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12->''"In a group consisting of Sithis, Travok, Anastrianna and Kairon, the human fighter named Bob II sticks out. Especially when he's identical to Bob I, who was killed by kobolds."''
13-->-- '''4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide''', ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
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15In some fantasy settings, people have names that you would expect to see in real life. In others, names are made up to sound exotic.
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17And then you have the mixed approach: people named Zelor and Lithnara alongside people named [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} James and Catherine]]. That's this trope.
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19Don't expect the characters to [[LampshadeHanging acknowledge the distinction]]. Note that this doesn't count if the author ''is'' making a distinction e.g. as a TranslationConvention for different cultures (cf. ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', where the hobbits' and the nearby Men's Westron-language names are "translated" as more real-world ones, but no others are), or in a cosmopolitan setting where characters might be reasonably expected to have diverse cultural backgrounds without this necessarily being explicitly stated. This is very prevalent in fantasy settings, as those settings have less of a real-life grounding, facilitating the existence of a cultural melting pot.
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21In stories set in TheFuture, new names can be assumed to have been invented or become popular over the years, while older names would still exist alongside them. Can also happen ''within'' an OverlyLongName, where a {{Muggle|s}}-type name is liable to appear amid a long series of archaic names. Most often, the "normal" name is "Terry", "Scott", "Dave", "Steve", "Lyle", or "Kevin", because those names are somehow inherently funny. Sometimes happens accidentally in a cast full of Aeriths if an author finds a name from another language that sounds exotic to them, since it will inevitably sound like a Bob to viewers from the culture it comes from. It can also happen if the writer has created a FantasticNamingConvention that happens to produce something familiar occasionally; if one culture has people called Zib, Gug, Mav, and Dod, then they might well also have a Bob, who only sticks out from the audience's perspective.
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23The {{Trope Namer|s}} is a combination of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', which has the eponymous "Aerith" alongside names like "Vincent" and "Barret", and a play on AliceAndBob.
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25Not to be confused (or transliterated) with AliceAndBob. When it's played for laughs, it's an OddNameOut. See also SpecialPersonNormalName. May be subverted by "Bob" being short for [[OddNameNormalNickname "Beelzebob."]] Compare MeltingPotNomenclature, SesquipedalianSmith, WackyAmericansHaveWackyNames and MyFriendsAndZoidberg. One of the names may be a RealJokeName — for extra laughs, it might be "Bob".
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30!!Example subpages:
31[[index]]
32* AerithAndBob/AnimeAndManga
33* AerithAndBob/FanWorks
34* AerithAndBob/{{Literature}}
35* AerithAndBob/LiveActionTV
36* AerithAndBob/{{Music}}
37* AerithAndBob/VideoGames
38* AerithAndBob/{{Webcomics}}
39* AerithAndBob/WebOriginal
40* AerithAndBob/WesternAnimation
41[[/index]]
42
43!!Other examples:
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47[[folder:Advertising]]
48* Liberty Mutual's mascots are ThoseTwoGuys, Limu Emu and Doug.
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51[[folder:Asian Animation]]
52* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': As far as the [[DubNameChange English names]] are concerned, we have some names like Weslie, Paddi, and Tibbie that might be spelled differently but are otherwise normal human names, then there's Sparky whose name is more of a nickname but also normal. The wolves have less normal names; Wolffy can at least be explained by the fact that [[ADogNamedDog he's a wolf]], and Wilie could be easily taken to mean "Willy" (and indeed, is pronounced as such in one of the dubbed seasons). Then there's Slowy, whose name is used as a surname in Germany, though quite rarely. ''Then'' there's Wolnie, which is such an uncommon name and surname that it's probably fully associated with this series.
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55[[folder:Comic Books]]
56* Named Atlanteans in ''ComicBook/Aquaman1989'' include Wexel, Pletus... and Jared.
57* ''ComicBook/{{Artesia}}'' features the titular Artesia and her brothers Stepjan and Justin. There are characters named Wallis, Owen, and Colin, along with Daemander, Argante, and Branimir.
58* Bob The Monitor from ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis''.
59* Creator/DCComics Atlantean names can vary, usually leaning towards Aerith with a bit of Bob. You have Orin, Orm, Atlan, Atlanna, Orvax, Vulko, Tula, Kaldur, Bres, Mera, Tusky, Topo, La'gaan, and... Garth.
60* Parodied in ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'''s movie satire of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. In it, Professor Dumbledore shows Harry the portraits of previous headmasters, including Pontavius Pudfuncher, Agglethrudis Benevolent, Quentock Ticonderoga Kurdlesoup,... and Joe Smith. He never really fit in.
61* ''ComicBook/{{Scion}}'' had an "anything goes" approach to names- for example, two evil princes named Bron and Kort and their WhiteSheep sister ''Ashleigh''.
62* ''ComicBook/StarWarsTales'': Issue #17 ''Lunch Break'' introduces the stormtrooper friends Kjazhed-Uhl and Bob. But then post-clone Stormtroopers are recruited from many worlds, including colonies settled from multiple sources, so it's to be expected.
63* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
64** Some Kryptonian given names are strange, more often for men than for women. Women: Kara, Lara, Faora. Men: Kal (as in Kal-El) and Dru (as in General Dru-Zod) resemble Cal and Drew, but Jor (as in Jor-El)? 'El' and 'Zod' are family names. Thus Jor-El named his son Kal. Unmarried women took their father's full name so ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s Kryptonian name, in full, was Kara Zor-El. Superman's mother was Lara Lor-Van until she married Jor-El, but it's not clear if she then became Lara Jor-El or just Lara El. Faora was Faora Hu-Ul while Zod was General Dru-Zod.
65** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlSpecial'', shows up one Kryptonian girl called Elsa, an English-sounding name which contrasts heavily with the usual Kryptonian female names: Kara Zor-El, Lara Lor-Van, Allura In-Ze, Lesla-Lar, Dar-Lin, Zora Vil-Lar, Shyla Kor-Onn, Thara Ak-Var...
66* ''ComicBook/WizardsOfMickey'': Mickey, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pete keep their mundane names, while original characters have "fantasy-style" names like Nereus and Fafnir.
67* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': In the Pre-Crisis continuity the Amazons of Paradise Island were women from throughout history who had come to the island seeking refuge and chose to take an oath to uphold the Amazons' peaceful protective ways then drank from the Fountain of Youth and survived ingesting the dangerous water so their names were incredibly varied, including Althea, Diana, Fatsis, Gerta, Hippolyta, Mala, Metala, Orana, Sophia and Zoe.
68* ''ComicBook/FutureFoundation'' has this due to the SciFiKitchenSink cast consisting of humans, aliens, androids, {{mole men}} and {{fish people}}. The main crew consists of [[ComicBook/PowerPack Alex and Julie Power]], Bentley, Artie Maddricks, Dragon Man, Adolf Impossible, Korr, Leech, Mik, Onome, Tong, Turg, Vil, Wu and [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Yondu Udonta]].
69* ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen2001'': All mutants, heroes and villains alike, have a "mutant name". Magneto, Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Quicksilver, Blob, Mastermind... and then there's Jimmy Hudson, who uses his name and no alias whatsoever. Well, perhaps just "Jimmy" instead of "James", but it isn't the same thing.
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73* A literal example: ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} once met three rats named Rip, Juanita, and--yes--Bob.
74* A classic newspaper comic strip's supporting cast includes Fritzi, Sluggo, Rollo, and Oona Goosepimple. The character after whom the strip is named? "ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}."
75* In ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', Snoopy's brothers are named Spike, Marbles, Olaf…and Andy. There's also a minor character named "5".
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79* ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'' has Kenai, Koda, Rutt, Tuke, Denahi, Sitka, Tanana, Tug, Nita... but during the Salmon Run scene, an elderly female bear is said to have a seemingly-deceased husband named ''Edgar'' ("QUIT TELLING EVERYONE THAT I'M DEAD!!!").
80* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'': Most of the insects have odd names based on their species, an identifying trait, or just a seemingly random word, like Molt, Dim, Atta, and Heimlich. But then you also have a few insects with ordinary human names, like Francis, Dot, Manny, and Rosie. Bonus points for Gypsy and Manny for having names that are not only based on their species, but are also actual names.
81* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaur}}'' had Aladar, Neera, Plio, Suri, Yar, Zini, Kron, Bruton, Eema, Url, and ''Baylene'', none of which are commonplace.
82* What are the names of the three [[KidHero Kid Heroes]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheGuardiansOfTheLostCode''? Answer: Freddy, Atzi, and Kimo.
83* ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'':
84** Only three Boov are referred to by name: Oh, Captain Smek, and Kyle.
85** Several one-shot Boovs have names like Tony.
86* In the Greek dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', all the characters keep their original English names (Bob, Helen, Dash, Lucius). However, Frozone's wife is named Soula, a common Greek name, while in the original version her name is Honey.
87** Interestingly, although Helen does originate from Greek, Eleni, the film retains this anglicized form. However, Violet's name ''is'' hellenized to Violeta.
88* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', the humans have normal names like Riley and Jill, while the mind creatures have names related to their job, like Fear and Sadness. The imaginary friend is named Bing Bong.
89* ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'' has Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Shere Khan, Kaa, Hathi, Hathi Jr., Akela, and Shanti, but also Louie, Winifred, Buzzy, Flaps, Dizzy, and Ziggy.
90* The Hyenas in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}''. We've got Shenzi, whose name is Swahili for ''demon'' or ''savage'', [[TheBrute Banzai]], Swahili for ''skulk'' or ''lurk'', and our [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} third hyena]] is named... Ed. Also, Mufasa and Scar (though his original name was Taka).
91* ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'': The two malfunctioning robots who end up helping the Mitchells introduce themselves as Eric and Deborahbot 5000.
92* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' Some monsters have regular first and last names (James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, George Sanderson), some answer to 'Phlegm' or 'Fungus'. Heck, the prevalence of 'normal' names in this movie might make it more of a case of 'Bob and Aerith' than 'Aerith and Bob'.
93* In ''WesternAnimation/PlanBee'', names like Beatrice and Bonnie show up alongside the likes of Afik and Belzar.
