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* NearAndDearBabyNaming: A character who is named after a living person who their parent is close to or otherwise affiliated with.
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* HeartOfTheMatter: Something so vital, its likened to a living heart.

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* HeartOfTheMatter: Something so vital, its it's likened to a living heart.
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* PronouncingMyNameForYou: Clarifying on the pronunciation of one's name.
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* BusinessOfGenericImportance: A location or a business that does not have a unique-sounding name.
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* AnAlienNamedBob: Alien is given a mundane name.
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** OnlyOneName: A person with no surname.

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** * OnlyOneName: A person with no surname.

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*** OnlyOneName: A person with no surname.

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*** OnlyOneName: A person with no surname.NoFullNameGiven: Someone's full name is not revealed.


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** OnlyOneName: A person with no surname.
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* NamedByALaterInstallment: A character is named in another installment of a work.
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* NamedByALaterInstallment: A character is named in another installment of a work.
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* BabyNameTrendKiller: A name suffers a dip in popularly due to being associated with something or someone controversial.

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* ADogNamedDog: An animal that's named after its species.

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* ADogNamedCat: An animal that's named after a different species.
* ADogNamedDog: An animal that's named after its own species.
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* {{Somethingitis}}: Fictional disease names end with -itis.
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* {{Whatevermancy}}: Specialized magic is called something-mancy or something-kinesis.
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* HippieName: A hippie (or someone [[HippieParents born to one]]) has an "out-there" name, usually pertaining to nature or enlightenment.
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* WordOName: A (code)name created by simply taking an appropriate word and slapping an O or A on the end.
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* DubSpeciesChange: An animal is indentified as a different species in a language dub.

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* CreaturesByManyOtherNames: The work refers to types of beings by various names.



* ADogNamedDog: An animal that's named after their species.

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* ADogNamedDog: An animal that's named after their its species.
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* ABeastInNameAndNature: A frightening, monstrous or devilish character known as "The Beast."
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* OneMarioLimit: Names associated with celebrities and fictional characters.

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* OneMarioLimit: JustForFun/OneMarioLimit: Names associated with celebrities and fictional characters.
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* RenamedToAvoidAssociation: A character is renamed because of another character sharing the same name.
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* UsefulNotes/NamingConventions (in-depth)

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* UsefulNotes/NamingConventions (in-depth)
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'''Also see:'''

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* UsefulNotes/NamingConventions (in-depth)

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[[folder:Useful Notes]]

* UsefulNotes/ChineseNames
* UsefulNotes/IrishNames
* UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics
* UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology
* UsefulNotes/KoreanHonorifics
* UsefulNotes/KoreanSiblingTerminology
* UsefulNotes/NameOrderConventions
* UsefulNotes/NamesInJapanese
* UsefulNotes/RussianNamingConvention
* UsefulNotes/SpanishNamingConventions
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: A name made-up to sound foreign.

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* ArtifactName: A name that originally made sense, but no longer does.
* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: A name made-up made up to sound foreign.
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* SignificantNameOverlap: Two or more characters are given the same name for plot-related reasons.
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* StockWeaponNames: The most common names for NamedWeapons.
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* ViewerNameConfusion: Audiences get a character's name wrong.
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* {{Countrystan}}: A country name ending with "-stan". Strongly associated with Central Asia.
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* AdoptiveNameChange: A character gets their name changed after being adopted.

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