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21-> ''"Did you grow up in the woods? Are you Nell, from the movie'' Film/{{Nell}}''?"''
22-->-- '''Donna Meagle''', ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''
23
24The Character Title is one of the easiest ways to name a work of fiction. Just take the name of a character and use it for the name of the series. The eponymous character is usually, but not always, the protagonist. A possible downfall of this trope is that if the show is a live-action, should the actor playing the title character decide to quit, it could spell the end of the show.
25
26Compare JobTitle, which is where the work is named after a character's occupation; and ThePlace, in which it is named after a location. It may change over time due to SpotlightStealingTitle. The trope overlaps with ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin when a work accurately describes its premise or characters. Contrast IAmNotShazam, where people assume the series' name is the character's name. See the ProtagonistTitleFallacy for the false assumption that only protagonists' names are used in Character Titles. In literary circles, this is called an eponym, a term also used to refer to TheNamesake. Also note that you won't see CowboyBebopAtHisComputer.
27
28Occasionally overlaps with {{Biopic}}, TheNamesake, OneWordTitle, and VersusTitle. In cartoons and children's books featuring characters with RhymingNames, this would also inevitably overlap with RhymingTitle.
29
30'''SuperTrope to:'''
31[[index]]
32* AdjectiveNounFred
33* AntagonistTitle
34* CharacterActionTitle
35* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase
36* EpunymousTitle
37* FamilyTitle
38* TheFullNameAdventures
39* ICommaNoun
40* MononymousBiopicTitle
41* MultiCharacterTitle
42* NameAndName
43* ProtagonistAndFriends
44* ProtagonistTitle
45* RoleCalled
46* SecondaryCharacterTitle
47* SelfTitledAlbum
48* SpotlightStealingTitle
49* TheTalkShowWithHostName
50* TeamTitle
51[[/index]]
52----
53!!Examples (by original medium):
54[[foldercontrol]]
55
56[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
57* ''Manga/{{Adolf}}'': An interesting example, in that it has ''[[OneSteveLimit three title characters]]''. Including [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler that one]].
58* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': The students and teachers of Class-3-E.
59* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': The full Japanese name of this manga, ''Shingeki no Kyojin'', turns out to refer to [[spoiler:the Attack Titan, one of the only two of the Nine Titans not to have been claimed by Marley, and which is controlled by protagonist Eren Yeager]].
60* ''Manga/{{Barrage}}'': What the name refers to is a major plot twist. [[spoiler:It's the protagonist]].
61* ''Anime/ButtDetective''
62* ''Anime/CombattlerV''
63* ''Anime/CrossAnge''
64* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}''
65* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''
66* ''Literature/FireGirl'': The main character as the titular Fire Girl.
67* ''Manga/{{Fuuka}}'': Another interesting example, as the title refers to [[spoiler:''both'' of them]].
68* ''Manga/GetterRobo''
69* ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}''
70* ''Anime/GreatMazinger''
71* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers:'' "Hetalia" is a portmanteau of "Italia" (Italy) and "hetare", which means something like "useless". Hence, ''[[TheLoad Useless Italy]].''
72* ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki''
73* ''Isaku''
74* ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate''
75* ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg''
76* ''Anime/MazingerZ''
77* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}''
78* ''Anime/NieaUnder7''
79* ''Manga/NinjaHattori''
80* ''Manga/{{Papuwa}}''
81* ''Manga/{{Patalliro}}''
82* ''Manga/RainsHead''
83* ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo''
84* ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan''
85* ''Manga/TwilightStarSuiAndNeri''
86* ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer''
87* ''Anime/VoltesV''
88* ''Manga/WhenWillAyumuMakeHisMove''
89* ''Anime/Zambot3''
90[[/folder]]
91
92[[folder:Arts]]
93* ''Art/AllegoryOfTheFourSeasons''
94* ''Art/LasMeninas''
95* ''Art/TheSevenDeadlySinsDix''
96[[/folder]]
97
98[[folder:Ballads]]
99* Literature/TheFamousFlowerOfServingMen
100* Literature/YoungBeichan
101[[/folder]]
102
103[[folder:Comic Books]]
10499% of all comic book superheroes fall into this trope. Notable exception, however, is ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'',[[note]]That is, until the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' reboot made him a straight example.[[/note]] [[IAmNotShazam which of course leads to a different trope...]]
