The Cellar / Names. (My obsession) ((Well one of them))

**Posted by monster** 7/23/2025 9:35 pm

monster wrote:
4 days of swim championships, some name observations:

most unusual
Sunbear
Rune
Rock
Diem

surprise popular names:
Avery
Grayson

In one of the 4 meets (9/10 age group), there were 3 of each of these -two girls and one boy. yes, that's right, two girls called Grayson in the same swim meet

About to add this year's offerings but just wanted to update.... Sunbear is still swimming. Now in the oldest group and when the ladies were waiting to be marshalled, I overheard them mention his name in a highschool girl way....

(Only one Grayson left and she's also in the top age group, The Averys have reached the spelling variant point (Averi, Aivery....))

**Posted by monster** 7/23/2025 9:39 pm

Based on my observations from three days of swim championships this year (one more to go)... ...in the next couple of decades, we will be attending the wedding of Ellie and Hamilton. The bridesmaids will be Vera, Esther and Gladys, with Odin as best man and any and all other groomsmen will be called Jude.

Yes, two Odins so far and still another day to go.

In the Unique and New (ish) department
Capricus
Payne

**Posted by Clodfobble** 7/24/2025 8:04 am

Our new weird frontrunner these days is Nico ("neeko")--we've have three of those this summer, all short for Nicolas, plus one Neko, short for nothing.

**Posted by monster** 8/25/2025 7:56 pm

Save me. Spotted today at work -this person is around 27: Ryhlei

**Posted by monster** 8/25/2025 7:57 pm

(One might presume it's pronounced Riley....)

**Posted by fargon** 8/26/2025 6:23 am

monster wrote:
Save me. Spotted today at work -this person is around 27: Ryhlei

EEEK!!!

**Posted by monster** 9/02/2025 8:52 pm

today... Parys. my eyes.......

**Posted by monster** 9/09/2025 8:29 pm

Billennium. As a first name. This person is about 27. I bet the poor lad goes by Bill

**Posted by Two Short Planks** 9/10/2025 1:42 pm

monster wrote:
Billennium. As a first name. This person is about 27. I bet the poor lad goes by Bill

His twin sister is Millie. They're 25 and were born on 1st January 2000.

**Posted by monster** 9/10/2025 7:01 pm

I couldn't possibly comment. But now I will have to go double-check

**Posted by monster** 9/10/2025 7:02 pm

I feel like Rodney may soon become a girls' name

**Posted by monster** 9/11/2025 5:10 pm

And lo and behold today I found a Rodnika. Not exactly a female Rodney, but it's coming.....

Also plenty of Millenniums, but none related to Billennium who, it turns out, was named after his father.