94* In ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', the humans have normal names like Sophie and Jamie and the Guardians' names are North (Santa Claus), Bunny (the Easter Bunny), Tooth (the Tooth Fairy), Sandy (the Sandman), and Jack Frost (which is a normal name, more or less). Other characters are Dingle (an elf), Pitch Black (the Boogeyman, whatever species that makes him) and Baby Tooth (a fairy).
95* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'' has this as a result of being a JukeboxMusical set in a fantasy universe. Characters named after song titles with real world names (Marianne, Dawn) coexist with characters whose names are more titles than actual names (Sugar Plum Fairy, the Bog King).
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99* ''Film/BasketCase'' features Duane Bradley and his [[BodyHorror hideously deformed]], formerly conjoined brother Belial.
100* ''Film/BlackDynamite'' has a pair of brothers. One is the title character, who is named Black Dynamite. The other is named Jimmy.
101* ''Film/BloodRansom:'' Jeremiah and Crystal go on the run from vampire Roman. Roman sends Bill to hunt them down.
102* "Let's Build a Snowman" from ''Film/CannibalTheMusical'' has the line, "We can name him Bob, or we can name him Literature/{{Beowulf}}!"
103* A variation: In Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein's ''Theatre/{{Cinderella|Rodgers and Hammerstein}}'', each of the {{Overly Long Name}}s of the Prince, Queen and King includes one not-very-fancy[[note]]in the Anglosphere, anyway. In central Europe, 'Hermann' is an ancient Germanic name that was popular all kinds with Dark-Age nobility[[/note]] name, which is [[LampshadeHanging pointed out]]:
104-->'''Herald''': His Royal Highness, Christopher Rupert Windemere Vladimir Karl Alexander Franz Reginald Lancelot Herman...\
105'''Little Boy''': Herman?\
106'''Herald''': ''Herman''...Gregory James is giving a ball!
107** The Queen had Maisy in her nest of names, and the King had Sidney. Each time, the Herald is asked by someone (a little girl for the queen, and the entire chorus for the king) to confirm that, yes, that is one of their names. And when the King and Queen are alone together "Maisy" and "Sidney" are the names they use for each other. It's very endearing.
108* Whether television or film, ''Film/{{Coneheads}}'' did the job right. The titular Coneheads comprise the Earth-bound trio of Beldar, Prymaat, and their charming daughter Connie.
109* ''Film/DancinItsOn'': Named characters are Jennifer, Ken, Danny, Jerry and ''Shotsy''.
110* ''Film/TheDevilsMessenger'' has the exes Satanya and John.
111* ''Film/DevonsGhostLegendOfTheBloodyBoy'' features characters named Symphony, Josh, Devon, Craig, Genesis, Mark, Fatima, and Gary.
112* Lampshaded a little in ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'', where John [=McClane=], archetypal New York [=EveryCop=], runs into a militant black man played by Creator/SamuelLJackson. His name? "ZEUS! AS IN FATHER OF APOLLO? MOUNT OLYMPUS? DON'T-FUCK-WITH-ME-OR-I'LL-SHOVE-A-LIGHTNING-BOLT-UP-YOUR-ASS ZEUS!" And, for added yuks, John initially believes his name to be "Jesus" (the Spanish pronunciation) after hearing a character address him with "Hey, Zeus!" (Since "Jesus" and "Zeus" are deities in two incompatible religious systems, that counts as [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Humor]].)
113* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'': The setting's names range from made-up fantasy names (Xenk, Marlamin, Dralas), to English words that aren't normally used as names (Forge, Doric), to names that are a letter or two off from common names (Holga, Sofina, Edgin, Jarnathan, Zia), to mundane names that would not be out of place today (Kira, Simon).
114* ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar'' "My name is Zarnoff. This is Zabu, Zellner, Zelbor, Zelmina and Jeff." Caption "Jeff".
115* In ''Film/{{Elf}}'', the humans have normal names like Walter and Susan, while the elves are called things like Ming-Mang.
116* Like its [[Literature/HarryPotter parent series]], the wizards from ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' have names that are both common and uncommon in the Muggle world. They run the gamut from normal ones like Yusuf and Irma to Porpentina and Theseus.
117* In ''Film/TheFly1986'', a MinimalistCast film, the three players in the LoveTriangle are named Seth, Veronica, and ''Stathis''. Seth and Veronica are not only the true loves, but also the only characters with nicknames (Veronica = "Ronnie", and -- post-TeleporterAccident -- Seth = "Brundlefly"). Then again, all three have unusual last names (respectively Brundle, Quaife, and Borans); on top of that, the men share ThemeInitials.
118* The Creator/TracyMooreProductions film ''Fubee'' has main character Fubee Snopatropalopolis and her best friends Adam and Becky.
119* In ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'', the villain hires a bunch of mercenaries, whose names are Gunner, Gunter, Hans, Jan... and Phil. Also, the two poachers are named Max and Thor.[[note]]Those are perfectly normal German names, though. And Thor is still a common name in Scandinavia, especially Iceland.[[/note]]
120* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' has this, to some extent. Our characters have names like Winston, Peter, Ray, Louis, and Dana... and Egon. "Egon" is an actual name (it's Teutonic and means "edge of a sword" -- [[MeaningfulName actually quite fitting]] for a character who is [[BadassBookworm both a genius and a warrior]]), but it still sounds out of place next to more common ones.
