History Main / OnlyKnownByInitials

%%* ''Series/QueerAsFolk'' has Melanie and Lindsay's (and Michael's, since he's the biological dad) daughter, J. R. (Jenny Rebecca).

* ''ComicStrip/AJAndMagnus'' is about a young boy and his dog, a modern revision of ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' but with [[HasTwoMommies two fathers]]. We find out his full name [[https://www.gocomics.com/aj-and-magnus/2016/04/09 in 2016]], via FullNameUltimatum[[note]]It's "Alexander Johnathan Parker"[[/note]]. We find out later he's named after [[spoiler:both of his biological parents. His bio mom's name was "Alex"]]

* Creator/BJWard, a famous voice actress known for her papers on [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Velma Dinkley]], [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and WesternAnimation/JanaOfTheJungle, uses the "BJ" for her two first names: Betty Jean.

* ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie has P.J. Duncan, the first-born son of the Duncan family. In "Can You Keep a Secret?", it is revealed that PJ's initials stand for Potty John. It was supposed to be Patty John, after his grandfather Patrick John, but Bob was so frazzled when signing the birth certificate that he wrote "Potty John" instead.

* Back when Lord Baden-Powell formed the Boy Scouts, a bunch of girls wanted in on the fun too. But they couldn't sign up using their real names because they were, you know, girls. So they signed up using their initials (and [[SweetPollyOliver dressed like boys]] when they were accepted in.) Eventually, the girls got their own group, the Girl Scouts.

* In the English dub of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', the [=DigiDestined=] exclusively call each other by nicknames. Takeru Takaishi is the only one to use his initials, preferring to go by T.K.

%%* DJ (Devon Joseph) from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.

* ''Series/CriminalMinds'' has J.J. which stands for “Jennifer Jareau.”

* ''Series/FullerHouse'' has C.J. Harbenberger which stands for “Connie Jane.”

* ''Series/HighSchoolMusicalTheMusicalTheSeries'' has E.J. Caswell. In "The Real Campers of Shallow Lake", it was revealed that E.J. stands for “Elton John” when E.J.’s cousin Ashlyn calls E.J. by his full name “Elton John Caswell.”

* ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' has JK (pronounced Jake). In #36, his real name is turned out to be [[spoiler: Kaizou Jingu]].

* ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' has G. Callen, later being revealed to stand for [[spoiler: Grisha.]]

%%* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' has D.J. Connor which stands for “David Jacob.”
* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' has A.C. Slater. It was revealed that A.C. stands for “Albert Clifford.”
%%*''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' has J.D. which stands for “John Dorian.”
%%*''Series/SimonAndSimon'' has A.J. Simon. A.J. stands for “Andrew Jackson.”

-->'''Jed''': [Annoyed] I'm Jed Clampett, and I'd appreciate it if you'd let go of my Sunday shirt! [[note]][[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness This is as angry as we see him get in the entire series.]][[/note]]

* ''Series/TheNanny'' has C.C. Babcock goes by her alliterative initials, as does much of her family (sister D.D., mother B.B.). Her full name ([[spoiler: Chastity-Claire Babcock]]) isn't revealed until the finale.

* ''ComicStrip/AJAndMagnus'' is about a young boy and his dog, a modern revision of ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' but with [[HasTwoMommies two fathers]]. We find out his full name [[https://www.gocomics.com/aj-and-magnus/2016/04/09 in 2016]], via FullNameUltimatum[[note]]It's "Alexander Johnathan Parker"[[/note]]. We find out later he's named after [[spoiler: both of his biological parents. His bio mom's name was "Alex"]]

-->'''David:''' Her name is D.W.
-->'''Security:''' That's it? Initials? You didn't give the kid a whole name?"
-->'''David:''' Um, well...*sweats nervously*

* Archibald [=MacLeish=]'s modern take on [[Literature/TheBible the story of Job]]: Job (and the play) is called J.B.

