Imagine being in a room filled with people who share your name. That could probably be confusing, but at the same time weirdly fantastic! This actually happened, a pub owner in Worcestershire decided to have a festival, inviting everyone named Nigel to join him.

Femalefirst recently reported on this Nige-fest. According to their article, 

Pub landlord Nigel Smith gathered hundreds of his namesakes for a party over the weekend in a bid to stop the name from vanishing.

Nigels travelled from as far as Nicaragua and Zimbabwe to be at the festival, which saw guests sign "the book of Nigel".

Birth records for 2016 and 2020 show that the name Nigel has officially become extinct. The eldest Nigel that attended was about 84 all the way from America, and the youngest in his 30s.

Nigel said: "It was absolutely brilliant. We had a fantastic time.

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"It was like we all had known each other forever. It was a great feeling for all of us getting together and celebrating our Nigel-ness. Tradition is something you do twice, that's the rule, and we shall do it again."

The event raised over £3,000 for the British Heart Foundation and the landlord is planning his next Nigel night for 2025.