I was just sitting around thinking about the origins of his unusual first name when it occurred to me that it might be a mashup of those famous lovers, Marc Anthony (Antony) and Cleopatra: Think about it...Cle-Anthony.

So I did what people do today when they have a question, I began Googling. And it turns out I was right. Not only is Cleanthony named after the coosome twosome, he has an identical twin sister (I didn't even know that was possible!) who is also named after them: Anthopatra.

But there's more. (What did you expect?) The extended Early clan apparently has a long history of naming their offspring by combining the names of famous people they admire.

For example, one aunt liked Greek mythology and the tv show Two And A Half Men. So she named her daughter after the goddess Aphrodite and Charlie Sheen. Meet Aphrosheen


Aphrosheen's brother was named after Gone With The Wind's lovers Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara: Buthar (pronounced Butt Hair).

An uncle who was a history buff named his son after Julius Caesar and the Sultan who fought the Crusaders, Saladin. Caesarsalad Early is currently a walk-on at Creighton.

Another uncle was a big fan of Motown legend Smokey Robinson and the Great Emancipator. Naturally, he named his son Smokeylinc.

Don't be be surprised if I find some more Early mashup names on Google soon!

Walter ! WALTER !! Good grief WALTER !!, ,Your boss has gone over to the dark side--SPEAK TO HIM !! NOW--WE ARE ALL IN DANGER !!!

Actuallty Swella--I'm still laughing--GOOD ON YOU !!!

Cleanthony himself is planning on naming his first-born son after a Biblical figure and the nickname for his beloved Wichita:

ZebedeeDoodah Early.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=doodah

I apologize for this, but I'm on sort of a name kick right now so I googled "Swella" just for the heck of it and found this, which I find hilarious even though probably nobody else will:

http://www.healthgrades.com/provider/re ... srud-2hw8f

Imagine going through life as Dr. Swella Smedsrud!

Specializing in female chiropractic...

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Cigarboy sucks!

Well, Walter--Tell Swella that I just returned from my Thursday lunch with three of my Pals--one ND, One St Louis U and the other Manhattan--All from back in the day--The Notre Damer is a Sports fan just as we are--He knew that we had played the Shockers close---He asked about WSU's big star--and so help me. true story, Walter What a lead in--- He asked if the 'funny " name of the WSU big star was real--WELL, I just so happened to have brought a copy of your lineage posts--I had my Pals and most of the small Sandwich shoppe in stitches as I read it !! See now Walter, your boss is now FAMOUS in Copley Ohio !! WOW !!

I did advise that he learned it all at his Loyola Law Professor's knee !!!

What a day brightener !!!

Thanks for the heads up Brot!

That make MY day.