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* [[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]] had his name changed to this by the Evolutionary. 'Adam' (for being the first of his kind) and 'Warlock' because "Men would fear his powers".
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's sidekick ComicBook/TheFalcon has the civilian name Sam Wilson. Samuel Wilson was the name of a meat packer who was allegedly the inspiration for [[UncleSamWantsYou Uncle Sam]].
* Victoria Hand, Norman Osborn's right hand (wo)man in ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers''.
* The real name of Fenway, a ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} supporting character who is obsessed with baseball, is Homer Unn. Ironically, his nickname comes from one of the hardest ballparks to hit a homer in, due to Fenway Park's infamous "Green Monster".
* Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' is not only a sorcerer, he debuted in the series ''Strange Tales''.
* [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOM]] is FURIOUS that Victor Von Doom, main villain from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was not the very first example! Seriously, what were his parents thinking? According to the original canon, he was Roma, and they had to have it sound European. It was not uncommon in the past for Romanies to have two names, one used within their community and another used with outsiders, so his ancestors may have adopted 'Von Doom' to blend in with (the presumably Germanic-speaking) peoples around them.
* A villain from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', ''Diablo'', real name ''Esteban Diablo'', supposedly a Spanish alchemist born in the 9th century (or 19th, depending on the source). His name translates to "Stephen Devil". No one could use such a surname in Spain, even less in a more religious era. Later his name was retconned to Esteban Corazón del Diablo, meaning "Stephen Devilheart" or "Stephen Heart of the Devil". Now Mom's surname is "Of the Devil"; not a great improvement. Even later, Spanish-born comic-book artists working for Marvel apparently campaigned to change the surname to "De Ablo", meaning absolutely nothing but at least that would not require an execution.
* The second ComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'s real name was Greg Salinger. He was a poet and very attuned to literature. He instructed his successor to say to his contact that he was picking up a package for Pierre, J.D. A reference to Pierre Salinger and [[Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye J.D. Salinger]], both of whom are also known for something literary.
* The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Creator/TimelyComics [[LegacyCharacter Angel]] had the real name Thomas Halloway. Thomas is the name of a saint, 'Hallowed' means something is holy or sacred. Surprisingly, he never took advantage of it. "Criminals! Know that you stand on hallowed ground... for it is under the protection of The Angel!"
* The ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} villain Crossfire has the real name William Cross.
* Tony Stark (ComicBook/IronMan) is one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe - not surprising considering that his last name is the German word for ''strong''.
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's sidekick ComicBook/TheFalcon has the civilian name Sam Wilson. Samuel Wilson was the name of a meat packer who was allegedly the inspiration for [[UncleSamWantsYou Uncle Sam]].
* Victoria Hand, Norman Osborn's right hand (wo)man in ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers''.
* The real name of Fenway, a ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} supporting character who is obsessed with baseball, is Homer Unn. Ironically, his nickname comes from one of the hardest ballparks to hit a homer in, due to Fenway Park's infamous "Green Monster".
* Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' is not only a sorcerer, he debuted in the series ''Strange Tales''.
* [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOM]] is FURIOUS that Victor Von Doom, main villain from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was not the very first example! Seriously, what were his parents thinking? According to the original canon, he was Roma, and they had to have it sound European. It was not uncommon in the past for Romanies to have two names, one used within their community and another used with outsiders, so his ancestors may have adopted 'Von Doom' to blend in with (the presumably Germanic-speaking) peoples around them.
* A villain from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', ''Diablo'', real name ''Esteban Diablo'', supposedly a Spanish alchemist born in the 9th century (or 19th, depending on the source). His name translates to "Stephen Devil". No one could use such a surname in Spain, even less in a more religious era. Later his name was retconned to Esteban Corazón del Diablo, meaning "Stephen Devilheart" or "Stephen Heart of the Devil". Now Mom's surname is "Of the Devil"; not a great improvement. Even later, Spanish-born comic-book artists working for Marvel apparently campaigned to change the surname to "De Ablo", meaning absolutely nothing but at least that would not require an execution.
* The second ComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'s real name was Greg Salinger. He was a poet and very attuned to literature. He instructed his successor to say to his contact that he was picking up a package for Pierre, J.D. A reference to Pierre Salinger and [[Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye J.D. Salinger]], both of whom are also known for something literary.
