| It has been widely debated as to where
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| | use of the word 'jeep' appears to have
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| the word 'jeep' came from, and it is no
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| | been during the First World War. Soldiers
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| easy task to locate the truth. The
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| | would assign it to vehicles and recruits
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| general consensus is that the assignation
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| | who were new to the army. In the U.S Army
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| 'GP', standing for 'General Purpose', is
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| | magazine the 'Quartermaster Review', Maj.
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| its origin; with the phonetic conjoining
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| | E. P. Hogan told that these assignations
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| of the consonants with ease of effort
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| | were even in use during the Second World
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| adding a couple of vowels and changing
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| | War. 'Jeep' became a common name for
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| the first letter, ending up with 'jeep'.
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| | tractors and planes. It was adopted by
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| In contradiction to this theory, R. Lee
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| | the company 'Modine' for their tractor.
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| Ermey contends that the jeep was intended
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| | The unnamed vehicle was sent to Camp
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| to be used towards more particular ends.
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| | Holabird for testing and the name 'jeep'
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| He believes that the jeep was not
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| | was assigned to it by officers there. The
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| intended for general purpose, but rather
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| | confusion over its origin perhaps came
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| that its modern name originated from
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| | about as engineers were unaware of the
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| Ford; the 'G' indicating government use,
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| | military slang 'jeep', and so assumed
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| and the 'P' the vehicles eighty inch
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| | that the nickname came from the Popeye
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| wheel base. He claims that it is from
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| | comic strip. In 1941 the vehicle was
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| these assignations that the 'nickname'
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| | driven up the steps of the United States
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| jeep has been derived. The confusion was
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| | capital by Irving 'Red' Haussman to show
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| thickened when a locomotive manufacturer,
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| | its versatility on terrain. The
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| in 1949; the Electro-Motive Division of
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| | newspapers quoted him as naming it a
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| General Motors, jumped on the moving
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| | 'jeep'. He had spent time at Fort
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| train of popular terminology by coining
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| | Holabird and this is probably where he
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| its 'General Purpose' line by the
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| | had picked up the term. The entire nation
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| phonetically, but not grammatically,
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| | had this terminology placed in front of
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| identical 'Geep'. To try and identify
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| | them with their morning coffee, and from
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| the etymology of the word jeep, Ermy
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| | then on in it has been the only name for
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| hypothesised that the word had derived
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| | the 4x4 all terrain vehicles. So, when
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| from 'Eugene the Jeep' - a versatile
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| | you jump in your Jeep and start it up,
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| character from the Popeye comics who
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| | remember that you now know a little bit
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| could climb up trees, fly in the air,
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| | more about your loyal vehicle than a lot
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| walk up walls and through ceilings, and
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| | of other people who have loved them for
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| transcend any terrain it wanted. The
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| | years. Maybe you can make your friends
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| theory forwards the idea that military
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| | more aware with this little bit of
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| officers, in admiration of the vehicle's
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| | knowledge or maybe you can just use it to
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| commendable maneuverability, gave the
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| | impress them!
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| comic character's name to it. The first
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