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Milder examples can include a nickname that turns out to actually be the character's name. For a full comedy incarnation of this trope, the given name will be the full job description.
[[Patronymic]] can be considered a subtrope. Closely related to [[A Dog Named "Dog"]], when something is named for its species.
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== Animation ==
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* Sheriff Bronson Stone of ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Inc]]'', whose first name actually is "Sheriff", because that's what his mother always wanted him to be.
* Timmy's Mom and Timmy's Dad from ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' 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 and Mandy]]'': In a flashback from when he was a kid, Billy's Dad had a shirt with "Billy's Dad" written on it. It's odd, since the series had already established Billy's Dad's name as "Harold".
* Coach from ''[[Moville Mysteries]]''.
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* 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 On 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 Ni]]'' is named Battler in a case of [[Gratuitous English]] meets [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]].
== Comic Books ==
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** A similar joke appears in ''[[Spy Kids]]'', with Floop's minion, Alexander Minion.
* 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 />
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== [[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 By History]].
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* In ''[[Pv P]]'', Jace's butler's name is Butler.
** Cole also once chastised him for calling his maid "Sweet Cans", but it turned out that, yes, her name really was Suitecannes.
* Red Mage, Black Mage, Thief and Fighter from ''[[
** They have last names, but those fare little better, with Fighter McWarrior, Black Mage Evilwizardington, and Red Mage Statkowski.
** 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 ''[[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".
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