121* Music/TheBeatles' managers in ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' are Norm and [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Shake]].
122* In ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', the main antagonists are the twins Sharpay and Ryan.
123* ''Film/HoboWithAShotgun'': Drake's sons, Ivan and Slick.
124* ''Film/TheIceRoad'' features Mike [=McCann=] and his brother Gurty.
125* In the films of the Creator/MarxBrothers, Zeppo, TheGenericGuy, usually had more conventional names than his three wacky brothers. In his last film as part of the act, ''Film/DuckSoup'', his character is named Bob Roland while the other three are [[WackyAmericansHaveWackyNames Rufus T. Firefly]], Chicolini and Pinky.
126* Intentionally used in ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' series:
127** The free human characters have unusual, often [[ThemeNaming mythology-based names]] such as Morpheus or Niobe. On the other hand, if you run into a character with [[OddNameOut a boring last name]] like Jones or Smith, you'd better start running. This is mostly because everyone who takes the red pill appears to abandon their old name when they leave the Matrix for a new one, or a previously existing nickname (like "Neo," which was originally just a nickname used by hacker Thomas Anderson).
128** The Matrix features a character named [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] (but married to [[WritingAroundTrademarks Zee]], rather than Zelda).
129* Parodied in ''Film/MenInBlack'' with two {{bridge|Bunnies}} ''[[BridgeBunnies things]]'' named ''Blblup'' [[note]]That's how the DVD subtitles spell the ''much'' longer and more unpronounceable name Creator/TommyLeeJones must have mangled his mouth to give, anyway. They added that joke at the last minute, so it's not in the script. Tommy Lee Jones probably just said something random.[[/note]] and Bob. In [[WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries the animated series]], the former is generally referred to as "the other Bob", but on several occasions (for instance when agent J gets his brain supercharged), is called "Ariariyuka" (at least phonetically).
130* In ''Film/{{Mohawk}}'', the members of the Mohawk tribe include Okwaho, Wentahawi and Calvin.
131* ''Film/TheSantaClause'' and its sequels feature elves named, among others, Betty, Judy, Bernard, Hugo, Zippy, Crouton and Pontoon.
132* Personal names in ''Franchise/StarWars'' range from perfectly ordinary, to merely uncommon, historical, or mythological yet still real-world, to clear (yet fictional) derivatives of real-world names, to names that are complete fabrications.
133** There's Luke's Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru.
134** Luke and Leia, children of Anakin and Padmé.
135** Leia's parents are Bail and Breha.
136** Obi-Wan Kenobi's nickname on Tatooine is Ben.
137** Among the minor characters, Porkins has a strangely-ordinary surname compared to the likes of Kenobi or Windu.
138** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and ''Film/TheLastJedi'' continue the proud tradition of mixing real-sounding names with SpaceOpera ones. We've got Rey, Kylo Ren (whose real name is actually "[[spoiler:Ben Solo]]"), Poe Dameron, Maz Kanata, Bala Tik, Unkar Plutt, Armitage Hux, and Amilyn Holdo vs Finn and sisters Rose and Paige.
139** One of the main protagonists of the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' animated series is a young boy named Ezra. There's also a high ranking Rebel named Jun Sato, which is a very common Japanese name.
140** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' introduces [[MyNaymeIs Qi'ra (pronounced "Kira")]] and Enfys Nest (though both are real words, "Enfys" is Welsh for "rainbow", and certainly isn't a regular given name) vs Val and the very normal-sounding Tobias Beckett.
141** ''Film/RogueOne'' adds Galen Erso and Orson Krennic to the roster of ''Star Wars'' characters that sport real-world given names paired with weird surnames.
142** ''Series/TheMandalorian'' gives us names like Kuiil, Greef Karga, [[spoiler: Din Djarin]], Peli Motto, Burg, and [[spoiler: Grogu]]; but also Cobb Vanth, Mayfeld, Pershing, Gideon[[note]]though this one is apparently his last name[[/note]], and Trapper Wolf. Cara Dune as also in interesting zig-zag, as it's short for "Carasynthia."
143* Okay. ''Film/SuckerPunch'' gives us girls who are named Baby Doll, Sweet Pea, Rocket, [[IronicNickname Blondie]][[note]] she has dark hair, actually[[/note]] and... Amber.
144* Low-budget Japanese sci-fi flick ''Film/{{Zeiram}}'' features a pair of alien bounty hunters: the exotic Iria, and her computer Bob.
145* ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' gives us an assassin Decepticon called... Reedman.
146* ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' has a literal case, as among what would be expected from a Navy callsigns (Phoenix, Hangman, Fanboy, Payback), there is also a Bob.
147* ''Film/TotalRecall1990'': George is a mutant Mars-born man with a telepathic conjoined twin brother and leader of LaResistance named "Kuato".
148* ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': The names of the Amazons are: Hippolyta, Antiope, Melanippe, Artemis, Euboea, Venelia, Acantha... and Diana. Of note, most of these names, including Diana, are from Myth/ClassicalMythology, but Diana is the only one still commonly used today, and of a Latin root instead of a Greek root. Granted, this is inherited from the comics.
