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** In both the ''Mystery Trackers'' and ''VideoGame/DetectivesUnited'' series, Agent Dorian Brown comes from an entire family of these. His parents were named Rafael and Angelina; his brother and sister are Mortimer and Arabella.

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** In both the ''Mystery Trackers'' ''VideoGame/MysteryTrackers'' and ''VideoGame/DetectivesUnited'' series, Agent Dorian Brown comes from an entire family of these. His parents were named Rafael and Angelina; his brother and sister are Mortimer and Arabella.
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* Inverted in Nigeria and other African nations where English is widely-spoken. It's not unusual for someone to have an English first or middle name, while the rest of their name is in the native language, such as football player Peter Odemwingie or singer Music/{{Sade}} aka Helen Folasade Adu.
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* ''Franchise/IndianaJones'': As pointed out in the quote above, his real name is Henry Jones, Junior, but everyone remembers it as the name of the franchise.

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* ''Franchise/IndianaJones'': As pointed out in the quote above, his Indy's real name is Henry Jones, Junior, but everyone remembers it as the name of the franchise.
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* Bustopher Jones is one of the eponymous ''Theatre/{{Cats}}''.



* The "Grimdiana Bones" episode of WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} is [[CaptainErsatz an obvious parody of Indiana Jones]], but in [[TheUnderworld The Neitherworld]] "Bones" is probably as common a name as "Jones".

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* The "Grimdiana Bones" episode of WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} is [[CaptainErsatz an obvious parody of Indiana Jones]], Jones]]; but in [[TheUnderworld The Neitherworld]] Neitherworld]], "Bones" is probably as common a name as "Jones".



* In ''[[Series/Lucifer2016 Lucifer]]'' demon ninja bartender Mazikeen (aka Maze) gets a police licence for her new job as a bounty hunter in the name Mazikeen Smith.

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* In ''[[Series/Lucifer2016 Lucifer]]'' Lucifer]],'' demon ninja bartender Mazikeen (aka Maze) gets a police licence for her new job as a bounty hunter in the name Mazikeen Smith.



* Anastasia Smith is a significant character in ''VideoGame/DetectivesUnited: Phantoms of the Past''.



* Lydia Deetz, and also her stepmother Delia Deetz, from ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}''.



* Literature/EncyclopediaBrown - His real name is Leroy, but no one calls him that.

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* Literature/EncyclopediaBrown - His Literature/EncyclopediaBrown's real name is Leroy, but no one calls him that.



* Slightly ruined by PopCulturalOsmosis, but; [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes.]]

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* Slightly ruined by PopCulturalOsmosis, but; [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes.]]but Franchise/SherlockHolmes and his brother Mycroft both fall into this. Their first names only have two syllables, but they're terribly unusual names.



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-->'''Woolworth:''' Merona� Merona? I simply love that name. It�s It's so strong, adventurous and independent sounding.\\



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** The ''Grim Tales'' series has a psychic detective named Anna Gray as its player character. Although she averts the trope herself, many of the names on her family tree qualify for it. This includes her mother, Anastasia Gray; her great-grandfather, Alister Gray; and her husband, Dorian Gray. Dorian gets bonus points for originally having been Dorian Black, meaning he fit the trope ''twice''. (He took his wife's name when they married.)
** In both the ''Mystery Trackers'' and ''VideoGame/DetectivesUnited'' series, Agent Dorian Brown comes from an entire family of these. His parents were named Rafael and Angelina; his brother and sister are Mortimer and Arabella.
** In the ''Strange Investigations'' series, player character Dana's DeadLittleSister was Ursula Strange.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', the younger sister of the player character is named Bethany Hawke. The player character may also qualify, depending on what [[HelloInsertNameHere first name]] the player decides to give them, but is invariably identified throughout the game as "Hawke."
** In the DLC ''The Exiled Prince'', the title character is an additional companion named Sebastian Vael.



* Some Naming Guides actually suggest giving longer names to children born in families with a small surname.

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* Some Naming Guides naming guides actually suggest giving longer names to children born in families with a small surname.



* Giancarlo Stanton, baseball player. His full name is "Giancarlo Cruz Michael Stanton", but for the early years of his professional career he was simply known as "Mike Stanton". After the 2012 season, he insisted that he be referred to on a FirstNameBasis.

