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* Sometimes the owner gets creative with this trope - Their dog is, indeed, named "Dog", but they pronounce each letter individually in a way that makes it sound like a decent name (imagine "Diogi").
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* Adam is the Hebrew word for "man". Similarly, Andrew is derived from the ancient Greek word for "man."
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* Adam is the Hebrew word for "man". Similarly, Andrew "man" in the collective sense. Meanwhile, "Andrew" is derived from the ancient an Ancient Greek word for "man."("andros") that means "man" in the gender sense (in contrast to woman, which is "gynos"), so [[NonIndicativeName naming your daughters with it or its derivations actually means recognizing them as males]].
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** A more oblique example: in African-American communities Nene (and [[MyNaymeIs variant spellings thereof]]) is a popular girl's name, derived from West African ''nyene'' meaning "girl" or "young woman."
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*Sometimes the owner gets creative with this trope - Their dog is, indeed, named "Dog", but they pronounce each letter individually in a way that makes it sound like a decent name (imagine "Diogi").
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Examples are a lot like guns. It works better with bullets.
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The scientific name for a western lowlands gorilla? ''Gorilla gorilla gorilla.'' Only slightly worse than MagillaGorilla.
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The scientific name for a western lowlands gorilla? ''Gorilla gorilla gorilla.'' Only slightly better worse than MagillaGorilla.
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* There was also a shopping mall called ''The Mall'' in Kuala Lumpur, UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}}. It has since changed it's name to ''Putra Place'' when a new management took over tho.
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* A survey back in the Nineties determined that the most common cat name in Britain was "Sooty," the most common in Canada was "Pasha," and the most common in the U.S. was "Kitty." This little factoid was used in AdBumpers during Canadian [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday Morning Cartoons]] around the year 2000.
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* There was also a shopping mall called ''The Mall'' in Kuala Lumpur, UsefulNotes/Malaysia.UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}}. It has since changed it's name to ''Putra Place'' when a new management took over tho.
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* An exceptionally common phenomenon in Japan, where animals are often generally referred to by onomatopoeia of the sounds they make, along with a cutesy honorific: e.g., a puppy might be referred to simply as "Wan-chan", or a cat "Nyanko". As this is slightly different from simply calling a dog "dog", these "names" very frequently stick and often go unquestioned.
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* An exceptionally common phenomenon in Japan, where animals are often generally referred to by onomatopoeia of the sounds they make, along with a cutesy honorific: e.g., a puppy might be referred to simply as "Wan-chan", or a cat "Nyanko". As this is slightly different from simply calling a dog "dog", "dog" (or in this case "inu"), these "names" very frequently stick and often go unquestioned.
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* An exceptionally common phenomenon in Japan, where animals are often generally referred to by onomatopoeia of the sounds they make, along with a cutesy honorific: e.g., a puppy might be referred to simply as "Wan-chan", or a cat "Nyanko". As this is slightly different from simply calling a dog "dog", these "names" very frequently stick and often go unquestioned.
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** Colleen is the generic word for "girl" in Ireland, as is Sheila in Australia.
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* The Moon.
** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] because the name originates as a singular name for Earth's moon, back when we didn't realise any others existed. The use of the term to describe the class of objects came later and was named after the first known example.
** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] because the name originates as a singular name for Earth's moon, back when we didn't realise any others existed. The use of the term to describe the class of objects came later and was named after the first known example.
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* Not so common, but still heard from time to time: a dog named Diojee or some variant thereof (said aloud, it becomes "D-O-G").
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* There is a shopping mall in St. Matthews, Kentucky, named The Mall. To distinguish it from other shopping malls in the area, it is sometimes specified as The Mall in St. Matthews.
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* There is a shopping mall in St. Matthews, Kentucky, originally named The Mall. To distinguish it from other shopping malls in the area, it is was sometimes specified as The Mall in St. Matthews. Its official name is now Mall St. Matthews.
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* Music/TheBand
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** Common name for an orange tabby (aka ginger) cat: Ginger.
** Common name for a calico (tortoiseshell-and-white) cat: Callie.
* Beverly Nichols mentioned in one of his books that his Hungarian neighbours had a cat called Cica -- Hungarian for "cat".
** Common name for a calico (tortoiseshell-and-white) cat: Callie.
* Beverly Nichols mentioned in one of his books that his Hungarian neighbours had a cat called Cica -- Hungarian for "cat".
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*** Some science-fiction works try to avert this by christening the moon "Luna" and the sun "Sol". Pretty much the same thing, really.
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* Many monotheists express loyalty to a god they call "{{God}}".
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* Many monotheists express loyalty to a god they call "{{God}}". Jehovah's Witnesses are notable for being Christians that avert this.
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* It's not uncommon for dog owners to call their dogs Dee-O-Gee. This troper knows of a family who owns a cat named Cee-A-Tee, and has considered such a name for a cat herself.
** This troper once had a cat named T.K., for "the kitten", derived from many references such as "Have you seen the kitten?". As no-one came up with a better name, that's the one that stuck.
