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* The four female protagonists in ''LightNovel/SeitokaiNoIchizon'', Sakurano (Cherry-Blossom-Field) Kurimu = Spring. Shiina Minatsu (Deep-Summer) = Summer. Akaba (Red-Leaves) Chizuru = Autumn. Shiina Mafuyu (True Winter) = Winter. [[spoiler:That's when Ken first met them and they helped him get over his HeroicBSOD]].

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* The four female protagonists in ''LightNovel/SeitokaiNoIchizon'', ''LightNovel/StudentCouncilsDiscretion'', Sakurano (Cherry-Blossom-Field) Kurimu = Spring. Shiina Minatsu (Deep-Summer) = Summer. Akaba (Red-Leaves) Chizuru = Autumn. Shiina Mafuyu (True Winter) = Winter. [[spoiler:That's when Ken first met them and they helped him get over his HeroicBSOD]].
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* In ''VideoGame/CriminalCase: World Edition'', Angela Douglas, TheCoroner of The Bureau, has triplet daughters named April, May, and June.

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* In ''VideoGame/CriminalCase: World Edition'', ''VideoGame/CriminalCaseWorldEdition'', Angela Douglas, TheCoroner of The the Bureau, has and her husband Lars, the forensic lab chief of the Bureau, have triplet daughters named April, May, and June.
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* In the ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' Snow White episodes the Dwarfs are named after the days of the week.
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* A ChristmasSpecial of ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' features three homeless kittens whose names are Spring, Summer and Autumn. They mention having a brother who is already adopted and whose name Garfield expects to be Winter, but it's [[OddNameOut Philippe]].

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* A ChristmasSpecial of ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' features three homeless kittens whose names are Spring, Summer and Autumn. They mention having a brother who is already adopted and whose name Garfield expects to be Winter, but it's [[OddNameOut Philippe]].Philip]].
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* In ''Manga/TheElderSisterLikeOne'', Yuu's name comes from "yuugure," meaning "twilight", so Shub-Niggurath chooses the name Chiyo, meaning "a thousand nights" to compliment Yuu's name as an invoked case of FamilyThemeNaming.

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* In ''Manga/TheElderSisterLikeOne'', Yuu's name comes from "yuugure," meaning "twilight", so Shub-Niggurath chooses the name Chiyo, meaning "a thousand nights" to compliment complement Yuu's name as an invoked case of FamilyThemeNaming.

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* ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' has a day to night theme naming for most of the characters. Of the adult cast, we have Loid (codename Twilight), Yor (a bastardization of '''yoru''', night), and Agents Daybreak and Nightfall.



* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na Wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, and Jun '''Fuyu'''mi. Their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya instead references the four seasons in general.

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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na Wakazato, wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, Jun '''Fuyu'''mi, and Jun '''Fuyu'''mi. Their their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya instead references the four seasons in general.Iseya.
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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, Jun '''Fuyu'''mi, and their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya.

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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na wakazato, Wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, and Jun '''Fuyu'''mi, and their '''Fuyu'''mi. Their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya.Iseya instead references the four seasons in general.
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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolMasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, Jun '''Fuyu'''mi, and their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya.

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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolMasterSideM'' ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, Jun '''Fuyu'''mi, and their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya.
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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolMasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, and Jun '''Fuyu'''mi, and their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya.

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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolMasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, and Jun '''Fuyu'''mi, and their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya.
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* ''VideoGame/TheIdolMasterSideM'' has the unit High Joker, who is a group of high school friends with a seasonal motif. The unit consists of '''Haru'''na wakazato, '''Natsu'''ki Sakaki, Haruto '''Aki'''omi, and Jun '''Fuyu'''mi, and their vocalist '''Shiki''' Iseya.
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* A more meta example, all of Hiro Mishima's manga series have a protagonist named after a season. ''Manga/RaveMaster'' stars ''Haru'' (spring), ''Manga/FairyTail'' has ''Natsu'' (summer), the short-lived ''Manga/MonsterSoul'' has ''Aki'' (autumn), the one-shot ''Fighting Group Mixture'' has Ma''fuyu'' (winter), and both ''Manga/MonsterHunterOrage'' and ''Manga/EdensZero'' have ''Shiki'' (four seasons).

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* A more meta example, all of Hiro Mishima's Creator/HiroMashima's manga series have a protagonist named after a season. ''Manga/RaveMaster'' stars ''Haru'' (spring), ''Manga/FairyTail'' has ''Natsu'' (summer), the short-lived ''Manga/MonsterSoul'' has ''Aki'' (autumn), the one-shot ''Fighting Group Mixture'' has Ma''fuyu'' (winter), and both ''Manga/MonsterHunterOrage'' and ''Manga/EdensZero'' have ''Shiki'' (four seasons).
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* ''Shiki Kareshi'', unsurprisingly, has all focus boys named after a particular season. The second series adds two more unofficial seasons, the Rainy Season (represented by '''Ama''ne Semi) and the New Years season (represented by '''Hatsu'''to '''Ichi'''nose).

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* ''Shiki Kareshi'', unsurprisingly, has all focus boys named after a particular season. The second series adds two more unofficial seasons, the Rainy Season (represented by '''Ama''ne '''Ama'''ne Semi) and the New Years season (represented by '''Hatsu'''to '''Ichi'''nose).
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* ''Shiki Kareshi'', unsurprisingly, has all focus boys named after a particular season. The second series adds two more unofficial seasons, the Rainy Season (represented by '''Ama''ne Semi) and the New Years season (represented by '''Hatsu'''to '''Ichi'''nose).
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* Summer Winters and daughter June of ''Moon Over June''.
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* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', some prefixes that Clan names used are based on time (e.g. Dawncloud, Nightstar, Morningflower, Duskfur). Midnight the Badger's name is also confused as a time when they're told to "listen to what Midnight tells you".

