History Main / VerbalTicName

* ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'': In the second trilogy, Nano-Nano Pudding ends her sentences wirh "nano da".

* In the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' series, we have [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Ai-chan]], [[Anime/MahouGirlsPrecure Haa-chan]], [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Hugtan]], and [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Fuwa]], who are all named after the only words they can say when first introduced.

* A famous patient in the field of expressive aphasia known as Tan could only produce the sound "tan". Paul Broca's research on Tan's brain after he died revealed extensive damage caused by Syphilis in a particular area of his brain, an area which would later be known as Broca's area. It is one of the parts of the brain responsible for the formation of words and coherent speech.

** You get a number of birds named after the sounds they produce, like the chickadee, the whippoorwill, the bobwhite and the cuckoo.
*** And that isn't only the case in English: German: Kuckuck, French: Coucou (pronounce "coocoo"), Chinese: Xique (approximately: shee-chue-eh, a magpie).

* The Tooky Tooky bird from ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTHeJungle''

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* Chomesuke from ''Manga/DGrayMan'', ''cho~!'' Also, Lero/[[SpellMyNameWIthAnS Relo]].

* Pyoro in ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''.
* The little draconic creature Raac [[spoiler:who turns out to be a magical spy for Borel/Krasus]] in ''Manga/WarcraftTheSunwellTrilogy.''

* ''Anime/DiGiCharat's'' Pyokola Analogue III ends hers with "pyo!"

* Mone in ''Anime/{{Yumeria}}''.

* Chicchi the flower spirit in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' is an odd example in that she's not named for her ''own'' verbal tic, but because it's the sound that rats-- her only companions until Guts shows up-- make.
* Coo from ''Anime/SummerDaysWithCoo''.
* The main characters of ''LightNovel/HeavyObject'' meet but never learn the name of one of the Information Alliance's Elites. They nickname her "Oh Ho Ho" because every time she speaks she starts off with a NoblewomansLaugh.
* In the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' series, we have [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Ai-chan]], [[Anime/MahouGirlsPrecure Haa-chan]], [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Hugtan]], and [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Fuwa]], who are all named after the only words they can say when first introduced.

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* "[[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy I am Groot]]"

[[folder: Film ]]

* Film/{{Eegah}} in the film of the same name.
* Yeah-Yeah from ''Film/TheSandlot''.
* In ''Film/TopsyTurvy'', Gilbert dubs a young Japanese woman "Miss Sixpence Please" after the only two words of English she seems to know.
* ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'':
-->'''Henry Hill:''' ''[narrating]'' ...And Jimmy Two-Times, who got that nickname because he said everything twice, like:\\
'''Jimmy Two-Times:''' I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
* The titular character from ''Film/TheBabadook'' is described in a book as announcing its arrival with a rumble and three knocks that sound "Ba BA-ba DOOK! DOOK! DOOK!"

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* Errand from ''Literature/TheBelgariad.'' His real name, given in the ''Mallorean'', is Eriond.

* Gleep the baby dragon in the ''Literature/MythAdventures'' book series. In a story written from Gleep's POV it's shown that he's [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue quite intelligent and erudite]] -- the problem isn't his linguistic ability, it's that his vocal cords aren't yet capable of human speech.
** He does learn to talk more understandably in later books, however.
* Gollum from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', because of the noise he made in his throat, and Níniel (meaning "tear-maiden") in ''The Silmarillion'', after losing her memory.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' has Hodor, the lovable simpleton stable hand whose only word is "Hodor". Later on, Old Nan reveals that his real name is Walder, which she thinks is [[PokemonSpeak what he's trying to say]], but few people even remember him having another name.

* ''Literature/TheWorldAccordingToGarp'', inverted. Technical Sergeant Garp's name is the only thing he can say.
* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': "[[{{Sssssnaketalk}} Assssmodeussssss]] ..."

