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* ''[[The Secret Show]]'' had Professor Professor and Doctor Doctor. Professor Professor's brother Maestro later joined the trope when he became a Maestro. Also their mother is known as Frau Frau.
* ''[[Sheep in The Big City]]:'' Farmer John. John is his last name, by the way. His first name is Far, and his middle name is Mer.
* ''[[Speed Racer (Anime)|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.
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' the rich Texan character's full name is Richard Texan. But you can call him "Rich".
** "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" Part 2 implies that Groundskeeper Willie's first name really ''is'' Groundskeeper, as at one point Lisa refers to him as "grounds-tender Groundskeeper Willie", though a more recent episode revealed that his full name is William MacDougal.
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* 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.
* ''[[The Pirates! inIn Anan Adventure Withwith Scientists!]]'': The Pirate Captain's name is indeed Pirate Captain, as we see when he signs his name as such on an entry form.
** Lampshaded when he meets [[Queen Victoria]].
{{quote| Victoria: What's your name, Pirate Captain?<br />
Pirate Captain: There are some who call me... Pirate Captain. }}
* '''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)| Good Ol' Whatshisname]]''': There's a character named Mr. Whatsittoya that Squidward thought it was false-name until...
 
== Anime and Manga ==
* In the manga ''Maoyuu Maou Yuusha'', this trope applies to ''the entire cast.''
* L in ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' is an example of the nickname version. It is assumed to be a nickname but is revealed to be his actual first name in [[All There in the Manual|external material]].
* The two titles held by King Bradley of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' are usually translated as "[[Putting Onon the Reich|Führer]]" and "[[Our Presidents Are Different|President]]". "King"? That's his ''actual'' first name. Possibly justified, in that he was part of a breeding program to create the ideal ruler for Amestris.
* The main character in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Nini]]'' is named Battler in a case of [[Gratuitous English]] meets [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]].
 
== Comic Books ==
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== Fan Fiction ==
* In one of the spinoff stories to ''[[You Got Haruhi Rolled (Fanfic)|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|Wangsts]] over it in therapy.
* The Hunter in ''[[With Strings Attached (Fanfic)|With Strings Attached]]''. His real name is Jim Hunter.
* In ''[[Calvin At Camp (Fanfic)|Calvin Atat Camp]]'', one character is always referred to as "The Bear." Turns out, that's his real name, complete with the "The."
* One of the founding members<ref>It's no great secret what his original name was, but he doesn't seem to like seeing it referenced, so we won't say what it is here.</ref> of [[Eyrie Productions Unlimited]] legally changed his name to his nickname "MegaZone". (And reports great enjoyment at seeing how direct mail marketing outfits try to cope with it.)
 
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Forty48 Eight HoursHrs.]]'', Eddie Murphy continually calls Nick Nolte's character "Jack" as a sarcastic nickname. Eventually Nolte tells him to stop doing that, since Jack is actually his name.
* In ''[[Kill Bill]]'', Bill constantly refers to the Bride as "kiddo". It sounds like a patronizing nickname until we find out her name is actually Beatrix Kiddo.
* In ''[[The Villain (Film)|The Villain]]'', the heroic handsome stranger's name really is Handsome Stranger.
* In ''[[Down Periscope]]'', the submarine's electrician goes by the name Nitro. This is because his name literally ''is'' Michael Nitro.
** He's working on a nickname though. What do you think of... Mike?
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* In ''[[Austin Powers]]'', Number Two's name is actually Number Two.
** Though in ''Goldmember'' it's shown it started as his rank in the school grades, so it might be [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]].
* In ''[[Spaceballs (Film)|Spaceballs]]'', there is an extended joke based on this ( [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Spaceballs from Wikiquote]:)
{{quote| '''Dark Helmet:''' [to Sandurz] Who is he?<br />
'''Colonel Sandurz:''' He's an Asshole, sir.<br />
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Mama, Papa, Brother, and Sister Bear from ''[[The Berenstain Bears]]''. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when another girl makes fun of Sister's name.
* In ''[[Artemis Fowl (Literature)|Artemis Fowl]]'', there's the Butler-family, who have served as butlers (of the '[[Battle Butler|battle]]' variety) to the Fowl-family for generations. According to the first book, there is some dispute about whether the Butler-family changed their name to suit their role, at some point in antiquity - or if the term 'Butler' was actually derived from the famously faithful and competent Butler-family.
* 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-[[Lampshades]] this trope in one of the Shadowrun novels, remarking on the irony that her name really ''is'' Johnson.
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* In the Polish series ''[[Kapitan Bomba]]'', there is a character named Starfleet Admiral. He's an admiral in Starfleet.
* ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]:'' The Russos dad once hired a tutor named Tutor to help Max prepare for a wizarding test. Alex later explains that it's normal for wizards in the wizarding world to name their children after the jobs they hope they'll have when they grow up. She then explains that it doesn't always work out, and that their dad once had a dentist named Butcher.
* Pilot, from ''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]'', who is named after his function aboard Moya. This trope even extends to the rest of his species. It is never revealed if he even has a personal name, but presumably his own kind have some way of differentiating each other. It's revealed that Pilot language is so fantastically dense and complex that translator microbes just give up on it until they simplify their sentences. It would thus be nothing for them to address each other with full descriptions that left little doubt who they were talking to, similar to someone saying "I am doing fine, Caucasian male in a charcoal gray suit with thin purple tie who works in my department and is currently standing to the left of the water cooler." and not having it take forever or be awkward.
* Lieutenant Murtagh of ''[[Family Matters]]'' told Carl that he had his first name legally changed to "Lieutenant." When he told Carl this, Carl asked what his name was before that. Lieutenant's reply was that before that time it was "Sergeant."
 
