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{{quote|'''Stephen:''' A man with the ridiculous name of Leland W. Sprinkle...
'''Alan:''' American. He has to be American.
'''Stephen:''' American, yes....
|'''''[[QI]]''''' (on the subject of [[wikipedia:The Great Stalacpipe Organ|the Great Stalacpipe Organ]])}}
A trope whereby American characters, if intended to be comic, will be given a particular kind of over-the-top name for comedy effect. A character with this kind of name, may well also be subject to the various tropes often applied to American characters (see under "Americans" on [[National Stereotyping Tropes]] for some examples) and, of course, all the tropes to which a comic character would be subject. The name will often include one or more of the following:
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Compare [[Gunman with Three Names]], [[Preppy Name]], and [[Sesquipedalian Smith]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', there is a character named Alfred F. Jones, who is the personification of America.
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* The now-defunct British
== [[Literature]] ==
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* ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' also naturally has several examples, with the prize going to X Billups, who has no given name other than X.
* ''Money - A Suicide Note'', by Martin Amis features an American actor called Spunk Davis. The book's protagonist tries to explain to him why his name may be a problem for a movie's UK release, but chickens out.
* ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'': Perseus "Percy" Jackson whose best friends are Grover Underwood (somewhat justified because he's a saytr), Annabeth Chase, Nico di Angelo, and Thalia Grace. Other
== Live Action [[Film]] ==
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