MY NAME IS PZEV: NAMING CHILDREN AFTER AUTOMOTIVE ABBREVIATIONS LATEST TREND

6-year-old Pzev Pinkus' first
name stands for "Partial Zero
Emissions Vehicle"  

Goodbye Jessica and Josh, hello Sulev and Abs.  While Jess and Josh might have topped the list of the most popular first names for girls and boys for nearly a decade, now they're not even in the top ten, said Dr. Munkle "Chuck" Weedamyer, an automotive sociologist at Tougaloo College.  

"The automotive-related abbreviations are really hot right now," said Weedamyer, "I have a male student named FWD, which is pronounced "Fwed," and Nhtsa has become quite fashionable for girls, except in those families who despise the government," said Weedamyer.  

Other popular auto-related names, according to Weedamyer, are Pzev, WOT, Abs and Tach for boys; and Chmsl, Gawr, and Pasm for girls.  "Sometimes the names are okay," said Weedamyer, "but I heard about twin girls named Ulev and Sulev, and parents who gave their daughter the unfortunate name of AWD.  That's just deplorable," said Weedameyer, shaking his head.