** This troper once had a cat named T.K., for "the kitten", derived from many references such as "Have you seen the kitten?". As no-one came up with a better name, that's the one that stuck.
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* Common name for a rescued stray dog: Dog. Often, because the person who decides to take them in has been calling them "Dog" for a long time before doing so, or maybe ''that'' person is unimaginative.
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** This troper once had a cat named T.K., for "the kitten", derived from many references such as "Have you seen the kitten?". As no-one came up with a better name, that's the one that stuck.
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* Common name for a rescued stray dog: Dog. Often, because the person who decides to take them in has been calling them "Dog" for a long time before doing so, or maybe the person is unimaginative.
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* Common name for a rescued stray dog: Dog. Often, because the person who decides to take them in has been calling them "Dog" for a long time before doing so, or maybe the ''that'' person is unimaginative.
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* Averted, at least for some species. Research has started to discover that some species other than humans actually do have names in their own languages (such as it may be). For instance whales and parrots will have specific songs they use to identify themselves with and by which others will use. Some may even end up with nicknames.
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* Averted, at least for some species. species! Research has started to discover that some species other ''other'' than humans actually do have names in their own languages (such as it may be). For instance whales and parrots will have specific ''specific'' songs they use to identify themselves with and by which others will use. Some may even end up with nicknames.song 'nicknames'.
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* Common name for a rescued stray dog: Dog. Often, because the person who decides to take them in has been calling them "Dog" for some time before doing so.
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* Common name for a rescued stray dog: Dog. Often, because the person who decides to take them in has been calling them "Dog" for some a long time before doing so.so, or maybe the person is unimaginative.
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* Common name for a male kangaroo, when named as a joey: Joey.
* Common name for a tomcat: Tom.
** Common name for a molly: Molly.
** Common name for a tabby cat: Tabby.
* Common name for a rescued stray dog: Dog. Often, because the person who decides to take them in has been calling them "Dog" for some time before doing so.
* It's not uncommon for dog owners to call their dogs Dee-O-Gee. This troper knows of a family who owns a cat named Cee-A-Tee, and has considered such a name for a cat herself.
* Common name for a billy goat: Billy.
* It's not uncommon for children to have imaginary friends or plush animals named after what they are.
* There are lots of countries in the world formed by the union of states, but only one that's commonly referred to as UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates.
* Similarly, [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] is usually shortened to just "The United Kingdom".
* The Moon.
** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] because the name originates as a singular name for Earth's moon, back when we didn't realise any others existed. The use of the term to describe the class of objects came later and was named after the first known example.
* Likewise, the Sun, as well as the Solar System.
** Subverted; unlike the Moon example above, The Sun is now a proper name for a specific star, and the generic term for a system of planets orbiting a star is now "star system." While other stars can still be referred to poetically as "distant suns," they're usually called by their proper names (e.g. Alpha Centauri, Sirius, HD 206250).
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* Adam is the Hebrew word for "man". Similarly, Andrew is derived from the ancient Greek word for "man."
** By contrast, the name "Guy" has a completely different origin, but is regardless identical to the word "guy."
* George Foreman owned a dog named Doggo.
* Averted, at least for some species. Research has started to discover that some species other than humans actually do have names in their own languages (such as it may be). For instance whales and parrots will have specific songs they use to identify themselves with and by which others will use. Some may even end up with nicknames.
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* Common name for a tomcat: Tom.
** Common name for a molly: Molly.
** Common name for a tabby cat: Tabby.
* Common name for a rescued stray dog: Dog. Often, because the person who decides to take them in has been calling them "Dog" for some time before doing so.
* It's not uncommon for dog owners to call their dogs Dee-O-Gee. This troper knows of a family who owns a cat named Cee-A-Tee, and has considered such a name for a cat herself.
* Common name for a billy goat: Billy.
* It's not uncommon for children to have imaginary friends or plush animals named after what they are.
* There are lots of countries in the world formed by the union of states, but only one that's commonly referred to as UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates.
* Similarly, [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] is usually shortened to just "The United Kingdom".
* The Moon.
** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] because the name originates as a singular name for Earth's moon, back when we didn't realise any others existed. The use of the term to describe the class of objects came later and was named after the first known example.
* Likewise, the Sun, as well as the Solar System.
** Subverted; unlike the Moon example above, The Sun is now a proper name for a specific star, and the generic term for a system of planets orbiting a star is now "star system." While other stars can still be referred to poetically as "distant suns," they're usually called by their proper names (e.g. Alpha Centauri, Sirius, HD 206250).
* Music/TheBand
* Adam is the Hebrew word for "man". Similarly, Andrew is derived from the ancient Greek word for "man."
** By contrast, the name "Guy" has a completely different origin, but is regardless identical to the word "guy."
* George Foreman owned a dog named Doggo.
* Averted, at least for some species. Research has started to discover that some species other than humans actually do have names in their own languages (such as it may be). For instance whales and parrots will have specific songs they use to identify themselves with and by which others will use. Some may even end up with nicknames.
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