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* UnifiedNamingSystem: The group of good guys and the group of bad guys have similar names.

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* UnifiedNamingSystem: The group of good guys and the group of bad guys have similar names.Everything important is named following a certain theme or trend.
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* DubPronounciationChange: The way a name is pronounced is different in a foreign dub, but the name itself is still the same.

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* DubPronounciationChange: DubPronunciationChange: The way a name is pronounced is different in a foreign dub, but the name itself is still the same.
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* DubPronounciationChange: The way a name is pronounced is different in a foreign dub, but the name itself is still the same.
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* DubSpeciesChange: An animal is indentified as a different species in a language dub.

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* DubSpeciesChange: An animal is indentified identified as a different species in a language dub.
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* ICallItVera: Naming a weapon.

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* ICallItVera: Naming a weapon.A character names his favorite item.
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** ShoutOutThemeNaming

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** ShoutOutThemeNamingShoutOutThemeNaming: A work's characters are named after another, older work's characters.
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* ProductPlacementName: Something is named after a product due to a sponsorship.
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* NamesTheSame: Two characters from different works have the same name.
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* DitchingTheDubNames
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* NameFaceName: Someone's nickname has something to do with their face.
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There are obvious basic trends in character names. Outside a BadassBookworm, you will probably never encounter a tough-guy character in a drama with the name "Eugene" or "Adelbert." [[note]]Except maybe [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Adelbert Steiner]]. Or [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Eugene "Flynn Rider" Fitzherbert]].[[/note]] Outside a GeniusBruiser, you will probably never see a computer geek named "Rocco" or "Lefty". "Ethel" is always dowdy [[note]]Except maybe [[Literature/TheWorstWitch Ethel Hallow]].[[/note]], while "Jennifer" is either a bombshell or a fresh-faced girl next door.

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There are obvious basic trends in character names. Outside a BadassBookworm, you will probably never encounter a tough-guy character in a drama with the name "Eugene" or "Adelbert." "Adelbert".[[note]]Except maybe [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Adelbert Steiner]]. Or [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Eugene "Flynn Rider" Fitzherbert]].[[/note]] Outside a GeniusBruiser, you will probably never see a computer geek named "Rocco" or "Lefty". "Ethel" is always dowdy [[note]]Except dowdy[[note]]Except maybe [[Literature/TheWorstWitch Ethel Hallow]].[[/note]], Hallow]][[/note]], while "Jennifer" is either a bombshell or a fresh-faced girl next door.
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* OddNameNormalNickname: An unusual name is shortened to something more common relative to the story's setting.
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* RhymingNames: Someone’s name rhymes with itself.

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* RhymingNames: Someone’s Someone's name rhymes with itself.
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* NamedInTheSequel: A (usually minor) character who had no name is given one in a later installment.
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* EuphemisticNames: A person's name sounds an awful lot like a SexualEuphemism.
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* MissXPun: A character's name can be a pun on an honorific (for example, Miss or Sir).
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* RhymingNames: Someone’s name rhymes with itself.
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* AncestralName: A character is named after their parent, grandparent or a more distant relative.
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* ProfessionalMaidenName: A married woman continues using her maiden name for her professional career.


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* TookTheWifesName: A man takes his wife's surname rather than the other way around.
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* RaceNameBasis: Someone calls someone else by his ethnos instead of his name.

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* RaceNameBasis: Someone calls someone else by his their ethnos instead of his their name.



* RealNameAsAnAlias: Someone messes up the order of his names (using a middle name as a first name, etc.) to make an alias.
* RenamedTheSame: A person's new name is almost identical to his old one.

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* RealNameAsAnAlias: Someone messes up the order of his their names (using a middle name as a first name, etc.) to make an alias.
* RenamedTheSame: A person's new name is almost identical to his their old one.



* SecretPublicIdentity: A superhero uses his real name.
* SelfAppliedNickname: A character refers to him/herself by his/her own nickname.

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* SecretPublicIdentity: A superhero uses his their real name.
* SelfAppliedNickname: A character refers to him/herself themself by his/her their own nickname.
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* MultiethnicName: A character with names of several cultures (like being called Hikaru Murphy).

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* MultiethnicName: MultiEthnicName: A character with names of several cultures (like being called Hikaru Murphy).
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* NamedAfterTheInjury: A character is named or nicknamed after an injury they've sustained.
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* SignificantNameShift: A character changes what they call someone.
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* PersonAsVerb: Actions or behaviors named after someone known for doing them.
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* PunBasedCreature: Creatures with {{Punny Name}}s, or based on literal interpretations of wordplay and jokes.
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* DrBrainpart: Genius characters named after the brain.
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* RenamedToAvoidAssociation: A character is renamed because of another character sharing the same name.

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* RenamedToAvoidAssociation: A character is renamed because of another character or real-life person sharing the same name.
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* UnusualPopCultureName: Someone has a very obvious pop culture reference for a name.
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: A name is pronounced in a weird way.


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* PretentiousPronunciation: A name is pronounced in a "posh" way.

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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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* NearAndDearBabyNaming: A character who is named after a living person who their parent is close to or otherwise affiliated with.

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