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A form of Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Anything really long or otherwise impossible to pronounce on the first try. H.P. Lovecraft made this his stock in trade. For example, Cthulhu, Ithaqua, Shub-Niggurath, Y'golonac (YOU FOOL! YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL!!), Nyarlathotep,Yog-Sothoth, Etc.

Remember, you should always consider the original language of the story. Something impossible to pronounce can be perfectly easy to say for someone who hears things like that for whole life. The same applies if character is supposed to be a foreigner, it might be normal for country of his origin.

Examples of Names to Run Away From Really Fast/Unpronouncable Names include:

Anime and Manga

Many of the arrancar from Bleach. Aaroniero Arruruerie, Nnoitra Jiruga, Grimmjow Jeagerjacques, Ulquiorra Schiffer, Szayel Aporro Grantz...the list goes on and on.

Comic Books

Film

Literature

From the Star Wars Expanded Universe: Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo, known to the galaxy as Thrawn.
The Forgotten Realms books have a habit of giving their dragons hideously long names.
Most of the Lovecraft horrors fall into this category, but the one you must always be mindful for is simple. If someone says 'Hastur, Hastur...' you have two options. You can shoot the man before he can say the third Hastur, or you can run, and never, ever look back.
- Nothing makes a person haul ass faster than a summoned Eldritch Abomination.
One example of a place name like this is Zzyzx from the Fablehaven series.
Parodied in A Series of Unfortunate Events -- The cruel and uncaring boss of Lucky Smells Lumbermill has an apparently unpronounceable name that is never given to the reader (and all attempts by Mr Poe at pronouncing it appear completely different). He is instead called "Sir".
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel:
- Tsagaglalal.
- Huitzilopochtli, another name for Mars Ultor.
- Coatlicue, the Mother of All the Gods.
- It's a bit of a Running Gag that Machiavelli has trouble pronouncing Quetzalcoatl's name.

Live Action TV

Romanadvoratrelundar from Doctor Who. While her first two incarnations were OK, even travelling with the Doctor, her third incarnation was... ruthless, to say the least.

MMORPGs

C'thun, Yogg-Saron, named faceless ones (R'khem, Volasj, etc), and named nerubians (Tutenkash, Anub'rekhan, etc) in World of Warcraft.

Music

Sunn O))) (including whatever that is after the Sunn part(you just don't pronounce it)) has a song called "Big Church [Megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért]". anyone familiar with their music in the least knows that this church is most certainly evil.

Mythology

The whole Aztec pantheon. Mictlantecutli, Centzon Huitznahua, Chalchiuhtlicue...

Tabletop Games

Tht Whch Hs N Vwls (That Which Has No Vowels) from Munchkin Cthulhu.

Video Games

Avoozl.
Ifnkovhgroghprm. (Rumplestiltskin in ROT13.)
Chattur'gha, Xel'lotath, and Ulyaoth of Eternal Darkness.
The W'rkncacnter from Marathon.
Chthon and Shub-Niggurath in Quake.
The Big Bad of the first Alone in The Dark is an undead pirate named Pregzt, and there's also a giant Sand Worm called the Chthonian, named after an H.P. Lovecraft beast, although it looks nothing like Lovecraft depicted (which was more like a squid).

Web Comics

K'Z'K the Voweless One from Sluggy Freelance. So much that people can't pronounce it well, and that infuriates him.
From Homestuck, Feferi Peixes's lusus is a monstrous, tentacled mass named Gl'bgolyb.
- The Zoologically Dubious beasts from Rose's grimoire have these kinds of names. Nrub'yiglith stands out in particular.
Secret from Keychain of Creation has a name so long that she can't pronounce it without fainting in the attempt.

Web Original

BKCRMWDJVG of the Whateley Universe, a demon who has its own hell dimension.

Western Animation

Nibbler's real name, apparently due to time constraints.

Real Life

For those who aren't Romanians, Nicolae Ceausescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party.