105
106Nonetheless, GottaCatchEmAll, so...
107
108* ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}''
109* ''ComicBook/TheAwesomeSlapstick''
110* ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}''
111** ''ComicBook/Batgirl2011''
112** ''ComicBook/BatgirlRebirth''
113* ''ComicBook/BlueDevil''
114* ''ComicBook/BoosterGold''
115* ''[[ComicBook/JohnConstantine Constantine]]''
116* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}''
117* ''ComicBook/{{Darkhawk}}''
118* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}''
119* ''Franchise/TheFlash''
120* ''ComicStrip/FlashGordon''
121* ''ComicBook/GoldieVance''
122* ''ComicBook/GreenArrow''
123* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern''
124* ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}''
125* ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}''
126* ''ComicBook/{{Lobo}}''
127* ''ComicBook/{{Madman}}''
128* ''ComicBook/TheMan''
129* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}''
130* ''ComicBook/RedRobin''
131* ''ComicBook/{{Robin}}''
132** ''ComicBook/Robin1993''
133** ''ComicBook/Robin2021''
134* ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon''
135* ''ComicBook/SpeedballTheMaskedMarvel''
136* ''ComicBook/{{Starfire|2015}}''
137* ''ComicBook/{{Starman}}''
138* ''ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}}''
139* ''ComicBook/{{Terra}}''
140* ''ComicBook/WonderGirl''
141
142Supervillains:
143
144* ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'' (Not many issues of this series.)
145* ''ComicBook/{{Joker}}'' (Not a comic series so much as a Graphic Novel; not to be confused with ''The Joker'', which was a short-lived series from the 70s. [[ComicBook/TheJoker Three guesses who it features]]...)
146* ''ComicBook/{{Venom}}'' (Although his miniseries titles often had sub-titles such as "Lethal Protector" or "The Hunger".)
147
148Non-superhero characters:
149* ''ComicStrip/NittioettanKarlsson''
150* ''ComicBook/{{Bamse}}''
151* ''ComicBook/{{Beetlejuice}}''
152* ''ComicBook/DouweDabbert''
153* ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark''
154* ''ComicBook/FritzTheCat''
155* ''ComicBook/GastonLagaffe''
156* ''ComicBook/HermanHedning'' (A Swedish comic)
157* ''Hälge'' (Another Swedish comic)
158* ''ComicBook/{{Hilda}}''
159* ''ComicBook/JetDream''
160* ''ComicBook/{{Okko}}''
161* ''ComicBook/OmahaTheCatDancer''
162* ''ComicBook/{{Owly}}''
163* ''[=PangPond=]'', a Thai comic book series.
164* ''ComicBook/{{Reyn}}''
165* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''
166* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'': (Arranged roughly in InUniverse chronological order.)
167** ''[[ComicBook/DarthMaul Darth Maul]]''
168** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]''
169** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsPrincessLeia Princess Leia]]''
170** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]''
171** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsChewbacca Chewbacca]]''
172** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsHanSolo Han Solo]]''
173** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsLando Lando]]''
174** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDoctorAphra Doctor Aphra]]''
175** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsPoeDameron Poe Dameron]]''
176** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCaptainPhasma Captain Phasma]]''
177* ''ComicBook/SuperDuck''
178* ''ComicBook/{{Witchblade}}'': The title refers to the EmpathicWeapon wielded by the heroine.
179[[/folder]]
180
181[[folder:Comic Strips]]
182* ''ComicStrip/{{Axa}}''
183* ''ComicStrip/BrendaStarr''
184* ''ComicStrip/BroomHilda''
185* ''Ernie'' at first. Then it was renamed to ''ComicStrip/PiranhaClub''.
186* ''ComicStrip/{{Frazz}}''
187* ''ComicStrip/{{Garth}}''
188* ''ComicStrip/KrazyKat''
189* ''ComicStrip/LilAbner''
190* ''ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie''
191* ''ComicStrip/MarkTrail''
192* ''ComicStrip/{{Marvin}}''
193* ''ComicStrip/ModestyBlaise''
194* ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' (and ''THAT'' wasn’t the original name, ''Fritzi Ritz'' was the original name, also a character title.)
195* ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}''
196* ''ComicStrip/SallyForthWood''
197* ''ComicStrip/SlylockFox''
198* ''ComicStrip/WinnieWinkle''
199[[/folder]]
200
201[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
202* Literature/{{Bearskin}}
203* Literature/CapORushes
204* Literature/{{Catskin}}
205* Literature/{{Cinderella}}
206* Literature/{{Donkeyskin}}
207* Literature/{{Florinda}}
208* Literature/TheGooseGirl
209* Literature/JesperWhoHerdedTheHares
210* Literature/KateCrackernuts
211* "Literature/{{Kolobok}}"
212* Literature/MaidMaleen
213* Literature/TheOneHandedGirl
214* Literature/{{Tattercoats}}
215* Literature/{{Tatterhood}}
216* Literature/VasilissaTheBeautiful
217[[/folder]]
218
219[[folder:Fan Works]]
220* Inverted in ''VideoGame/{{Black Heart|Ol666}}''. The characters Nautilus, Aura, and Medusa all appear in levels with titles matching their names - but since ''VideoGame/ProjectArrhythmia'' custom levels are named after the songs they use, the characters are actually named after the songs/levels as they came first.
221* ''Fanfic/SisterFloriana''.
222* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfTime''. Plus episodes "[[NameAndName Smith and Holmes]]", "[[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Men of England]]", "[[KidHero Child of Time]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E10Blink Watson and Sparrow]]", and "[[Literature/SherlockHolmes The Dying Detective]]".
223* ''[[Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}} The Bug Princess]]''
224* ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn''
225* ''Fanfic/KiraIsJustice''. [[MeaningfulName Justice]] is the protagonist's [[EmbarrassingFirstName real name]] and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he is Kira]].
226* ''Fanfic/MrAndMrsGold'', ''Fanfic/MrAndMrsGoldSeasonTwo'' and ''Fanfic/TheGolds''
227* ''Fanfic/NjalGetsBurned''
228* ''Fanfic/RickAndMortyNewDramaAdventures'' (''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'')
229* ''Fanfic/SpideyVsTheForcesOfEvil'' (''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'')
230* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaCodysRedemption'' (''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'')
231* ''Fanfic/OhRhonda'' (''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'')
232* ''Fanfic/DannyPhantomLostEpisodesSeries'' (''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'')
233* ''Fanfic/TheFlashSentryChronicles'' (''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'')
234* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily''. This is the RedBaron of Gladion.
235* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', the title reflects the RedBaron of Professor Sycamore.
236* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainGraceAndTheAngryGlitchTech'' (''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'', ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs''): the title is named after Grace Monroe and Mitch Williams, the Glitch Tech.
237[[/folder]]
238
239[[folder:Films — Animation]]
240* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas''
241* ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby''
242* ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''
243* ''Franchise/LuckyLuke''
244** ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeDaisyTown''
245** ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeBalladOfTheDaltons''
246* ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan''
247[[/folder]]
248
249[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
250* ''Film/AaronSlickFromPunkinCrick''
251* ''Film/AccordingToSpencer''
252* ''Film/AceVenturaPetDetective''
253** ''Film/AceVenturaWhenNatureCalls''
254* ''Film/AeonFlux''
255* ''Film/{{Ali}}''
256* ''Film/{{Amelia}}''
257* ''Film/{{Ana}}''
258* ''Film/TheAngelLevine''
259* ''Film/{{Angie}}''
260* ''Film/AnnieHall''
261* ''Film/AntwoneFisher''
262* ''Film/{{Argylle}}''
263* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''
264* ''Film/TheBabeRuthStory''
265* ''Film/BartonFink''
266* ''Film/Batman1989''
267* ''Film/{{Beethoven}}''
268* ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (although the character's name is technically Betelgeuse)
269* ''Film/Belle2013''
270* ''Film/{{Ben}}'' (1972)
271* ''Film/BigJake''
272* ''Film/BobTheButler''
273* ''Film/BobbyJonesStrokeOfGenius''
274* ''Film/ABoyCalledPo''
275* ''Film/{{Brannigan}}''
276* ''Film/TheBrittanyMurphyStory''
277* ''Film/BroncoBilly''
278* ''Film/{{Bullitt}}''
279* ''Film/CactusJack''
280* ''Film/{{Caligula}}''
281* ''Film/{{Cannonball}}'': Although the movie is based on the Cannonball road race, the title refers to the main character's nickname.