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152* ''Literature/TamLin'': The titular character's true love is either called Margaret or Janet.
153* Myth/ArthurianLegend tends to suffer from mixed anglicisation and the later addition of Knights by French and English. Thus popular and important knights, like Drystan, are frequently changed into Tristan, while less popular ones kept the old Welsh form like Culhwch. Making things even worse is when there are characters added later with no Welsh roots, like Galahad and Lancelot who suddenly are thrown into to interact with the Welsh Knights without any comment on how their name sounds odd since the ones who initially added them to the story didn't speak Welsh and figured they'd be fine AsLongAsItSoundsForeign.
154* ''Literature/TheBible'':
155** Due to the massive widespread, it was inevitable that a lot of the Hebrew names contained within would gain use in other languages. However, not every name. This can lead to interesting passages in the Bible detailing people whose names are either very familiar or foreign-sounding, not because they have different roots - in fact, they all have the same roots - but because some of them have been used and some haven't.
156** Jacob had thirteen children with four women, going by the names Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah... Dan, Joseph and Benjamin. (Reuben is a semi-common name, however, as is Simon, a form of Simeon. And of course all of these names are still used by Jews). This also varies on the culture. In Finland, for example, it is Leevi (local form of Levi) and Simeon which are seen as mundane names, while Dan and Benjamin are exotic.
157** Job has three daughters named Jemima, Kezia... and Kerenhappuch.
158** The kings of the Kingdom of Israel: Saul, ''Ishbosheth'', David, and Solomon. Saul and Solomon might have not been that common, but when was the last time you know a guy named Ishbosheth?
159** Of the names of the kings of the separated kingdoms of Israel and Judah, only Zechariah and, to a lesser extent, Josiah, Asa, and Hezekiah have caught on in modern English. A few others are pretty popular in modern-day Israel (e.g., Menahem, Omri), but everything else (e.g., Rehoboam, Shallum) are obscure.
160** The names for the Messiah in the ''Literature/BookOfIsaiah'' take this to an extreme. The first is Immanuel. The rest? Shearjashub, Mahershalalhashbaz, and Pelejoezelgibborabiadsarshalom.
161** In the apocryphal Book of Enoch the names of the leaders of the Grigori are given as Shemihazah, Arteqoph, Remashel, Kokabel, Armumahel, Ramel, Ziqel, Baraqel, Asael, Hermani, Matarel, Ananel, Setawel, Samshiel, Sahriel, Tummiel, Turiel, Yamiel, Yehadiel... and Daniel.
162** ''Literature/TheFourGospels'': Of Jesus's main twelve disciples, most have entered common usage: Simon (AKA Peter), Andrew, James, John, Philip, Matthew, Thomas. There's also the uncommon Bartholomew, and Judas, [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/BiblicalNames which no one uses anymore]]. And another Judas, who also went by Jude and Thaddaeus.
163** ''Literature/BookOfRomans'': Paul's letter to the Romans includes greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Patrobas, and Julia.
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167* ''Pinball/BigBangBar'' uses the names of the Solar System planets (Mercury, Venus, etc.) to identify bar patron targets... except for Earth, which is named "Pythos" instead.
168* ''Pinball/{{Avatar}}'' does this with the six Na'vi -- Jake, Neytiri, Eytukan, Mo'at, Tsu'vey, and Grace.[[note]][[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since Jake and Grace were originally humans and the others are aliens.[[/note]]
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172* ''Podcast/HeroClub'''s ''O Holy Knights'' has Sir Oren the Peaceful, Sir Dane the Good, Lady Holly the Joyful, and Grumplinus the Harsh. It also has Lady Holly's steed Goosey, Sir Oren's animal companions Beth the moose and Dave the bear, and Grumplinus's greed troll minon, Kevin.
173* ''Podcast/TrialsAndTrebuchets'' gives us fantastic character names like Delnys and Serinepth alongside mundane ones like Bailey and Phillip.
174* The central characters of ''Podcast/WoodenOvercoats'' are Rudyard and his sister Antigone. Their names stand out among the other characters, such as Eric, Georgie, Desmond, Jennifer, and Niles.
175* Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance: Character names include Magnus, Gundren, Yeemick, Klarg, Brian, and Barry [[AnachronismStew Bluejeans]]. The spectrum is weighted towards Bob, since [=NPCs=] are for the most part named after real people. {{Lampshaded}} when Justin mocks Griffin for naming the party's new Halfling roommate "Robbie", and invoked when Griffin changed several of the "Aeriths" to "Bobs" during the first arc, which drew heavily from ''TabletopGame/LostMineOfPhandelver'': Sildar Hallwinter became Barry Bluejeans; BigBad Nezznar was renamed Magic Brian.
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179* Wrestling/{{WWE}} 1999: The New Brood was made up of Wrestling/{{Matt|Hardy}}, Wrestling/{{Jeff|Hardy}} and...[[Wrestling/DavidHeath Gangrel]].
180* ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} King of Trios 2009 Night I'' featured The Death Match Kings, Brain Damage, Wrestling/NecroButcher and..."Mr. Insanity" Toby Klein.
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184* ''Series/FraggleRock'' has names like Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, and Boober alongside Matt, Red, and John.
