What's the Deal with Car Names?

Cars have many stupid andinteresting names. Let's talk about my car: a Dodge Stratus. First of all,"dodge" refers to someone attempting to avoid something, and "stratus" is atype of cloud. So, technically, my car means that I can avoid clouds in it.Which is a lie, because I live in Ohio.Still, there is no real reason for the car manufacturers to choose those names.How about my old car: a Chevrolet Cavalier. Chevrolet has no meaning other thanit being a type of car, and Cavalier is either a knight or the act of beingarrogant. Or an arrogant knight. Trust me when I say that I felt like neitherin that car. Volkswagen Beetle actually makes sense since the car is quitesmall and insect like in appearance. Or a Jaguar since that is a fast cat.Really, Cheetah would be a better name, but maybe it just doesn't sound as coolas "jaguar" which has a [j] and [g] and the /ər/ sound which can sound eitherlike how a car engine or someone growling.

Cars have many stupid and interesting names. Let's talk about my car: a Dodge Stratus. First of all, "dodge" refers to someone attempting to avoid something, and "stratus" is a type of cloud. So, technically, my car means that I can avoid clouds in it. Which is a lie, because I live in Ohio. Still, there is no real reason for the car manufacturers to choose those names. How about my old car: a Chevrolet Cavalier. Chevrolet has no meaning other than it being a type of car, and Cavalier is either a knight or the act of being arrogant. Or an arrogant knight. Trust me when I say that I felt like neither in that car. Volkswagen Beetle actually makes sense since the car is quite small and insect like in appearance. Or a Jaguar since that is a fast cat. Really, Cheetah would be a better name, but maybe it just doesn't sound as cool as "jaguar" which has a [j] and [g] and the /ər/ sound which can sound either like how a car engine or someone growling.Let's look at some others...

Accent: The way one pronounces words.
Acclaim: Praise.
Alliance: A connected group of people or other groups.
Amigo: Spanish for "friend".
Aspire: To desire to achieve.
Caprice: Sudden change. Unpredictable (not good in a car)
Century: Sequence of 100 years.
Citation: Note. Also, ticket given by police. (not good to get while in a car)
Diablo: Spanish for "devil..
Duster and Blazer: Type of jacket.
Encore: Italian meaning "again".
Fuego: Spanish for "fire".
Nova: Referring to "Super Nova" or the explosion of an old star.
Odyssey: A long journey.
Probe: ...
Sonata: A short piece of music.
Vibe: Short for "vibration" or waves of energy creating, for one, sound.
Zephyr: Smoke.