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[[Patronymic]] can be considered a subtrope. Closely related to [[A Dog Named "Dog"]], when something is named for its species.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Speed Racer]]'''s parents: Speed's own name is a little occupation appropriate, but his mom and dad are literally named Mom and Pops Racer. In the original Japanese version, Speed and his entire family had real Japanese names.
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* The [[Golden Age]] Mr Terrific's butler, at least in Michael Chabon's version: "His name really is Butler. That's how long they've been doing it in his family."
* ''[[The Beano]]'' claimed, in response to a fan letter published on its letters page, that Dennis the Menace's father was actually named "Dennis's Dad" at birth. When he met a girl named "Dennis's Mum", he knew they were destined to be together.
* Used as an off-joke in an issue of ''[[Groo the Wanderer]]'' where there's a line for gladiators signing up:
{{quote|'''Official:''' Name?
'''Gladiator:''' Slayer of Men.
'''Official:''' Occupation?
'''Gladiator:''' Slayer of Men.}}
== Fan
* In one of the spinoff stories to ''[[You Got Haruhi Rolled]]'', the real name of Kyon's sister is revealed to actually be Imouto ([[Japanese Sibling Terminology|Japanese for "little sister"]]). She [[Wangst]]s over it in therapy.
* The Hunter in ''[[With Strings Attached]]''. His real name is Jim Hunter.
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* In ''[[Catch-22]]'', you've got Captain Major (whose first and middle names are also Major, making his full name Major Major Major), being promoted... to Major. Thus making him Major Major Major Major. Any further attempts to promote or demote him are blocked by [[Almighty Janitor|ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen]], who finds the whole situation hilarious.
* Farmer Farmer in ''The Fox Busters'' by Dick King-Smith.
* In a variant from the world of [[Shadowrun]], an employer who hire shadowrunners is colloquially referred to as "Mr. Johnson", regardless of gender, to ensure annonymity. One of them self-[[
* In ''The Nanny Diaries'', the main character's name is... Nanny.
* In ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'', Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler decide to become a cook and butler because of their names. (The only problem is, the family then has to ''stop'' calling Nanny Butler by her surname, because you just can't call a butler Butler.)
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* Timmy's Mom and Timmy's Dad from ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' apparently are actually named "Timmy's Mom" and "Timmy's Dad".
** In flashbacks, whenever people ask them their name, they say "My name is *car honking/cars driving by/some other loud noise obscuring their name*, but everyone just calls me Mom/Dad." It's more of an [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]] in this case.
* ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
* Coach from ''[[Moville Mysteries]]''.
* The [[Daffy Duck]] short ''[[Deduce You Say]]'' ends with the revelation that the criminal [[Sherlock Holmes|Dorlock Holmes]] and [[The Watson|Watkins]] are chasing is actually named Shropshire Slasher.
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Pirate Captain: There are some who call me... Pirate Captain. }}
* '''[[SpongeBob SquarePants|Good Ol' Whatshisname]]''': There's a character named Mr. Whatsittoya that Squidward thought it was false-name until...
* A [[Running Gag]] in ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' has reveals of Arnold's surname constantly interrupted. [[Word of God]] and (later) the [[Belated Finale]] confirm his surname is (as implied by a labeling on one of his baby toys in the final episode) actually "Shortman", the apparent nickname his (relatively tall) grandfather used for him the whole series.
== Real Life ==
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