Does anyone else give their car a name?

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Or is it just me being odd.

I bought my first car in June after not driving at all for nearly 20 years. Which was the last time I drove with any regularity, the car I used then was a temporary loan from my in laws.

I’ve grown quite attached to it and called her Percy! I think some of it is down to the independence I’ve got back. The main reason I bought it was because my Dad was in hospital for a couple of months back in the summer and my Mum is no longer allowed to drive so it meant I could help my Mum out and take her to see my Dad. I feel now too that I can go to my parents whenever I need too.

I know ‘it’s only a car’, but she’s Percy to me.

My Jeep Cherokee was called Pocohontas. My dad said, "I don't think Pocohontas was a Cherokee."
"Oh, stop being so pendantic, Dad."

Yes always - Why not? - our current car is Daphne - our previous one was Betty!

I try to make a name from the number plate. Had admit defeat this time and named my Citroen, Ronnie.

All of my cars have had names . The first car that was fully mine was a Renault 5 called Clarence . The current ones are Sylvester and Maurice , they are always male .

Had one called Freda because it was a 3 door, and towards the end the last one was not so affectionately named Rusty but I’ve now realised current one doesn’t have a name so need to think of one.

Yes -current car is called Cindy, short for Cinnamon as that's the colour. We've had a Spencer, Rocco, Cherry, Anastasia..

Yes our cars have names. As they are tesla’s when we ever need support they can see the car name which shows up on the interface when you are driving around and always mention how nice it is to see one that isn’t called Tessie.

Yes, obviously. And my bike, and several household appliances.

Of course. It would be very cruel not to give them names - they do have feelings and souls, after all.

All cars should have names definitely

Not all of them, just the ones where names have popped into our heads.

Mine prior to marriage were Duane & Pierre. DH's cars/trucks prior to marriage have all been called Gloria. Since marriage we've had Brownie, Archie, Eggbert and two prior cars with no names Our current car has no name but our pick up truck is 'White Lightning'.

Yes, cars, bikes, household appliances etc all have names in our house.

I remember reading a news report years ago where an airport car park was running a scheme where you could send a postcard to your car and they would put it under the windscreen wipers. I've always wondered if that was really true ... and if anyone did.

My favourite car was called Mabel

No, but dd and her dp do, unfortunately their car has just gone to car heaven aka been written off

I always name cars; surely it would be rude not to 😊 especially if you have more that one car in the household.

In my view it seems far nicer to say “are we taking Flint?” Instead of saying “are we taking the Ford, Range, BM?” or whatever.

We currently have Flint, Slate and Glacier as our car family.

Yes. All of my cars have always had names.

Yes, all our cars have had names including Byron, Effie, Dotty & currently we have Cagney.

My Grandad had a bike with a childseat on the back called Daisy to put me in. He named her after the music hall song that went like this:

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do.
It might be a (forgotten this bit) marriage,
I can't afford a carriage,
But you'll look sweet,
Upon the seat,
Of a bicycle made for two.

Perhaps for strange Freudian reasons I've always had a man with a motorbike that I can sit on the back on. And the bikes have always had names. This is getting too embarrassing and outing.

Too right we do, we have The German, Hernandez and Viggo. The German was named in a more normal way but it changed. I think it’s nice for a car to have a name, they accompany you through life and its various challenges.

My mini is called tootsie. She's beautiful

Yes, I have a grey car that beeps at me a lot (engine lights etc), it's called Grumpy Gary.

I would never use it in conversation though- it's strictly private!

Mine is called Sophie, previous one was called Doris. It's respectful to name them!

Our two Volvos are named Sven (XC60) and Bjorn (V40), even though they've probably never been near Sweden.

No. I don't name cars.

Is it a woman thing? Do many men name cars?