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* '''Double Subverted''': It is revealed that while Alice (who is single) was born Alice Brooke Bastard, she recently had her last name legally changed because she was fed up with being ridiculed for it.

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* '''Double Subverted''': It is revealed that while Alice (who is single) was born Alice Brooke Bastard, she recently [[ShedtheFamilyName had her last name legally changed changed]] because she was fed up with being ridiculed for it.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has, in addition to his or her given name, a surname that also serves well as a first name.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character has, in addition to his or her their given name, a surname that also serves well as a first name.
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* '''Parodied''': A nonsense name, like Zonch or Gleep, is used as the first name of one character and the last name of another. BonusPoints if [[AerithAndBob most other characters have generic names]].

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* '''Parodied''': A nonsense name, like Zonch or Gleep, is used as the first name of one character and the last name of another. BonusPoints if [[AerithAndBob most Most other characters have generic names]].

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice Williams and Bob Jeffries.
* '''Justified''': The character's last name was originally a first name

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice Williams William'''son''' and Bob Jeffries.
Jeffrie'''s'''.
* '''Justified''': The character's last name was originally a first namename.



* '''Subverted''': It's revealed that Brooke is Alice's middle name; her real surname is [[UnfortunateNames Bastard]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice then explains that while Bastard was her surname at birth, she had it legally changed because she was fed up with being ridiculed for it.
* '''Parodied''': A nonsense name, like Zonch or Gleep, is used as the first name of one character and the last name of another. Bonus points if [[AerithAndBob most other characters have generic names]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': It's revealed Bob finds Alice's birth certificate and learns that Brooke is Alice's her middle name; her real surname is [[UnfortunateNames Bastard]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice then explains It is revealed that while Bastard Alice (who is single) was born Alice Brooke Bastard, she recently had her surname at birth, she had it last name legally changed because she was fed up with being ridiculed for it.
* '''Parodied''': A nonsense name, like Zonch or Gleep, is used as the first name of one character and the last name of another. Bonus points BonusPoints if [[AerithAndBob most other characters have generic names]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Anderson Smith and Bob Alexander.



* '''Implied''': Alice's last name is never mentioned, but Bob says that when they met, he thought her last name was her first.



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* '''Enforced''': The writers are used to writing stories in which the characters have only one name each, so they don't do well at coming up with last names.

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* '''Enforced''': The writers are used to writing stories in which the characters have only one name OnlyOneName each, so they don't do well at coming up with last names.

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* '''Subverted''': It's revealed that Alice's real surname is [[UnfortunateNames Bastard]].

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* '''Subverted''': It's revealed that Brooke is Alice's middle name; her real surname is [[UnfortunateNames Bastard]].



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The writers are used to writing stories in which the characters have only one name each, so they don't do well at coming up with last names.



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"Do any of your friends have two first names? You know, like 'Alice Brooke' or something?" "No. All my friends' last names are only used as last names."



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice has a sense of humor about her last name.
* '''Played For Drama''': Everyone teases Alice because of her name, and she becomes an outcast.



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* '''Parodied''': A nonsense name, like Zonch or Gleep, is used as the first name of one character and the last name of another.

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* '''Parodied''': A nonsense name, like Zonch or Gleep, is used as the first name of one character and the last name of another. Bonus points if [[AerithAndBob most other characters have generic names]].
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Why do so many of the characters on this show have TwoFirstNames?"
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* '''Exaggerated''': The character ''also'' has a middle name that they frequently use or refer to, i.e. Bob Tom Alexander.
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': The character ''also'' has a middle name that they frequently use or refer to, i.e. Bob e.g. "Alice Claire Brooke" or "Bob Tom Alexander.
Alexander".
* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice Williams and Bob Jeffries.



* '''Inverted''': Anderson Smith and Barrymore Jones

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* '''Inverted''': Anderson Smith and Barrymore JonesJones.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???A nonsense name, like Zonch or Gleep, is used as the first name of one character and the last name of another.



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???Alice Jones and Bob Smith.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"And this is Alice Brooke, my friend with TwoFirstNames."
* '''Invoked''': ???Alice changes her last name to Carol.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Alice changes her last name to Garrett.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???The character ''also'' has a middle name that they frequently use or refer to, i.e. Bob Tom Alexander.
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* '''Inverted''': The character has a first name that would serve well as a last name, but a surname that wouldn't work well as a given name.

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* '''Inverted''': The character has a first name that would serve well as a last name, but a surname that wouldn't work well as a given name.Anderson Smith and Barrymore Jones

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'''Basic Trope''': A character has, in addition to his or her given name, a surname that also serves well as a first name.
* '''Straight''': Alice Brooke and Bob Alexander.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Justified''': The character's last name was originally a first name
* '''Inverted''': The character has a first name that would serve well as a last name, but a surname that wouldn't work well as a given name.
* '''Subverted''': It's revealed that Alice's real surname is [[UnfortunateNames Bastard]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice then explains that while Bastard was her surname at birth, she had it legally changed because she was fed up with being ridiculed for it.
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