* Freak the griffin from ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'' is partly named because of his freakish behavior, and partly because of the screeching noise that he makes.
* Eppon in ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' is both this ''and'' PokemonSpeak.
* In ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind'', Honey Wilkes gets her nickname from the fact that she calls everyone "from her father to the fieldhands" by that endearment.
* The main character from the ''Literature/JacobTwoTwo'' books got his nickname because, being the youngest of five siblings, he's used to say things twice since he's not noticed the first time.

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* Nuh-Uh from ''Film/TheLittleRascals''.

* Series/DeFabeltjeskrant: In this Dutch children's show many characters had names that were based on the sounds they made, such as Zoef the hare, who always said ''Zoef Zoef''.

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* The wyrm-corrupted Black Spiral Dancers from ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' were given a new name upon completion of their first dance around the black spiral, after the first sound they made. Mostly these new names are incoherent noises of rage or distress, but one notably unfortunate individual was named ''Parrupt'', as the first sound she made did not come from her mouth...
* KILLFRENZY, the Chaos-possessed starship from, guess it, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}.''
* A semi-related example; In ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', it is an obscure fact about goblins that they are named after the noise their mother made when giving birth to them. Though there wouldn't be a whole lot of creativity going into their names anyway, considering that goblins are born in litters, (giving them their [[ZergRush iconic numbers]]) and are none too bright to begin with (giving them there [[ZergRush iconic tactics]]).

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* Although Gau from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' can say quite a few words, his favorite seems to be "gau", a Japanese onomatopoeia for roaring.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' the player encounters an amnesiac Mammet when looking for Gentleman Inspector Hildebrand Manderville. Hildebrand opts to name the Mammet Gigi since that was the word it repeated when it woke up. As a bystander tries to point out that "gigigigi" is a general verbal tic for ''every'' Mammet, he gets ignored when Gigi admits he kinda likes the name.
* Mitsuru from ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' tends to end his sentences with ''daze'', leading to Subaru nicknaming him "the ''daze-daze'' kid".

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* [[ChromeChampion Klik]] from ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}''.

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* [[strike: Amy]] Blue in the ''WebVideo/SailorMoonAbridged'' Remix episode.

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* Timmy from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''
* Poof from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''.
** Does Chet Ubetcha count? You betcha (but not very often, though).

* Creator/{{Pixar}}
** Boo in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' is a slight variant. Her real name is Mary, but she's just a baby and doesn't know how to introduce herself. 'Boo' wasn't the first word she said to Sully, but she screams it later.
** Bubbles the yellow tang from ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', who gets his name from the treasure chest-shaped aquarium decoration that periodically spouts bubbles, and his obsession with it.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' Comedy Show had Dino's nephew Pow Pow who would say his name at the end of his sentences.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': One gnome is named "Schmebulock", which is all he ever says. Given the context (e.g., he'll say so after being asked his name or casually called by a nickname), it's intentionally ambiguous as to whether he says it to tell people his name, or if he's called that because it's all he says.
** There's actual canon supporting both hypotheses. At one point, another gnome (who, presumably, should know better) asks "Is that all you can say?" To which he replies with an embarrassed "Schmebulock." But a flashback in another episode shows the Author interviewing a gnome and being told his name is "Schmebulock... Senior." So it's probably both.
* The Tooky Tooky bird from ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTHeJungle''
--> "AH AH EE EE TOOKY TOOKY!"
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/LittleBear'' features a baby raccoon, named “Ik” by Little Bear due to only saying that sound.

* Charles Ludwich Dodgeson, otherwise known by his pen name Creator/LewisCarroll, was nicknamed by his friends as 'DoDo Dodgeson' due to his stammer which made him call himself 'Do-Do-Dodgeson'.