* The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Creator/TimelyComics [[LegacyCharacter Angel]] had the real name Thomas Halloway. Thomas is the name of a saint, 'Hallowed' means something is holy or sacred. Surprisingly, he never took advantage of it. "Criminals! Know that you stand on hallowed ground... for it is under the protection of The Angel!"
* The ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} villain Crossfire has the real name William Cross.
* Tony Stark (ComicBook/IronMan) is one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe - not surprising considering that his last name is the German word for ''strong''.
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* [[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]] had his name changed to this by the Evolutionary. 'Adam' (for being the first of his kind) and 'Warlock' because "Men would fear his powers".
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's sidekick''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'':
** ComicBook/TheFalcon has the civilian name Sam Wilson. Samuel Wilson was the name of a meat packer who was allegedly the inspiration for [[UncleSamWantsYou Uncle Sam]].
** When the ComicBook/RedSkull had worked his way into the position of Defense Secretary of the United States, he used the alias Dell Rusk - an anagram as well as a reference to former real-life State Secretary Dean Rusk.
* ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'': Victoria Hand, Norman Osborn's right hand(wo)man in ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers''.
(wo)man.
* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'': The real name of Fenway, aComicBook/{{Deadpool}} supporting character who is obsessed with baseball, is Homer Unn. Ironically, his nickname comes from one of the hardest ballparks to hit a homer in, due to Fenway Park's infamous "Green Monster".
*Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'': Dr. Stephen Strange is not only a sorcerer, he debuted in the series ''Strange Tales''.
* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'':
** [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOM]] is FURIOUS that Victor Von Doom, main villain from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was not the very first example! Seriously, what were his parents thinking? According to the original canon, he was Roma, and they had to have it sound European. It was not uncommon in the past for Romanies to have two names, one used within their community and another used with outsiders, so his ancestors may have adopted 'Von Doom' to blend in with (the presumably Germanic-speaking) peoples around them.
* A ** The villain from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', ''Diablo'', real name ''Esteban Diablo'', was supposedly a Spanish alchemist born in the 9th century (or 19th, depending on the source). His name translates to "Stephen Devil". No one could use such a surname in Spain, even less in a more religious era. Later his name was retconned to Esteban Corazón del Diablo, meaning "Stephen Devilheart" or "Stephen Heart of the Devil". Now Mom's surname is "Of the Devil"; not a great improvement. Even later, Spanish-born comic-book artists working for Marvel apparently campaigned to change the surname to "De Ablo", meaning absolutely nothing but at least that would not require an execution.
* ''ComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'': The secondComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'s Foolkiller's real name was Greg Salinger. He was a poet and very attuned to literature. He instructed his successor to say to his contact that he was picking up a package for Pierre, J.D. A reference to Pierre Salinger and [[Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye J.D. Salinger]], both of whom are also known for something literary.
* ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'': The[[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Creator/TimelyComics [[LegacyCharacter Angel]] had the real name Thomas Halloway. Thomas is the name of a saint, 'Hallowed' means something is holy or sacred. Surprisingly, he never took advantage of it. "Criminals! Know that you stand on hallowed ground... for it is under the protection of The Angel!"
* The ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}villain Crossfire has the real name William Cross.
* ''ComicBook/IronMan'': Tony Stark(ComicBook/IronMan) is one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe - not surprising considering that his last name is the German word for ''strong''.
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's sidekick
** ComicBook/TheFalcon has the civilian name Sam Wilson. Samuel Wilson was the name of a meat packer who was allegedly the inspiration for [[UncleSamWantsYou Uncle Sam]].
** When the ComicBook/RedSkull had worked his way into the position of Defense Secretary of the United States, he used the alias Dell Rusk - an anagram as well as a reference to former real-life State Secretary Dean Rusk.
* ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'': Victoria Hand, Norman Osborn's right hand
* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'': The real name of Fenway, a
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* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'':
** [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOM]] is FURIOUS that Victor Von Doom, main villain from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was not the very first example! Seriously, what were his parents thinking? According to the original canon, he was Roma, and they had to have it sound European. It was not uncommon in the past for Romanies to have two names, one used within their community and another used with outsiders, so his ancestors may have adopted 'Von Doom' to blend in with (the presumably Germanic-speaking) peoples around them.
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* In Marvel's ''ComicBook/ManThing'' comics, there was a CorruptCorporateExecutive named F. A. Schist, dedicated to anti-environmental policies. Because that's what a fascist is.