282* ''Film/CaptainBlood''
283* ''Film/CaptainNemoAndTheUnderwaterCity''
284* ''Film/CaptainPhillips''
285* ''Film/CarmenYLola''
286* ''Film/{{Carol}}''
287* ''Film/CassanovaWasAWoman'': Cassanova Cantu is the lead character.
288* ''César''
289* ''Film/{{Chanthaly}}''
290* ''Film/{{Chaplin}}''
291* ''Film/CharleyVarrick''
292* ''Film/CharlieMuffin''
293* ''{{Film/Clara}}'': The film is named for the {{deuteragonist}}.
294* ''Film/{{Cobb}}''
295* ''Film/{{Cobra}}''
296* ''Film/{{Coffy}}''
297* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'' (as well as [[Film/ConanTheDestroyer the sequel]] and [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011 the reboot]])
298* ''Film/CoolHandLuke''
299* ''Film/CountessDracula''
300* ''Film/{{Darkman}}''
301* ''Film/Dillinger1973''
302* ''Film/DionneWarwickDontMakeMeOver''
303* ''Film/DirtyHarry''
304* ''Film/DjangoUnchained''
305* ''Film/DonnieBrasco''
306* ''Film/DraculaPrinceOfDarkness''
307* ''Film/DrowningMona''
308* ''Film/{{Ed|1996}}''
309* ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}''
310* ''Film/EloisesLover'': The original title was simply "Eloïse", whom the protagonist Àsia begins dating.
311* ''Film/ErinBrockovich''
312* ''Fanny'' (Several movies based on the 1932 play below.)
313* ''Film/{{Finch|2021}}''
314* ''Film/FixingPete''
315* ''Film/{{Fletch}}''
316* ''Film/FoxyBrown''
317* ''Film/{{France|2021}}''
318* ''Film/{{Frank}}''
319* ''Film/{{Gabriel|2007}}''
320* ''Film/{{Galaxina}}''
321* ''Film/{{Gandhi}}''
322* ''Film/{{Gerry}}''
323* ''Film/GiftedHandsTheBenCarsonStory''
324* ''Film/{{Gigi}}''
325* ''Film/AGnomeNamedGnorm''
326* ''Film/GoodWillHunting''
327* ''Film/GrandTheftParsons''
328* ''Film/TheGreatWaldoPepper''
329* ''Film/{{Harper}}''
330* ''Film/HarryBrown''
331* ''Film/{{Heathers}}''
332* ''Film/{{Hooper}}''
333* ''Film/{{Hud}}''
334* ''Film/HudsonHawk''
335* ''Film/{{Ink}}''
336* ''Film/TheInnocent1994''
337* ''Film/{{Izo}}''
338* ''Film/{{Jackdaw}}''
339* ''Film/JackieBrown''
340* ''Film/JakobTheLiar''
341* Film/JamesBond:
342** ''Film/DrNo''
343** ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''
344** ''Film/{{Octopussy}}''
345* ''Film/{{James Dean|2001}}'' (2001)
346* ''Film/{{Jenifer}}''
347* ''Film/JeremiahJohnson''
348* ''Film/JerryMaguire''
349* ''Film/Jimmie2008''
350* ''Film/{{Jo}}''
351* ''Film/JohnnyStecchino''
352* ''[[Film/AK47 Kalashnikov]]'': Russian title, namesake and creator of the infamous AK-47 assault rifle.
353* ''Film/KingArthur2004''
354* ''Film/KrippendorfsTribe''
355* ''Film/LadADog''
356* ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider''
357* ''Film/LarryCrowne''
358* ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia''
359* ''Film/LetsGetHarry''
360* ''Film/{{Locke}}'': Toward the end of the film, the title character states that he's cleansed the family name, Locke, by making a difficult but principled decision that his own father failed to make.
