The ApMtn team took a long weekend to escort the resident 3 y.o. to Disney World. If you haven’t been, Disney is a name-spotting paradise. In fact, the logical post-Disney post was one about the fabulous exotic names of Epcot employees. (In Chefs de France - Ludovic, Olivier and Manon; at the Morocco Kidcot Craft Spot: Sanaa.)

But by a funny twist of fate, the weekend was dominated not by foreign names, but by quintessentially American ones. Yes, dear reader, ApMtn was at Disney the exact same weekend as the National All Star Cheerleading Championship.

Because cheerleaders have an alarming tendency to wear their names embroidered on jackets, backpacks and uniforms - and because they travel in large, color-coordinated packs - it was impossible to miss them.

And, we must say, we didn’t spot a single cheerleader with a classic name like Eleanor.

Instead, the following were spotted, each embroidered in red, purple or silver:

• Madison, Madasyn and Madisyn
• Ashlee and Ashley
• Mackenzi
• Alissa
• Sierra
• Alexa, Lexi and Alexis
• Kayla and Kaylee
• Kimmie
• Meagan
• Maggie
• Taylor
• Katelyn
• Linsey
• Makenna and Mckenna

Alright, so Maggie may have been short for the elegant Margaret. But overall, the names were precisely those that you’d expect to be worn by a cheerleader: peppy and a bit lightweight.

Lest you think that ApMtn lacks school spirit, let it be said that cheerleading is, indeed, a sport. The grace, precision, athletic ability and flat-out guts required to pull off their routines is staggering.

But it’s easy to miss that, what with the streetwalker eye make-up and little girl hair bows threaded through corkscrew curls. It’s a funny mix of conflicting hyper-feminine elements, and the names bear out that girlier-than-thou flavor.

Of course, plenty of chaperones were in evidence, too, and while they were less likely to wear their names on their sleeves, odds are that among them were Cindy and Deb, Jenny and Tracy - the alumnae squad.  If you grew up in Pom-Pomerania, maybe it is perfectly logical to name your daughter accordingly.

But the names struck us as terribly unsophisticated. We won’t go so far as to call it a rule, but perhaps a warning.

If the name will look just right embroidered in lavender thread on a black satin jacket, it’s best avoided.