wants to be named. Its important to establish whether is a boy or girl first.

[thebluecanary]

Quote: Originally Posted by ImaVunDerBrah

My first Coopers name was Beans

I test drive a lot of names before I settle on one. The MINI will tell you want s/he wants to be named. Its important to establish whether is a boy or girl first.

That is very true. And I hope i can figure that out when I drive 'it' the first time. I was also thining about the name Dweezle, just because. Or Midori, but only if its a girl. (It means Green) But that one just seems silly. Or maybe Krikkit. But thats just stretching things. How does one pick a great name for something so wonderful as the Mini?

[thebluecanary]

Quote: Originally Posted by Electra

Bean is a good name. Short, sweet and solid. I haven't read the Ender series by Orson Scott Card so I'm not familiar with the character. I am familiar with it because I work at the library and he's a popular author for the SF/FA readers.

I love Hound! That's a great name for a rig.

Bean is the smart pain in the **** know it all who is told to come up with plans that no one in thier right mind would ever think to do. He is also picked on a lot by Ender in the start of the book, but becomes his really close friend. Bean goes on to have like 3 - 4 of his own books. Reading 'Shadow of the Giant' atm, the 'Last' of the Bean books. Could be all l33t about the name... b3an.... nah...

[shedend]

Seeing my MCS is black and white and I love Madness it became the 'SKA' car

[tnoy66]

I was struggling to think of a name for mine before I got it

Once I'd driven it and heard the exhaust popping it was easy

From the childrens rhyme,
Pop goes The Weasel

[mooneymini]

mines a little girl called maclil, or lil for short. Sometimes lily, its a very versatile name!

[thebluecanary]

But I think it has to be something I can remember. I'm getting old you know.

[Jozzee]

Hi Im new to all this, only been a member for a week or so.

I named mine Frankie after Frank Lampard - as there both a bit special.

MCC/ps + black

[thebluecanary]

I think I will go with Bean. I really seem to have that one growing on me.

[LiGhTnInG]

Mine must be called 'Start you bi tch' cos thats what I say at 6am every morning!!!!!

[thebluecanary]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiGhTnInG

Mine must be called 'Start you bi tch' cos thats what I say at 6am every morning!!!!!

So you are saying its a girl then?

[stephanie]

Mines a girl but i havent named her. When i talk abou her i just say My Baby! I cant find a name good enough! I used to have a fiesta zetec and named her Fifi which i thought was really cool but i think its wrong to use the same name on your first and second cars! Plus, My Baby duzn feel like a Fifi !!

If a non mini driver were to read this, they'll prob just think we are a bunch of weirodos!! I think its mad how much love a mini driver has for their car!!!

[pepperni]

We choose Pepperami - "cause it's a bit of an animal" (And it's PW)

[russ.mackay]

My Girlfriend decided my last Cooper was called Henry and my new Cooper S is called Tommy. (The joke only works if you are british)