361* ''Film/{{Logan}}''
362* ''Film/{{Lolita}}''
363* ''Film/LookingForKitty''
364* ''Film/LorenzosOil''
365* ''Film/{{Lou|2022}}'' (2022)
366* ''Film/{{Lucas}}''
367* ''Film/MacGruber''
368* ''Film/{{Malcolm}}''
369* ''Film/AManCalledNereus''
370* ''Film/Mandy1952''
371* ''Film/ManInTheWilderness''
372* ''Film/{{Margarita}}''
373* ''Marius''
374* ''Film/{{Marlowe|2022}}'' (2022)
375* ''Film/{{Marnie}}''
376* ''Film/MarthaMarcyMayMarlene'' (All four are different names used during the film by the protagonist.)
377* ''Marty''
378* ''Film/MaryReilly''
379* ''Film/{{Maze|2000}}''
380* ''Film/MeganLeavey''
381* ''Film/{{Mesrine}}''
382* ''Film/{{Mikey}}''
383* ''Film/MissMeadows''
384* ''Film/Molly1983''
385* ''Film/Molly1999''
386* ''Film/MonsieurVerdoux''
387* ''Film/MrChurch''
388* ''Film/MrMajestyk''
389* ''Film/Music2021''
390* ''Film/{{Nadine}}''
391* ''Film/NancyGoesToRio''
392* ''Film/TheNeanderthalMan''
393* ''Film/{{Nell}}''
394* ''Film/NormaRae''
395* ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales''
396* ''Film/PatchAdams''
397* ''Film/{{Papillion}}''
398* ''Film/PaulyShoreIsDead''
399* ''Film/PeterPan1924''
400* ''Film/PoorPrettyEddie''
401* ''Film/PootieTang''
402* ''Film/{{The Princess|2022}}''
403* ''Film/RasputinTheMadMonk''
404* ''Film/{{Ray}}''
405* ''Film/RedDog''
406* ''Film/RegardingHenry''
407* ''Film/RichardJewell''
408* ''Film/TheRiseAndRiseOfMichaelRimmer''
409* ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves''
410* ''Film/{{Rosita}}''
411* ''{{Film/Sam}}''
412* ''Film/{{Sanjuro}}''
413* ''Film/{{Sapphire}}''
414* ''{{Film/Sappho}}''
415* ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}''
416* ''Film/TheSecretWarOfHarryFrigg''
417* ''Film/SergeantRutledge''
418* ''Film/{{Shane}}''
419* ''Film/SherlockJr''
420* ''Film/{{Sonny|2002}}'' (2002)
421* ''Film/{{Spartacus}}''
422* ''Film/SteamboatBillJr''
423* ''Film/StillAMichaelJFoxMovie''
424* ''Film/TheStoriedLifeOfAJFikry''
425* ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley''
426* ''Film/{{Ted}}''
427* ''{{Film/Thelma}}''
428* ''Film/TopGunMaverick''
429* ''Film/{{Tron}}''
430* ''Film/{{Truman}}''
431* ''Film/{{Trumbo}}''
432* ''Film/{{Val}}''
433* ''Film/WandaNevada''
434* ''Film/WhiteDog''
435* ''Film/WildThing''
436* ''Film/{{Willard}}''
437* ''Film/{{Willow}}''
438* ''Film/AWomanScornedTheBettyBroderickStory''
439* ''Film/WyattEarp''
440* ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''
441* ''Film/YoungMrLincoln''
442[[/folder]]
443
444[[folder:Literature]]
445* ''Literature/AgnesGrey''
446* ''Literature/AllanQuatermain''
447* ''Literature/AlyzonWhitestarr''
448* ''Literature/AnnaKarenina''
449* ''Literature/{{Argylle}}''
450* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl''
451* ''Literature/{{Arthur}}''
452* ''Literature/AssistantToTheVillain''
453* ''Literature/{{Babar}}''
454* ''Literature/BarnabyRudge''
455* ''Literature/{{Baudolino}}''
456* ''Literature/BazilBroketail''
457* ''Literature/BillyBathgate''
458* ''[[Creator/AlexanderPushkin Boris Godunov]]''
459* ''Literature/ABoyMadeOfBlocks''
460* ''Literature/TheBoyWhoDrewMonsters''
461* ''Literature/{{Bruce}}'' by Albert Payson Terhune.
462* ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''
463* ''Literature/{{Cerberon}}''
464* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'' includes the novels ''Taran Wanderer'' and ''The High King''.
465* ''Literature/{{Clarissa}}''
466* ''Literature/ColasBreugnon''
467* ''Literature/{{Coraline}}''
468* ''Literature/TheCrocodileGod'': Haik is the titular god of the ancient Tagalog tribe in the Philippines. While he has [[IHaveManyNames a string of other epithets,]] "the crocodile-god" is his main title.
469* ''Literature/TheCustardProtocol''[='s=] first book is ''Prudence'', after the main character.
470* ''Literature/DaisyMiller''
471* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield''
472* From ''Literature/TheDemonata'', we have ''Lord Loss'' and ''Bec''. [[spoiler:''Demon Thief'' also counts.]]
473* ''Literature/DeptfordMice'': ''Thomas''
474* ''Literature/DoctorRat'' by Creator/WilliamKotzwinkle.
475* ''Literature/DoctorZhivago''
476* ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne''
477* ''Literature/DomitorLeo'', which is the main character's nickname and title. It's a light novel series.
478* ''Literature/DonQuixote''
479* ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''
480* ''Literature/{{Dragaera}}'': ''Taltos''
481* ''Literature/{{Earthsea}}'': ''Tehanu''
482* ''Literature/{{Emma}}''
483* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': Each of the three main books share the nicknames of the main characters and one secondary character: Eliana the ''Furyborn'' Child, Rielle the ''Kingsbane'', and Audric the ''Lightbringer''.
484* ''Literature/ErastFandorin''
485* ''Literature/EthanFrome''
486* ''Literature/EugeneOnegin''
487* ''Literature/TheExplorer''
488* "Ezekiel", the 2011 short story by Creator/DesmondWarzel.
489* "Literature/FeminineIntuition": The 1970 German translation calls this "[[CompletelyDifferentTitle Jane 5]]", promoting the robot to titular importance.
490* ''Literature/FirebirdTyers''
491* ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''
492* ''Literature/{{Franklin}}''
493* ''Literature/{{Gadsby}}''
494* ''Literature/GeronimoStilton''
495* ''Literature/TheGiver'', although his real title is Receiver.
496* ''Literature/GrandpaGray''
497* ''Literature/{{Halvgudene}}'': is a weird example as it's named after the main characters' race (demigods) rather than their name.
498* ''Literature/TheHardyBoys''
499* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''
500* ''Literature/HedgeWitch''
501* ''Literature/{{Heidi}}''
502* ''Literature/TheHerewardTrilogy''
503* ''Literature/{{Heaven}}''
504* ''Literature/HonorHarrington''
505* ''Series/IClaudius'' (which has been [[ICommaNoun much-parodied]])
506* ''Literature/JadeGreen''
507* ''Literature/JenniferGovernment''
508* ''Literature/JohnsLily''
509* ''[[Literature/JunipersChristmas Juniper's Christmas]]''
510* ''Literature/{{Kim}}''
511* ''Literature/KingOfTheWaterRoads'' - Though the character is never seen and the general populace usually only knows him by that name.
512* ''Literature/LadADog'' by Albert Payson Terhune.
513* ''Literature/LittleCritter''
514* ''Literature/{{Lolita}}''
515* ''Literature/TheLostMagician''
516* ''Literature/LucyPeale'' by Colby Rodowski.
517* ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'':
518** ''Cinder''
519** ''Scarlet''
520** ''Cress''
521** ''Winter''
522* ''Literature/MadameBovary''
523* ''Literature/MalgudiDays:'' "Attila", "Emden", and "Iswaran".
524* ''Literature/MaryPoppins''
525* ''Literature/{{Maisy}}'', also known more formally as ''Maisy Mouse''.
