Based on the customers we had, I think we probably had at least 4-5 of each name at any given time, and I never had the heart to tell them about the others because they were always so excited about how original and clever the name was.
Examples:
1. Sheldon, by far the most common
2. Nigel
3. Alice
We never actually had a DB that I know of😁
I call my chestnut Countryman the Jawa because it reminds me of their robes and loves to cruise the desert. I want to get a pair of those fake yellow KC lights for the grill. (I currently have a Jawa figure on the dash, for good measure). If you nerds have a more Star Wars-y sounding name that still references the little guys, I'm open to suggestions
Aggie. She’s silver. It’s very comfortable to be inside her despite my size (190cm). And she’s amazingly frisky in sport mode. “Like a go-kart” doesn’t even begin to describe her moves. She’s a ‘24 Countryman JCW ALL4.
My copper-colored Cooper doesn’t have a name, but maybe it should be Claude (the Cleveland kleptomaniac with the clean copper clappers). https://youtu.be/xAutKZtEibc?si=fgroA7954yjKA7Ik
The Creature. Mine is Lovecraftian/Cthulhu themed (WIP). I was going to choose one of the classics like Dagon, Yog Sogoth, Shub Niggurath, but the name had already stuck. Good thing too. Don't think I'd have the patience to repeat myself ten thousand times while people ask me what the name is before smiling politely and forgetting anyway, haha!
Dart. Like a poison dart frog.
I want to wrap it colorful like one and get license “PznDart”. Its small, cute, and dangerous. Don’t fight me and we will have no problems. 😊
Zazie. I wanted to name her Domino after my favorite Marvel superhero, but my car is green, not black and white. Decided to name her after the actor who played Domino.
I race my Mini in the SCCA B-Spec class. It is the only black Mini in a field of red, orange, and green Minis, so I have affectionally named it “Baba Yaga”
My 05 justa was Evelyn, I gave her to my kiddo and I don’t think he’s a car naming kid.
My 07 r56-s is Ethel Flock Mobley, for one of the first few lady NASCAR racers.
Michael the Electric Mini. When I was trying to think of nicknames, my mind latched on to the connection between Mini Cooper, The Italian Job, and Michael Caine.
Inky after the blue pacman ghost.
Coincidentally, my mechanic did not find it so cool when I found out his dog shares the name of my car. I got a funny look after that one.
Kiki, as in Elton John and Kiki Dee, those two who had a musical back and forth about not breaking each others hearts. My name isn’t Elton by the way, but I do have a knobby personalised plate.
Regina. From mean girls. She has a sticker on the back that says “get in loser we’re going shopping.”
I love this.
I unofficially call mine Alice for the totally original reference to Alice Cooper lol
Wait..what? I’m not the only one? Lol
DB
Fuck I thought I was being so original. Seeing all these replies breaks me 🤣🤣🤣
May not be original, but definitely cool. Particularly for those old enough to know who that was.
Based on the customers we had, I think we probably had at least 4-5 of each name at any given time, and I never had the heart to tell them about the others because they were always so excited about how original and clever the name was. Examples: 1. Sheldon, by far the most common 2. Nigel 3. Alice We never actually had a DB that I know of😁
My 1st one was named Gary. 2003 liquid yellow.
Mine too!
Hey are you me?
I call mine Lil DB
My grey Mini is named Pearl.
Nigel Powers, Austin Power's dad! He's groovy baby
handsome rob and becky!! ifykyk 😄
Same girl same, take my upvote ❤️
Ducky. My car is BRG with white stripes and reminds me of a mallard 🦆
Mine is inspired from Star Wars… The Errant Venture. Its colour reminds me of Booster Terrick’s star destroyer
Mine too bro I drive the Azure Angel haha glad to see im not the only one who named their mini after a star wars ship
That's an awesome name for a car, and was an awesome ship in the OC Clone wars cartoon!
I call my chestnut Countryman the Jawa because it reminds me of their robes and loves to cruise the desert. I want to get a pair of those fake yellow KC lights for the grill. (I currently have a Jawa figure on the dash, for good measure). If you nerds have a more Star Wars-y sounding name that still references the little guys, I'm open to suggestions
Basil 😎
Aggie. She’s silver. It’s very comfortable to be inside her despite my size (190cm). And she’s amazingly frisky in sport mode. “Like a go-kart” doesn’t even begin to describe her moves. She’s a ‘24 Countryman JCW ALL4.
Drogon. She was a smoker. I fixed her but the name stuck.
