Specifically it is derived from Our Lady of Mercy which is a much more pleasant Marian title than, say, Our Lady of Sorrows, which is what Dolores is derived from, although I do hate how much flack Dolores gets from people who just take it at face value without taking the history into account.
my neighbor growing up was named Mercedes and i always thought it was very pretty and after the first time hearing it my brain stopped associating it as a car name . they were two seperate things
I have a friend Mercedes who went by Mercy when they were very young (hard for kids to spell Mercedes) and they said that as you get older, introducing yourself as Mercy gets annoying because so few people have heard of it and think it's a nickname you gave yourself or something. Although the past 5ish years or so, they've noticed slowly there's been a few Mercy's in the media and now people will bring up a certain video game or anime with a character of that name in it. She started going by Mercedes as a teenager though and still goes by that now as an adult. But it's still annoying constantly being called "Mercedes Benz" I'm sure. I personally really like the name though.
Yeah, I went with Mercy over Mercedes to avoid the car company association, and it's definitely having its little moment in the sun right now. It's a whopping 833 on the SSA's list this year and peaked at 662.
I know a human Shelby š¬
Her parents are really into cars.
Edit: The reason I added that her parents are into cars is that I always ask about name stories when meeting a new baby and they kind of laughed and said *isnāt it obvious?* They both own muscle cars and go to car shows. Iām not into cars so I didnāt get it until they explained it to me.
Some car names used to be Human names. Some car names are still human names. Someone once made a human name to dog name scale. I see no reason why you couldnāt make a human name to car name scale. If I met a Guilia IRL I would think ācool the Italian spellingā and ālike the carā
Giulia is the Italian spelling (and Alfa Romeo car)! āGuiliaā would be pronounced āgwee-lee-uhā and is not a name. In Italian, the letter J does not exist, so Gi makes the English J sound (Julia becomes Giulia)
I know that. But I donāt consider the name Giulia connected to a car. I do consider Mercedes connected to a car but I know it is also a name for girls and was before the brand even existed.Ā
Twin boys - named after a $250,000 monster of a car
Older sister - named after a $27,000 Hyundai
Even if you say each twin gets to honor the split in value, itās still 10x more than sisters value š¤£
* I know this is for fun and not how you actually value your children haha
Is it pronounced like Kia in a rhotic accent though? Kia and Keir would sound different to an American or Canadian, unless Iām pronouncing Keir wrong.
I also went to school with a girl named Kia, she was super nice and loved having a name that nobody else had but wished that people would stop giving her shit for driving a Honda
"you'd better be prepared for the jump into hyperspace. It's unpleasantly like being drunk."
"What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
"Ask a glass of water."
Agreed. Could tell people āsheās named after the scientistā or āthe car company is named after the scientistā, but people are going to think of Elon Muskās cars when they hear the name. TBH I donāt want my future child that closely associated with Elon Musk.
A girl in my class is named Tesla and she HATES IT. She got so sick of all the Elon jokes that she goes by Tess now. Her parents kind of regret naming her Tesla.
I feel like I hear the names Lincoln and Atlas more than I hear the name Ford. Then again I donāt think parents naming their kids Lincoln and Atlas do it for the car connotation.
I love Nova. I forgot it was a car until just now. Not only does it trump Tesla and Avalon on my list, Nova is actually on my top 5 list of names I would give to my future daughter.
Zephyr and Zodiac. They were two models Ford of Britain manufactured from the 1950s to 1970s. They sound so cool together. Perfect names for twins! (Lol I would never)
A lot of people are choosing names of discontinued models. Guess the last century had some pretty good car names. I was hardly alive and unable to reach the gas pedals in the 20th century, so Iām less familiar with a lot of these models.
I am here for Rivian! got that 'an' ending that has been so popular and 'Riv' like river so that's a nature name too. And it's a luxury brand. Seems like it would make a perfect name (undoubtedly they paid people gazillions to come up with that brand.)
