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* In ''[[The Matrix]]'', the Agents all have extremely common names, including Brown and Smith. The good guys, on the other hand, have [[Faux Symbolism|Faux-symbolic]] handles like Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, etc.
* Jonathan Doe in ''[[Se7en]]''
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== Literature ==
* Room 101 in George Orwell's ''[[
* In ''[[
** This is less for ominous effect than comedy, inverting people's attempts to give themselves [[Awesome McCoolname|cooler names]] (especially if they're into vampires and the like.)
*** Particularly apt, since Agnes Nitt's pseudonym of Perdita X. Dream ("The X stands for 'someone with a really cool and interesting middle name'") used to be the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Awesome McCoolname]].
== Live
* In the HBO series ''[[True Blood]]'', one of the main characters is a vampire named Bill Compton, and Sookie is surprised that he has such a boring name.
* In the TV series ''[[American Gothic]]'', Sarah Vowell chooses the [[Goth]] name 'Becky' because it is the scariest name she can think of.
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[[Category:Naming Conventions]]
▲[[Category:Ominous Mundanity]]
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