Rockingham, Northamptonshire - More than half the world’s Minis are boys, with the most popular name being Marvin, according to the world’s first ever Mini Census.
The survey, carried out by the organisers of Mini World Live, an annual gathering of Minis at Rockingham Motor Speedway, received responses from Mini owners all roumd over the globe, including places as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Malta and the United States.
The results show that in total, 51percent of the world’s Mini population is male, 35percent are female and 14 percent are neither – although anybody who’s ever owned a Mini knows it’s more than just a car.
Among the boy Minis, the most popular names are Marvin, Tommy (Cooper) and Jack, although there’s a developing trend towards the names Dave, Stuart and Bob, made famous by Minions - The Movie. Girl Minis tend to follow a more alliterative tone, with Minnie (perhaps unsurprisingly), Mollie and Millie being the three most favoured names.
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Some of the more unusual names that owners have given their Minis include Pingu (because he’s white with a black roof), Tetley (because he has more holes in him than a tea bag) and Mojo Jojo (after the evil monkey in The Powerpuff Girls). Randomly, one correspondent has also named her Mini Leigh Halfpenny after the Welsh rugby international (because he’s smallish, gorgeous and powerful) and Jessica in Cape Town named her Mini Traveller Ganymede, after the beautiful Trojan boy who became the lover of Zeus.
The survey also proves the diversity of the world’s Mini owners, with the youngest respondent being 17-year old Luke from Auckland, New Zealand, who has a Mini called Sheldon, after Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory. The oldest respondent was 80-year old John from Bangor, North Wales, who has a Mini called Mavis, named after his late wife.
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