Last month, Joy Lowther of Norfolk, England, went into labor while shopping in a local supermarket. Ten minutes later, she gave birth to a baby girl.
She and her boyfriend decided to name the baby Porsche, as one of their older children is called Mercedes. The other two are Frank* and Alfie — who’s now called Alfa, says Joy, “because the girls are named after cars.”
Joy plans to have one more baby. If it’s a boy, he’ll be called Bentley (a name that’s very trendy in the U.S. right now thanks to reality TV).
Joy didn’t mention what she’d name another baby girl, but I know of a Porsche in Texas who has sisters named Audi and Lexus, so there are two ideas. Another possibility is Cressida, which might be picking up steam soon. Other car names that have been used as girl names include Camry, Jetta, Miata and Kia.
*Poor Frank. He’s the only sibling without a car name. On that note, here’s a question for you: If you had a bunch of siblings (4+) and all but one of you had a name that fit a pattern, would you want one of the “in” names, or would you rather be the odd one out?
Source: Alfa, Mercedes and now Porsche! (via Abby)
Image: Adapted from 1964 Porsche coupe by Edgy01 under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Odd person out.
Well, let’s just say we knew a family whose kids were Marali, Larali, Carali, Tarali, and Jimmy, and I think Jimmy was the winner there.
Poor Frank. It’s not even a name that’s stylish today…
In the news last week:
A UK woman named Linda Fimpong gave birth to a baby girl at a Mercedes garage. One of the police officers present at the birth suggested the baby name Mercedes. The parents weren’t keen on the name at first, but it later became their “first choice.” Not sure if they’ve made a final decision yet.
Source: Baby ‘Mercedes’ delivered at Stratford garage by family, police… and suspects