We decided ours needed a solid German name, and we went back and forth between Wehrner and Helga. Then, I came up with the double-play of Otto (auto), and it stuck. So, ours is Otto.

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of ed donnen
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 4:14 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: [F] Names

Well, here we are again on a Fryday.  I was wondering how many of us have named our Vans, along with the what and why.  I know from posts that Ralph has a "Velma" and Pete has an " Aardvark" and a "JoesVan".
So here goes, the story of my 91 Doka.  Once upon a time in a driveway in Annandale, VA I had a 71 Single Cab, a 81 Bus, and a 2001 Bus.  I was feeling a bit too rich so I decided in a fit of largess to clear my driveway for the benefit of the less fortunate and purchase something new.  That night I had a dream.  Now some plains Native American groups have the "Legend of the White Buffalo."  It seems that you have this vision of a White Buffalo and it means something (I hope I'm not getting too technical here).  So I dreamt I saw a white DoKa with the sides down.  Do you know if you look at a Doka with all gates down, with the massive front end and small tight rear end it does have the shape of a buffalo?
So the next day I found a white 91 DoKa and before long I had four (4) decades of Type II in my over-crowded driveway.  So I made three people very happy with their new vans and I had my vision truck.
ed- with the 91 DoKa, "Bison"; because getting the nomenclature correct is important.