* When the ComicBook/RedSkull had worked his way into the position of Defense Secretary of the United States, he used the alias Dell Rusk - an anagram as well as a reference to former real-life State Secretary Dean Rusk.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': Otto Octavius[=/=]ComicBook/DoctorOctopus. {{Lampshaded}} in the second movie, when J. Jonah Jameson says "Guy named Octavius winds up with eight limbs. What are the odds?"
* Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner's name means "avenging son" in Atlantean. Avenging is all he does. His cousins Namora (avenging daughter) and Namorita (... little avenging daughter, one assumes) are less prone to ludicrous amounts of rage.
* When the ComicBook/RedSkull had worked his way into the position of Defense Secretary of the United States, he used the alias Dell Rusk - an anagram as well as a reference to former real-life State Secretary Dean Rusk.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': Otto Octavius[=/=]ComicBook/DoctorOctopus. {{Lampshaded}} in the second movie, when J. Jonah Jameson says "Guy named Octavius winds up with eight limbs. What are the odds?"
* Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner's name means "avenging son" in Atlantean. Avenging is all he does. His cousins Namora (avenging daughter) and Namorita (... little avenging daughter, one assumes) are less prone to ludicrous amounts of rage.
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* In Marvel's ''ComicBook/ManThing'' comics, there was a ''ComicBook/ManThing'': The CorruptCorporateExecutive named F. A. Schist, dedicated to anti-environmental policies. Because that's what a fascist is.
*When ''ComicBook/MarvelMysteryComics'': The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Creator/TimelyComics [[LegacyCharacter Angel]] had the ComicBook/RedSkull had worked his way into real name Thomas Halloway. Thomas is the position name of Defense Secretary a saint, 'Hallowed' means something is holy or sacred. Surprisingly, he never took advantage of it. "Criminals! Know that you stand on hallowed ground... for it is under the United States, he used the alias Dell Rusk - an anagram as well as a reference to former real-life State Secretary Dean Rusk.
protection of The Angel!"
*''Franchise/SpiderMan'': ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Otto Octavius[=/=]ComicBook/DoctorOctopus. {{Lampshaded}} in the second movie, when J. Jonah Jameson says "Guy named Octavius winds up with eight limbs. What are the odds?"
*Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner's ''ComicBook/SubMariner'': Namor's name means "avenging son" in Atlantean. Avenging is all he does. His cousins Namora (avenging daughter) and Namorita (... little avenging daughter, one assumes) are less prone to ludicrous amounts of rage.
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* Revka Temerlune Edifex Scyros III from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'''s name literally means "The King with no Enemies" due in part to his ability to make anyone his happy slave.
* The title character in ''ComicBook/WerewolfByNight'' is named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Russell_Terrier Jack Russell]].
* ''ComicBook/XMen'' has a few despite tending to avoid this trope:
* The title character in ''ComicBook/WerewolfByNight'' is named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Russell_Terrier Jack Russell]].
* ''ComicBook/XMen'' has a few despite tending to avoid this trope:
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* ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'': Revka Temerlune Edifex Scyros III from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'''s III's name literally means "The King with no Enemies" due in part to his ability to make anyone his happy slave.
* ''ComicBook/Warlock1967'': Adam Warlock had his name changed to this by the Evolutionary. 'Adam' (for being the first of his kind) and 'Warlock' because "Men would fear his powers".
* ''ComicBook/WerewolfByNight'': Thetitle character in ''ComicBook/WerewolfByNight'' titular character's name is named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Russell_Terrier Jack Russell]].
*''ComicBook/XMen'' has a few despite tending to avoid this trope:''ComicBook/XMen'':
* ''ComicBook/Warlock1967'': Adam Warlock had his name changed to this by the Evolutionary. 'Adam' (for being the first of his kind) and 'Warlock' because "Men would fear his powers".
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** Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men, though it's his fault instead of it being coincidental within continuity. He swears (depending on the era) that the name X-Men stands for "extra" power or for the X-factor gene, not his name. (Somehow, it took a villain deliberately outing him after ''years'' for people to [[GenreBlindness get the hint]] that bald, wheelchair-bound Professor Xavier and bald, wheelchair-bound Professor X were the same guy... though there were other villains who already knew, but for various reasons had no interest in outing him.
