List of names for the Volkswagen Type 1

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, and in many English speaking Commonwealth countries (e.g. Australia & New Zealand)
Bug or Beetle-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 and Colombia
Pulga (flea), Escarabajo (beetle) in Colombia
ඉබ්බා (tortoise) in Sri Lanka
Vocho,^[2] Vochito or Volcho (navel) in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia and Perú
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, Perú, Spain, Uruguay, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
Sapito (little toad) in Perú
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 and Venezuela
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 and Switzerland, Algeria, Quebec and Haiti
Choupette (Herbie's name in the French version of the movie) in French Canada
Буба (beetle) in North Macedonia
金龜車 ("Jin-guei che") in Taiwan
Σκαθάρι ("Skathari", beetle), Σκαραβαίος ("Skaraveos", scarab), Χελώνα ("Chelona", turtle), Κατσαριδά��ι ("Katsaridaki", little cockroach) in Greece
Cucaracha or Cucarachita (cockroach, little cockroach) in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras
Bogár (beetle) or bogárhátú (beetle-back) in Hungary
Bjalla (beetle) 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
ビートル ("Bītoru", 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 most of Pakistan and Daddu-car (frog car) in Punjabi speaking parts of 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
Mgongo wa Chura in Tanzania
รถเต่า ("Rod Tao", turtle car), โฟล์คเต่า ("Volk Tao", Volkswagen turtle) in Thai
Kaplumbağa (turtle), Tosbağa (tortoise), Vosvos in Turkey
Con Bọ in Vietnam
Bhamba Datya ("Datya", frog) in Zimbabwe
Tortuga (tortoise) in Panama
Цох in Mongolia
"فولوکس" ("Foloks", philosopher), in Afghanistan
Buba in Montenegro^[4]
Super Beetle in North America
Super Bug in North America
Banju Maqlub (literally, a bathtub turned upside down) in Malta

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.

External links[]

MousePlanet ('slug bug')

[NYT-1] Meredith, Robyn (January 4, 1998). "New York Times". With New Beetle Come Wistful Hints of Old Flame. Retrieved November 18, 2012.

[PM-2] Stewart, Ben (2012). "Popular Mechanics". 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Test Drive. PopularMechanics.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.

[ChicagoSun-Times-3] Miller, Roger K. (September 1, 2002). "The Unsquashable Bug". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 18, 2012.

[sfrj-4] Dobrojevic, Milos (2006). "VW Beetle Names". TheGoldenBug.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

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