History MeaningfulName / WesternAnimation

** Dipper Pines is named so because he has a birthmark on his forehead in the shape of the Big Dipper. "Dipper" is actually a [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nickname]] he got because of said birthmark. His twin sister [[GenkiGirl Mabel]] on the other hand plays it straight, as her name means "lovable," which certainly fits her friendly and playful nature.
*** In ''Literature/GravityFallsJournal3'', we learn that Dipper's real name is [[spoiler: Mason.]]

** The Diamonds mostly contrast with diamond gemstone mythos, but one aspect of real life diamonds pretty much defines them- Diamonds are incredibly hard but also incredibly brittle. Both Diamond Gems seen so far have been TheStoic until something happens to anger them, at which point they are quickly infuriated and prone to DisproportionateRetribution.

** James Issac "Jimmy" Neutron himself. "Neutron" comes from the subatomic particle of the same name, which happens to also be his ChestInsignia. His middle name, Issac, comes from scientist UsefulNote/IssacNewton. James Chadwick was the name of the scientist who discovered the neutron.

** James Issac "Jimmy" Neutron himself. "Neutron" comes from the subatomic particle of the same name, which happens to also be his ChestInsignia. His middle name, Issac, comes from scientist Issac Newton.

** The north pole's princess and Sokka's love interest (before he met Suki), Yue, counts as one as well. Her name literally means "moon" in Chinese; which cleverly foreshadows [[spoiler: her eventually becoming the Moon Spirit]].
** King Bumi's name (Bumi) means "Earth" in Tamil.
** Suki is a verb, meaning "to like/love" in Japanese. It's also similar to the Japanese word 'tsuki' (月), meaning "moon".
** As the Fire Nation has largely Indian names, "[[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Azula]]" is no doubt derived from "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura Asura]]". It fits her. Azula could also be seen as a modification of "Azul." Appropriate, as most of her firebending techniques are blue. In fact, it has been said that Azula was originally going to be "Prince Azul," before the ''Avatar'' folks decided to make her female.
** According to the Avatar wiki, [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Ozai's]] name can mean either "leisurely year" (he spends a lot of time ordering others around from the comfort of his palace) or "flaming calamity", which... yeah.

** TheOwlKnowingOne, Wan Shi Tong, introduces himself to the Gaang as "He who knows ten thousand things". That is literally what his name means in Mandarin Chinese. For an added bonus "ten thousand things" is a saying in Taoism that basically means "everything", so by claiming to know ten thousand things, he's saying he is [[TheOmniscient all-knowing.]]

** [[Characters/TheLegendOfKorraZaheer Zaheer]] is a Middle Eastern name meaning "supporter"; he isn't this while he's the BigBad, but [[spoiler:in "Beyond the Wilds" he supports Korra reconnecting with the Avatar State so that she can take down Kuvira]].
** Speaking of [[Characters/TheLegendOfKorraKuvira Kuvira]], her name in hindi means "courageous woman". You can call Kuvira a lot of things, most of them bad, but "coward" isn't one of them. It also has similar structure to Korra, hinting that they are alike.

** The first Avatar is named Wan, which means "ten-thousand", reflecting the fact that he lived ten-thousand years before the events of the story. Additionally, in Taoist writings, "ten-thousand" is often used as a substitute for "infinity", reflecting that the Avatar lineage that he started will stretch out forever.[[note]]It's also a homophone for the English "one", since he's the FIRST Avatar; i.e. "Avatar One"[[/note]]

** [[Characters/AmphibiaKingAndrias King Andrias]] is named after a giant salamander which is the largest genus in the entire amphibian class of vertebrates, fitting how he's an exceptionally gigantic newt. His family name, Leviathan, refers to the dreaded biblical beast of the sea, again fitting how he's a giant amphibian and also alluding to his sinister family legacy.

** [[Characters/AmphibiaAnneBoonchuy Anne Boonchuy]]'s first name is derived from a Hebrew name, "Hannah", which means "gracious"/"merciful"; her last name roughly translates from Thai to "one who encourages or performs good deeds"; fitting her kind-heartedness. Anne is also a name that's been born by many royalty, fitting how she's a {{foil}} to King Andrias.

