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Help[Opinions] Sibset siting: Everest and Avalon
Saw a YouTube short of a toddler brother meeting his newborn baby sister. The boy was Everest and the newborn girl was Avalon. What do you think of them separately and together?
Personally, though I kind of like the sound of the name Everest at a theoretical level, being associated with a mountain that X number of people die on every year, and has body landmarks scattered about, would be an Association I wouldn't be too thrilled about. I do quite love Avalon and it's association with Arthurian heaven. My mother and I have always been fans of the King Arthur Legends. But I think that Association will be lost on most people and the majority will think of the car. And things like "Harley" and "Mercedes" are so outside the scope of my style. It's probably the only "car" name I'd be most likely to use. I do think they make a good sibset though. The names do seem complementary to one another.
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Personally, though I kind of like the sound of the name Everest at a theoretical level, being associated with a mountain that X number of people die on every year, and has body landmarks scattered about, would be an Association I wouldn't be too thrilled about. I do quite love Avalon and it's association with Arthurian heaven. My mother and I have always been fans of the King Arthur Legends. But I think that Association will be lost on most people and the majority will think of the car. And things like "Harley" and "Mercedes" are so outside the scope of my style. It's probably the only "car" name I'd be most likely to use. I do think they make a good sibset though. The names do seem complementary to one another.
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This message was edited 6/14/2025, 10:07 AM
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I really like Avalon. Not so keen on Everest. I prefer Everett.
They are really catchy and satisfying together. I think because of the way they echo each other without being too matchy-matchy, it's an organic symmetry. EV-er-est, AV-a-lon. And they have a similar "modern mystical whimsy" style. Avalon is pretty. I'm guess I'm old because I think of Marion Zimmer Bradley and the album by Roxy Music before cars.
Not as keen on Everest, though it has a nice sound - I find it so ironic that the guy Everest was named after didn't even want the mountain to be called that - and he pronounced his name "EEV-rist" not "EV-ver-est"! And now the mountain is like, covered in garbage from all the tourists that go there, when it was/is a sacred place.... it's sad. The name Everest has a lot of baggage.
Not as keen on Everest, though it has a nice sound - I find it so ironic that the guy Everest was named after didn't even want the mountain to be called that - and he pronounced his name "EEV-rist" not "EV-ver-est"! And now the mountain is like, covered in garbage from all the tourists that go there, when it was/is a sacred place.... it's sad. The name Everest has a lot of baggage.
Right? Trash and bodies... the imagery alone...
I do think they complement one another, but having watched a lot of mountaineering documentaries, I am adverse to using Everest as a name when Everett is close enough!
Avalon is pretty and I think it works better because many people would never know the association with King Arthur.
But, I would choose Ava (or Avaline) and Everett over Avalon and Everest.
Avalon is pretty and I think it works better because many people would never know the association with King Arthur.
But, I would choose Ava (or Avaline) and Everett over Avalon and Everest.
This message was edited 6/14/2025, 7:40 AM
Not bad. Everest is trendy but find. I like Avalon a lot. Ava could be a nickname.
I think they work well as a sibset. I honestly didn't know Avalon was a car.
I like how both names feel simultaneously modern and well-established. They really toe the line with being too flashy and risk dating themselves, but for now I think it works.
I dont think I've seen any Toyota Avalons around where I live actually. Nothing compared to the amount of Corollas, Camrys and Prius' on the road.
Admittedly when I first heard the name Avalon I thought of it as a boys name. I'm still a little miffed that it isn't, but I can understand the reasoning haha.
I dont think I've seen any Toyota Avalons around where I live actually. Nothing compared to the amount of Corollas, Camrys and Prius' on the road.
Admittedly when I first heard the name Avalon I thought of it as a boys name. I'm still a little miffed that it isn't, but I can understand the reasoning haha.