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Jump Start (Comic Strip)|Jump Start]]'', Doctor Appleby is a young child whose given name is Doctor. His parents dress him in scrubs, and expect him to grow up to be a doctor.
 
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* [[Ultimate Warrior|The Ultimate Warrior's]] real name was James Hellwig. However, he legally changed his name to Warrior to [[Money, Dear Boy|cash off the name's fame and legacy.]]
** It was also so that he could keep the identity he was best known as, since the WWE owned the Ultimate Warrior name. Considering what happened with the likes of the Dudleys when they left the WWE & were forced to drop the names they had become known by throughout the industry, he's been [[Vindicated Byby History]].
 
== Radio ==
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== Theater ==
* The last names of the "Pyramus and Thisbe" actors in ''[[A Midsummer NightsNight's Dream]]'' correspond to their professions. For example, Nick Bottom is a weaver--and the "bottom" was a tool used in weaving.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In the ''[[Dragon Age]]'' world, the qunari are adherents to a particular religious structure that defines what ones job is to be. That job is then the name the qunari is called. One of the companions in Origins is a qunari named Sten, which really only means he's warrior of a higher rank. Their general is called Arishok, but that's just the qunari word for general. Any personal name they have is not revealed because it's more of a social security number for record-keeping purposes.
* Postal Dude from ''[[Postal]]'' is really named that.
* A recurring major character in the ''[[War CraftWarcraft]]'' universe is Thrall (who was raised in slavery). His name literally is "Thrall," and he does not change it even after he escapes and ceases to be a thrall.
** Although when Thrall finally [http://www.wowwiki.com/Quest:Hero_of_the_Mag%27har#Transcript_from_final_cutscene returns to Nagrand] in the Burning Crusade expansion, we finally learn the name his parents gave him. It's Go'el.
* The Bard from the most recent version of ''[[The Bards Tale]]''.
* In the ''[[Catacomb Fantasy Trilogy3-D]]'', the player character's [[Arch Enemy]] and general enemy to all that is good is called Nemesis.
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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** Also there's White Mage, Black Belt, Lich, Ranger, Berserker, Rogue, Cleric, all their given names. The only one that's actually a case of [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]] is Dragoon, whose name is implied to be [[Embarrassing First Name|Sebastian.]]
* In ''[[Goblins]]'', every goblin is given a name at birth which is prophetic of his future - sometimes, this includes their future role or station in life. The most notable example is Chief, who became the village Chief (this one was eventually revealed to be cheating to avoid a fight when the old chief died).
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'', [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0703.html this strip] reveals that minor characters literally have names like "Goblin Cleric #2" and "Hobgoblin Warrior from Strip #433, Panel 3".
** It's worth noting that this is a universe where otherwise unimportant side characters have invoked the [[Mauve Shirt]] trope to survive near-death experiences by revealing their names, so perhaps that's not so surprising.
* ''[[Scary Go Round]]'': After going without a name for a long time, it turned out that the Mayor of Tackleford really was named "Mr Mayor"; James Mayor, in fact.
* Cecania's mother in ''[[Sore Thumbs]]'' was "Mother Greensworthington" even as an undergraduate, so apparently 'Mother' is her given name.
* In ''[[Romantically Apocalyptic (Webcomic)|Romantically Apocalyptic]]'', [[The Captain|The Captain's]] nickname for Sniper is Mr. Snippy. As it turns out, Sniper's real name is Charles Snippy.
* ''[[Homestuck]]'': The carapace people are addressed by two-word titles like "Aimless Renegade" or "Post Mistress".
** [[Problem Sleuth]] does this too.
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