Dark Age of Supernames/Quotes

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Doctor: "Captain Atom?" What kind of name is that? What's wrong with a snappy one word name? The only way he can feel important is to use a title?
Hawksmoor: You mean like Doctor?
Elsewhere!

Captain Atom: This one's called "Voodoo". All these blunt, one-word names. I don't get it. No pizzazz. No style.
Captain Atom: Armageddon #4
Name wild, Captain mild.
Twig (quoting his father), The Edge Chronicles
Are you new to this line of work? Do you have a clever name like "Grifter"? One that sounds hip at first until you realize it's trying too hard?