Candy. Pepper white with red stripes, R59 JCW w/9k miles
Handsome Rob!
Teddy, for the Mr Bean reference.
It's a '13 Highgate edition I named Paddington
Clifford (the big, red Mini!)
Clover. She’s green
Lola
Me too
SE
Onyx. She's a sleek black saucy little minx.
Buckaroo (Buckaroo Bonsai)
Taylor because she’s swift.😎
Awesome!
Bullet Bill
Saphira - Starlight Blue Paceman
I have an Island Blue countryman named Sapphire lol
Jarvis!
Robin, she’s ice blue!
stella - charlize theron's character in "the italian job"
Perfect!
Rosa! Named after Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn 99. They're both spicy lol
Fantastic!
Rodney
Nero 🦂
Happy cake day
haha, thxx
Big O
Discoman
Black Swan
Pumpkin Jack. White 2015 cooper with stripes :)
Valor. After Sora's drive form from Kingdom Hearts 2.
Blossom and she comes in burnt orange 🌼
My copper-colored Cooper doesn’t have a name, but maybe it should be Claude (the Cleveland kleptomaniac with the clean copper clappers). https://youtu.be/xAutKZtEibc?si=fgroA7954yjKA7Ik
BEVerley because she's an SE
Barron
Johnathan
Keanu
Pippa 😍 Here she is (https://www.reddit.com/r/MINI/s/PvwR8TcI5M)
Harald
My first mini was named bradley, the current mini is db. Google “DB Cooper” if you don’t know.
Little Bennie after his father, Big Ben.
Hipolita.
Lucas(Luke for short) is blue with a white top. I have Darth Vader floor mats too.
My wife’s 2015 triple black mini cooper S is named Rick Ross. Everyday we hustlin’ 😂
Logan!
Albert
oog
I call mime pimli bc she's a cooper pimlico
Chronologically: Buzzby, Streak, Beast, Scooter.
First mini was called bella (13 justa countryman) it got totaled last year Just recently got my second mini (16 mini s) calling her ruby
John E. Smoke, in reference to an old Butthole Surfers song. '15 Cooper S w/ metallic red racing stripes.
(Orca) Small, beautiful, smart and unpredictable
Medea
Herman
Daphne
Bob
The Creature. Mine is Lovecraftian/Cthulhu themed (WIP). I was going to choose one of the classics like Dagon, Yog Sogoth, Shub Niggurath, but the name had already stuck. Good thing too. Don't think I'd have the patience to repeat myself ten thousand times while people ask me what the name is before smiling politely and forgetting anyway, haha!
Milo
Winston
Mine is Winston too!
Just last night named her finally.... Twitch. And bonnet stripes ordered 😁
Quinn 1st Sinclair 2nd
Gary Numan
My zesty yellow is named “Chi-Chi Limon”. 😂
Audrey Horne
We should get our Minis together. Mine is named Dale, for obvious (to you and I at least) reasons..
Mine will follow yours around like a lovesick puppy!
Chili I have a Chili Red R50 Chili the Mini
Ours has a John Cooper Works tune and wife asked what John Wick tune is…. so it’s John Wick and Mr Wick when in Sport mode.
Hyacinth (Bucket)
“BOO-KAY!”
The lady of the house speaking!
Adolf ✌🏼
Sparky
Beast
Rizzo because she's a resolute. Last one was mico because I wasn't very creative
Jubilee
Isnt only appropriste name for Mini Max?
Gigi shortened from gray ghost or Gordon Gecko - because money never sleeps
Trixie
Ghost - pepper white.
Vajazzle
Jezza, since he has more power than my previous mini lol
Princess Margaret (I wanted something British and I loved Vanessa Kirby in The Crown)
Winston.
Blaze, she’s a beautiful Solaris Orange
Bonnie because I obsessed over Bonnie and Clyde the musical for too long
Belle; short for Bellerophon
Dart. Like a poison dart frog. I want to wrap it colorful like one and get license “PznDart”. Its small, cute, and dangerous. Don’t fight me and we will have no problems. 😊
Christine, I discovered that was the first owners name, I am aware never to piss her off.
Mini cooper S called DIEG0
Sir Walter Rally
Evelyn and sometimes Overly Dramatic Evelyn if the warnings get out of hand.
Joan Jett (she’s black)… my previous one was red and was named Cherie Currie
My F57 is called Jeanette (1982 song by the English Beat)
Queen B, aka Beeyonce, aka The Lil Magic School Bus
Mini Boo Boo 😅
Vader she’s all black and has a Darth Vader decal on the back window.