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** [[ComicBook/ProfessorX Professor Charles Xavier, Xavier]], founder of the X-Men, though it's his fault instead of it being coincidental within continuity. He swears (depending on the era) that the name X-Men stands for "extra" power or for the X-factor gene, not his name. (Somehow, it took a villain deliberately outing him after ''years'' for people to [[GenreBlindness get the hint]] that bald, wheelchair-bound Professor Xavier and bald, wheelchair-bound Professor X were the same guy... though there were other villains who already knew, but for various reasons had no interest in outing him.
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* Wiccan of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers. In the belief system of Wicca, emotions are believed to have power; Wiccan is at his most deadly when influenced by strong emotion. Example: he put 20 bad guys into comas when they were threatening his boyfriend.
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* Wiccan of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers.''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'': Wiccan. In the belief system of Wicca, emotions are believed to have power; Wiccan is at his most deadly when influenced by strong emotion. Example: he put 20 bad guys into comas when they were threatening his boyfriend.boyfriend.
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* [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOM]] is FURIOUS that Victor Von Doom, main villain from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was not the very first example! Seriously, what were his parents thinking? According to the original canon, he was [[OnceAcceptableTargets Roma]], and they had to have it sound European. It was not uncommon in the past for Romanies to have two names, one used within their community and another used with outsiders, so his ancestors may have adopted 'Von Doom' to blend in with (the presumably Germanic-speaking) peoples around them.
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* [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOM]] is FURIOUS that Victor Von Doom, main villain from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was not the very first example! Seriously, what were his parents thinking? According to the original canon, he was [[OnceAcceptableTargets Roma]], Roma, and they had to have it sound European. It was not uncommon in the past for Romanies to have two names, one used within their community and another used with outsiders, so his ancestors may have adopted 'Von Doom' to blend in with (the presumably Germanic-speaking) peoples around them.
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* [[ComicBook/{{Warlock}} Adam Warlock]] had his name changed to this by the Evolutionary. 'Adam' (for being the first of his kind) and 'Warlock' because "Men would fear his powers".
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!!Franchise/MarvelUniverse
* ComicBook/AdamWarlock had his name changed to this by the Evolutionary. 'Adam' (for being the first of his kind) and 'Warlock' because "Men would fear his powers".
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's sidekick ComicBook/TheFalcon has the civilian name Sam Wilson. Samuel Wilson was the name of a meat packer who was allegedly the inspiration for [[UncleSamWantsYou Uncle Sam]].
* Victoria Hand, Norman Osborn's right hand (wo)man in ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers''.
* The real name of Fenway, a ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} supporting character who is obsessed with baseball, is Homer Unn. Ironically, his nickname comes from one of the hardest ballparks to hit a homer in, due to Fenway Park's infamous "Green Monster".
* Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' is not only a sorcerer, he debuted in the series ''Strange Tales''.
* [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOM]] is FURIOUS that Victor Von Doom, main villain from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was not the very first example! Seriously, what were his parents thinking? According to the original canon, he was [[OnceAcceptableTargets Roma]], and they had to have it sound European. It was not uncommon in the past for Romanies to have two names, one used within their community and another used with outsiders, so his ancestors may have adopted 'Von Doom' to blend in with (the presumably Germanic-speaking) peoples around them.
* A villain from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', ''Diablo'', real name ''Esteban Diablo'', supposedly a Spanish alchemist born in the 9th century (or 19th, depending on the source). His name translates to "Stephen Devil". No one could use such a surname in Spain, even less in a more religious era. Later his name was retconned to Esteban Corazón del Diablo, meaning "Stephen Devilheart" or "Stephen Heart of the Devil". Now Mom's surname is "Of the Devil"; not a great improvement. Even later, Spanish-born comic-book artists working for Marvel apparently campaigned to change the surname to "De Ablo", meaning absolutely nothing but at least that would not require an execution.
* The second ComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'s real name was Greg Salinger. He was a poet and very attuned to literature. He instructed his successor to say to his contact that he was picking up a package for Pierre, J.D. A reference to Pierre Salinger and [[Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye J.D. Salinger]], both of whom are also known for something literary.
* The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Creator/TimelyComics [[LegacyCharacter Angel]] had the real name Thomas Halloway. Thomas is the name of a saint, 'Hallowed' means something is holy or sacred. Surprisingly, he never took advantage of it. "Criminals! Know that you stand on hallowed ground... for it is under the protection of The Angel!"