185* ''Series/ItsABigBigWorld'': The only residents of the World Tree with normal names are Madge, Bob, and Winslow. Everyone else has names like Snook, Oko, and Ick.
186* ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' featured King Friday and Queen Sarah. Only played partially straight, as her full (presumably maiden) name was Sarah ''[[ThemeNaming Saturday]]''.
187** One episode of the spin-off ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' had Tater Buddies, dolls shaped like potatoes that had names like Percival, Petunia and Petey...and then there was one named Pippy Pointyschnozzle, which isn't exactly a common name in real life.
188* ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' have names like Sam and Kermit (a real name, if rare) alongside names like Fozzie and Gonzo.
189* ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' has characters whose names are either human names given to toy and pet characters or descriptive words based on their personality or function. Warloworth Q. Weasel, however, doesn't fall into any of these categories, as his name is unique.
190* ''Series/{{Oobi}}'' features characters with names like Oobi, Kako, Grampu, Maestru, Mamu, Papu, and...Bella.
191* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Some of the non-humans have normal names (Oscar, Elmo, etc) while others have made-up names (Narf, Count von Count, etc).
192* The names of Jeff Tracy's sons in ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' are Scott, John, Gordon, Alan... and Virgil. All of them are named after the original US astronauts, the Mercury Seven, but you might know Virgil Grissom better by his nickname: Gus.
193** There's also Lady Penelope's manservant: surname, Parker; first name, Aloysius. A mild example, however, as it was [[AllThereInTheManual never mentioned in the series or movies]].
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197* A ''Creator/JohnMulaney'' routine has the comedian surprised to consider which Biblical names are still frequently used in modern English and which were dropped, describing the Scriptures as "a few stories, normally about a guy with a crazy name whose wife has a normal name".
198--> '''Mulaney:''' "In that town lives Zepheriuses and his wife Rachel." How come ''she'' gets to be Rachel?
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202* ''TabletopGame/DamnationDecade'': Every real-world analogue character has a bizarre name, and they're really bizarre, like the authors were pulling random nouns from a hat to generate names (Ampersand Vole, [[UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter Quantrill Biscuit]]). The most reasonable-sounding names include Stanton Spobeck's secretary Ethel Ambrose Pratt, host of ''Beyond the Barrier'' [[Creator/LeonardNimoy Herman Purvis]], and musician Edmund Fitzgerald, famous for a song about the sinking of the ore freighter ''Music/GordonLightfoot''.
203* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' manuals specifically have content for deciding whether players should choose realistic or exotic names, and how the [[GameMaster Dungeon Master]] should deal with players who don't want their characters' names to be consistent with the types of names the other players choose.
204** Otherwise known as the [[Series/FreaksAndGeeks Carlos the]] [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Dwarf]] scenario.
205** In 4E, it's stated that most tieflings have "traditional" names like Amnon and Nemeia, while others choose hilariously over-the-top names like Poetry or Despair. Throw in some other races and you can have a party consisting of Wil, Jon, Bree, and Torment, and that's just using the sample names.
206** ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'': Warforged were created without names, only numerical designations. As they realized names make it easier to socialize with other races, they have begun taking some, or having names given to them by people they interact with, but without any fixed pattern, this can be generic name humans/elves/dwarves/some other races would use, a word for a concept they feel fits them (Bulwark, Vanguard, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Lord of Blades]]), the name of an object, or even words that aren't in common. Some Warforged also retain their numerical designation as they still look for an "ideal" name.
207** ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'': Naming conventions are different for different races. Notably, halflings tend to have common English names, which stand out as this trope alongside the Nordic-sounding dwarf names and wholly-fantastic elvish names.
208** ''TabletopGame/LaNotteEterna'': The dwarves may have disappeared centuries ago, but, thanks to their heavy trading with the other races in antiquity, their language heavily influenced the languages of the humans and the Karevi. Thus, in the human-dominated Duchy of Ouin, it's possible to find humans named Elthoras or Kivan alongside more conventional names like Matthew or Howard.
209* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' has very diverse naming conventions. People in the Realm, namely the nobles, mostly call their children by some (sometimes vaguely Japanese or Chinese-sounding) name made of several meaningless syllables, with a family surname added before the first name (i.e. Cynis Denovah Avaku, Peleps Deled, Tepet Ejava). In the Threshold, however, since there are hundreds upon hundreds of different kingdoms, there are millions of different names, depending on the region. Alongside random alphabet soup, a very common naming convention is Adjective Noun (Harmonious Jade, Magnificent Garden). So you get a circle (party) of people with names like Panther, Dace, Harmonious Jade, Swan and Arianna. Some characters have [[NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom Names That Unfold Like Lotus Blossoms]], such as Fearless in Battle's Face. The above are justified, as they all come from different parts of the world, but still an example of this trope. But then there are characters with random RealLife names thrown in for no apparent reason: Joseph, Anja, Tobias, Lyta... it's a bit jarring.
210* ''TabletopGame/{{Forsooth}}'': The game encourages mixing in a few common (or silly) English names, regardless of the setting -- like how ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' was set in ancient Greece but had a character named Bottom.
211* ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening'': While not a fantasy setting in the traditional sense, the book "Grimoire of Grimoires" has a grimoire take the form of a black metal/industrial album put together by a band called Schattenbahn. The band's lineup is Blixa Dark, Hellson, Regenfeuer, Doktor Kultur... and Andy.
212* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Major characters tend to have names like Urza or Lim-Dûl. This makes names like Peter Douglas (a minor character from Fallen Empires) seem incredibly strange. Occasionally, this is played for laughs. For example, one short story had a demonic dark lord named Vincent who employed a human chef named Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar.
213** The Gatewatch itself creates an Aerith and Bob situation. We have normal names such as Chandra, Jace and Liliana alongside more exotic names like Ajani, Nissa and Gideon (whose name is actually Kytheon).
214** The crew of the skyship ''Weatherlight'', which was the focus of the story for quite some time, consisted of Tahngarth, Squee, Ertai, Crovax, Mirri, Sisay, Gerrard and Hanna. Sisay is the interesting one; her name does exist in the real world, but it seems to be a predominantly male name.
215* Names in ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' follow the pattern (first name + security clearance + home sector + clone number), ranging from ordinary first names with an arbitrary suffix (John-R-CQF-2) to silly puns (Howe-R-YAH-3) depending on the GM's preferred style: Straight avoids silly names (they break the mood), Zap revels in them, Classic is somewhere in between.
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219* Toys/BeanieBabies run the gamut from cartoony names like "Pinchers the Lobster" or "Squealer the Pig" to common names like "Erin" (an Irish bear), "Scottie" (a Scottish terrier), etc.
220* In Franchise/{{LEGO}}'s ''Toys/{{Slizer}}'' series, all the characters have elemental or generic, sci-fi sounding names (Torch, Scuba, Amazon, Blaster, Robotops, etc), and then there's Hiker Mike. Granted, he was a fan-created model, but LEGO has approved him into official canon.
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224* Most of the names in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' are puns or references to their personalities, so a lot of variety turns up. You'll get first names like Miles and Larry mixing with Klavier and Phoenix, and last names like Armstrong and Wright mixing with Eldoon and Cadaverini.
225* ''VisualNovel/MajorMinor'' has this in quite a few spots too - you have characters named Konrad, Jade, Max, and Eddie, and then there's names like Endymion, Velasquez, Nagi, Nemi, Rook and Acheron, to name a few. The Player can add to this, [[HelloInsertNameHere given that they can enter in their character's first and last name.]]
226* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' gives the birds mostly normal-sounding Japanese names, with two characters having {{Punny Name}}s that aren't all that outrageous [[spoiler: that are actually fake names - their real names are ordinary Japanese names]], and one character going by an intentionally ridiculous fake name, Anghel Higure, that he presumably made up himself thanks to his [[DaydreamBeliever poor grip on reality]] (his real name being the ordinary-sounding Akagi Yoshio). The exception is Oko San, whose name roughly translates to 'Mr. Millet' - a cutesy name for a pet bird. This is because Oko San is [[TributeToFido a fictionalised version of the developer's pet pigeon, Okosan]].
227* In ''VisualNovel/RomansChristmas'', there are characters with normal names like Peter and Shawn, fancy nouns like Elegant and Solar, and made-up names like Tsarzn.
228* ''VisualNovel/SongsAndFlowers'' has a few normal-sounding names such as Jin, Serena, and Carol, but these actually seem to be the minority. Other characters include Jazz, Noct, Athema, and Noct's cousin Raptillion Erstwhile Minuet III White.
229* ''VisualNovel/SteamPrison'' runs the gamut. A few characters have names that are completely ordinary to English-speaking sensibilities, such as Edward Valentine or Fitzgerald and Warner Evans. Others are recognizable but just slightly askew, like Fin, Ulrik, [[GenderBlenderName Cyrus, and Ines]]. And then on the far end of the scale we have characters named things like Eltcreed, Adage, Glissade, and ''Keef''.
230* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' has this all over the place [[JustifiedTrope thanks to the fact that Kinzo felt the need to give his children and grandchildren western names, due to his obsession with Western culture.]] Outside of the family a number of servants and Kinzo himself have Japanese names. And then you have [[OddNameOut Battler]], which is neither Japanese nor a normal English name. And that doesn't even get into the magical characters, who range from anything to biblical to odd, meaningful names. Just for an example, ''Umineko'' contains characters named Rosa, Genji, Lucifer, Lambdadelta and [[OddNameOut George]]. Plus, more directly, the main Ushiromiya siblings each (Presumably Rosa too, though her husband is unnamed) have a spouse with a Japanese name: Krauss/Natsuhi, Eva/Hideyoshi, and Rudolf/Kyrie.
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234* ''WebAnimation/AssassinSchool'': Saturn & Nick Solar, brother and sister.
235* Most of the contestants in season one of ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' are simply the names of what object they are (some with a "Y" at the end). When a contestant debut was held in episode 17, the winner was a stickman named David.
236* In ''Card Players'' almost every other character's name sticks out for them to be living in modern New York. However, most of them are actually from different countries. The main characters (in order of the normality of their names) Tom, Elliot, Tabby, Mikira, Ulan...and Yumeria [[spoiler: (though her real name is Elena)]].
