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** Time Lords have names ranging from the ridiculous (Romanadvoratrelundar) to the mundane (Susan). Although, Susan may not be her real name -- according to [[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Susan_Campbell the TARDIS Index File]], her Gallifreyan name is Arkytior, which translates as "[[EpilepticTrees Rose]]". Also, it's revealed (much later) that Time Lords pick the names they'll be known by, and those names are quite official (Lord President Rassilon addressed the Doctor and the Master as "Lord Doctor" and "Lord Master" while being particularly formal). It makes sense that these names would be derived from all sources -- words describing what they do (like the Doctor and the Master), names of people on worlds that had an impact on them (presumably Susan, possibly anyone whose name isn't a dictionary word), or whatever they [[RuleOfCool felt sounded cool at the time]] (Romana's whole name, and the Doctor's "school" name of Theta Sigma).
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** Time Lords have names ranging from the ridiculous (Romanadvoratrelundar) to the mundane (Susan). Although, Susan may not be her real name -- according to [[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Susan_Campbell the TARDIS Index File]], her Gallifreyan name is Arkytior, which translates as "[[EpilepticTrees Rose]]". (Incidentally, [[BilingualBonus so does Susan]], being the Greek form of the Hebrew name ''Shoshanna'' which means "rose".) Also, it's revealed (much later) that Time Lords pick the names they'll be known by, and those names are quite official (Lord President Rassilon addressed the Doctor and the Master as "Lord Doctor" and "Lord Master" while being particularly formal). It makes sense that these names would be derived from all sources -- words describing what they do (like the Doctor and the Master), names of people on worlds that had an impact on them (presumably Susan, possibly anyone whose name isn't a dictionary word), or whatever they [[RuleOfCool felt sounded cool at the time]] (Romana's whole name, and the Doctor's "school" name of Theta Sigma).
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* ''Series/KeyAndPeele'''s "East/West Bowl" skits is chiefly a LongList of fictional American football players with a GhettoName. The first skit in particular showcases this trope the best, as it starts with names like D'Marcus Willums and Tyroil Smoochie-Wallace before becoming increasingly absurd and ridiculous to names like Shakiraquan T.G.I.F. Carter, Donkey Teeth, and [[TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX (The player formerly known as Mousecop)]], before ending with...Dan Smith.
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"Connie" is the equivalent of "Aerith"??? Also, Fabian is a legit name. This is not for old-fashioned, foreign, or uncommon names.
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* In ''Series/OurMissBrooks'', most characters have perfectly ordinary names. i.e. Walter Denton, Margaret Davis, Phillip Boynton, Daisy Enright, Martha Conklin, Harriet Conklin. Then you have the titular character, Constance "Connie" Brooks, a first name that is now uncommon. Then you jump straight into the bizarre with Osgood Conklin and [[EmbarrassingFirstName Fabian]] "Stretch" Snodgrass.
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Not an unusual name - yet another entry that has a note explaining why it doesn't qualify
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* ''Series/TheIndianDetective'': With its constant cutting between Toronto and Mumbai, the series features lots of Indian and Western names. The D'Mellos stand out for being Indian in ethnicity yet sporting ''Western'' given names — as Doug is revealed to be raised Catholic, his family's religion may be a probable cause.[[note]]D'Mello was a common name in Western India among the Portuguese colonists, and Indian Catholics frequently have Portuguese surnames because many converted due to the Portuguese influence.[[/note]]
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None of these names are unusual in Germany
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* ''Series/BabylonBerlin'' has some pretty typical German names, like Bruno, Charlotte, Greta and August. And then there is the protagonist, ''Gereon'' (a name that is - or rather, used to be - mostly found in and around Cologne, the character's hometown, referring to Saint Gereon of Cologne) and his late brother ''Anno''.
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* Inverted in the ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower much like in the books, where the actually normal-sounding names are the Aeriths in the setting among the fantasy names. Of course, most of those names are worn by the CanonForeigner characters.
** Several humans have completely realistic names, such as Bronwyn (an English common name), and her son, Theo, whose name is either the diminutive of names like Theodor/Theodora or even a name on its own in real life.
** Several humans have completely realistic names, such as Bronwyn (an English common name), and her son, Theo, whose name is either the diminutive of names like Theodor/Theodora or even a name on its own in real life.
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': When it comes to French names, there are ordinary ones like Louis, Antoinette and Nicolas, but Lestat is not an actual French name; it was made up by Creator/AnneRice.
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': When it comes to French names, there are ordinary ones like Louis, Antoinette and Nicolas, but Lestat is not an actual French name; it was made up by Creator/AnneRice.Creator/AnneRice, an American who isn't a native French speaker. "Lestat" violates French pronunciation rules because the final "t" should be silent (just like how the "s" in Louis and Nicolas are silent [[note]]although Lestat mispronounces the latter in [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E6LikeAngelsPutInHellByGod episode 6]]; his actor Creator/SamReid is Australian, so he says "Nicolas" like an anglophone would[[/note]]), yet it's pronounced with the "t" sound at the end.
