What’s in a name? When it comes to vehicles, a lot, surprisingly. Just imagine Herbie, the cute, beat-up Beetle, with a fast car name like “Brimstone,” or The Dukes of Hazard’s General Lee burning rubber around southern Georgia as “Tinkerbell.” See? They just don’t have the same oomph.
Choosing the right nickname for your car is almost as important as choosing the right car (almost) – and it always boils down to personality. If you’re wondering what to name your car – whether it’s a brand-new Honda Civic or an old rust bucket you bought from your local used car lot for peanuts – here are some good ways to get your name generator (a.k.a. brain) firing on all cylinders.
1. License Plate
Unless you opt for a personalized license plate, your state will send you a generic one with a random mixture of letters and numbers. Take this as a challenge to find a car name that matches.
So, if your new license plate is “743LZR,” for instance, your car name should be quite evident: Bonnie “The Lazer.” A plate with the numbers “007” gives you the name “Bond.” A plate with the letters “CNC” would translate to “The Music Factory.” (You get the idea.)
2. Car Color
Of course, the color of your vehicle should help you come up with an appropriate name, too. Take a look at some of these car name ideas, separated by car color:
Black Car Names
| Abyss | Ace of Spades | Batmobile | Black Beauty |
| Black Widow | Blade | Crow | Dahlia |
| Dark Knight | KITT | Knight Rider | Mamba |
| Midnight | Nightshade | Noire | Raven |
| Shadow | Sirius | Wednesday | Zorro |
White Car Names
| ‘Nilla | Betty | Blizzard | Casper |
| Draco | Elsa | Falkor | Fang |
| Frostbite | Frosty | Ghost | Jaws |
| Knight | Pearl | Powder | Snow |
| Snow White | Stay Puft | Subzero | Walter |
Red Car Names
| Ann/Andy | Archie | Ariel | Blaze |
| Bull | Carrot Top | Cherry | Chucky |
| Clifford | Conan | El Diablo | Elmo |
| Foxy | Ginger Spice | Joan | Ladybug |
| Lucy | Miranda | Molly | Pebbles |
| Red | Robin | Rose | Ruby |
| Scarlett | Scully | Tilda | Weasley |
Blue Car Names
| Baby | Baloo | Beast | Blue Meanie |
| Bluebird | Cobalt | Cookie Monster | Dory |
| Dr. Manhattan | Genie (Jeannie) | Gonzo | Grover |
| Mako | Mystique | Nightcrawler | Osmosis Jones |
| Periwinkle | Poseidon | Sapphire | Smurfette |
| Sonic | Sully | Violet Beauregarde | Yondu |
Gray/Silver Car Names
| Bender | Bullet | Colossus | Dorian |
| Grayson | Hi-Ho | Iron Man | Knight |
| Magneto | Motorhead | Neo | Nightshade |
| Onyx | Pewter | Quicksilver | Robocop |
| Silver Fox | Silver Surfer | Smoke | Steely Dan |
| Sterling | Storm | Titanium | Tron |
Gold/Yellow Car Names
| ‘Nana | Bert | Big Bird | Bling |
| Blondie | Bumblebee | Buttercup | Colonel Mustard |
| Crown Royal | Daisy | Dijon | Ducky |
| Finch | Firefly | Goldfinger | Goldilocks |
| Honey | King Midas | Liz Lemon | Ponyboy |
| Sol | Sonny | Starburst | Sunflower |
| Tweety | Wario | Wolverine | Yellowjacket |
3. Alliteration & Rhymes
When you’re choosing a car name, it’s not a crime to rhyme. “Rhonda the Honda” is an excellent, catchy name for your Accord, as is “Mitt the Fit” for your Honda Fit or “Rick the Civic” for your Civic. Similarly, you can go with a tried and true naming tactic: Alliteration. Drive a Honda Pilot? “Penelope Pilot” has a certain ring to it, for instance.
4. Celebrity Name Puns
Brainstorming “punny” car names is more difficult than you’d expect – trust me. Famous people (actors, musicians, athletes and the like) are an excellent source to find a fun, creative nickname for your vehicle. Name the car after your favorite famous person, or get some inspiration with these popular celebrity name puns:
| Andrew Carfield | Art Carfunkel | Brad Fit | Coast Malone |
| Justin Timberbrake | Kevin Carnett | Landon Donominivan | Macarlay Culkin |
| Michael Rapa-Passport | Minivan Morrison | Richard Gear | Stephen Wheelberg |
| Taylor Drift | Tina Turnersignal | Vincent Van Go | Whitney Boostin |
5. Vehicle Size
The size of your vehicle can organically point you in the direction of a good car name.
Got a big, honkin’ 8-seat SUV, like the Honda Pilot? Names like Big Bertha, Titanic, XXL, Yeti, Tank and El Grande might come to mind. Or you can go heavy on the irony by naming him Little John.
Do you prefer the minimalist lifestyle with a Civic Coupe by your side? Why not name your small car something like Peanut, Munchkin, Mini Mouse, Shortround or Half Pint?