* The ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} villain Crossfire has the real name William Cross.
* Tony Stark (ComicBook/IronMan) is one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe - not surprising considering that his last name is the German word for ''strong''.
** His given name, Anthony Edward, means "rich protector".
* In Marvel's ''ComicBook/ManThing'' comics, there was a CorruptCorporateExecutive named F. A. Schist, dedicated to anti-environmental policies. Because that's what a fascist is.
* When the ComicBook/RedSkull had worked his way into the position of Defense Secretary of the United States, he used the alias Dell Rusk - an anagram as well as a reference to former real-life State Secretary Dean Rusk.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': Otto Octavius[=/=]ComicBook/DoctorOctopus. {{Lampshaded}} in the second movie, when J. Jonah Jameson says "Guy named Octavius winds up with eight limbs. What are the odds?"
* Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner's name means "avenging son" in Atlantean. Avenging is all he does. His cousins Namora (avenging daughter) and Namorita (... little avenging daughter, one assumes) are less prone to ludicrous amounts of rage.
** Namor is also Roman backwards, referring to the fact that Atlantis has some similarities with Rome.
** The ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} stand-in from Creator/RobLiefeld's Awesome Comics line was named Roy Roman -- "Roy" meaning "King" and Roman being, as noted, "Namor" backwards.
* A strange case: Creator/JohnByrne brought ComicBook/LukeCage and ComicBook/IronFist BackFromTheDead by revealing that they were impostors. In the process he retconned that the character '''Tyrone King''' was a preestablished villain, Master Khan. "Even the name, 'Tyrone King', means 'Master Khan'!" The original author had put the meaningful name in by ''pure coincidence''.
* Revka Temerlune Edifex Scyros III from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'''s name literally means "The King with no Enemies" due in part to his ability to make anyone his happy slave.
* The title character in ''ComicBook/WerewolfByNight'' is named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Russell_Terrier Jack Russell]].
* ''ComicBook/XMen'' has a few despite tending to avoid this trope:
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s long-since-not-secret-anymore identity is Erik ''Magnus'' Lehnsherr, and the "Magnus" is the only part of it that we know to be part of his birth name. "Magnus" could just refer to Magneto's awesomeness, not his magnetic powers. Though the fact that it sounds similar to his power is no doubt intentional on Stan Lee's part.
*** His real last name was eventually retconned as Eisenhardt - "eisen" is German for "iron."
*** ''Lehnsherr'' is German for "feudal lord."
** Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men, though it's his fault instead of it being coincidental within continuity. He swears (depending on the era) that the name X-Men stands for "extra" power or for the X-factor gene, not his name. (Somehow, it took a villain deliberately outing him after ''years'' for people to [[GenreBlindness get the hint]] that bald, wheelchair-bound Professor Xavier and bald, wheelchair-bound Professor X were the same guy... though there were other villains who already knew, but for various reasons had no interest in outing him.
** The Vanisher's real name is Telford Porter. This is also [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in an issue of ''ComicBook/SheHulk'' that revealed he has other aliases such as I.M. Ouddahere and C.U. Later.
** En Sabah Nur (ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}) is the first mutant, and his name is said to mean The First One. However, in our universe, it is Arabic for 'the morning light', i.e. "first light", i.e. dawn. However, though it would be grammatically incorrect by modern understanding (it should be El Sabah Nur and Sabah and Nur are more commonly girl's names), Apocalypse was born in ancient Egypt, long before the modern Arabic language existed. At least in the Marvel Universe, "En Sabah Nur" meant 'The First One' and the language only changed after he had lived for hundreds of years, if not thousands.
** ComicBook/EmmaFrost is an "ice queen", though her powers are not ice-related. (She does take over Iceman's body at one point, though...) There's also the later addition of turning herself into a diamond (frost sorta being related to ice, which doubles as a slang term for diamonds).
** [[NameOfCain Cain]] Marko, as in "the Mark of Cain", Professor X's jealous stepbrother (aka the Juggernaut). Less well known, the Mark of Cain was meant to ''protect'' Cain from being harmed (albeit indirectly). In Marvel he's a NighInvulnerable ImplacableMan.
** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} (James Howlett). Although James later called himself Logan, then later received the nickname "Wolverine," he resembles more of a wolf than an actual wolverine, a fact to which '''Howl'''ett alludes.