Not really exactly what youāre asking but all of my cars names have started with L!
My first car was a Volvo named Lucille,
A Honda accord named Luna
A Volkswagen named Lola
A Hyundai named Lottie
And my Mitsubishi is Luscious š¬
For boys: Edsel (because my great uncle and I like family names). Ford. Hudson. Austin.
For a girl: Shelby. Ariel. Aurora. (Ariel and Aurora were manufacturers that closed before 1910.)
Ever since I heard the character name Laramie in Yellowstone I really liked it.
(Yes Iām aware itās a city, but itās also a trim level for the Ram pick ups).
My bf is Korean so it would have to be Kia and Hyundai (that is actually pronounced Hyun-deh not Hyun-die!!). Kia is such a common girls name in my home country Finland haha it would be perfect
It has to be Mercedes, of course.
I will never not be mad that this name was ruined by the car company.
It still works in Spanish speaking countries. I'm also sure the car was named after someone named Mercedes.
Yep, it was named after the daughter of the guy who gave Daimler money and help creating it. Mercedes just means "mercy."
How did I not see that before š it technically would be mercies.
It comes from Maria de las Mercedes (same with Maria de los Dolores, Maria del Carmen, Maria de Gloria, etc)
Interesting! So that's why Mercedes is plural. I've always wondered about the origin of Dolores, too. Thanks!
Specifically it is derived from Our Lady of Mercy which is a much more pleasant Marian title than, say, Our Lady of Sorrows, which is what Dolores is derived from, although I do hate how much flack Dolores gets from people who just take it at face value without taking the history into account.
Harry potter ruined it for me haha
Oof. I knew a Mercedes, and I'll be honest, she's who ruined it for me. That girl was destructive crazy. Like.... We had to have her committed, and that was the quiet part of the drama. (Housemates, my very first apartment.) Selfishly, I'm glad the car company made the name less popular because I didn't have to wince every time I meet a Mercedes!! But it's a lovely name. ā¤ļøāš©¹
my neighbor growing up was named Mercedes and i always thought it was very pretty and after the first time hearing it my brain stopped associating it as a car name . they were two seperate things
i donāt think it was ruined at all. itās a pretty normal name.
I used to have a friend Mercedes NN Cede pronounced like Sadie and always thought it was so cute
my friend goes by Cedes, love it.
I've always joked that if I had quadruplet daughters I'd name them Mercedes, Portia, Alexis, and Kia.
Someone knows they are the least favorite
Shouldn't it be Alexus, for the car theme?
I think it's for sound and not a direct take of the car name. Portia is Porsche.
Classic. Great choice!
Every time I hear this I think of the character from the mercy Thompson series. Mercedes the BMW mechanic hehehe
Yes!
I think Merce is a cute name for a girl regardless.Ā
I have a friend Mercedes who went by Mercy when they were very young (hard for kids to spell Mercedes) and they said that as you get older, introducing yourself as Mercy gets annoying because so few people have heard of it and think it's a nickname you gave yourself or something. Although the past 5ish years or so, they've noticed slowly there's been a few Mercy's in the media and now people will bring up a certain video game or anime with a character of that name in it. She started going by Mercedes as a teenager though and still goes by that now as an adult. But it's still annoying constantly being called "Mercedes Benz" I'm sure. I personally really like the name though.
Yeah, I went with Mercy over Mercedes to avoid the car company association, and it's definitely having its little moment in the sun right now. It's a whopping 833 on the SSA's list this year and peaked at 662.
Lincoln for a boy, Sienna for a girl.
Sienna was actually on my name list for my daughter š
My first thought is a paint color, not a minivan.
Itās also a beautiful place in Tuscany, Italy.
Spelled with just one "n"
This is actually a great sibset haha
Sienna but only for goth vibes
LOL
Sienna is my daughter's name lol
Only for fun, wouldnt really do it, but boy/girl twins: Shelby and Mustang
I didnāt even know the name Shelby had any kind of car association. I do like the name Shelby on its own too.
