List of names for the Volkswagen Type 1
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The Volkswagen Type 1 automobile, also known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Bug,[1] is known colloquially by various names in different countries, usually local renderings of the word "beetle".[2][3] Among these are:
- Bintus, Ijapa, Mbe, or Tortoise Car in Nigeria
- Beetle in the UK
- Bug in the US
- Käfer (beetle)[2] in Germany,[1] Austria and Alemannic Switzerland
- Kever in Dutch-speaking Belgium and the Netherlands
- Pichirilo in Ecuador
- Pulga (flea), Escarabajo (beetle) in Colombia
- ඉබ්බා (tortoise) in Sri Lanka
- Vocho,[2] Vochito or Volcho (navel) in Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia
- Fusca[3] in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (from "fauvê", "VW" in German pronunciation), Fusquinha (little VW) in Brazil, Fusquita (little VW) in Uruguay
- Escarabajo (beetle) in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Venezuela
- Peta (turtle) in Bolivia
- Folcika or Buba (bug) in Bosnia and Herzegovina[4]
- Косτенурка ("Kostenurka", turtle), Бръмбар ("Brambar", beetle) in Bulgaria
- Bug, Beetle in Australia, English Canada, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States
- Escarabat (beetle) in Catalan
- Poncho in Chile
- 甲壳虫 ("Jiǎ Ké Chóng", beetle) in China
- Buba in Croatia[4]
- Brouk in Czech Republic
- Boblen (The bubble), Bobbelfolkevogn (bubble Volkswagen), Asfaltboblen (The asphalt bubble), Billen (The Beetle) gravid rulleskøjte (pregnant rollerskate) or Hitlerslæden (Hitler-sled) in Denmark
- Cepillo (brush or ice shaver) in Dominican Republic
- خنفسة ("khon-fesa", beetle) in Egypt
- Fakrouna (tortoise) in Libya
- Põrnikas (beetle) in Estonia
- Kupla (bubble), Kuplavolkkari (bubble Volkswagen), Aatun kosto (Adi's revenge) in Finland
- Coccinelle[2] (ladybug) in France,[3] French-speaking Belgium, Algeria, Quebec and Haiti
- Choupette (Herbie's name in the French version of the movie) in French Canada
- Буба (beetle) in the Republic of Macedonia
- 金龜車 ("Jin-guei che") in Taiwan
- Σκαθάρι ("Skathari", beetle), Σκαραβαίος ("Skaraveos", scarab), Χελώνα ("Chelona", turtle), Κατσαριδάκι ("Katsaridaki", little cockroach) in Greece
- Cucaracha or Cucarachita (cockroach, little cockroach) in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras
- Bogár (beetle) in Hungary
- Bjalla (bell) in Iceland
- Kodok (frog) in Indonesia
- Ghoorbaghei (قورباغه ای) (frog) in Iran
- Agroga عكروكة (little frog), Rag-gah ركـّة (little turtle) in Iraq
- חיפושית ("Hipushit", beetle) or Bimba in Israel
- Maggiolino[2] (maybug, cockchafer), Maggiolone (big beetle) in Italy
- カブトムシ ("Kabuto-mushi"） (drone beetle) in Japan
- Kifuu in Kenya
- Vabole in Latvia
- Vabalas in Lithuania
- Kura (turtle), Kodok (frog) in Malaysia
- Sedán (sedan car), Pulguita (little flea), Vocho/Vochito or Bocho/Bochito (little Volkswagen) in Mexico and across Latin America
- Kashima in Namibia
- Bhyagute car (frog car) in Nepal
- Boble (bubble) in Norway
- Foxi or Foxy in Pakistan
- Pendong, Kotseng kuba (hunchback car), Pagong, Ba-o, (turtle), Boks (tin can), sometimes Beetle in the Philippines
- Garbus (hunchback) in Poland
- Carocha (beetle) in Portugal
- Volky in Puerto Rico
- Broasca, Broscuţă (little frog), Buburuza (ladybird) in Romania
- Фольксваген-жук ("Folksvagen-zhuk", Volkswagen bug) in Ukraine
- Жук ("Zhuk", beetle) in Russia
- Буба ("Buba", bug) in Serbia[4]
- Volla or Volksie (little Volkswagen), Kewer (beetle) in South Africa
- Chrobák (beetle) in Slovakia
- Hrošč (beetle) in Slovenia[4]
- Volks, Beetle or Ibba (turtle) in Sri Lanka
- Mgongo wa Chura (frog's back), Mwendo wa Kobe (tortoise speed) in Swahili
- Folka (Volkswagen), Bagge (short for Skalbagge, beetle), Bubbla (bubble) in Sweden and Swedish-speaking Finland
- Kobe in Tanzania
- รถเต่า ("Rod Tao", turtle car), โฟล์คเต่า ("Volk Tao", Volkswagen turtle) in Thai
- Kaplumbağa (turtle), Tosbağa (tortoise), Vosvos, Beetle in Turkey
- Con Bọ in Vietnam
- Bhamba datya ("Datya", frog) in Zimbabwe
- Tortuga (tortoise) in Panama
- Escarabajo (beetle), Bocho (little Volkswagen), Rana (frog) in Perú
- Цох in Mongolia
- "فولوکس" ("Foloks", philosopher), in Afghanistan
- Buba in Montenegro[4]
References
- ^ a b Meredith, Robyn (January 4, 1998). "New York Times". With New Beetle Come Wistful Hints of Old Flame. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Stewart, Ben (2012). "Popular Mechanics". 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Test Drive. PopularMechanics.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c Miller, Roger K. (September 1, 2002). "The Unsquashable Bug". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Dobrojevic, Milos (2006). "VW Beetle Names". TheGoldenBug.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.