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* [=PeeJee=] from ''SomethingPositive''. Well, she's Penelope-Jennifer, but no one calls her so.
* T.C. "[[CasanovaWannabe The Playah]]" from ''ElGoonishShive''.

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* [=PeeJee=] from ''SomethingPositive''.''Webcomic/SomethingPositive''. Well, she's Penelope-Jennifer, but no one calls her so.
* T.C. "[[CasanovaWannabe The Playah]]" from ''ElGoonishShive''.''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''.
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* DC from ''ThatDarnCat'' is only once referred to by a censored version of his full name, not counting the title, and is never refered to by his real full name, on account of it being profane.

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* DC from ''ThatDarnCat'' ''Film/ThatDarnCat'' is only once referred to by a censored version of his full name, not counting the title, and is never refered referred to by his real full name, on account of it being profane.
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* D.B.Russell on ''{{CSI}}''. Kind of justified, since his first name is [[EmbarassingFirstName Diebenkorn]].

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* D.B.Russell on ''{{CSI}}''. Kind of justified, since his first name is [[EmbarassingFirstName [[EmbarrassingFirstName Diebenkorn]].
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* D.B.Russell on ''{{CSI}}''. Kind of justified, since his first name is [[EmbarrasingFirstName Diebenkorn]].

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* D.B.Russell on ''{{CSI}}''. Kind of justified, since his first name is [[EmbarrasingFirstName [[EmbarassingFirstName Diebenkorn]].
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* D.B.Russell on ''{{CSI}}''. Kind of justified, since his first name is [[EmbarrasingFirstName Diebenkorn]].
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** S. W. Erdnase, author of ''The Expert at the Card Table''. Bonus points for Erndase's true identity remaining a mystery to this day.
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* GOB (George Oscar Bluth) from ''ArrestedDevelopment''.

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* GOB (George Oscar Bluth) from ''ArrestedDevelopment''.''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.



* B. J. Hunnicut from ''{{Mash}}''. LampShaded in an episode where Hawkeye tries to learn what "B. J." stands for, only to find "B. J." on all of his friend's military records. When Hawkeye asks who would name their kid "B. J.", B. J. answers "My mother, Bea and my father, Jay!"

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* B. J. Hunnicut from ''{{Mash}}''.''Series/{{Mash}}''. LampShaded in an episode where Hawkeye tries to learn what "B. J." stands for, only to find "B. J." on all of his friend's military records. When Hawkeye asks who would name their kid "B. J.", B. J. answers "My mother, Bea and my father, Jay!"
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* TJ (Theodore Jasper) Detweiler from ''{{Recess}}''

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* TJ (Theodore Jasper) Detweiler from ''{{Recess}}'' ''{{Recess}}''. A movie stated that he got his name because apparently, a young kindergarten kid named Gus Griswald said he'd call him TJ because those were his favorite letters in the alphabet.
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* TC from {{Preacher}}


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* T.S. Quint from {{Mallrats}}
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* KD Lang

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* KD LangLang. Although in some lyrics to her songs she refers to her actual first name (ex. "The Mind of Love": ''"Where is your head, Kathryn?"'')
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** "Doc" E. E. Smith of ''{{Lensman}}'' fame.

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** "Doc" E. E. "Doc" Smith of ''{{Lensman}}'' fame.
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** D. J. (Donald James) MacHale, director and author of ''ThePendragonAdventure'' Series and The MorpheusRoad Trilogy.

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** D. J. (Donald James) MacHale, [=MacHale=], director and author of ''ThePendragonAdventure'' Series and The MorpheusRoad Trilogy.
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** "Doc" E. E. Smith of ''{{Lensman}}'' fame.
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* Members of the V.F.D. in ''{{A Series Of Unfortunate Events}}'' are referred to only by their initials to preserve anonymity. This results in complications during role-call, as ''[[LemonySnicketTheUnauthorizedAutobiography The Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' demonstrates during a transcript of a meeting.