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* Giancarlo Stanton, baseball player. His full name is "Giancarlo Cruz Michael Stanton", but for the early years of his professional career he was simply known as "Mike Stanton". After the 2012 season, he insisted that he be referred to on a FirstNameBasis.



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* Eddington Smith, the soft-spoken bookseller in the ''[[Literature/TheCatWhoSeries Cat Who...]]'' books.

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* ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'': On January 22, 1993, one of the contestants was named Ebunoloron Sims.


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* Literature/SkippyjonJones in the eponymous picture book and its sequels.
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* Inverted by Don Cornelius, the host of ‘’Series/SoulTrain’’.

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* ''WesternAnimation/Coraline''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/Coraline''.''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}''.
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For the last name, "Smith" and "Jones" are the two most used, but any one-syllable name that sounds common and unremarkable also works.

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For the last name, [[MrSmith "Smith" and "Jones" "Jones"]] are the two most used, but any one-syllable name that sounds common and unremarkable also works.
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* Orlando Jones from ''{{Film/Evolution}}'', ''Film/TheTimeMachine2002'' and some others.

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* Forsythe Pendelton "Jughead" Jones III from the Archie series
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* In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/NightWatch'', the gravedigger's name is Legitimate First. ("Can't blame his mother for being proud.")

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* In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/NightWatch'', ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'', the gravedigger's name is Legitimate First. ("Can't blame his mother for being proud.")
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* ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim''
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* Creator/TerryPratchett has two Indy parodies: Howondaland Smith, Balrog Hunter in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' and Alabama Smith in ''[[Literature/JohnnyMaxwellTrilogy Only You Can Save Mankind]]''. ''Discworld'' also has Eskarina Smith from ''Discworld/EqualRites''.

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* Creator/TerryPratchett has two Indy parodies: Howondaland Smith, Balrog Hunter in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' and Alabama Smith in ''[[Literature/JohnnyMaxwellTrilogy Only You Can Save Mankind]]''. ''Discworld'' also has Eskarina Smith from ''Discworld/EqualRites''.''Literature/EqualRites''.
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* In ''[[Lucifer2016 Lucifer]]'' demon ninja bartender Mazikeen (aka Maze) gets a police licence for her new job as a bounty hunter in the name Mazikeen Smith.

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* In ''[[Lucifer2016 ''[[Series/Lucifer2016 Lucifer]]'' demon ninja bartender Mazikeen (aka Maze) gets a police licence for her new job as a bounty hunter in the name Mazikeen Smith.
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* ''Series/TheWesterner'' has LovableRogue, ConMan and all round pain in Dave Blassinghame's ass, Burgundy Smith.
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* Culverton Smith, scientist from the Sherlock Holmes story "The Dying Detective."

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" Sherlock, Mycroft, and Sherrinford Holmes are also examples.
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* Creator/FeliciaDay, actress and writer.
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* The menacing Opera Singer in the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short "Long-haired Hare". Giovani Jones. [[Creator/ChuckJones You know who directed it.]]

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* The menacing Opera Singer in the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short "Long-haired Hare". Giovani Giovanni Jones. [[Creator/ChuckJones You know who directed it.]]

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* Coraline Jones in ''Literature/Coraline'' and subsequent movie.

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* Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}. Inverted with founder Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush, and with Max Smashmaster and Flex Rumblecrunch who were 2/3 of The Devastation Corporation.[[note]]This trope does not apply to their partner, Blaster [=McMassive=].

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* Inverted with Wrestling/RicoConstantino, though averted with his full name of Amarico Sebastiano Constantino.

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* Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} Moore, and some of her other names to a lesser extent (Georgia Brown, SergeantRock)
* Former Wrestling/{{TNA}} X-Division wrestler Consequences Creed, now known in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Wrestling/XavierWoods.

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* Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} Moore, and some of her other names to a lesser extent (Georgia Brown, SergeantRock)
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* Former Wrestling/{{TNA}} [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] X-Division wrestler Consequences Creed, now known in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Wrestling/XavierWoods.
* Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}. Inverted with founder Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush, and with Max Smashmaster and Flex Rumblecrunch who were 2/3 of The Devastation Corporation.[[note]]This trope does not apply to their partner, Blaster [=McMassive=].


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