500+ Car Nickname Ideas
“Boy” Car Names
Your Civic Si two-door, with its sporty 18-inch wheels and menacing glossy black grille, is a unique specimen. It deserves its own sports car name, don’t you think? Try one of these manly car names on for size:
| Alice Couper | Axle | Balboa | Barracuda |
| Bender | Bentley | Big Boy | Big Daddy |
| Billy the Kid | Blade Runner | Blitz | Blunderbuss |
| Bond, James Bond | Boomer | Boomerang | Bruno |
| Captain Mal | Captain America | Car RamRod | CarZilla |
| Chick Magnet | Clint Beastwood | Coupe-De-Tat | Dark Ghost |
| Darth | Desert Eagle | Die Hard | Diesel |
| Dirty Harry | Dominator | Dr. Zoom | Draco |
| Drake | Driver | Eddie Van Halen | Eliminator |
| Eminem | Enterprise | Executioner | Exile |
| Fast and Furious | Fat Cat | Fearless | Fighter |
| Gargoyle | Garth | Getaway | Godfather |
| Goodfella | Han Solo | Harry Potter | Hellboy |
| High Fidelity | High Voltage | Indestructible | Indiana |
| Indominus | Inferno | Invincible | Iron Maiden |
| Iron Man | Jack Sparrow | Jimmy Caroppolo | Jolly Roger |
| Jurassic Porker | Kane | King of the Road | Klutch |
| Kraken | Leviathan | Lightning McQueen | Lightspeed |
| Lil Lady | Lone Ranger | Low Rider | Mach 1 |
| Mad Max | Matchbox | Max Power | Maximus |
| Meatball | Midnight Rider | Millennium Falcon | Motor |
| Mystery Machine | Nam | Night Fury | Obi Wan |
| Old Smoky | Optimus Prime | Phantom | Poison |
| Poseidon | PWN Mobile | Raging Bull | Rambo |
| Rendezvous | Riddick | Rockin’ Rollin’ | Rocky |
| Rusty Griswald | Scarface | Severus | Shot Gun |
| Sideswipe | Silver Ghost | Siren | Skull Crusher |
| Slick | Solar Eclipse | Speed Racer | Speed Demon |
| Steely Stan | Street Demon | Striker | Tarzan |
| T-Bone | Texas Ranger | The Big Lebowski | The Chopper |
| The Smolder | The Sub | Thor | Thunder |
| Thunderbolt | Tonk | Tony Montana | T-Wrecks |
| Unstoppable | USS Enterprise | Vader | Voldamort |
| Voyager | Warhammer | Warlock | Warp 10 |
| Whiskey Wagon | Wraith | Ziggy Stardust | Zoolander |
“Girl” Car Names
If you’re the proud owner of a Honda Fit dressed in Orange Fury paint, you shouldn’t settle for a generic car nickname. Instead, think of a cute car name that just rolls off the tongue, like Skittle or Honeybee. Scroll through the list of fun “female” car names below for more ideas:
| Adele | Alexa | Alexus | Amelie |
| Ariel | Arya | Babe | Bae |
| Beatrix | Bella | Betty | Betty Bop |
| Black Beauty | Black Widow | Blanche | Bobbie Sue |
| Bonbon | Brienne of Tarth | Bubbles | Buffy |
| Bumblebee | Carla | Carly | Chardonnay |
| Cher | Cherry Bomb | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Christine |
| Chrome Queen | Cinderella | Claire | Clarice |
| Cleopatra | Covergirl | Daffodil | Daisy |
| Danica | Darling | Diamond | Dolly |
| Dorothy | Dottie | Duchess | Elaine |
| Eleanor | Eleven | Elle | Evie |
| Fiona | Flo | Foxy Brown | Goddess |
| Hannah | Harley | Hermione | Highway Diva |
| Holley Shiftwell | Holly Golightly | Honey | Honeybee |
| Hot Mama | Ivy | Jellybean | Juno |
| Karma | Katniss | Ke$ha | Kitten |
| Lady | Lady Macbeth | Ladybug | Lara Croft |
| Leeloo | Lexy | Lil’ Miss Sunshine | Little Lady |
| Liz Lemon | Lois | Lovebug | Lucille |
| Mademoiselle | Magnolia | Man Eater | Marilyn |
| Mary Poppins | Matilda | Mean Girl | Merlot |
| Miss Muffin | Moana | Monroe | Mystique |
| Nova | Pearl | Peggy | Penny |
| Pippi Longstockings | Poppy | Princess Leia | Queen Bee |
| Rainbow Rider | Red Riding Hood | Regina | Rey |
| Ripley | Roadpunzel | Romy | Rosebud |
| Rosie | Roxanne | Ruby | Sadie |
| Sansa | Sarah Conner | Savannah | Scarlett |
| Scully | Shelby | Starburst | Stella |
| Suzy Q | Sweet Street | T Swift | The Royal Carriage |
| Tiddlywink | Tinkerbelle | Trinity | Twinkle |
| Valkyrie | Vanellope | Veep | Venus |
| Vixen | Wicked Witch | Xena |
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About Valley Honda Dealers in Arizona
With various Honda dealerships serving Phoenix Valley and the surrounding Arizona region, our Valley Honda Dealers are here for you. Whether you’re shopping for a new AWD SUV, used truck, or certified pre-owned Honda Accord, we can help. Contact your nearest Valley Honda Dealers store or service center for assistance.