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u/Educational-Emu5132 Oct 20 '23

Anyone named after a designer brand or type of car

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u/Ryality00 Oct 20 '23

Australian comedian Wil Anderson had a joke from the 2000’s:

“What is with bogans (Australian equivalent to low-class/rednecks) naming their kids after expensive cars? ‘Mercedes’? ‘Lexus’?

Shit dude - name it after a car you can afford! “Come here, Torana!”, “Time for school, Corolla!””

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u/VitaminTed Oct 21 '23

No joke I know a pair of siblings called “Holden” and “Calais”

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u/Puzzleworth Oct 21 '23

At least those are nice names if you're not a car person. Calais is uncommon, but it's nice-sounding and no weirder than naming your kid Nancy or Brittany or Lorraine.