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* Franchise/RoboCop's superior officer, Sgt. Reed has ''three'' first names, as there was a ContinuitySnarl as to what his given name was--[[Film/RoboCop1987 the first movie]] gave it as "John", while [[Film/RoboCop2 the second]] gave it as "Warren". If you include ''Alpha Commando'', he has four as the series [[AdaptationNameChange renamed]] him "Joe". Murphy's original partner, Anne Lewis also counts.

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* Franchise/RoboCop's superior officer, Sgt. Reed has ''three'' first names, as there was a ContinuitySnarl as to what his given name was--[[Film/RoboCop1987 the first movie]] gave it as "John", while [[Film/RoboCop2 the second]] gave it as "Warren". If you include ''Alpha Commando'', Commando'' and the novelization of ''2'', he has four ''five'' as the series [[AdaptationNameChange renamed]] him "Joe".they respectively give his given name]] as "Joe" and "Bill". Murphy's original partner, Anne Lewis also counts.
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Removed examples that did not meet the conditions of the trope (name not common enough).


* Music/EltonJohn (born Reginald Dwight).



* Music/WynonnaJudd (born Christina Ciminella).
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* ''Literature/AruShahAndTheEndOfTime'': In book 1, Mini mentions a classmate of hers, a bully named Dennis Connor, whom she'd stopped from giving a TraumaticHaircut to another classmate. Aru lampshades the trope by saying "Plus, Dennis has ''two'' first names. He was asking to get in trouble."
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* There are more than a few [[ProfessionalWrestling pro wrestlers]] that fit here: Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Simon Dean]], Chris Harris, Trevor Murdoch, Wrestling/MarkHenry, Wrestling/MattMorgan, [[Wrestling/TheYoungBucks Nick & Matt & Malachi Jackson]], [[Wrestling/BillyGunn Kip James]], Wrestling/TorrieWilson, Wrestling/KellyKelly, Donovan Morgan, Ricky Marvin, Brian Christopher, Wrestling/ShaneDouglas, Dave Taylor, Wrestling/ChuckTaylor (no relation), Wrestling/VinGerard[[note]]His full name is Vincent Gerard Durling[[/note]], Wrestling/JerryLynn, Wrestling/CandiceMichelle, Wrestling/SheltonBenjamin, Wrestling/JoeyRyan, Wrestling/AllysinKay, and Wrestling/KeithLee. Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/StevieRichards, Davey Richards (no relation), Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, Wrestling/EddieEdwards, Wrestling/JimmyJacobs, Jack Evans, Erick Stevens, Petey Williams, and Wrestling/KevinOwens come close. Wrestling/MickieJames is a female wrestler with [[GenderBlenderName two traditionally male names]], Alex Shelley a male wrestler with [[GenderBlenderName two female names]]. [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Simon Dean]] is actually named after wrestler Wrestling/DeanMalenko, whose real name is Dean Simon.

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* There are more than a few [[ProfessionalWrestling pro wrestlers]] that fit here: Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Simon Dean]], Chris Harris, Trevor Murdoch, Wrestling/MarkHenry, Wrestling/MattMorgan, [[Wrestling/TheYoungBucks Nick & Matt & Malachi Jackson]], [[Wrestling/BillyGunn Kip James]], Wrestling/TorrieWilson, Wrestling/KellyKelly, Donovan Morgan, Ricky Marvin, Brian Christopher, Wrestling/ShaneDouglas, Dave Taylor, Wrestling/ChuckTaylor (no relation), Wrestling/VinGerard[[note]]His full name is Vincent Gerard Durling[[/note]], Wrestling/JerryLynn, Wrestling/CandiceMichelle, Wrestling/SheltonBenjamin, Wrestling/JoeyRyan, Wrestling/AllysinKay, and Wrestling/KeithLee. Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels[[note]]Actually a variation of his real name, Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, and even before becoming a wrestler he went by his middle name, so he's always been called "Shawn"[[/note]], Wrestling/StevieRichards, Davey Richards (no relation), Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, Wrestling/EddieEdwards, Wrestling/JimmyJacobs, Jack Evans, Erick Stevens, Petey Williams, and Wrestling/KevinOwens come close. Wrestling/MickieJames is a female wrestler with [[GenderBlenderName two traditionally male names]], Alex Shelley a male wrestler with [[GenderBlenderName two female names]]. [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Simon Dean]] is actually named after wrestler Wrestling/DeanMalenko, whose real name is Dean Simon.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': The OneShotCharacter in "[[Recap/MollyOfDenaliS1E3CabbagezillaNameGame Cabbagezilla]]" is Sadie Albert. Both "Sadie" and "Albert" can be used as first names.
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*''Anime/HelloSandybell'': The main character is called ''Sandybell'' Christie. [[spoiler: Though, she's adopted - her birth surname is Edward]].
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Contrast with MultiEthnicName, which is usually what the Two First Names are meant to avert. See also RepetitiveName, when someone's first and last name outright match.