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* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', some prefixes that Clan names used use are based on time (e.g. Dawncloud, Nightstar, Morningflower, Duskfur). Midnight the Badger's name is also confused as a time when they're told to "listen to what Midnight tells you". The books of ''The New Prophecy'' are also named after a time: ''Midnight'', ''Moonrise'', ''Dawn'', ''Starlight'', ''Twilight'', ''Sunset''.
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* ''The Offbeats'', a short series that ran on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} during SNICK and later ''[[WesternAnimation/{{KaBlam}} KaBlam!]]'', had August and his dog September.
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* The title girl in ''[[Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer''. At the end, the boy meets another girl named Autumn.

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* The title girl in ''[[Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer''.''Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer''. At the end, the boy meets another girl named Autumn.
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* The BigBad of the film version of ''Series/TheAvengers'' is named August de Winter; it's mentioned he has three sisters named April, May, and June.
* The title girl in ''[[Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer (500) Days of Summer]]''. At the end, the boy meets another girl named Autumn.

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* The BigBad of the film version of ''Series/TheAvengers'' ''Film/TheAvengers1998'' is named August de Winter; it's mentioned he has three sisters named April, May, and June.
* The title girl in ''[[Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer (500) Days of Summer]]''.''[[Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer''. At the end, the boy meets another girl named Autumn.
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** Julia, Augustus, and Octavia, along with their various variations, could be a partial example, given that they are just as likely to be named for the Roman Emperors those months were named for. [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Not that you run into too many folks named Octavia nowadays.]]

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** Julia, Julia/Julius, Augustus, and Octavia, along with their various variations, could be a partial example, given that they are just as likely to be named for the Roman Emperors those months were named for. [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Not that you run into too many folks named Octavia nowadays.]]
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** The CanonName of the female PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' is May.

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** The CanonName of the female PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' is May.
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* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': 25th Baam, whose name means 25th Night, was named after his birthday. The 13 Month Series is a group of special weapons named after the 13 Months of the TUS universe.

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* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': 25th Baam, Twenty-Fifth Bam, whose name means 25th Twenty-Fifth Night, was named after his birthday. The 13 Month Series is a group of special weapons named after the 13 Months of the TUS universe.
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* ''Series/ThreesCompany'': Christmas Noelle "Chrissie" Snow.

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* ''Series/ThreesCompany'': Chrissy, who's legal name is Christmas Noelle "Chrissie" Snow.Snow, was named after Christmas day.

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* The titular character of ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', Princess Aurora.



The CanonName of the female PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' is May.

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** The CanonName of the female PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' is May.



In ''VideoGame/CriminalCase: World Edition'', Angela Douglas, TheCoroner of The Bureau, has triplet daughters named April, May, and June.

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* WesternAnimation/MartinMorning, which is also a MeaningfulName because of [[JustWokeUpThatWay what happens to him every morning]].

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The CanonName of the female PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' is May.
** Likewise, the female PlayerCharacter of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum]]'' is [[CanonName canonically named]] Dawn.



** The female PlayerCharacter of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum]]'' is [[CanonName canonically named]] Dawn.



** ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'''s are themed after seasons, though, strangely, is missing Spring (Summer Forest, Autumn Plains, Winter Tundra).

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** ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'''s are themed after seasons, though, strangely, it is missing Spring (Summer Forest, Autumn Plains, Winter Tundra).



In ''VideoGame/CriminalCase: World Edition'', Angela Douglas, TheCoroner of The Bureau, has triplet daughters named April, May, and June.









* April, May and June are all fairly common names. At least one person around is named April May...[[StealthPun born in June]].

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* April, May and June are all fairly common names. At least one person around is named April May... [[StealthPun born in June]].
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* In the short story "Tuesday of the Other June" by Norma Fox Mazer, the protagonist, her mother, and grandmother are named June, April, and May, respectively. The story deals with the protagonist being bullied by another girl who is also named June.
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** The female PlayerCharacter of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum]]'' is named Dawn.

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** The female PlayerCharacter of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum]]'' is named [[CanonName canonically named]] Dawn.

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* April May from ''Franchise/AceAttorney''.

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* April May May, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Redd White]]'s secretary from ''Franchise/AceAttorney''.''Franchise/AceAttorney'', is named after the fourth and fifth months of the year.


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** The female PlayerCharacter of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum]]'' is named Dawn.
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* In ''Manga/{{Given}}'', all four main characters each have kanji relating to one of the four seasons in their given names. Made especially obvious by their band actually being called Seasons before it's renamed.
** Mafuyu's name (真冬) has the kanji for "winter" (冬).
** Ritsuka's name (立夏) has the kanji for "summer" (夏).
** Haruki's name (春樹) has the kanji for "spring" (春).
** Akihiko's name (秋彦) has the kanji for "fall" (秋).
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** In Volume 7 it's revealed that Winter has been chosen to [[spoiler: become the next Winter Maiden.]]

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** In Volume 7 it's revealed that Winter has been chosen to [[spoiler: become the next Winter Maiden.Maiden (though she ultimately doesn't).]]
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** In Volume 7 it's revealed that Winter has been chosen to [[spoiler: become the next Winter Maiden.]]

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