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 {{trope}}
-A form of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Anything [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|really long]] or otherwise impossible to pronounce on the first try. [[HP Lovecraft]] made this his stock in trade. For example, Cthulhu, Ithaqua, Shub-Niggurath, Y'golonac (YOU FOOL! [[Speak of the Devil|YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL!!]]), Nyarlathotep,Yog-Sothoth, Etc.
+A form of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Anything [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|really long]] or otherwise impossible to pronounce on the first try. [[H.P. Lovecraft]] made this his stock in trade. For example, Cthulhu, Ithaqua, Shub-Niggurath, Y'golonac (YOU FOOL! [[Speak of the Devil|YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL!!]]), Nyarlathotep,Yog-Sothoth, Etc.
 Remember, you should always consider the original language of the story. Something impossible to pronounce can be perfectly easy to say for someone who hears things like that for whole life. The same applies if character is supposed to be a foreigner, it might be normal for country of his origin.
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+{{examples}}
 == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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 == [[Comic Books]] ==
 * [[Superman|Mr. Mxyzptlyk]]
-* [[Green Lantern (Comic Book)|Dkrtzy Rrr]], [[Mind Screw|a living mathematical equation]].
+* [[Green Lantern|Dkrtzy Rrr]], [[Mind Screw|a living mathematical equation]].
 == [[Film]] ==
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 * From the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]: Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo, known to the galaxy as Thrawn.
 * The ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' books have a habit of giving their dragons hideously long names.
-* Most of the [[HP Lovecraft|Lovecraft]] horrors fall into this category, but the one you must always be mindful for is simple. If someone says 'Hastur, Hastur...' you have two options. You can shoot the man before he can say the third Hastur, or you can run, and never, ever look back.
+* Most of the [[H.P. Lovecraft|Lovecraft]] horrors fall into this category, but the one you must always be mindful for is simple. If someone says 'Hastur, Hastur...' you have two options. You can shoot the man before he can say the third Hastur, or you can run, and never, ever look back.
 ** Nothing makes a person haul ass faster than a summoned [[Eldritch Abomination]].
-* One example of [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place|a place name like this]] is Zzyzx from the ''[[Fablehaven (Literature)|Fablehaven]]'' series.
+* One example of [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place|a place name like this]] is Zzyzx from the ''[[Fablehaven]]'' series.
 * Parodied in [[A Series of Unfortunate Events]] -- The cruel and uncaring boss of Lucky Smells Lumbermill has an apparently unpronounceable name that is never given to the reader (and all attempts by Mr Poe at pronouncing it appear completely different). He is instead called "Sir".
 * ''[[The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel]]'':
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 == [[Live Action TV]] ==
-* Romanadvoratrelundar from [[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]. While her first two incarnations were OK, even travelling with the Doctor, her [[Gallifrey|third incarnation]] was... ruthless, to say the least.
+* Romanadvoratrelundar from [[Doctor Who]]. While her first two incarnations were OK, even travelling with the Doctor, her [[Gallifrey|third incarnation]] was... ruthless, to say the least.
 == [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]] ==
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 == [[Tabletop Games]] ==
-* Tht Whch Hs N Vwls ([[Don't Explain the Joke|That Which Has No Vowels]]) from ''[[Munchkin (Tabletop Game)|Munchkin]] Cthulhu''.
+* Tht Whch Hs N Vwls ([[Don't Explain the Joke|That Which Has No Vowels]]) from ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]] Cthulhu''.
 == [[Video Games]] ==
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 * [[King's Quest I|Ifnkovhgroghprm.]] ({{spoiler|1=Rumplestiltskin in ROT13.}})
 * Chattur'gha, Xel'lotath, and Ulyaoth of ''[[Eternal Darkness]]''.
-* The W'rkncacnter from ''[[Marathon (Video Game)|Marathon]]''.
+* The W'rkncacnter from ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]''.
 * Chthon and Shub-Niggurath in ''[[Quake]]''.
-* The [[Big Bad]] of the first ''[[Alone in The Dark]]'' is an undead pirate named Pregzt, and there's also a giant [[Sand Worm]] called the Chthonian, named after an [[HP Lovecraft]] beast, although it looks nothing like Lovecraft depicted (which was more like a squid).
+* The [[Big Bad]] of the first ''[[Alone in The Dark]]'' is an undead pirate named Pregzt, and there's also a giant [[Sand Worm]] called the Chthonian, named after an [[H.P. Lovecraft]] beast, although it looks nothing like Lovecraft depicted (which was more like a squid).
 == [[Web Comics]] ==
 * K'Z'K the Voweless One from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''. So much that people can't pronounce it well, and that infuriates him.
-* From ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'', Feferi Peixes's lusus is a monstrous, tentacled mass named Gl'bgolyb.
+* From ''[[Homestuck]]'', Feferi Peixes's lusus is a monstrous, tentacled mass named Gl'bgolyb.
 ** The Zoologically Dubious beasts from Rose's grimoire have these kinds of names. Nrub'yiglith stands out in particular.
 * Secret from ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'' has a name so long that she can't pronounce it without fainting in the [http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0001.html attempt].
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 == [[Real Life]] ==
-* For those who aren't Romanians, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceausescu Nicolae Ceausescu], General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party.
+* For those who aren't Romanians, [[wikipedia:Nicolae Ceausescu|Nicolae Ceausescu]], General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party.
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