Conceived as Honda's do-everything crossover-slash-SUV, they've named this the CRV. Or, in certain spellings, the CR-V. Note, the term Crossover wasn't yet as popular back in the 90s as they are today. Hence, Honda decided to call its crossover the CRV. There are officially two definitions for what CRV abbreviates from. It's either Compact Recreation Vehicle or Comfortable Runabout Vehicle.