Named after the Greek mythology who crafted himself and his son Icarus a pair of wings. I have a stuff monkey, named Icarus, who sits in the car and is losing its colour due to the sun. If you know the story, it makes sense to name them those names.
My wife insisted I name mine. I thought of being literal and naming it "Carmine", but went with Riley. No reason other than I like the name and my Civic and I will be livin' the life of Riley.
Our car named herself. When I was exploring the menus, I saw that the Voice Language option had a listing for English - Samantha. My wife and I looked at each other and smiled. "Samantha it is!" Sam is a cool ride.