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Contrast with MultiEthnicName, which is usually what the Two First Names are meant to avert. See also RepetitiveName, when someone's first and last name outright match.

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** Daniel Bryan...whose real name is Wrestling/BryanDanielson.

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** Daniel Bryan...whose Bryan, who now that he's in AEW is once again using his real name is of Wrestling/BryanDanielson.



** Antonio Cesaro, whose real name is Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli
** [[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Alexander Rusev]], whose real name is Miroslav Barnyashev.

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** Antonio Cesaro, whose who since moving to AEW has returned to using his real name is of Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli
** [[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Alexander Rusev]], whose real name is Miroslav Barnyashev. (In AEW, he's known as Miro.)



** Wrestling/BrayWyatt, whose real name is Windham Lawrence Rotunda.

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** Wrestling/BrayWyatt, whose real name is was Windham Lawrence Rotunda.



* Creator/MelBrooks (born Melvin Kaminsky).[[note]] Probably unintentional since Brooks didn't become a common first name until the 21th century. [[/note]]

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* Creator/MelBrooks (born Melvin Kaminsky).[[note]] Probably unintentional since Brooks didn't become a common first name until the 21th century. late 20th century ([[UsefulNotes/HistoricalPeopleToKnowInMLB Brooks Robinson]] notwithstanding).[[/note]]



* Eddie Albert from ''Series/GreenAcres'', (born Edward Albert Heimburger)

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* Eddie Albert from ''Series/GreenAcres'', ''Series/GreenAcres'' (born Edward Albert Heimburger)



* Creator/JaneSeymourActress (born Joyce Frankenberg).

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* Creator/JaneSeymourActress Creator/{{Jane Seymour|Actress}} (born Joyce Frankenberg).



* Tony Randall from the 70s sitcom [[Series/TheOddCouple1970 The Odd Couple]], who was born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg

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* Tony Randall from the 70s sitcom [[Series/TheOddCouple1970 The ''Series/{{The Odd Couple]], Couple|1970}}, who was born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg
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'''Note:''' It has become a habit of giving last names as forenames, making the lines between the two a bit blurry. Keep in mind that names such as Clark, Stewart, Scott, Carter, Donovan, Ryan, [=McKenzie=], Clinton and more, were surnames before becoming first names, and are still prominent as the former. Meaning that a character with one of these last name might not be an intentional example of this trope. Also, this trope is about having two common enough first names, made-up names, or surnames that are unusually used as first names (ex: Holloway Robert) don't count, if the last name is of foreign origin (ex: William Dieter), there's a good chance it's not an intentional example of this either.

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'''Note:''' It has become a habit of giving last names as forenames, making the lines between the two a bit blurry. Keep in mind that names such as Clark, Stewart, Scott, Carter, Donovan, Ryan, [=McKenzie=], Clinton and more, were surnames before becoming first names, and are still prominent as the former. Meaning that a character with one of these last name might not be an intentional example of this trope. Also, this trope is about having two common enough first names, names; made-up names, or surnames that are unusually used as first names (ex: Holloway Robert) don't count, and if the last name is of foreign origin (ex: William Dieter), there's a good chance it's not an intentional example of this either.

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