** ComicBook/{{X 23}}'s real name is Laura, as in "bay laurel," the leaves of which symbolize [[TykeBomb victory]].
** In ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', Leech's real name is Dorian Leach. (In comics, he has no "real" name.) A couple other characters in this show have their names changed to resemble their codename: Avalanche/Lance Alvers (comic: Dominic Petrakis, whose powers allow for the domination of rock) and Toad/Todd Tolensky (comic: Mortimer Toynbee).
** Sunfire from the ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' has the name Shiro Yoshida. Shiro can be translated as "Samurai male," which is fitting for a character absolutely ''obsessed'' [[HonorBeforeReason with honor]].
** ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'': Longshot was renamed as Arthur Centino. This name is a reference to both of his creators, Art Adams and Ann Nocenti.
* Wiccan of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers. In the belief system of Wicca, emotions are believed to have power; Wiccan is at his most deadly when influenced by strong emotion. Example: he put 20 bad guys into comas when they were threatening his boyfriend.
* ComicBook/AdamWarlock had his name changed to this by the Evolutionary. 'Adam' (for being the first of his kind) and 'Warlock' because "Men would fear his powers".
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's sidekick ComicBook/TheFalcon has the civilian name Sam Wilson. Samuel Wilson was the name of a meat packer who was allegedly the inspiration for [[UncleSamWantsYou Uncle Sam]].
* Victoria Hand, Norman Osborn's right hand (wo)man in ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers''.
* The real name of Fenway, a ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} supporting character who is obsessed with baseball, is Homer Unn. Ironically, his nickname comes from one of the hardest ballparks to hit a homer in, due to Fenway Park's infamous "Green Monster".
* Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' is not only a sorcerer, he debuted in the series ''Strange Tales''.
* [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOM]] is FURIOUS that Victor Von Doom, main villain from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' was not the very first example! Seriously, what were his parents thinking? According to the original canon, he was [[OnceAcceptableTargets Roma]], and they had to have it sound European. It was not uncommon in the past for Romanies to have two names, one used within their community and another used with outsiders, so his ancestors may have adopted 'Von Doom' to blend in with (the presumably Germanic-speaking) peoples around them.
* A villain from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', ''Diablo'', real name ''Esteban Diablo'', supposedly a Spanish alchemist born in the 9th century (or 19th, depending on the source). His name translates to "Stephen Devil". No one could use such a surname in Spain, even less in a more religious era. Later his name was retconned to Esteban Corazón del Diablo, meaning "Stephen Devilheart" or "Stephen Heart of the Devil". Now Mom's surname is "Of the Devil"; not a great improvement. Even later, Spanish-born comic-book artists working for Marvel apparently campaigned to change the surname to "De Ablo", meaning absolutely nothing but at least that would not require an execution.
* The second ComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'s real name was Greg Salinger. He was a poet and very attuned to literature. He instructed his successor to say to his contact that he was picking up a package for Pierre, J.D. A reference to Pierre Salinger and [[Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye J.D. Salinger]], both of whom are also known for something literary.
* The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Creator/TimelyComics [[LegacyCharacter Angel]] had the real name Thomas Halloway. Thomas is the name of a saint, 'Hallowed' means something is holy or sacred. Surprisingly, he never took advantage of it. "Criminals! Know that you stand on hallowed ground... for it is under the protection of The Angel!"
* The ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} villain Crossfire has the real name William Cross.
* Tony Stark (ComicBook/IronMan) is one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe - not surprising considering that his last name is the German word for ''strong''.
** His given name, Anthony Edward, means "rich protector".
* In Marvel's ''ComicBook/ManThing'' comics, there was a CorruptCorporateExecutive named F. A. Schist, dedicated to anti-environmental policies. Because that's what a fascist is.
* When the ComicBook/RedSkull had worked his way into the position of Defense Secretary of the United States, he used the alias Dell Rusk - an anagram as well as a reference to former real-life State Secretary Dean Rusk.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': Otto Octavius[=/=]ComicBook/DoctorOctopus. {{Lampshaded}} in the second movie, when J. Jonah Jameson says "Guy named Octavius winds up with eight limbs. What are the odds?"
* Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner's name means "avenging son" in Atlantean. Avenging is all he does. His cousins Namora (avenging daughter) and Namorita (... little avenging daughter, one assumes) are less prone to ludicrous amounts of rage.
