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* In the backstory of ''Literature/TheScumVillainsSelfSavingSystemRenZhaFanpaiZijiuXitong'', Yue Qingyuan and Shen Qingqiu were called Qi (7) and Jiu (9) respectively as children because the slavers who owned them at that point numbered their slaves instead of naming them.
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** A spy in ''[=PartnerShip=]'' he says Nancia can call him X-39. When she points out that she already knows his name, he cheerfully agrees; he just thinks it would be fun to be called that.
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** {{Downplayed}} with the Ketrans -- each member of [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien the Ellimist]]'s [[FloatingContinent crystal]] is technically designated by where they roost, with his being "Azure Level, Seven Spar, Extension Two, Down-Messenger, Forty-one." Everybody just makes up their own name, however, with his being "Toomin;" Ellimist was basically his screen name. At one point he notes that he's forgotten what his LoveInterest's actual designation is[[note]]If you're wondering: Violet Level, Two Spar, Main Branch, Left-Messenger, One hundred twenty-nine[[/note]].
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** {{Downplayed}} with the Ketrans -- each member of [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien the Ellimist]]'s [[FloatingContinent crystal]] is technically designated by where they roost, with his being "Azure Level, Seven Spar, Extension Two, Down-Messenger, Forty-one." Everybody just makes up their own name, however, with his being "Toomin;" Ellimist was basically his screen name. At one point he notes that he's forgotten what his LoveInterest's {{Love Interest|s}}'s actual designation is[[note]]If you're wondering: Violet Level, Two Spar, Main Branch, Left-Messenger, One hundred twenty-nine[[/note]].
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* The first book of ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'' has a more symbolic version of this. The LoveInterest is named Una, standing for the one-ness of the true (Protestant) faith; her nemesis, standing for the "two-faced" Roman Catholic church, is named Duessa. The fourth book has three brothers named ''Pri''amond, ''Di''amond and ''Tri''amond, according to their order of birth.
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* The first book of ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'' has a more symbolic version of this. The LoveInterest {{Love Interest|s}} is named Una, standing for the one-ness of the true (Protestant) faith; her nemesis, standing for the "two-faced" Roman Catholic church, is named Duessa. The fourth book has three brothers named ''Pri''amond, ''Di''amond and ''Tri''amond, according to their order of birth.
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* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': [[OurKoboldsAreDifferent Kobolds]] initially name their children by birth order, such as "Third of Six", until they do something spectacular and get a name based off whatever that event is.
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* In Amy Tintera's ''Reboot'', children who come back to life after death are referred to by the number of minutes they were dead.
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* In Amy Tintera's ''Reboot'', ''Literature/{{Reboot}}'', children who come back to life after death are referred to by the number of minutes they were dead.
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* In the ''Tamir Triad'' trilogy by Lynn Flewelling, independent mages are forced to register to the King's personal mages to receive a number they are to wear all time. That's when Iya understands the meaning of the number she had seen in an oracle years before: 222.
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* In the ''Tamir Triad'' ''Literature/TamirTriad'' trilogy by Lynn Flewelling, independent mages are forced to register to with the King's personal mages to receive a number they are to wear all time. That's when Iya understands the meaning of the number she had seen in an oracle years before: 222.
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* The narrator of ''Tom Paine Maru'' gives his name as Whitey O'Thraight -- or so it seems, until someone grousing about Whitey's regimented lifestyle sarcastically wonders why his people don't simply use numbers. They '''do'''. His name is '''actually''' YD-038.
* In ''Literature/{{Touch 2017}},'' Caleb is part of a ServantRace of selectively-bred HeinzHybrid monster hunters. Technically he's "Asset Thirteen," with "Twenty-Three" being his partner; he chose his name for himself. When he explains this to James he refuses to tell his number, saying that he wants there to be one person who doesn't think of him that way.
* In ''Literature/{{Touch 2017}},'' Caleb is part of a ServantRace of selectively-bred HeinzHybrid monster hunters. Technically he's "Asset Thirteen," with "Twenty-Three" being his partner; he chose his name for himself. When he explains this to James he refuses to tell his number, saying that he wants there to be one person who doesn't think of him that way.
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* The narrator of ''Tom Paine Maru'' ''Literature/TomPaineMaru'' gives his name as Whitey O'Thraight -- or so it seems, until someone grousing about Whitey's regimented lifestyle sarcastically wonders why his people don't simply use numbers. They '''do'''. His name is '''actually''' YD-038.
* In''Literature/{{Touch 2017}},'' ''Literature/Touch2017'', Caleb is part of a ServantRace of selectively-bred HeinzHybrid monster hunters. Technically he's "Asset Thirteen," with "Twenty-Three" being his partner; he chose his name for himself. When he explains this to James he refuses to tell his number, saying that he wants there to be one person who doesn't think of him that way.
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* In the ''Literature/GuardiansOfGaHoole'' series, St. Aegolius' Academy for Orphaned Owls gives each owl a number until they became high ranked enough to get a name.
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* In the ''Literature/GuardiansOfGaHoole'' series, St. Aegolius' Academy for Orphaned Owls gives each owl a number until they became high ranked ranking enough to get receive a name.
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* In ''The Forever Formula'' by Francis Bonham, clones are given their progenitor's first name and then a Roman-style ordinal number as a second name. The clone nurse who helps Evan Clark is named Eliza Tertia as she is the third clone of a famous nurse with the first name "Eliza".
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* ''Literature/{{Replica}}''. All the clones are Amy if girl, Andy if boy. So when they are together, the heroine is Seven.
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* ''Literature/{{Replica}}''.''Literature/{{Replica|MarilynKaye}}''. All the clones are Amy if girl, Andy if boy. So when they are together, the heroine is Seven.
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* ''Literature/{{Momo}}'': The Grey Men are physically indistinguishable and have serial numbers instead of names, e.g. the one who tries and fails to procure Momo's co-operation is Agent BLW/553/c.
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* ''Literature/{{Momo}}'': ''Literature/{{Momo|1973}}'': The Grey Men are physically indistinguishable and have serial numbers instead of names, e.g. the one who tries and fails to procure Momo's co-operation is Agent BLW/553/c.
