Naming the Minor......

Post by **ben739** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:31 pm

I notice everyone has a name for their Moggy. I have yet to think of a good one, any ideas?

Post by **Furrtiv** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:52 pm

I based mine on the number plates - does your number plate suggest anything? And is your car a boy or a girl?:)

Post by **ben739** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:58 pm

i dunno....

Post by **eamonn** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:23 pm

Humpty?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:25 pm

Why on earth should it have a name ? Call it 'Morris 1000 Traveller' - that's what it is ! If you really must give it a name - the reg looks like UMT - so call it Numpty!

Post by **ben739** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:38 pm

nice one

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:44 pm

As long as it made you smile ! Mine is called ba****d more often than not!

Post by **eamonn** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:29 pm

Been done before but this is Morrissey.

Post by **HarryMango** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:22 pm

Many moons ago a chum from the East Midlands Branch who was being pestered by his lady friend to name his cars came up with "Noname" & "Son of Noname"

The aforementioned lady had named hers Horace (comment put in especially for our Web Ed)

Rog
(plus of course Sally and Sphagnum)

Post by **JimK** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:07 pm

We have Hermione and The Lemming.

Hermione because Wifey said it had to have a girl's name and the reg starts HMA, and the Lemming because the reg starts LMG.

Post by **SteveandWilliam** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:36 pm

My previous 1963 Morris 1000 was called Desmond (went to the great scrapyard in the sky a long time ago), and the present one, a 1960 (I think) Traveller is called William. Fans of Zootime and paisley wallpaper will get my drift. But why are they both boys?

Post by **alex_holden** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:42 pm

Fenchurch is named after a (female) character in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.

Post by **chrisd87** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:07 pm

Sarah is because of the registration - SAR 951J. Apparently it was previously called Gladys.

My new '58 is called Humphrey because I thought it looked like an old man, and the registration didn't lend itself to anything obvious - PAS 649.

Post by **RogerRust** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:22 am

I know a gun dog breeder who has an affix Emanon - thats no name backwards. On the subject of names I've noticed most gundogs are called y'b******d. The funny thing is that they all look up when they are called usually its "come back y'ba*****d"

Post by **james_Mills** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:49 pm

I had two names to choose from:

Margot - from the Good Life
or
Dorian: Greek name meaning "gift from the Gods"

I decided Margot, as it's not quite upto God like running fashion

Post by **grahamt7** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:07 pm

This one is called Scarlett...my lad chose it (aged 8 at the time). No obvious reason.

Post by **ben739** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:28 pm

Received a letter today containing the original bill of sale for "Umpty", also the previous owner sent me a few pics of the car with his family on holiday in 1969 down on the Devon coast. His 3 kids learned to drive in it, as well as his wife. so the name stays what it has been since 1967 "Umpty"

Post by **plastic_orange** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:47 pm

Mine are - Horace (mm series) Muj, (Series 2) and Mabel (son's one).
Wife's one was called Rupert, but it's long gone now - 23 years ago.

Pete

Post by **Onne** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:39 pm

Mine are called (oldest first) Victoria, Isabel and Elisabeth, just because I like the names.

Onne

Post by **Mike Shipman** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:51 pm

I think its fine to give Moggies names, theyve always been more than inanimate objects to me...
Our previous 58 Traveller was known as Travis - amalgamation of Traveller and Morris and sounded better than Morller! (subsequently copied by a pop band and a character on Bob the Builder...)
Then the 68 convertible came along to replace Travis (always regreted that move) and for a reason I cant recall was called Auntie Hilda.
I sold Auntie to a Member of Parliament, and my current 68 Traveller is known as Benny - why? - well he's a bit slow, often seen at crossroads and - living in a house with 4 females - I thought a bit of occasional male support wouldnt go amiss

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