History Main / SignificantMonogram

* UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant changed his name (or had it changed through clerical error and went with it) from something that would spell out HUG to something spelling out U.S. Grant. He was also known for demanding '''U'''nconditional '''S'''urrender.

* In ''Series/HouseOfCardsUK'', the author picked the name Francis Urquhart for the protagonist from the initials, "F.U."\

The most common Significant Monogram, of course, is "[[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} JC]]," most often seen on the SacrificialLamb, MessianicArchetype, or TheHero. Those initials can be found everywhere from Jesse Custer in ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'' to Jiminy Cricket in ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' to John Connor in ''Film/TheTerminator'' and its sequels to [[VideoGame/DeusEx JC Denton]] to UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar.[[note]]How's ''that'' for a TemporalParadox?[[/note]] When those specific initials are used unintentionally and in a completely discordant manner with the character's role in the story, they can often lead to an almost literal EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory situation.

* Jiminy Cricket, the OnlySaneMan in ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''. No coincidence, since his name comes from a {{Bowdleris|e}}ation of Jesus Christ.

* Jane Crocker from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. She hasn't yet been developed enough to show many Christlike qualities, but as a Hero of Life, she has special healing and possibly resurrection powers, and she has [[BackFromTheDead risen from the dead]] more than once.

* Averted in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheFlies'', as there most definitely ''is'' a Christ-figure in the narrative but as his name is Simon the monogram would simply be "S".

* It is [[WordOfGod fully acknowledged by the author]] that Literature/HonorHarrington is HoratioHornblower InSpace.
* The main protagonist of ''Literature/TheLaundryFiles'' is Robert [[Literature/BastardOperatorFromHell "Bob" Oliver Francis Howard]]. In one of the stories, he gets an intern, Peter-Fred Young.

* On ''Series/{{House}}'', Gregory House shares a lot with Literature/SherlockHolmes. House's 'sidekick' James Wilson has the same monogram as Holmes' Dr. John Watson, while House himself shares his second initial with Holmes (as well as being a pun on the name). Not to mention both are addicted to opiates and House's apartment address is even 221B on Baker Street.

* When it came time for StarTrekDeepSpaceNine to do a holodeck malfunction story, they chose a cold war spy romp starring the character Julian Bashir.

* P. Frank Winslow in F Paul Wilson's RepairmanJack novel ''Bloodline''.

* Jenny Curran in both novel and film ''ForrestGump''.

* UsefulNotes/UlysesSGrant changed his name (or had it changed through clerical error and went with it) from something that would spell out HUG to something spelling out U.S. Grant. He was also known for demanding '''U'''nconditional '''S'''urrender.

* The main protagonist of Literature/TheLaundryFiles is Robert [[Literature/BastardOperatorFromHell "Bob" Oliver Francis Howard]]. In one of the stories, he gets an intern, Peter-Fred Young.

* In a direct ShoutOut to this, the three PlayerArchetypes for ''AlphaProtocol'' were referred during its development as "the three [=JBs=]" (James Bond, Jason Bourne, and Jack Bauer).

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* British comedian [[Series/TheYoungOnes Adrian]] [[Series/{{Bottom}} Edmondson]] is known for his [[RenaissanceMan staggering array of talents]] in addition to comedy. His middle name is Charles. [[TheAce Think about that for a second.]]

* Pops up a few times in the ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' books: Peter Uteger ("P.U.") and Preston Mudd ("P. Mudd") are subject to teasing by their middle school peers. Greg proudly takes credit for the former incident.

* UsefulNotes/UlyseesSGrant changed his name (or had it changed through clerical error and went with it) from something that would spell out HUG to something spelling out U.S. Grant. He was also known for demanding '''U'''nconditional '''S'''urrender.

* [[IMMeen Ignatius Mortimer Meen]], whose first two initials are to complete the PunnyName.

* In Creator/CharlesStross' Bob Howard series, a throw-away line reveals that geeky Bob's full initials are [[BastardOperatorFromHell B.O.F.H.]] (another throw-away line reveals that his name is a pseudonym to protect his TrueName, suggesting that he picked his initials deliberately).