* In the [[JossWhedon Whedonverse]], many characters go by interesting or unusual names, such as Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles (though cool in the USA, is normal in the UK), Oz, Fred ([[TomboyishName a girl]]), Gunn, Pike, Jayne ([[{{Earworm}} "the man they call..."]]), River, Inara, Book, Wash, Jubal Early, Merrick, Kennedy, Spike, Angel, Drusilla, and so forth. This is somewhat justified in that most of these are diminutive versions of rather normal first and last names.
** Specifically, Xander is a diminutive of Alexander, Oz of Osbourne (it's also his last name), and Fred of Winnifred. Giles, Gunn, Book, and Pike are all their last names (first names being Rupert, Charles, Derrial, and [[MeaningfulName Sheppard]]). Spike and Angel are both nicknames/noms de guerre, their real names being William and Liam respectively--being vampires, they've lived so long that they don't really use their old names anymore. Wash is short for Washburne, his surname, and Jubal Early is apparently named after an American Civil War General (Irony who happens to be an ancestor of NathanFillion). Buffy is usually a nickname for Elizabeth, although it's pretty clear that Joyce cut out the middleman and actually named her Buffy - it's on her [[spoiler: gravestone]].
** Also in ''{{Dollhouse}}'', "Arcane". Also known as Clyde. Not to mention the actives with their cool "callsigns" -- Echo, November, Alpha, Tango, Sierra, Whiskey and... er... Mike. We don't see much of Mike. These nicknames all come from the ICAO/NATO/ITU phonetic alphabet (used mainly by pilots and Western militaries). Each word corresponds with the letter it starts with. So think of all the cool names that were had by Dolls that were not seen or had not been created yet: Delta, India, Lima, Papa, Yankee and Zulu. Not so [=McCool=] names: Charlie, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel (yeesh), Juliet, Oscar, Quebec, Romeo, Uniform (ouch) and X-ray (debatable depending on your level of nerdiness).

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* In the [[Creator/JossWhedon Whedonverse]], many characters go by interesting or unusual names, such as Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles (though cool in the USA, is normal in the UK), Oz, Fred ([[TomboyishName a girl]]), Gunn, Pike, Jayne ([[{{Earworm}} "the man they call..."]]), River, Inara, Book, Wash, Jubal Early, Merrick, Kennedy, Spike, Angel, Drusilla, and so forth. This is somewhat justified in that most of these are diminutive versions of rather normal first and last names.
** Specifically, Xander is a diminutive of Alexander, Oz of Osbourne (it's also his last name), and Fred of Winnifred. Giles, Gunn, Book, and Pike are all their last names (first names being Rupert, Charles, Derrial, and [[MeaningfulName Sheppard]]). Spike and Angel are both nicknames/noms de guerre, their real names being William and Liam respectively--being vampires, they've lived so long that they don't really use their old names anymore. Wash is short for Washburne, his surname, and Jubal Early is apparently named after an American Civil War General (Irony who happens to be an ancestor of Creator/NathanFillion). Buffy is usually a nickname for Elizabeth, although it's pretty clear that Joyce cut out the middleman and actually named her Buffy - it's on her [[spoiler: gravestone]].
** Also in ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', "Arcane". Also known as Clyde. Not to mention the actives with their cool "callsigns" -- Echo, November, Alpha, Tango, Sierra, Whiskey and... er... Mike. We don't see much of Mike. These nicknames all come from the ICAO/NATO/ITU phonetic alphabet (used mainly by pilots and Western militaries). Each word corresponds with the letter it starts with. So think of all the cool names that were had by Dolls that were not seen or had not been created yet: Delta, India, Lima, Papa, Yankee and Zulu. Not so [=McCool=] names: Charlie, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel (yeesh), Juliet, Oscar, Quebec, Romeo, Uniform (ouch) and X-ray (debatable depending on your level of nerdiness).

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