Does your MINI have a name?
2nd Gear
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From: Kennesaw, GA
Junior
I went round and round trying different names, until he arrived at the dealer. I went to pick him up, and my MA asked his name... Junior just popped out - so Junior it is!
He likes to play in the rain, loves to drive through puddles and plays hide-and-seek in large mall parking lots - so it fits!
He likes to play in the rain, loves to drive through puddles and plays hide-and-seek in large mall parking lots - so it fits!
1st Gear
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From: Huddersfield, UK
I named mine after driving round one night with the windows open listening to the exhaust popping 
I took the name from the nursery rhyme 'Pop goes The Weasel'....
....or in my case, POP POP POPPOP POP POP goes The Weasel
I took the name from the nursery rhyme 'Pop goes The Weasel'....
....or in my case, POP POP POPPOP POP POP goes The Weasel
2nd Gear
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From: Los Angeles, CA
It's not easy being green
We'd dubbed my boyfriend's car Kermit (because when the lights pop up, the front looks exactly like a frog!), so the MINI could only be Kermit's nephew, Robin.
(Guess we watched a little too much of the Muppets when we were young.)
(Guess we watched a little too much of the Muppets when we were young.
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2nd Gear
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From: Front Royal, Virginia
"Hercule" (05 MCC) and "Hastings" (02 MC aka "Trigger")
OVERDRIVE
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From: PA
My CR MC is "Bergey". Named after former Eagles Middle Linebacker Bill Bergey. And it sounded like a good color for a Chili Red MINI. 
My fiance's PW MC is "Pebbles". Don't ask me, I didn't pick it out !
My fiance's PW MC is "Pebbles". Don't ask me, I didn't pick it out !
At the moment, I tend to call them the big car and the little car. Most people laugh when I refer to the MINI as a big car.
Since I do not have kids of my own yet, my parents call them the grandchildren.
Since I do not have kids of my own yet, my parents call them the grandchildren.
Neutral
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Central Illinois
Name for Mini
Well today is the BIG Day!!! I pick up the CODETTE mobile at the dealership in illinois. Very excited, Can't Wait!!!
It is named after my nickname, which was given to me by my husbands friends when we worked a Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown :impatient (Outage) back in the late 80's in Georgia, They nicknamed my husband COD, so I became Codette, and my MINI will be the Codette Mobile!!!
It is named after my nickname, which was given to me by my husbands friends when we worked a Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown :impatient (Outage) back in the late 80's in Georgia, They nicknamed my husband COD, so I became Codette, and my MINI will be the Codette Mobile!!!
1st Gear
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From: Peoria, AZ, USA
Our's is CoopahS with the license plate to match... and the URL: http://www.coopahs.com/ We need to find time to re-work the website though.
Codette, congrats on your big day. We love ours more now (17 months and 42K miles later) than we ever expected to! I'm planning to order mine soon, so we'll be a two MINI family. I'm not sure yet what it's name will be though.
Codette, congrats on your big day. We love ours more now (17 months and 42K miles later) than we ever expected to! I'm planning to order mine soon, so we'll be a two MINI family. I'm not sure yet what it's name will be though.
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From: Northern Virginia-DC Metro
Our MINI's name
Our MCSa is dark silver - my wife and I live in northern Virginia so we motor through some of the most beautiful, rolling countryside on the mid-Atlantic. We wanted something that combined our MINI's color and made a reference to our home so we came up with "Greeley" - Old English for grey meadow.
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From: Front Royal, Virginia
Our MCSa is dark silver - my wife and I live in northern Virginia so we motor through some of the most beautiful, rolling countryside on the mid-Atlantic. We wanted something that combined our MINI's color and made a reference to our home so we came up with "Greeley" - Old English for grey meadow.
Another NOVA resident!
Couldn't agree more with your comments.
This fall was Bee u t ful
6th Gear
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From: Clarks Summit, PA
Prudence, chosen (with the help of fellow NAMers) because it sounds British, it is a reference to the Nanny and the Professor TV show of the 70's, and because of the Beatles song "Dear Prudence").
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From: Phoenix, AZ
But of course! It...he...is the ONLY car I've ever named. Was thinking about a good British name...Winston was a fave for obvious reasons AND for Mrs. Doubtfire's husband.
But, I was driving along one day...hadn't taken delivery yet and it just popped into my head (like many NAMers say).
His name is JAKE! One of the best parts is my family, friends, etc. all call him by his name, too! No "how's your car" but "How's Jake?" I LOVE THAT! 
But, I was driving along one day...hadn't taken delivery yet and it just popped into my head (like many NAMers say).
His name is JAKE!
One of the best parts is my family, friends, etc. all call him by his name, too! No "how's your car" but "How's Jake?" I LOVE THAT!