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** The seductive "Subtle Flame" that is Kirche? Her [[Overly Long Name]] is Kirche Augusta Frederika von Anhalt Zerbst. The character sheet mentions her name is taken from Sophia Augusta Frederika of Anhalt-Zerbst, who is none other than [[wikipedia:Catherine The Great|Catherine II of Russia]].
* In ''[[Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!!|Bakusou Kyoudai Let's and Go]]'', the main characters' names, Retsu and Gou, are a pun on "Let's go!". Also, combined with their friend Jun, the three are named for Jun Retsugou, the stage name of Yoshiji Watanabe, one of the members of a 70's Japanese [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine|manzai comedy]] trio.
* Almost everybody in ''[[
** The [[Action Girl]] -centered ''Stone Ocean'' saga of ''[[
* In ''[[Bleach]]'' the top ten Arrancar, the Espada, are all named after, of all things, Mexican architects and designers.
* In ''[[Cromartie High School]]'', all of the schools, including the titular one, are named after foreigners that played on Japanese baseball teams.
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* Lampshaded in an episode of ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', where the monster that lives in the Aqua Teen's attic is named "Willie Nelson".
* Each of the titular [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] are notably named after famous Renaissance artists.
* Mr. Oskar Kokoschka from [[Hey Arnold!]]! is named after an Austrian expressionist painter.
* Amethyst van der Troll from ''[[Trollz]]'' appears to be named after Anneliese van der Pol (Chelsea Daniels on ''[[That's So Raven]]'').
* In ''[[The Replacements]]'', the main characters go to "[[George Washington]] Middle School"
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== Real Life ==
* Though now more or less abandoned, the naming system of the US Navy had destroyers named after naval heroes. Still in use is the trend of naming aircraft carriers after former presidents: most recently USS ''[[George
** Uniquely, [[Jimmy Carter]] asked if, rather than an aircraft carrier, he could have a nuclear submarine, as he had been trained as a nuclear engineer but left the Navy a year before USS ''Nautilus'' came online. Sure enough, USS ''Jimmy Carter'' is a ''Seawolf''-class nuclear attack sub, launched in 2005.
* There's quite a few porn stars who do this for [[Porn Names]] - usually a name that's similar, rather than identical (such as Dru Berrymore), although there is one young lady out there performing in hardcore under the stage name of Cindy Crawford.
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