Help to name Alfa’s new ‘Junior'

We’re all for a bit of democracy here at Autocar. That why the news that Alfa Romeo isn’t spending a five figure sum on a focus group scheme to decide the name of its new Mini-rivalling supermini came as a welcome surprise.Instead, it's allowing the general public to decide what its new upmarket hatchback, hitherto referred to as the Junior, will be called. And you can have a say.Last month, Alfa Romeo opened the contest to all of Italy, France, Spain, Germany, England and Japan, and challenged all and sundry to come up with a name for the new car. Yesterday it announced the second phase of the competition, as part of which it has selected a shortlist of 12 names, two from each country, for everyone to vote on. The full list of potential names is below; to cast your vote, click here.The UK vote is being held in collaboration with Top Gear, but to hell with petit commercial differences; the future name of a potentially great Alfa Romeo is at stake here, and there are prizes to be won. In case you’re in any doubt, that name shouldn’t be Enos. Our only confusion is to why Alfa’s classic ‘Junior,’ ‘Giulia’ and ‘Giulietta’ names aren’t there to vote for. Here's the list, along with a few notes of translation that we looked up. Voting ends on 15 November.Agea EnosEverso (Latin for 'destroyer')FiraFuriosa (which means 'mad' in Italian)MiloModNevoSolea ('festive' in Latin)Sparvo (which translates from Latin as 'scatter')VelvettaVentura (Italian for a 'soft breeze')