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== Albanian ==

* In [[The Simpsons]] episode "The Crepes of Wrath", the Albanian exchange student/spy living with the Simpsons in exchange for Bart is named [[wikipedia:Adil Çarçani|Adil]] [[wikipedia:Enver Hoxha|Hoxha]].

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== Tibetan ==

* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''The Abominable Snowmen'', which was set in a Tibetan monastery, had characters with the names of prominent historical figures in Tibetan Buddhism.

* As did ''[[~~Discworld/Thief of Time|~~Thief of Time]]'', set in a [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] version.

* As did ''[[Thief of Time]]'', set in a [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] version.

** There's also "[[wikipedia:Lobsang Rampa|Lobsang]] [[Honest John's Dealership|Dibbler]]" in ''[[~~Discworld/Witches Abroad|~~Witches Abroad]]''. Since this is an example of a conman using the same name as a probable conman, it could be described as ''authentically'' inauthentic.

** There's also "[[wikipedia:Lobsang Rampa|Lobsang]] [[Honest John's Dealership|Dibbler]]" in ''[[Witches Abroad]]''. Since this is an example of a conman using the same name as a probable conman, it could be described as ''authentically'' inauthentic.

* Tenzin, the Tibetan villager that helps Nate in ''[[Uncharted]] 2: Among Thieves'', was most likely named after Tenzin Gyatso, the religious name of the 14th Dalai Lama.

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