* V.T. (Victoria Terpsichore} from ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' made money charging people to guess her name, until Spike worked out who she was.
* In the first season of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', an early rival of Ash/Satoshi's is a kid called Akira, renamed as A.J., who managed a Sandscrew and is based on one of the Youngsters of ''Videogame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. Also, he appears as TheCameo in the opening of the season 2 (''Adventures on the Orange Islands'') and as a character in the manga ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu''.

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* [=PeeJee=] from ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive''. Well, she's Penelope-Jennifer, but no one calls her so.
%%* T.C. "[[CasanovaWannabe The Playah]]" from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''.
* Dielle from ''Webcomic/{{Rhapsodies}}'' ''(Fortunately for her "D.L." [[http://rhapsodies.wpmorse.com/?p=2089 sounds]] [[http://rhapsodies.wpmorse.com/?p=2979 French.]])''
* AJ Downs of ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal''. No-one's exactly sure what the AJ stands for.
* OJ from ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'', which obviously stands for [[AnthropomorphicFood Orange Juice]].
* ''ComicStrip/AJAndMagnus'' is about a young boy and his dog, a modern revision of ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' but with [[HasTwoMommies two fathers]]. We find out his full name [[https://www.gocomics.com/aj-and-magnus/2016/04/09 in 2016]], via FullNameUltimatum[[note]]It's "Alexander Johnathan Parker"[[/note]]. We find out later he's named after [[spoiler: both of his biological parents. His bio mom's name was "Alex"]]
* ''Webcomic/TheLessThanEpicAdventuresOfTJAndAmal'': TJ only ever goes by his initials and [[OnlyOneName doesn't give a surname]], which, overall, is the least notable element of his MysteriousPast.
* ''Literature/TheDayTheMusicDied'': Author Damon Lars Eldrich is usually referred to by his fans as DLE.
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[[folder:Real Life - Writers]]

[[folder:Real Life - Other Famous Individuals]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', the protagonist's little sister D.W. (short for Dora Winifred). Lampshaded in an episode where she gets lost in the White House and her parents are describing her to security:

* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': K.K. Slider uses initials as his stage name both normally and as DJ K.K., and the initials likewise appear on most titles of his songs. These initials are a play on Totakeke, his Japanese (and implied true) name.

%%* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' C.C. (it's pronounced C-two) and V.V.
* T.K. In the dub version of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', (his full name is Takeru Takaishi, [[DubNameChange in the Japanese, at least]]).

* AJ Downs of ''LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal''. No-one's exactly sure what the AJ stands for.

* Saved by the Bell has A.C. Slater. It was revealed that A.C. stands for “Albert Clifford.”

* ''Series/Fuller House'' has C.J. Harbenberger which stands for “Connie Jane.”

%%* DJ (David Jacob) Connor from ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''.
%%* GOB (George Oscar Bluth) from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.
%%* JJ (Jennifer Jareau) from ''Series/CriminalMinds''.
* B. J. Hunnicut from ''Series/{{MASH}}''. Lampshaded in an episode where Hawkeye tries to learn what "B. J." stands for, only to find "B. J." on all of his friend's military records. When Hawkeye asks who would name their kid "B. J.", B. J. answers "My mother, Bea Hunnicitt, and my father, Jay Hunnicutt."
* C.C. Babcock on ''Series/TheNanny'' goes by her alliterative initials, as does much of her family (sister D.D., mother B.B.). Her full name ([[spoiler: Chastity-Claire Babcock]]) isn't revealed until the finale.
%%* JD (John Dorian) from ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''
%%* DJ from ''Series/TheLatestBuzz''
%%* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj_and_the_bear B.J. and the Bear]]''. The title character B.J. (Billy Joe) [=McKay=].
* Boss Hogg from ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' regularly went by initials "J.D.", which stood for "Jefferson Davis".