237* ''WebAnimation/{{Chadam}}'': Character names range from slightly-uncommon names like Ripley and Sandy, to stranger names like Chadam and Simkin.
238* ''WebAnimation/CheatCommandos'' has Fightgar, Crackotage, Silent Rip, Firebert, Gunhaver, Flashfight, Ripberger, Foxface, Reinforcements, and Reynold. Reynold is named last as an obvious joke, being the nerdy non-combative Commando.
239* In ''WebAnimation/CowOfTheWild'', there is a wide variety of names, from Alari, Terok, Balder, and Kahleel to Fang, Midnight, Sammy, and Millie.
240* An animation by WebAnimation/DarkMatter2525 starts out with a caveman announcing that he is going hunting with Kumba-Kumba the Mammoth Rider, Ragnar the Bear Killer and Bob.
241* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'' has character names like Vladmare, Keela, and Izane, as well as Ethan, Dylan, and Melissa.
242* Character names in ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'' range from Koden and Killdra to Alex and Bill.
243* In ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', everybody has a PunnyName... except [[FriendlyPirate Russell]] and [[NeatFreak Petunia]]. And even with Petunia, [[SignatureHeadgear you could probably guess what inspired her name]]. There is a StealthPun in Russell's name as well, since it rhymes with mussel, a sea food Russell likes to eat.
244* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': The main characters are named Blitzo (the 'o' is now silent), Moxxie, Loona and... Millie. Stolas's family consists of himself, his daughter Octavia, and his wife Stella. Other demons alternate between the unusual and mundane, like Fizzarolli, Sallie Mae (Millie's sister), Barb Wire, Crimson, Chadwick "Chaz", Vortex, and one imp was even named Dennis.
245* In ''WebAnimation/MangaSoprano'', there's traditional Japanese names like Kanade, Karin, and Kairi, accompanied by unusual names like Alto, Baccarat, Casino, and Ram. Erica is a name used both in and out of Japan, while Narita, Takeuchi, and Teruyama are surnames.
246* The lineup of villains in ''WebAnimation/MetaRunner'' include Derek Lucks, Belle Fontiere, Evelyn Claythorne and… [[spoiler:Sheridan]].
247* ''WebAnimation/ThePinkCity'' includes characters named Elain and Dennis alongside characters named Dento, Gop Donsterly and Love Nugget the Heart Eater.
248* In ''WebAnimation/RatboyGenius'', most of the characters have names that describe who they are essentially (e.g.: Ratboy Genius is a rat-boy who is a genius; Little King John is a little king; then there's Green Monster, Happyman, Very Tall Friend, Mr. Big Arms, The Big Fish Boss...). Some character names are simply absurd (e.g.: Summer Solstice Baby; The Hoo-Hoos). Then we have Fred, George, Sue, Clyde, and Bob.
249* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' has an odd, downright comedic name on each of the title's teams: Sarge, Grif, Simmons, Lopez and ''Donut'' are the Reds; and the Blues, Church, Tucker, and ''Caboose'' (even later additions Tex, Sister and Washington don't seem as weird). It gets even more bizarre considering Donut and Caboose’s first names are utterly unremarkable (Franklin and Michael, respectively.)
250* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Remnant is an eclectic mixture of people with names from various different cultures or words in various languages, and some from none at all. This includes characters with traditional names such as Ruby, Blake or Nora, and characters with names based on recognisable languages or mythological beings, such as Weiss (German for 'white'), Jaune (French for 'yellow') and Pyrrha (a name borrowed by Achilles). However, the [[BigGood Beacon headmaster's]] name is Ozpin, a made-up name reflecting that the character's inspiration comes from the the Wizard in ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' whose name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (O.Z.P.I.N.H.E.A.D.). The in-universe justification for the variety of names is that the world experienced a terrible global war from which freedom of expression has become one of the planet's most cherished gifts... something Ozpin's name [[MysteriousPast mysteriously]] does not conform to.
251* The cast of WebAnimation/SakuraTheAngelSailerGod comprises of Sakura, Nigi, Shibo, Kojo, Storm, Gan... and Fred.
252* WebAnimation/SaladFingers has characters named Harry and Roger. But it also has characters named Bartholomew Degryse.
253* ''WebAnimation/SCPAnimatedTalesFromTheFoundation'' has pretty standard character names like Amelia, Molly, Lawrence and so on. But then there's the director of the Ethics Committee, '''Zolgamax''' Jones.
254* ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'' and ''WebAnimation/GuardsNRetards'' feature [[ThoseTwoGuys the videogame guards]] known as Chris and [=SwagMaster696969696969=] (Or "Swag" for short). The former also has [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi coexisting with Bowser, Wario, and Waluigi]], but has part of its main cast [=SMG4=], Meggy, Saiko, [[WebAnimation/MetaRunner Tari]], Fishy Boopkins, Melony, and Bob.
255* ''WebAnimation/WeeblAndBob''
256* WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie has characters with original names like Zar and Alador, characters named after concepts like Cobalt, Blaze and Arrow and then traditional names like Kara and Damien. And basically the entire cast are wolves (although Kara and Alador start off as dogs (it makes sense in context ok))
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