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': When it comes to French names, there are ordinary ones like Louis, Antoinette and Nicolas, but Lestat is not an actual French name; it was made up by Creator/AnneRice.
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** In ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'', the magic realm has inhabitants who wouldn't seem out of place in a Tolkien novel, such as Udonna, Daggeron and Calindor, next to Clare and Phineas. Phineas isn't even a human, he's a half-troll half-goblin. It doesn't really apply with regards to the Rangers themselves, who have regular human names that the fantasy names of the magic realm deliberately contrast against, but Daggeron is also the SixthRanger, so he gets to be the OddNameOut.
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* ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': Rhaenyra Targaryen's two elder sons have traditional Valyrian names, Jacaerys and Lucerys, while her youngest has the Westerosi name Joffrey. Justified as Rhaenyra had not thought of a name yet, which her husband Laenor took advantage of to [[DeadGuyJunior name the child after his late lover]].
-->'''Alicent Hightower:''' That's an unusual name for a Velaryon.
-->'''Alicent Hightower:''' That's an unusual name for a Velaryon.
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This is about characters, not actors. Those are all a bunch of people from different countries and cultures, so yeah they'll have different names.
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* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' has a lot of unusual names in its cast: Eliza Dushku, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett, Enver Gjokaj, Dichen Lachman... and Olivia Williams.
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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' has several examples because many characters are from different planets/countries. It's more conspicuous when none of the characters in question is an alien. Jim Kirk's brother is named Sam, Sam's son is Peter, and Sam's wife is... Aurelan?\\
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''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Worf has a one-quarter human son Alexander (named by his half-human mate K'Ehlyr). On the Klingon homeworld, this sets the boy apart from other Klingons whose names are wholly Klingon spelled in mixed cases, usually beginning with K, and often accented with an apostrophe.
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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' has several examples because many characters are from different planets/countries. It's more conspicuous when none of the characters in question is an alien. Jim Kirk's brother is named Sam, Sam's son is Peter, and Sam's wife is... Aurelan?\\
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Aurelan?
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Worf has a one-quarter human son Alexander (named by his half-human mate K'Ehlyr). On the Klingon homeworld, this sets the boy apart from other Klingons whose names are wholly Klingon spelled in mixed cases, usually beginning with K, and often accented with an apostrophe.
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* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Worf has a one-quarter human son Alexander (named by his half-human mate K'Ehlyr). On the Klingon homeworld, this sets the boy apart from other Klingons whose names are wholly Klingon spelled in mixed cases, usually beginning with K, and often accented with an apostrophe.
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* The 2000s ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' simultaneously carries forward the names of several characters from the original series (as either real names or [[CodeName callsigns]]), makes frequent use of modern western/American naming conventions, and tosses traditional Greco-Roman names into the mix. As a result, character names run the gamut from near normal (William Adama, Sharon Valerii, Laura Roslin) through slightly unusual but still valid (D'Anna Biers, Anastasia Dualla, Saul Tigh) to downright weird (When was the last time you met someone called Eladio Puasha, or Safiya Sanne, or Galen Tyrol, or Gaius Baltar?)
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* The 2000s ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' simultaneously carries forward the names of several characters from the original series (as either real names or [[CodeName callsigns]]), makes frequent use of modern western/American naming conventions, and tosses traditional Greco-Roman names into the mix. As a result, character names run the gamut from near normal (William Adama, Sharon Valerii, Laura Roslin) through slightly unusual but still valid (D'Anna Biers, Anastasia Dualla, Saul Tigh) to downright weird (When was the last time you met someone called Eladio Puasha, or Safiya Sanne, or Galen Tyrol, or Gaius Baltar?)
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* Names in ''Series/DarkMatter'' range from normal-sounding to futuristic and spacey.
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* ''[[Series/WonderWoman1975 Wonder Woman]]'': The two princesses of Paradise Island: Drusilla and Diana. Wonder Girl and Wonder Woman, respectively
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* ''[[Series/WonderWoman1975 Wonder Woman]]'': ''Series/WonderWoman1975'': The two princesses of Paradise Island: Drusilla and Diana. Wonder Girl and Wonder Woman, respectively
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Very much not this trope, the first example even admits only one person has an 'unusual name' andDharma was raised by hippies
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* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': Excluding Gob, Buster, and Maeby, which are nicknames, Tobias is the only unusual name in the main cast. As for the actors, we go from Jason, Michael, Jessica, Jeffrey, Will, David and Tony...to Portia and Alia.
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* ''Series/DharmaAndGreg''. Enough said.