* Anyang! In ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Lucille Bluth adopts a Korean boy that doesn't speak English. He pretty much only says the word "Anyang," which means "hello" or "how do you do" in Korean, and the Bluths decide that it is actually his name. Whenever he's present and one of them mentions Anyang, he usually says his name back (because that is the polite response if they were speaking Korean).
** And it turns out his real name is "Hel-loh."
* Chantho from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Utopia" precedes everything she says with "chan" and follows it with "tho." Apparently, leaving them out is rude where she comes from.

* On ''Series/StargateSG1'' there is an Unas named Chaka. Or rather, that's what Daniel calls him, 'cause that's what he says most often. There's a language barrier, you see.

* In the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' series, we have [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Ai-chan]], [[Anime/MahouGirlsPrecure Haa-chan]], [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Hugtan]], and [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Fuwa]], who are all named after the only words they can say when first introduced.

* Chi from ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''.

* Tweety Bird of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' in spirit - he doesn't actually tweet much, but, well, he's a canary.

* In the French translation of ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner'', Road Runner is named "Bip Bip", the French equivalent of his "Beep Beep" VerbalTic.

* Susan Strong on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Her first came from her trying to say "sun", and her last name came from saying she was strong.

* The little draconic creature Raac ([[spoiler: who turns out to be a magical spy for Borel/Krasus]]) in ''Manga/WarcraftTheSunwellTrilogy.''

* A partial example from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' is Hodgesaargh the falconer from the kingdom of Lancre. He speaks normally, but that's what he says whenever asked for his name (thanks to one of his overzealous falcons trying to attack him): "I'm Hodges... ''aargh''!".
** Also, from ''Discworld/TheWeeFreeMen'' is Sneebs, so called because that's all he ''says'', though whenever he says "Sneebs" you hear words in your head.

In PokemonSpeak, the only thing a character says is his or her name. This is essentially the inverse: a character is named for the only thing he or she says. If it's the only thing they've ''ever'' said, it might be unclear (or forgotten) which came first, especially if the first question they were asked was "what's your name?"

Note that, despite the title, the source of the name isn't necessarily a VerbalTic. However, the spirit is there in that the character's limited vocabulary is his or her defining attribute.

*** South Africa has plenty more where that came from: tok-tokies (beetles that make that 'tok-tok' sound by thumping the ground with their abdomens), the Hadeda (an ibis that makes that call - a lot), repeating words like "now-now" for emphasis in common speech... I could list forever.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/LittleBear'' features a baby raccoon, named “Ik” by Little Bear. [[SarcasmMode Take a wild guess as to why.]]

* In the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' series, we have [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Ai-chan]], [[Anime/MahouGirlsPrecure Haa-chan]], [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Hugtan]], and [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Fuwa]].

* One episode of WesternAnimation/LittleBear features a baby raccoon, named “Ik” by Little Bear. [[SarcasmMode Take a wild guess as to why.]]

* The titular character from ''Film/TheBabadook'' is described in a book as anouncing it's arrival with a rumble and three knocks that sound "Ba BA-ba DOOK! DOOK! DOOK!"

* The famous ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' story of [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Noh Noh]]. A DM had a group of adventurers enter a room with a couple of treasures and a little girl. The girl wasn't a real person, but a magical construct who could only say two things "No" and "Please don't take these items". The players, unsure of what to do, tried to ellicit more responses from her, but failed. Finally the bard tried playing a beautiful song, and rolled so high on his skill check that the DM had a single tear roll down the girl's cheek. The players immediately decide [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe she's too adorable to leave behind]] and adopt her, naming her "Noh". The DM eventually allowed her to be granted a soul and a personality (and the ability to truly speak), but the name stuck.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' the player encounters an amnesiac Mammet when looking for Gentelman Inspector Hildebrand Manderville. Hildebrand opts to name the Mammet Gigi since that was the word it repeated when it woke up. As a bystander tries to point out that "gigigigi" is a general verbal tic for ''every'' Mammet, he gets ignored when Gigi admits he kinda likes the name.

** The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coqui coquí]], a family of small tree frogs native to Puerto Rico, named for its distictive call, "co-KEE."