%%* JJ (James Jr.) Evans from ''Series/GoodTimes''
%%* A.J. (Andrew Jackson) Simon from ''Series/SimonAndSimon''.
* In ''Series/TheWestWing'', Claudia Jean Cregg is nearly always referred to as CJ Cregg. The rare exceptions are usually either formal occasions or wry comments.
* JK (pronounced Jake) from ''Series/KamenRiderFourze''. In #36, his real name is turned out to be [[spoiler: Kaizou Jingu]]
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' has two: T.J. Johnson from ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' and ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'', and RJ from ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury''. Their full names are Theodore Jay Jarvis Johnson (as revealed in the "Forever Red" team-up episode), and Robert James (revealed by a children's book and never used on the show), respectively.
%%* JB Reese in ''Series/VRTroopers''.
%%* Melanie and Lindsay's (and Michael's, since he's the biological dad) daughter, J. R. (Jenny Rebecca) on ''Series/QueerAsFolk''.
* D.B. Russell on ''Series/{{CSI}}''. Probably due to his first name being [[EmbarrassingFirstName Diebenkorn]].
* A.J. (Albert Jethro) Chegwidden on ''Series/{{JAG}}''. Prior to the season four episode "War Stories" his staff didn't know what A.J. was short for.
* The "Batsman of the Kalahari" sketch from the last series of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sends up the tendency of cricketers to be known by their initials. Some of the players include V.E. Pratt, M.J.K. Pratt, B.B.C.T.V. Pratt, and Y.E.T.A.N.O.T.H.E.R. Pratt.
* [[MeaningfulName B.P. Richfield]] from ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}''. In "Earl's Big Jackpot", it's revealed that his first name is Bradly.

* J.L. (Jason [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Lochenbar]]) [=McCabe=], the titular Fatman from ''Series/JakeAndTheFatman''. He reveals his full name only to his estranged son in the episode where the two are stranded on an uninhabited island.
%%* JJ (James Junior) from ''Series/GoodTimes''
* ''Series/BJAndTheBear'' has the titular character with this nickname, having the real name of Billie Joe (B.J.) [=McCay=].
* Actress Creator/AJCook has the A.J. for Andrea Joy, her two first names. If well she appears in various movies like ''Film/TheVirginSuicides'' and ''Film/FinalDestination2'', she's more known for her roles in TV series like ''Series/TruCalling'' and ''Series/CriminalMinds'', her most known role as the special agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau.
* ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' has G. Callen, later being revealed to stand for [[spoiler: Grisha.]]
* ''Series/FullHouse'' has Donna Jo, who has the nickname of "DJ".
* ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie has PJ Duncan, the first-born son of the Duncan family. In "Can You Keep a Secret?", it is revealed that PJ's initials stand for Potty John. It was supposed to be Patty John, after his grandfather Patrick John, but Bob was so frazzled when signing the birth certificate that he wrote "Potty John" instead.
* ''Series/HighSchoolMusicalTheMusicalTheSeries'' has E.J. Caswell. In "The Real Campers of Shallow Lake", it was was revealed by E.J.'s cousin Ashlyn that E.J. stands for [[spoiler: "Elton John]]."

%%* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' C.C. (its pronounced C-two) and V.V.

* ''Series/BJAndTheBear'' has the titular character with this nickname, having the real name of Billie Joe (B.J.) [=McCay=], which also doubles with AwesomeMcCoolname.

* Music/{{Poison}} guitarist CC Deville.

* CJ (Christopher Jospeh) Ramone of Music/TheRamones
* From Music/BackstreetBoys, there's AJ Mclean, the [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Bad Boy]] of this famous BoyBand group from TheNineties. The AJ is for his first names, Alexander James.

** J. D. (Jerome David) Salinger

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', the protagonist's little sister D.W. (short for Dora Winifred). Lampshaded in an episode where she gets lost in the White House and her parents are describing her to security
-->''David'': Her name is D.W.
-->''Security'': That's it? Initials? You didn't give the kid a whole name?"
-->''David'': Um, well...*sweats nervously*

* Mary Kate from ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}}'', frequently only referred to as M.K.