Some Call Me... Tim: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'''Tim:''' I... am an Enchanter.

 

The [[Trope Namers]] is ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', although it's not a confirmed example. While it was revealed by the Pythons that Tim the Enchanter was scripted with another name that [[John Cleese]] could never remember, there is no evidence of it being long or unpronounceable. Also see [[Translation: "Yes"]].

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Ren and Miu in ''[[DearS]]'' are called Ren and Miu because those are fragments of their [[Overly Long Name|absurdly long full names]]. Interestingly, "Ren" means "nothing" in the DearS language, which confuses and angers Miu. Takeya gave Ren her name because it's the first number of her [[You Are Number Six|ID number]]; this ends up being a plot point. Whereas Ren uses the first part of her ID number as her name, Miu uses the last part.

{{quote|'''Bart:''' What's your name?

'''Jim:''' Well, my name is Jim, but most people call me... Jim. }}

 

== [[Literature]] ==

{{quote|"Perhaps my core name would be easier for the average fleet officer. Call me Thrawn."}}

** Thrawn was, among his own people, somewhat infamous for being non-traditional. He, however, regarded it simply as being pragmatic. Not using his somewhat tongue-twisting full name among outsiders was the least of his defiance of not so logical traditions. {{spoiler|He eventually went too far for his people to accept, and was exiled for it. But [[The Chessmaster|Thrawn]] [[The Strategist|being]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Thrawn]], [[Xanatos Gambit|this was his prefered outcome]]. If they didn't, it would be a license to go further.}}

** In another of Pratchett's works, ''Strata'', an alien character says "My name is sixty-three syllables long, but you may call me Silver".

* Fred the sentient [[wikipedia:White hole|white hole]] from [[Diane Duane]]'s ''[[Young Wizards]]'' series. His full name ''starts'' with "Khairelikoblepharehglukumeilichephreidosd'enagouni" and is probably a lot longer than that.

* Nolaloth (short for Nolalothcaragasint) in ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]''.

* Tka-Rik in ''Evil Islands''.

* Used twice in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', by the hanar Delan (Full name: Delanynder) and the turian Lilihierax, who prefers to be called Li since nobody bothers to get his name right.

** In the case of Delanynder, that isn't even his true name; hanar only use their "soul name" with people they are close to, adopting a "face name" for regular interaction. That is, EVERY hanar uses this trope.

{{quote|Meighen: God, did we sound this bad when we were into new age?

Kath: All two weeks? Probably. }}

* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has Zola, known as Zola La Sirène Dorée, whose given name is {{spoiler|Zola Anya Talinka Venia Zeblinkya Malfeazium}}.

* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' has an [[Supernatural Aid|Immortal]] who chose as the "full name" for herself Pandora Chaos Raven. The "Chaos" part was given by her last minion when she didn't give him any other and her appearance to him fit the name accordingly. According to one of the other Immortals (who goes by Jerry), they usually take random mythological names anyway ([[Hilarity Ensues]] when [[One Steve Limit|two "Zeus"es meet]]).

** In a similar vein, there is a young girl in the San Francisco Bay Area called La-a, pronounced Ladasha although this lacks the extra level of punning wordplay. However, this is more than likely an [[Urban Legend]].

* A well-known child in Singapore (of Javanese ancestry) was named "Batman bin Suparman."

* A Swedish couple once tried to name their child Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116. It was pronounced Albin. When they were forbidden, they tried to call him "a". Also pronounced Albin. Both of these were in protest of the naming laws.

* There's the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales in the UK, which is rendered on road signs as "Llanfair P.G.".

 

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