** [[Characters/AmphibiaSashaWaybright Sasha Waybright]]'s first name derives from the name Alexander, which means "defender of man", and her last name is an Americanized form of Weibrecht/Weybrecht (note that WordOfGod says she's of Scandinavian descent) which is derivedfrom the words "war" and "bright". Sasha is very much a warrior who's very bright for her age, and she's a protector and very inspiring person when she's at her best.
** [[Characters/AmphibiaMarcyWu Marcy Wu]]'s first name means "warlike", and whilst she's not as pure warrior-spirit as Sasha, she does settle right into her role as Newtopia's crossbow-wielding chief ranger.

** [[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper Pines]] is named so because he has a birthmark on his forehead in the shape of the Big Dipper. "Dipper" is actually a [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nickname]] he got because of said birthmark. His twin sister [[GenkiGirl Mabel]] on the other hand plays it straight, as her name means "lovable," which certainly fits her friendly and playful nature.

** [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher Bill Cipher]] works on many layers. His name is a reference to the Beale Ciphers, which are cryptic like him, or a reference to the dollar bill, which his image is on, and cipher, because he might be the one who puts them in the show. His name also could be a combination of LouisCypher and Bill Z. Bubb, which are names for Satan, and Bill is kind of satanic.

* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': The Green family are long-standing family of farmers, so their “Green” last name reflects this, especially since “greens” is another term for “vegetables.”

** '''Hoagie P. Gilligan, Jr. (Numbuh 2)''': Appropriately enough, a twofer reference: the surname "Gilligan" is from the eponymous second in command of the Minnow on ''Series/GilligansIsland''; the generational suffix "Jr." is also meaningful, as "Jr." is used at the end of most men's and boys' names to signify that they were named after their fathers [if their fathers had no other males in the families[[note]]grandfathers, uncles, etc[[/note]] with the name given to their sons prior to their sons' births] and are considered second generation.
*** Also, a hoagie is a type of sandwich, and Numbuh 2 liked to eat a lot.
** '''Kuki Sanban (Numbuh 3)''': "Sanban" is Japanese for "third" (''san'' "three", ''-ban'' is a Japanese suffix used in creating ordinal numbers); "Kuki" is a reference to her ditzy personality ("kooky"). Her [[spoiler:evil]] little sister's name, '''Mushi''', translates as "insect," her irritable father '''Kani''' means "crab," and her mother is '''[[GenkiGirl Genki]]''' (more likely a reference to Kuki, as Genki doesn't act like her namesake).

** '''Abigail "Abby" Lincoln (Numbuh 5)''': Has same initials as Abraham Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln's face is on the $5.00 bill. Lincoln is also on the penny, and, one episode revealed that Abigail was also formerly Number One.

** According to the [[TheWikiRule Avatar wiki]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Ozai's]] name can mean either "leisurely year" (he spends a lot of time ordering others around from the comfort of his palace) or "flaming calamity", which...yeah.

** Finn has blond hair and his name means "fair-haired". It can be also understood as related to the word "final", as in "the last", and he's [[spoiler:the last human in Ooo]]. It might also conjure comparisons to legendary Irish hero Finn [=McCool=].

** Anne Boonchuy's first name is derived from a Hebrew name, "Hannah", which means "gracious"/"merciful"; her last name roughly translates from Thai to "one who encourages or performs good deeds"; fitting her kind-heartedness. Anne is also a name that's been born by many royalty, fitting how she's a {{foil}} to King Andrias.

** Sasha Waybright's first name derives from the name Alexander, which means "defender of man", and her last name is an Americanized form of Weibrecht/Weybrecht (note that WordOfGod says she's of Scandinavian descent) which is derivedfrom the words "war" and "bright". Sasha is very much a warrior who's very bright for her age, and she's a protector and very inspiring person when she's at her best.
** Marcy Wu's first name means "warlike", and whilst she's not as pure warrior-spirit as Sasha, she does settle right into her role as Newtopia's crossbow-wielding chief ranger.

** King Andrias is named after a giant salamander which is the largest genus in the entire amphibian class of vertebrates, fitting how he's an exceptionally gigantic newt. His family name, Leviathan, refers to the dreaded biblical beast of the sea, again fitting how he's a giant amphibian and also alluding to his sinister family legacy.

