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* Depending on the movie, Leatherface of ''Film/TexasChainsawMassacre'' is known to his family or even friends as [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2 Bubba]], [[Film/LeatherfaceTheTexasChainsawMassacreIII Junior]], [[Film/{{Leatherface}} Jackson]], or [[Film/TexasChainsaw3D Jedidiah]]. In the timeline of [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2003 the 2003 movie]], his given name is Thomas, but his family includes mother Luda Mae and a boy named Jedidiah. The Wildstorm comics briefly feature cousins Connie Jean, Shiloh, Ezekiel, etc. as well

* In ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'', James ran away from his wealthy home to escape his tyrannical fiancee, depicted in the English dub as a SouthernBelle doppelganger of Jessie named (what else?) Jessebelle.

* Impact Provincial Wrestling Federation, Wrestling/ImpactWrestling's spoof of smalltime mid-80s territory wrestling, featured Eddie Edwards as "Cowboy" Colt [=McCoy=].

* In ''Film/TheHunt,'' the protagonist is a small-town Southerner named Crystal May Creasey. [[spoiler:There's also a Crystal ''Mae'' Creasey in the same town, whom the antagonists actually meant to kidnap]].

** Similarly, Servo sees the name "Andre Scruggs" in the credits or ''Film/FutureWar'' and jokes that it's two names of different ethnicities of a French country singer.

The Australian and British equivalents are bogan and chav names respectively, although the terms typically refer to Whites living in working class suburbs rather than rural regions. Stereotypical names include ones named after cars and alcohol such as "Chardonnay" or "Mercedes", as well as [[MyNaymeIs deliberate misspellings of common English names]] by adding extra 'x's and 'y's or shortening letters such as "Jaxon" or "Jorja". Although the British rural stereotype also uses Old Testament names (the stereotyped UsefulNotes/TheWestCountry yokel is generally called Jethro, while his UsefulNotes/OopNorth counterpart is probably called Seth).

The Australian and British equivalents are bogan and chav names respectively, although the terms typically refer to Whites living in working class suburbs rather than rural regions. Stereotypical names include ones named after cars and alcohol such as "Chardonnay" or "Mercedes", as well as [[MyNaymeIs deliberate misspellings of common English names]] by adding extra 'x's and 'y's or shortening letters such as "Jaxon" or "Jorja".

** Similarly, Servo sees the name "Andre Scruggs" in the credits or ''Film/FutureWar'' and jokes that it's the MultiEthnicName of a French country singer.

* The Headsman from the ComicBook/DarkReign version of ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' is a Louisiana bayou boy named Cleavon Twain, which doubles as a PunnyName that alludes to his giant axe and fascination with decapitation ("cleave in twain"). See also his older brother Cody, tk a lesser degree.

** The second episode "The Series Has Landed" introduces a hick hydroponic farmer on the moon. Two of his hot robot [[FarmersDaughter daughters]] are named Lulubelle and Daisy Mae. The third was [[OddNameOut The Crushinator]].
** When Bender jeers a hillbilly DJ by calling him "Vanilla Corn", the DJ snipes back (in an exaggerated Appalachian accent) that his name's Mixmaster Festus.

* One of the street leagues in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback'' is an off-road racing outfit of proud hicks-to-the-core called "Hazard Company", whose members all have names like Forrest, Bobbi Jo, Cletus or Leanne.

* Combined with GunmanWithThreeNames in ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}'', when John Wilkes Booth mentions this in a conversation with Lee Harvey Oswald (also referencing James Earl Ray, and referring to all three as "rednecks").

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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* The Headsman from the ComicBook/DarkReign version of ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' is a Louisiana bayou boy named Cleavon Twain, which doubles as a PunnyName that alludes to his giant axe and fascination with decapitation ("cleave in twain"). See also his older brother Cody, tk a lesser degree.