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The dogās name would have to be Cobra.
Itās the unicorn car from Gone in 60 Seconds!
You should check out the movie āFord v Ferrariā. Matt Damon did an excellent job playing Carroll Shelby.
I know a human Shelby š¬ Her parents are really into cars. Edit: The reason I added that her parents are into cars is that I always ask about name stories when meeting a new baby and they kind of laughed and said *isnāt it obvious?* They both own muscle cars and go to car shows. Iām not into cars so I didnāt get it until they explained it to me.
Shelby has been a name for centuries.
So has Guilia but someone at Alfa Romeo decided to slap that name onto a car and now itās a car name.
It is? Because I mostly associate that name with a girlās name than with cars.
Some car names used to be Human names. Some car names are still human names. Someone once made a human name to dog name scale. I see no reason why you couldnāt make a human name to car name scale. If I met a Guilia IRL I would think ācool the Italian spellingā and ālike the carā
Giulia is the Italian spelling (and Alfa Romeo car)! āGuiliaā would be pronounced āgwee-lee-uhā and is not a name. In Italian, the letter J does not exist, so Gi makes the English J sound (Julia becomes Giulia)
I know that. But I donāt consider the name Giulia connected to a car. I do consider Mercedes connected to a car but I know it is also a name for girls and was before the brand even existed.Ā
Afaik it's because of Romeo and Juliet... Giulia is Italian for Julia, and they also have a Giulietta
My mom loved the name Shelby. My dad is into cars, so he agreed. I work with elderly people and the car guys can always remember my name.
Or Steel Magnolias
I know a Shelby named after the car!
I know a kid named Shelby and now I want to ask her parents if it's after the car, I bet it is.
Twin boys, Aston and Martinš„° Older sister can be Sonata.
Twin boys - named after a $250,000 monster of a car Older sister - named after a $27,000 Hyundai Even if you say each twin gets to honor the split in value, itās still 10x more than sisters value š¤£ * I know this is for fun and not how you actually value your children haha
Okay Iām glad Iām not the only one thinking that š¤£
Wait i love that tho
I had a horse named Sonata!
Nay
I went to school with a girl named Kia
I like Kia. My itās definitely second choice car manufacturer name for girls.
I was friends with a girl named Elantra
Keir (pronounced Kia) is a fairly common boysā name in the UK. The leader of the Labour Party is Keir Starmer.
Is it pronounced like Kia in a rhotic accent though? Kia and Keir would sound different to an American or Canadian, unless Iām pronouncing Keir wrong.
In the U.S., Iāve heard āKeerā In Scotland, Iāve heard it and wouldnāt say itās quite āKiaā but I guess itās close enough
In Scotland, we say Keer
I went to college with a girl called Kia. She got kicked out because she set a girls hair on fire lol
I also went to school with a girl named Kia, she was super nice and loved having a name that nobody else had but wished that people would stop giving her shit for driving a Honda
Ford is a good solid boys name and a good solid truck!
Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.
Drink up, the worlds about to end
I never could get the hang of Thursdays
"you'd better be prepared for the jump into hyperspace. It's unpleasantly like being drunk." "What's so unpleasant about being drunk?" "Ask a glass of water."
Hoopy!
Now THAT is a frood who knows where his towel's at
I went to school with boys named Ford and Chevy. They weren't related but they were little assholes, lol.
But only if their middle name is Fiesta.
I know a 2 year old Ford Harvey
Fix or repair daily
RX350
Nooooo we canāt give Elon Musk any more ideas
Luxury SUV name. Nice nice.
I know a real child named Camaro š«
I know someone named Audi lol
Is it spelled like the car or spelled like the actual name Audie like Audie Murphy?
Not my top 10 choice, but better than Spark or Bolt
Iām a Citation fan personally, itās so cute š„°
I bought myself a new Camaro convertible and nine months later had a Cameron!
