Name's the Same: Difference between revisions

[[File:DennisAndDennis.jpg|link=Dennis the Menace|frame|Left: [[Dennis the Menace (UK comic strip)|Dennis the Menace]].<br />Right: [[Dennis the Menace (US comic strip)|Dennis the Menace]].]]

{{quote|''"It's probably just a coincidence, Homer. Like that guy named Anthony Michael Hall who stole your car stereo."''|'''Marge Simpson''', '''''[[The Simpsons]]'''''}}

When unrelated shows have characters who have the very same name. Most of the time it's unintentional. Nevertheless, sometimes the similarities in situation or personality are strong enough to inspire [[Folgers Crossover|quite interesting]] [[Crossover]] [[Fan Fiction]] and [[Epileptic Trees]].

This is, in essence, an [[Averted Trope|Aversion]] of a [[Shout -Out]] (although there are occasional cases where it's actually done as a Shout Out). Said characters happen to have a few similar attributes and the same name, ('''Unless the name is a single word, not "a similar name" nor "The same first name" nor "The same last name". The entire name is the same.''') but it's meaningless, or not overly significant. [[Alice Allusion]], [[My Hero Zero]], and [[Name of Cain]] are subtropes. Contrast [[One Steve Limit]]. See also [[Unfortunate Names]]. If this applies to a character and his/her actor/actress, see [[The Danza]]. When imposed on a character by their parents (or other namers) may lead to a [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]].

*For examples comparing real life to fictional names, see the [[Name's the Same/Real vs. Fictional|Real vs. Fictional]] subpage.

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