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{{trope}}
As the [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]] trope says, some characters have the misfortune of being known only by their job title.
Milder examples can include a nickname that turns out to actually be the character's name. For a full comedy incarnation of this trope, the given name will be the full job description.
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{{quote|Victoria: What's your name, Pirate Captain?
Pirate Captain: There are some who call me... Pirate Captain. }}
* '''[[SpongeBob SquarePants|
== Anime and Manga ==
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== Fan Fiction ==
* In one of the spinoff stories to ''[[You Got Haruhi Rolled]]'', the real name of Kyon's sister is revealed to actually be Imouto ([[Japanese Sibling Terminology|Japanese for "little sister"]]). She [[Wangst
* The Hunter in ''[[With Strings Attached]]''. His real name is Jim Hunter.
* In ''[[Calvin at Camp]]'', one character is always referred to as "The Bear." Turns out, that's his real name, complete with the "The."
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* In ''The Nanny Diaries'', the main character's name is... Nanny.
* In ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'', Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler decide to become a cook and butler because of their names. (The only problem is, the family then has to ''stop'' calling Nanny Butler by her surname, because you just can't call a butler Butler.)
* In the Scandinavian film ''The Cuckoo'', the protagonist meets up with a Russian man and, unable to understand his language, calls him "Ivan" out of stereotype. His guess turns out to be
* ''[[Holes]]'': Mr Sir's last name really is Sir. [[Embarrassing First Name|His first name]] [[Gender Blender Name|on the other hand...]]
** It's implied in the sequel that "Mr Sir" is a pseudonym he uses to hide from the police. Supported by the film, in which he is identified at the end as Marion Sevillo, and he is arrested on a parole violation.
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== Theater ==
* The last names of the "Pyramus and Thisbe" actors in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' correspond to their professions. For example, Nick Bottom is a
== [[Video Games]] ==
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