History EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep / Literature

*** ''Literature/TheMagiciansNephew'': In this prequel, the name "Jadis" is also mentioned only once or twice as the character's backstory is fleshed out.

* "The Old Man," erstwhile owner of "The Tell-Tale Heart" in the Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's story of the same name.

** ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'': Partially subverted. The White Witch (who is interchanagably called "the Queen" by her servants and "the Witch" by most Narnians) actually gets a name: Jadis. However, no one actually refers to her by name, and it's only mentioned once- as part of a written declaration.

* In the LightNovel version of ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', Lina's home country is ruled by a demigoddess known only as the Eternal Queen.

** At the beginning of ''Fellowship of the Rings'', Aragorn is known in Bree as "Strider." The narrative refers to him by this name until his "real" name is revealed at the Council of Elrond. (He gets around, and has [[IHaveManyNames a lot of names]], and picks up even more over the course of the trilogy.)

* The Kzinti in Creator/LarryNiven's ''Literature/KnownSpace'' universe do not have names until they earn them through acts of heroism or importance, although they can earn partial names that combine a real name and their rank or role. Until then, they're known by their rank or role, or familial relations until they've gained a role of some sort: Short-Son of Chiirr-Nig, Flyer, Engineer, Telepath, Speaker To Animals (diplomat to aliens). Speaker earns his name (Chmeee) after returning from the Literature/{{Ringworld}}. The Kzin captain in "Literature/TheSoftWeapon" has a "partial name", Chuft-Captain. [[spoiler:He doesn't get a chance to upgrade it later, being killed by the titular weapon's SelfDestructMechanism.]]

* In the LightNovel version of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', Lina's home country is ruled by a demigoddess known only as the Eternal Queen.

* The main antagonist in ''Literature/DavidAndThePhoenix'' is [[ScienceIsBad a scientist]] who is never referred to as anything but the Scientist. This could also apply to most of the characters save David, however, as the Phoenix, the Sea Monster, the Banshee, and other characters are only referred to by [[ADogNameDog their species name]].

* In ''Literature/WizardOfThePigeons'', the titular amnesiac HomelessPigeonPerson, Wizard, is known only as Wizard due to his LossofIdentity.

** In ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', the fourth (or sixth) book, the BigBad is merely called "the Witch", "the Queen", or "the Lady of the Green Kirtle".
** The White Witch (who, confusingly, is also called "the Queen" and "the Witch") actually gets a name: Jadis. However, no one actually refers to her by name, she's "The Witch" to most Narnians and "the Queen" to her servants. The name "Jadis" is mentioned maybe once or twice in each book she appears in.
** Caspian's wife is never called anything but "Ramandu's Daughter".

* ''Literature/JustSoStories'': The man in ''How the Whale Got His Throat'' is only referred to as "the Mariner", which is his occupation. He does in fact have a name[[note: Henry Albert Bivvens]], but it's never used in the story itself.