** Zuko is once written as "Resurrected Rule", though another time it was "ancestors robber" on a wanted poster. It is logical to assume that his parents originally used the first "spelling", given that he was a royal child, and his father changed the "spelling" for the wanted posters to indicate that he had been disowned. Also, the first spelling of Zuko's name can also be translated to read "Reclaimed Honor". No really.
** Swordsman Piandao of the episode "Sokka's Master" is named after a type of Chinese saber (though not the type he used, which is a jian).

** Katara's name comes from a possibly phoenitic word of perhaps the same word, which means "beautiful." The individual parts of the name mean "block", "pagoda", and "pull."
** Toph's name has a ''sextuple'' meaning: it is a kind of sandstone reflecting her element, a Hebrew word for "drum" referring to her ability to sense with vibration, a play on "tough" for her attitude, and a homonym of "toff", British slang for an upper-class person (which she is). On her passport in "The Serpent's Pass" her name is written to mean "supported lotus", which is indicative of how her parents saw her, as a fragile china doll. Conversely, on the title card in "Tales of Ba Sing Se" her name is written to mean "entrusted man".

** As the Fire Nation has largely Indian names, "Azula" is no doubt derived from "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura Asura]]". It fits her. Azula could also be seen as a modification of "Azul." Appropriate, as most of her firebending techniques are blue. In fact, it has been said that Azula was originally going to be "Prince Azul," before the ''Avatar'' folks decided to make her female.
** According to the [[TheWikiRule Avatar wiki]], Ozai's name can mean either "leisurely year" (he spends a lot of time ordering others around from the comfort of his palace) or "flaming calamity", which...yeah.

** Lake Laogai, where the Dai Li's secret re-education/brainwashing center is located, is named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laogai Chinese word for "reform through labor"]] used to refer to prison camps in the People's Republic of China.

** It may be AllThereInTheManual, but in the episode "The Desert", the titular location's official name is the Si Wong Desert. [[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace "Si Wong" means "to die" in Chinese.]] The desert is just as deadly as you'd expect it to be from that name.

** Korra is derived from "Cora", meaning "maiden"; she's the first female Avatar we've seen during her youth, as opposed to, for example, Avatar Kyoshi.
** Mako is a Japanese name meaning "child of truth". He ends up becoming a detective and is the first person to see the truth about Varrick; his first breakup with Korra is also because he was a little too honest. It's also a Germanic name meaning "strength", and he was always the strong and silent type compared to Bolin.[[note]]he's also named after Mako Iwamatsu, voice actor for Iroh in the original series[[/note]]
** Bolin means "elder brother rain", and while he isn't the elder brother, his unique talent, [[spoiler:lavabending]], is influenced by waterbending.
** Asami is a Japanese name meaning "morning beauty"; Asami's face manages to render Mako temporarily speechless. It also has inferences of spirituality, and [[spoiler:her love interest is Korra, the bridge between the mortal and spiritual realms, and they lock their relationship in by going on a vacation in the spirit world]].

** Zaheer is a Middle Eastern name meaning "supporter"; he isn't this while he's the BigBad, but [[spoiler:in "Beyond the Wilds" he supports Korra reconnecting with the Avatar State so that she can take down Kuvira]].
** Speaking of Kuvira, her name in hindi means "courageous woman". You can call Kuvira a lot of things, most of them bad, but "coward" isn't one of them. It also has similar structure to Korra, hinting that they are alike.

** The most obvious ones Ben ''Ten''nyson and Kevin ''E. Levin'' reflecting their respective screen names ''Ben 10'' and ''Kevin 11''. When Ben learns Kevin's full name, he [[HypocriticalHumor mocks him about it]].

** Dipper Pines is named so because he has a birthmark on his forehead in the shape of the Big Dipper. "Dipper" is actually a [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nickname]] he got because of said birthmark. His twin sister [[GenkiGirl Mabel]] on the other hand plays it straight, as her name means "lovable," which certainly fits her friendly and playful nature.

** Bill Cipher works on many layers. His name is a reference to the Beale Ciphers, which are cryptic like him, or a reference to the dollar bill, which his image is on, and cipher, because he might be the one who puts them in the show. His name also could be a combination of LouisCypher and Bill Z. Bubb, which are names for Satan, and Bill is kind of satanic.

** The main antagonist is called Hawk Moth. A hawk is a bird of prey, while a moth is a general night insect, and he's the welder of the Butterfly Miraculous and wears dark clothes.