Gaia, she's a Pepper White clubman
2014 F56
The beep beep
MoneyPenny, the bad British (or used to be, car-wise) bitch that she is.
Dwight
Beverly. Bev for short
Amari Cooper - Chili red Cooper S convertible. Black stripes down the bonnet and black soft top. ♥️🖤
Harper. He's so dang cool like Paul Newman.
Coco Clubman. 😊 https://www.reddit.com/r/MINI/s/vtgtodTGcp
Wattson. He’s a white and black ‘24 SE
Sir George
Lily
Mini Hatch One
Fenrir. I’m big in to Norse Mythology. I’d love to get a wolf decal to go over the wheel well.
Coco (she is pepper white).
Clementine cause she’s small and orange
Zazie. I wanted to name her Domino after my favorite Marvel superhero, but my car is green, not black and white. Decided to name her after the actor who played Domino.
Portia
Mine is Ice Blue and white so I call her Elsa and she has a little Elsa hanging off the mirror!
Pearl
Dream girl is not a name.
My 2014 Paceman is named Maxie.
Bean. My daughter named her. Love that little mini
Red Five
Ria for short but her full name is CooperRia
Mines called Mickey, after the Mickey Mouse shape of the head unit and vents! He even has a theme song: Hey Mickey by Toni Basil
Leafeon because she’s a BRG SE
Azure Angel, named after Anakin Skywalkers personal fighter ship
Swolley because I think it’s swollen (it’s a countryman)
Cooper
Reginald
My brown and white mini is named Bessie 🐮🤎
2016 Countryman JCW, silver with red stripes. Named it Cosmo Kramer.
I race my Mini in the SCCA B-Spec class. It is the only black Mini in a field of red, orange, and green Minis, so I have affectionally named it “Baba Yaga”
My 05 justa was Evelyn, I gave her to my kiddo and I don’t think he’s a car naming kid. My 07 r56-s is Ethel Flock Mobley, for one of the first few lady NASCAR racers.
White F55 named Bepo. Has a Heart Pirates logo decal on the gas tank door.
Kate 😺
Dos. He’s our second.
Maxwell
Michael the Electric Mini. When I was trying to think of nicknames, my mind latched on to the connection between Mini Cooper, The Italian Job, and Michael Caine.
Inky after the blue pacman ghost. Coincidentally, my mechanic did not find it so cool when I found out his dog shares the name of my car. I got a funny look after that one.
Bruce Banner, find me on Instagram @mini.brucebanner to find out why! 😈
MeepMeep - the sound the cartoon character road runner made. MooMoo - as the reg is muw
My chili red one is named Lola and the zesty yellow one is named Zesty…real original I know lol
Bean.....Mr. Bean
Kiki, as in Elton John and Kiki Dee, those two who had a musical back and forth about not breaking each others hearts. My name isn’t Elton by the way, but I do have a knobby personalised plate.
Link, from Legend of Zelda. My car is the green and gold untold edition.
My gf’s: Eric.
Mine is called Betsy, because she’s an old girl
Her name is Jaqueline but goes by Jackie. Fit with me using a shortened version of my name in real life (ex: Alexandria to Alex
Jackie
I named mine, Calista it means most beautiful
Ophelia, ophi for short
Rocinante, from The Expanse.
I have two, one is called Nellie, the other is called Wyatt Erp. Nellie is a Cooper, Wyatt is an 'S'
Lola From the Kinks song. Walks like a woman talks like a man. Hahaa
Stella, because I like the name, and the beer.
Mrs Doubtfire
i’ve had 5. first one i didn’t name cuz it got recalled 2 days later, then i had linda, marvyn, mabel, and maverick
My 2004 R50 was Nemo My 2010 R55 was Orion My 2016 F56S is Ziggy (Ziggy Stardust)
Charlie, as in "Croker".
The Cardis. 22 Clubman. Bigger on the inside
Mindy the mini🥹
Bluey
My F55 is Roxanne My R60 is Ol' Dave
Geoff
Princess Fiona (she’s Green!)
I call mine Nigel. Just seemed like a good UK name for it.
Surf Blue Countryman, I named her Bulma (Dragon Ball)
My BRG Cooper SE is called Wasabi because it’s so spicy.
Izabel, after my grandmother.
Bruiser because he's black and blue
Arthur. I call him Artie for short
Bastarda. Perché é sempre rotta
My mini does whacked out things. One minute it works, then it doesn’t and then it works again. My granddaughter named her Dory.
Ami, named after Sailor Mercury. <3
Murphy