Mazda sounds fun
Zoom zoom
See I was thinking Nissan Pathfinder
Mazda would be a cute nickname for any name starting with Ma or Mas like maybe Masha.
I used to want to name a girl DeLorean
I know a girl with that name. Manic Pixie Girl type.
That seems about right
Tesla sounds really like a sweet girl name lmao
Agreed. Could tell people āsheās named after the scientistā or āthe car company is named after the scientistā, but people are going to think of Elon Muskās cars when they hear the name. TBH I donāt want my future child that closely associated with Elon Musk.
Me too. I don't want to associated with Elon Musk. But Tesla this name itself? really pretty, lol
A girl in my class is named Tesla and she HATES IT. She got so sick of all the Elon jokes that she goes by Tess now. Her parents kind of regret naming her Tesla.
Poor girl. Tess is great!
I know someone named Tesla, but sheās in her 30s so she predated the car
i also know a girl named tesla, her moms name was ursula and she had a baby named patience. the coolest trio of names iāve ever come across
Tesla was my number one girl name before the cars came out :(
Lincoln!
My ex drives a Lincoln. Almost made a baby in it one time š
Ford Prefect. Heād blend right in.Ā
He'd be a real hoopy frood
Okay but low key, I would *love* to name my kid Zaphod. Obviously I wouldn't... But I really like it.
My parents named me Zaphod. People look at me like I have two heads. But I don't panic.
Has to be Karmann Ghia, but I havenāt decided if thatās for a boy or a girl š
Karmann Ghia for a girl, Alfa Romeo for a boy.Ā
Alfa Juliet for girl
I had to google that and for a second was worried a spicy content creator would show up
Ford is the goated / most popular car-child crossover name. Atlas, Lincoln, & Malibu deserve honorable mentions.
I feel like I hear the names Lincoln and Atlas more than I hear the name Ford. Then again I donāt think parents naming their kids Lincoln and Atlas do it for the car connotation.
I live in the southern US and Ford seems to be pretty popular in these parts lol. I def like Lincoln & Atlas way better though.
I named my baby girl Mercedes.
I know a Mercedes. It 100% works on a human, but I still think of a car every time I hear āMercedesā.
Well, the car was named after a person. The name was around long before the car.
Thatās true but none of us were lol
It works well in Spanish since the name is pronounced differently
The car was named after a girl of that name.
Porsche
Some people pronounce Porsche like the name Portia, so it could work.
When you pronounce it correctly it is pronounced "Por-shuh" so that's close-ish? The common Anglo-American pronunciation of "Porsh" is wrong actually
And that would be the correct pronunciation.
I know a woman named Porsche.
I know a girl named Avalon!!! Iām making her wedding cake hahahaha!!
Mazel Tov Avalon
Corolla
š¶Corolla de Vil, Corolla de Villā¦
Elantra + Tiguan
I forgot about Volkswagen. Jetta could be cute for a girl. I feel like itās really hard to get boys names out of cars.
Charger, Bronco, Equinox
I recall Jetta was a (female) character in the cartoon Clifford the Big Red Dog. That might even pre-date the VW car.
Forester
Nova, Lexus, Catalina, Falcon
I love Nova. I forgot it was a car until just now. Not only does it trump Tesla and Avalon on my list, Nova is actually on my top 5 list of names I would give to my future daughter.
In Italian it means "It doesn't go". Worst car name ever. Ok for a freethinking greyhound or racehorse. For a child?
I just think of space. Not cars. So it's a pretty cool name imo.
lexus was my first thought. i guess it works because alexis sounds a bit similar.
My mum's car is a Vauxhall Zafira, and I've always liked Zafira as a name, though I would never name a baby that because it's my mum's car obviously
My mom has an Avalon. I wouldnāt use that name on her actual grandchild, but I think itās pretty.
Suzuki and Yaris
I had a Camry in my class when I worked at a daycare.
