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So you're feeling unimportant and want to make a name for yourself, a name worth remembering. Or maybe you want a nickname stand out among your friends. Maybe you just need a change of pace and want to shake things up.
So you're feeling unimportant and want to make a name for yourself, a name worth remembering. Or maybe you want a nickname o stand out among your friends. Maybe you just need a change of pace and want to shake things up.


Or, let's say you're a superhero - you've got the powers, got the costume, got the cool origin story, now you just need to pick the perfect superhero name for evildoers to tremble at. Maybe you go with something that describes your powers, or a [[Dark Age of Supernames|grim n' gritty]] one-syllable name that strikes fear into evildoers, or you can aim to be the next classic superhero who triumphs over the setting's [[Legion of Doom]]!
Or, let's say you're a superhero - you've got the powers, got the costume, got the cool origin story, now you just need to pick the perfect superhero name for evildoers to tremble at. Maybe you go with something that describes your powers, or a [[Dark Age of Supernames|grim n' gritty]] one-syllable name that strikes fear into evildoers, or you can aim to be the next classic superhero who triumphs over the setting's [[Legion of Doom]]!
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See also [[The Adjectival Superhero]], [[Have a Gay Old Time]] (the cause for most names on this list) and [[Giver of Lame Names]].
See also [[The Adjectival Superhero]], [[Have a Gay Old Time]] (the cause for most names on this list) and [[Giver of Lame Names]].


'''Please note that this trope is only about embarrassing names ''that the character specifically chooses''. If it's a name the person was born with, see [[Unfortunate Names]].'''
'''Please note that this trope is only about embarrassing names ''that the character specifically chooses'' - if it's a name the person was born with, see [[Unfortunate Names]].'''


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