The most bizarre Japanese car names you've never heard of...

Yesterday's story on the Toyota WiLL, fired up an office conversation on Japanese car names. Ponder them too long, and your brain explodes. 

What does a word like Celica even mean? Google reckons it was derived from the Latin word coeliac, which translates roughly as ‘heavenly’ or ‘celestial’. Was the Celica heavenly after it went front-wheel drive?

It seems Japanese carmakers, t-shirt manufacturers, business owners, and just about the whole population, play with anglo-style words, settling on those that look and sound interesting. Meaning is meaningless.

The word-play is usually toned down for export markets, but it’s fascinating to look at the wilder ones that sometimes escape the Japanese domestic market.

Who can forget the Nissan Cedric, Mazda Bongo, or Suzuki Mighty Boy? And we’ve all seen out fair share of low-volume import Mitsubishi Delica Space Gears, Nissan Elgrand Highway Stars and Toyota Royal Lounge Alphards. But what about the stuff you’ve never seen, or even heard of?

Here's our Top 10 list of bizarre Japanese automotive names that never see the light of day outside Japan.

Daihatsu Naked - An odd-ball hatch that loves to nude up!

Honda Vamios Hobio Pro - Vaguely Hispanic-sounding mini London bus.

Mazda Scrum Truck - An under-10s forward pack would push it over.

Mitsubishi Super Great - Not just great...

Mitsubishi Town Box - Nails its purpose in life.

Mitsubishi eK-Classy - Waiting for the Ron Burgundy edition.

Nissan Big Thumb - Our all-time favourite.

Suzuki Solio Bandit - If your Solio goes missing, look for this guy.

Toyota Isis - Referring to the Egyptian goddess, obviously.

Toyota Tank - Not exactly weapons-grade.

There are plenty of other crazy car names lurking in the Japanese domestic market. Tell us about your favourite in the comments.