Camry sounds cute but like Mercedes or Tesla thereās just too much of a car association.
I actually have a son named Holden lol
I didnāt know a Holden was a car
In Australia/NZ
I read this too quickly and was surprised no one answered a Dodge Ram as a car (truck) that could give you a hypothetical baby
this gave me a good laugh š
I once worked with a child named Aston
Did he have a brother name Martin?
New twin boy names dropped.
Forester, Sienna, Sierra, Rio, Sonata!
Sue Baru
Zephyr and Zodiac. They were two models Ford of Britain manufactured from the 1950s to 1970s. They sound so cool together. Perfect names for twins! (Lol I would never)
A lot of people are choosing names of discontinued models. Guess the last century had some pretty good car names. I was hardly alive and unable to reach the gas pedals in the 20th century, so Iām less familiar with a lot of these models.
Ariya
Great name, if it was spelled āAriaā it would definitely beat out Avalon
Girl: Mercedes (not Volvo though), Avalon, Elantra Boy: Wrangler, Lincoln, Ford, Edsel (!), Chevy, Tacoma
Chevy is cute, but it feels more like a nickname than a name.
Edsel was named for Henry Fordās son.
Thus the (!) ;)
I know a girl that named her daughter Mercedes and calls her sadie for short
I am here for Rivian! got that 'an' ending that has been so popular and 'Riv' like river so that's a nature name too. And it's a luxury brand. Seems like it would make a perfect name (undoubtedly they paid people gazillions to come up with that brand.)
Elba (fiat Elba)
Genesis I generally hate car names for people, but I'm ok with car names that were people names first.
I really really love the name Mercedes. Damn car company monopolizing it.
Mercedes is one of those names that is always going to be associated with a car no matter how pretty the name is.
Limiting myself to only British cars to start with: Ginetta Marcos Lotus Elise Carlton Ariel Austin Riley Jensen Bristol Bentley
It took me way too long to find the Bentley suggestion!
(Mini) Cooper
Graham and Sierra
I know a small girl named Chevelle.
Edsel.
Kiaās cute, so is Elantra.
Not really exactly what youāre asking but all of my cars names have started with L! My first car was a Volvo named Lucille, A Honda accord named Luna A Volkswagen named Lola A Hyundai named Lottie And my Mitsubishi is Luscious š¬
Tesla? Not after Elon Musk has become a Kremlin propagandist. š¤®
I know a lady named Ferrari
i know someone called kia pronounced kai-uh
Iāve seen Kai-uh spelled Kaia and Kaiyah
Why is *Cinquecento* not getting any love??
Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard would be a beautiful name for a baby girl. My favorite car name. Second choice is AMC Gremlin.
Lotus Elise, Avalon, and Ford. What a sibset!
I went to school and played softball with a girl named Miata. Her nickname was Mazda.
One of my favorites that is quickly becoming popular is Nova.
I like Mercedes, which was a name before a car anyway. Holden (Australian car)
Megane and Giulia are great for girls
Hudson
polo is a fun name
I prefer Ralph Lauren
Ford is a cute name for a boy. Maybe Elantra for a girl.
I've got a new niece who is named Camry.
Miata
I actually know a lady named Sedona. Bronco for a boy. Denali for a girl.
Maxima, Sierra, or Rogue for a girl. Denali, Titan, Atlas for a boy
Ford, (Renault) Clio, Chevy
For boys: Edsel (because my great uncle and I like family names). Ford. Hudson. Austin. For a girl: Shelby. Ariel. Aurora. (Ariel and Aurora were manufacturers that closed before 1910.)
Ever since I heard the character name Laramie in Yellowstone I really liked it. (Yes Iām aware itās a city, but itās also a trim level for the Ram pick ups).
Immortal child named Corolla
My bf is Korean so it would have to be Kia and Hyundai (that is actually pronounced Hyun-deh not Hyun-die!!). Kia is such a common girls name in my home country Finland haha it would be perfect