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* On ''[[Angel]]'' a wizard who intended to [[Virgin Sacrifice|sacrifice his virgin daughter]] to a demon on his 50th birthday named said daughter ''Virginia''. It didn't work out, as his efforts to isolate her were extremely unsuccessful.
** And Gwen Raiden, named for the Japanese god of lightning. [[Shock and Awe|Guess what ability she has.]]
** Angel, named because his sister though he'd returned to her from the dead as an angel. Historical volumes describe him as "the one with the angelic face" and "the demon with the face of an angel". (In the opinion of some viewers, though, this was a case of [[Informed Attractiveness]].)
** Jasmine, so named because she loved the smell of Jasmine flowers, which in itself is meaningful, as The Language of Flowers states that the Jasmine flower symbolizes "attachment and amiability". [[Makes Sense in Context|Trust me, this is a
* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' had Eve, who was destined to bring about the "Twilight of the Gods". ''Eve''ning and ''Twilight'' are both times of day. Or... night I suppose...
** This is more of an out of universe example, as In Universe, Eve was named by her {{spoiler|dead older brother, who was completely unaware of Eve's destiny}}, during one of [[To Hell and Back|Xena and Gabrielle's many day-trips to the Underworld.]]
* ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' had George Michael's love interest Maeby, who was his [[Incest Is Relative|cousin]]... ''maybe.'' (By the end of the series, {{spoiler|we know they're not blood related}}.)
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