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* ''[[Danny Phantom]]''

** Vlad, which means "rule", a name that fits him like a glove. Also an in-joke to the vampire-like thing he's got going on. In fact, he originally was planned to be one.

** Fire-haired musician ''Ember'' McLain

** Nikolai ''Tech''nus, a ghost who can control technology.

* ''[[Sushi Pack]]'' is rife with these. All the members of the Sushi Pack and the Legion of Low Tide are named after [[Edible Theme Naming|the type of sushi they are]]. Recurring villains [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Titanium Chef]] (a sushi chef), Sir Darkly (sadness and gloom personified), and The Collector also count, and one-shots A. Scientist and The Prevaricator (who can only tell lies).

* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' takes place in Miseryville, which is [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]]. Thus, the characters include [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Lucius Heinous VII]], named after Lucifer, the demon of pride, his son Beezy (which can only be short for "Beelzebub", the demon of gluttony) and ''Hel''oise (meaning ''famous warrior''). Also, there's Jimmy's dog Cerbee, named after the three-headed dog in [[Greek Mythology]], Jez, named after [[The Bible|King Ahab's]] wife, and Molotov, named after Stalin's protege.

* ''[[A Pup Named Scooby Doo]]'' had a bully character named Red Herring, who Fred would blame as the monster [[Once an Episode]]. Given his name, it was never him except for the one time Fred made a agreement with the rest of the gang NOT to blame Red Herring.

* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]''

** [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Ms. Doombringer]]

** Officer Shallowgrave (who has a voice like a shallow grave, to quote Cosmo)

* The members of Sector V on ''[[Codename Kids Next Door]]'':

** '''Nigel Uno (Numbuh 1)''': "Uno" is Spanish for "one" (though oddly, he's ''British'').

*** Also, a hoagie is a type of sandwich, and Numbuh 2 liked to eat a lot.

** '''Kuki Sanban (Numbuh 3)''': "Sanban" is Japanese for "third" (''san'' "three", ''-ban'' is a Japanese suffix used in creating ordinal numbers); "Kuki" is a reference to her ditzy personality ("kooky"). Her {{spoiler|evil}} little sister's name, '''Mushi''', translates as "insect," her irritable father '''Kani''' means "crab," and her mother is '''[[Genki Girl|Genki]]''' (more likely a reference to Kuki, as Genki doesn't act like her namesake).

** Dr. Zin. If you flip the "Z" you get an "S" for "Sin".

* [[Word Girl]] has a great vocabulary. The Butcher not only has meat-relates superpowers, but also butchers the English language. And Lady Redundant Woman's name contains redundancy in containing "Lady" and "Woman".

** Princess Luna controls the moon. Notably her sister [[Solar and Lunar|and counterpart]] Princess Celestia has a name more closely related to the heavens in general rather than the sun. Of course, when she's first introduced she has control of [[Fridge Brilliance|both the sun and moon]]...

** Rainbow Dash is a super speedy pegasus with a rainbow mane and tail.

** Some of the one-shot villains in the cartoon show, like Maestro, Dr. Charlatan, Ghostwriter.

* [[Xiaolin Showdown]] has a lot of fun with this.

** We have the obvious [[Dishing Out Dirt|Clay]], [[Punny Name|Chase]] [[Really 700 Years Old|Young]], [[Acrofatic|Tubbimura]], and [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Hannibal Bean]]...

 

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