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* ''WebVideo/{{Smosh}}'': In "REAL DEATH NOTE!", recurring character Peter reveals his full name to be "Peter Peter." Turns out his parents were crack addicts.

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* The hero of Creator/MartinMcDonagh's play ''Theatre/ThePillowman'' is named Katurian K. Katurian. Guess what the middle initial stands for. His parents "were funny people". Given the context and the dual definition of "funny", he probably meant they were strange rather than amusing. They are funny-peculiar rather than funny ha-ha.

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* The hero of Creator/MartinMcDonagh's play ''Theatre/ThePillowman'' is named Katurian K. Katurian. Guess what the middle initial stands for. His parents "were funny people". Given the context and the dual definition of "funny", he probably meant they were strange rather than amusing. They are funny-peculiar rather than funny ha-ha.


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* Val du Val from ''Little Me''.
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* Rex King of the Southern Rockers, "rex" being Latin for "king". This was by coincidence rather than design; he named himself after the original Moondogs tag team, who in turn had chosen common dogs' names.

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* Rex King of the Southern Rockers, Rockers,[[note]]Timothy Well of Well Dunn while in the WWF[[/note]] "rex" being Latin for "king". This was by coincidence rather than design; he named himself after the original Moondogs tag team, who in turn had chosen common dogs' names.

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* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'':
** [[AlliterativeName Nobita Nobi and Nobisuke Nobi]]
** Also, the other Nobisuke Nobi, Nobita's son who he [[AncestralName named after his dad]].
** [[AlliterativeFamily Not to mention Nobirou Nobi, Nobisuke's (the father's) brother]], [[FamilyThemeNaming and Nobiru Nobi, Nobita's grandfather.]]

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* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'':
** [[AlliterativeName
''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'': Aside from [[OddNameOut Sewashi]], the male Nobi family members have "Nobi" in their given names. There is Nobita, his father Nobisuke, his uncle Nobirou, and his grandfather Nobiru. In the future, Nobita Nobi and Nobisuke Nobi]]
** Also, the other Nobisuke Nobi, Nobita's
also has a son who he [[AncestralName named after his dad]].
** [[AlliterativeFamily Not to mention Nobirou Nobi, Nobisuke's (the father's) brother]], [[FamilyThemeNaming and Nobiru Nobi, Nobita's grandfather.]]
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** Kotetsu Hagane has a similar example to Hinata's, except his names are written in katakana (given name) and hiragana (surname). Both ''kotetsu'' and ''hagane'' mean "iron" in Japanese.

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** Kotetsu Hagane has a similar example to Hinata's, except his names are written in katakana (given name) and hiragana (surname). Both ''kotetsu'' and ''hagane'' mean "iron" "steel" in Japanese.
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** Kotetsu Hagane falls to the same lot as Hinata's, except his names are written in katakana (given name) and hiragana (surname). Both ''kotetsu'' and ''hagane'' mean "iron" in Japanese.

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** Kotetsu Hagane falls has a similar example to the same lot as Hinata's, except his names are written in katakana (given name) and hiragana (surname). Both ''kotetsu'' and ''hagane'' mean "iron" in Japanese.

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* Hinata Hyuga from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has a given name (spelled in katakana) that's an AlternateCharacterReading of her surname (spelled in kanji).

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Hinata Hyuga from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has a given name (spelled in katakana) that's an AlternateCharacterReading of her surname (spelled in kanji).kanji), both meaning "place in the sun".
** Kotetsu Hagane falls to the same lot as Hinata's, except his names are written in katakana (given name) and hiragana (surname). Both ''kotetsu'' and ''hagane'' mean "iron" in Japanese.
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** Chorh Gom Prison.[[note]]'Chorh Gom' is somewhat-mispronounced Cantonese for 'in jail'.[[/note]]

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** In the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1 first movie]], there is Chorh Gom Prison.[[note]]'Chorh Gom' is somewhat-mispronounced Cantonese for 'in jail'.[[/note]]
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* ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'' has a short story where an android poising as a human takes the name Hoshi Star. "Hoshi" means "star" in Japanese. Notably, her boss looks somewhat askance when he reads it.

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* Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', whose given and family names are made up of different kanji that all have the same pronunciation.


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* Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', whose given and family names are made up of different kanji that all have the same pronunciation and that all refer to hardening and metal due to his quirk.
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* ''[[WebVideo/DreamSMP Tales From the SMP]]'': The episode "The Wild West" features John John the SaloonOwner, Ron "Michael" Ronson the postman (who is the [[DeadGuyJunior third person in three generations of his family]] to carry the name Ron Ronson), and William Williamson the clerk.

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* ''[[WebVideo/DreamSMP Tales From the SMP]]'': The episode "The Wild West" features John John the SaloonOwner, Ron "Michael" Ronson the postman (who is the [[DeadGuyJunior [[AncestralName third person in three generations of his family]] to carry the name Ron Ronson), and William Williamson the clerk.

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