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* A variant is found in, of all places, [[Philip Pullman]]'s ''Northern Lights'' (or ''The Golden Compass''), the first book of the ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy: it is mentioned that Iofur Raknison, being completely enchanted with [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bitch in residence]] Marisa Coulter, will soon create a capital city for the armored bears, and name it after her.

* In the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Expanded Universe]], they have the [[Planetville|ecumenopolis]] [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Empress_Teta_system Empress Teta], which was named after the empress who united the planet and fought off the Sith invasion.

* [[Star Wars]]: [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Utoxx_Prentioch Utoxx Prentioch] names his [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Prentioch%27s_Dominion Imperial Remnant faction] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Prentioch flagship] after himself. [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Imperial_Remnant_factions\]

* [[Star Wars]]: [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Utoxx_Prentioch Utoxx Prentioch] names his [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Prentioch%27s_Dominion Imperial Remnant faction] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Prentioch flagship] after himself. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022013551/http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Imperial_Remnant_factions]

* In [[Graham McNeill]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Ultramarines (novel)|Ultramarines]]'' novel ''The Killing Ground'', Barbaran renamed the capital of the conquered planet after himself. {{spoiler|After he dies for the massacre he staged, Uriel thinks it quite certain that the capital will be renamed.}}

* In the ''[[Tunnels]]'' series, [[Adventure Archaeologist]] Dr. Burrows, while heroic, has a somewhat alarming tendency to attempt to rename anything he discoveries after himself.