* ''ComicBook/BillyMajesticsHumptyDumpty'' is set in swampy Mona County, Mississippi: most of the named characters follow the trope to some degree, but the AssholeVictim brothers who provoke the title creature's rampage are particularly exaggerated examples: Pervis and Petus Brakk. Petus also has a [[ICallItVera flamethrower]] he calls Turbo Tammy.
* Everyone in ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'' is a hillbilly in the fictional village of Dogpatch, USA. Characters include the titular lunkhead Abner[[note]]an obscure Biblical name[[/note]], his love interest Daisy Mae, their son "Honest Abe" Yokum, and Abner's parents Pansy "Mammy" and Lucifer "Pappy" Yokum.

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]

* Depending on the movie, Leatherface of ''Film/TexasChainsawMassacre'' is known to his family or even friends as [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2 Bubba]], [[Film/LeatherfaceTheTexasChainsawMassacreIII Junior]], [[Film/{{Leatherface}} Jackson]], or [[Film/TexasChainsaw3D Jedidiah]]. In the timeline of [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2003 the 2003 movie]], his given name is Thomas, but his family includes mother Luda Mae and a boy named Jedidiah. The Wildstorm comics briefly feature cousins Connie Jean, Shiloh, Ezekiel, etc. as well

* ''Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In'' by Joe Bob Briggs. Briggs (PenName of John Bloom) is a Texan redneck who reviews schlocky films, scoring the quantities of Breasts, Beasts, Bodies and Blood they contain.

* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' has Kaywinnit Lee Frye, although she goes by Kaylee.

* ''OdeToBillyJoe'', set in a rural community.

* The trope is, of course, common in CountryMusic and are too numerous to name. However, the trope is parodied in Music/SammyKershaw's "Vidalia," in which a SouthernBelle is [[{{Portmanteau}} named after both her parents, Violet and Dale.]] The {{pun}} is that she's always [[OnionTears making him cry.]] The parody is almost missed if you don't listen too closely to the lyrics, as it slots in well next to Music/GeorgeStrait's "Adalida" and Music/TheOakRidgeBoys "Elvira," which ''are'' this trope.

* The Orcs of Hazzard team in ''VideoGame/MutantFootballLeague'' plays in (the post-apocalyptic orc-and-zombie-inhabited version of) Georgia and the players are all named like this to an exaggerated degree. Some choice examples include Festus Podunk, Elrod Cornfed, Bubba Colt, Raleigh Barnstormer, and Cletus Moonshine. A decent percentage are specifically named after ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' characters or famous country singers.

* One of the MERC mercenaries in ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance 2'' is Thorton "Bubba" Jones, a cruel, bigoted former Alabama prison guard.
* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/RedneckRampage'' and his brother are respectively named Leonard and Bubba. Both characters (and the whole game in general) are embodiments of redneck stereotypes.
* The "Cowboys" gang from ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'', have hick and/or cowpoke names: Bart, Bubba, Duke, Dusty, Jed, Luke, Merle, Shane, Slim. In the GBA remake they're instead named after Wild West figures. Compare [[PreppyName the Frat Guys]].
* In the 1920s PeriodPiece ''[[VideoGame/NancyDrew Secrets of the Old Clock]]'', Nancy delivers telegrams to a variety of recipients, many of which are pop-culture references or running gags. One recipient collects messages for co-workers and family members at a farm, all of whom have names like "Bobby Joe", "Billy Jay", or "Bobbie Mae".
* One of the street leagues in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback'' is an off-road racing outfit of proud hicks-to-the-core called "Hazard Company", whose members all have names like Forrest, Bobbi Jo, Cletus or Leanne.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, James ran away from his wealthy home to escape his tyrannical fiancee, depicted in the English dub as a SouthernBelle doppelganger of Jessie named (what else?) Jessebelle.

* In another example courtesy of Creator/QuentinTarantino, the two racist perverts who imprison Creator/BruceWillis and Creator/VingRhames in the TortureCellar beneath a Confederate flag–emblazoned pawnshop are named Zed and Maynard.