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* Members of the V.F.D. in ''{{A Series Of Unfortunate Events}}'' are referred to only by their initials to preserve anonymity. This results in complications during role-call, complications, as ''[[LemonySnicketTheUnauthorizedAutobiography The Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' demonstrates during a transcript of a meeting.meeting, and in ''The Penultimate Peril'' when a total of three characters have the legitimate and undisguised initials [[spoiler:J.S.]].

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* Y.T. in ''SnowCrash'', though she does explain what it stands for once, to an incidental character who heard it as "Whitey" and is considering taking offence.

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* Y.T. in ''SnowCrash'', though she does explain what it stands for once, to an incidental character who heard it as "Whitey" and is considering taking offence.offense.
* Members of the V.F.D. in ''{{A Series Of Unfortunate Events}}'' are referred to only by their initials to preserve anonymity. This results in complications during role-call, as ''[[LemonySnicketTheUnauthorizedAutobiography The Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' demonstrates during a transcript of a meeting.
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* R.J in ''OverTheHedge''

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* R.J in ''OverTheHedge'' ''ComicStrip/OverTheHedge''
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** HGWells
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** JKRowling - she indeed used intitials to hide her sex, she doesn't actually have a middle name.

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** JKRowling - she indeed used intitials initials to hide her sex, she doesn't actually have a middle name.



** KAApplegate, author of {{Animorphs}}, {{Everworld}} and {{Remnants}}

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** KAApplegate, author of {{Animorphs}}, {{Everworld}} ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', ''{{Everworld}}'' and {{Remnants}}''{{Remnants}}''
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* PlayedForLaughs in ''DownWithLove''. When Barbara meets the high-ups of the company publishing her book for the first time, they introduce themselves as P.G., C.B., C.W., J.B., J.R. and R.J. When Barbara replies with "Okay!", P.G. says that [[IncrediblyLamePun O.K.]] couldn't make it, he and T.B. are having breakfast.


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* Melanie and Lindsay's (and Michael's, since he's the biological dad) daughter, J. R. (Jenny Rebecca) on ''QueerAsFolk''.
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* H.W. in [[ThereWillBeBlood]]

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* H.W. in [[ThereWillBeBlood]]ThereWillBeBlood
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* H.W. in [[ThereWillBeBlood]]
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* C.C. from ''CodeGeass'' (its pronounced C-two)

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* C.C. from ''CodeGeass'' ''Anime/CodeGeass'' (its pronounced C-two)



* ''AngelBeats'' has the American TK.

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* ''AngelBeats'' ''Anime/AngelBeats'' has the American TK.
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* ''{{Halo}}'' ''3: ODST'' has [[PlayerCharacter the Rookie]]; the only trace of any kind of name he has is the initials J.D.

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* ''{{Halo}}'' ''3: ODST'' ''Halo3ODST'' has [[PlayerCharacter the Rookie]]; the only trace traces of any kind of name he has is are the initials J.D.
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* ''[[VideoGame/Halo Halo]]'' ''3: ODST'' has [[PlayerCharacter the Rookie]]; the only trace of any kind of name he has is the initials J.D.

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* ''[[VideoGame/Halo Halo]]'' ''{{Halo}}'' ''3: ODST'' has [[PlayerCharacter the Rookie]]; the only trace of any kind of name he has is the initials J.D.
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* ''[[VideoGame/Halo Halo]]'' ''3: ODST'' has [[PlayerCharacter the Rookie]]; the only trace of any kind of name he has is the initials J.D.
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** D. J. (Donald James) MacHale, director and author of ''ThePendragonAdventure'' Series and The MorpheousRoad Trilogy.

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** D. J. (Donald James) MacHale, director and author of ''ThePendragonAdventure'' Series and The MorpheousRoad MorpheusRoad Trilogy.
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** D. J. (Donald James) MacHale, director and author of ''ThePendragonAdventure'' Series and The MorpheousRoad Trilogy.
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* T.R. (Thomas Riley) Edwards from {{Robotech}}. Some sources erroneously assume that he has a hyphenated last name (it's true that Riley is usually a last name). However, if this was the case, he would be properly known as T. Riley-Edwards.

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