** Namor is also Roman backwards, referring to the fact that Atlantis has some similarities with Rome.
** The ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} stand-in from Creator/RobLiefeld's Awesome Comics line was named Roy Roman -- "Roy" meaning "King" and Roman being, as noted, "Namor" backwards.
* A strange case: Creator/JohnByrne brought ComicBook/LukeCage and ComicBook/IronFist BackFromTheDead by revealing that they were impostors. In the process he retconned that the character '''Tyrone King''' was a preestablished villain, Master Khan. "Even the name, 'Tyrone King', means 'Master Khan'!" The original author had put the meaningful name in by ''pure coincidence''.
* Revka Temerlune Edifex Scyros III from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'''s name literally means "The King with no Enemies" due in part to his ability to make anyone his happy slave.
* The title character in ''ComicBook/WerewolfByNight'' is named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Russell_Terrier Jack Russell]].
* ''ComicBook/XMen'' has a few despite tending to avoid this trope:
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s long-since-not-secret-anymore identity is Erik ''Magnus'' Lehnsherr, and the "Magnus" is the only part of it that we know to be part of his birth name. "Magnus" could just refer to Magneto's awesomeness, not his magnetic powers. Though the fact that it sounds similar to his power is no doubt intentional on Stan Lee's part.
*** His real last name was eventually retconned as Eisenhardt - "eisen" is German for "iron."
*** ''Lehnsherr'' is German for "feudal lord."
** Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men, though it's his fault instead of it being coincidental within continuity. He swears (depending on the era) that the name X-Men stands for "extra" power or for the X-factor gene, not his name. (Somehow, it took a villain deliberately outing him after ''years'' for people to [[GenreBlindness get the hint]] that bald, wheelchair-bound Professor Xavier and bald, wheelchair-bound Professor X were the same guy... though there were other villains who already knew, but for various reasons had no interest in outing him.
** The Vanisher's real name is Telford Porter. This is also [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in an issue of ''ComicBook/SheHulk'' that revealed he has other aliases such as I.M. Ouddahere and C.U. Later.
** En Sabah Nur (ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}) is the first mutant, and his name is said to mean The First One. However, in our universe, it is Arabic for 'the morning light', i.e. "first light", i.e. dawn. However, though it would be grammatically incorrect by modern understanding (it should be El Sabah Nur and Sabah and Nur are more commonly girl's names), Apocalypse was born in ancient Egypt, long before the modern Arabic language existed. At least in the Marvel Universe, "En Sabah Nur" meant 'The First One' and the language only changed after he had lived for hundreds of years, if not thousands.
** ComicBook/EmmaFrost is an "ice queen", though her powers are not ice-related. (She does take over Iceman's body at one point, though...) There's also the later addition of turning herself into a diamond (frost sorta being related to ice, which doubles as a slang term for diamonds).
** [[NameOfCain Cain]] Marko, as in "the Mark of Cain", Professor X's jealous stepbrother (aka the Juggernaut). Less well known, the Mark of Cain was meant to ''protect'' Cain from being harmed (albeit indirectly). In Marvel he's a NighInvulnerable ImplacableMan.
** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} (James Howlett). Although James later called himself Logan, then later received the nickname "Wolverine," he resembles more of a wolf than an actual wolverine, a fact to which '''Howl'''ett alludes.
** ComicBook/{{X 23}}'s real name is Laura, as in "bay laurel," the leaves of which symbolize [[TykeBomb victory]].
** In ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', Leech's real name is Dorian Leach. (In comics, he has no "real" name.) A couple other characters in this show have their names changed to resemble their codename: Avalanche/Lance Alvers (comic: Dominic Petrakis, whose powers allow for the domination of rock) and Toad/Todd Tolensky (comic: Mortimer Toynbee).
** Sunfire from the ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' has the name Shiro Yoshida. Shiro can be translated as "Samurai male," which is fitting for a character absolutely ''obsessed'' [[HonorBeforeReason with honor]].
** ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'': Longshot was renamed as Arthur Centino. This name is a reference to both of his creators, Art Adams and Ann Nocenti.
* Wiccan of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers. In the belief system of Wicca, emotions are believed to have power; Wiccan is at his most deadly when influenced by strong emotion. Example: he put 20 bad guys into comas when they were threatening his boyfriend.