526* ''Literature/{{Meno}}'' and many others Creator/{{Plato}}'s dialogues.
527* ''Literature/TheMonk''
528* ''Literature/{{Mort}}'' in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series.
529* ''Literature/NancyDrew''
530* ''Literature/NicholasNickleby''
531* ''Literature/TheOctoberChild''
532* ''Literature/OctoberOctober''
533* ''Literature/OldKingdom'':
534** ''Sabriel''
535** ''Lirael''
536** ''[[{{Prequel}} Clariel]]''
537** ''Goldenhand'' (an epithet bestowed upon the above-mentioned Lirael [[spoiler:after she lost her hand in ''Abhorsen'' and got it replaced with a magical, golden prosthetic]])
538* ''Literature/OldMortality'': Well, Character ''Nickname'' Title. "Old Mortality" is the nickname of Robert Paterson, a minor character.
539* ''Literature/OliverTwist''
540* ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''
541* ''Literature/PippiLongstocking''
542* ''Literature/{{Poison}}''
543* ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}''
544* ''Literature/RememberDippy''
545* ''Myth/RobinHood''
546* ''Literature/{{RoTeO}}'' - the spinoff ''Crimson'' is the one which fits the trope. The former of the two is an amalgamation of letters from the main trio's names.
547* ''Literature/SeptimusHeap''
548* ''Literature/{{Seraphina}}''
549* ''Literature/SilasMarner''
550* "Literature/SixthOfTheDusk": In the protagonist's culture, it's traditional for children to be named by their birth order and the time of day they were born.
551* ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant''
552* ''Literature/{{Stargirl}}''
553* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' (Arranged roughly in InUniverse chronological order.):
554** ''[[Literature/StarWarsAhsoka Ahsoka]]''
555** ''[[Literature/StarWarsThrawn Thrawn]]''
556** ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]''
557** ''Literature/LeiaPrincessOfAlderaan''
558** ''[[Literature/StarWarsPhasma Phasma]]''
559* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' (Arranged roughly in InUniverse chronological order.):
560** ''Literature/{{Revan}}''
561** ''Literature/DarthBane''
562** ''Literature/DarthPlagueis''
563** ''[[Literature/StarWarsKenobi Kenobi]]''
564* Most of the ''Literature/TalesFromDimwoodForest'' books: ''Poppy'', ''Poppy And Rye'', ''Ragweed''.
565** ''Literature/TessOfTheRoad''
566* "Literature/TalmaGordon" is titled after one of its central characters.
567* ''Literature/TheTenantOfWildfellHall''
568* From Creator/JRRTolkien, we have:
569** ''Literature/{{Roverandom}}''
570** ''Literature/FarmerGilesOfHam''
571** ''Literature/SmithOfWoottonMajor''
572** ''Literature/MrBliss''
573* ''Literature/TomJones''
574* ''Literature/TortallUniverse'':
575** ''Literature/BekaCooper''
576** ''Literature/TortallAndOtherLands'' has short stories "Nawat", "Lost" and "Mimic", the last of which is ''not'' set in the ''Tortall Universe''.
577* ''Literature/TrixieBelden''
578* From the ''Literature/VampireChronicles'', there's ''The Vampire Lestat'' and ''Queen of the Damned''.
579* ''Literature/VioletEvergarden''
580* ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'': While not immediately obvious, it turns out that the title refers to a [[BackFromTheDead Returned]]. When he first returned, [[spoiler:Vasher]] was named by the priests as Warbreaker the Peaceful.
581* ''Literature/XandriCorelel''
582[[/folder]]
583
584[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
585* ''Series/AlexandraEhle''
586* ''Series/{{ALF}}''
587* ''Series/{{Alice|1976}}''
588* ''Series/AllyMcBeal''
589* ''Series/AmberBrown2022''
590* ''Series/AndiMack''
591* ''Series/{{Angel}}''
592* ''Series/{{Arsenio}}''
593* ''Series/AtHomeWithAmySedaris''
594* ''Series/{{Baneck}}''
595* ''Series/{{Barbara}}''
596* ''Series/BarneyMiller''
597* ''Series/{{BIA}}''
598* ''Series/{{Becker}}''
599* ''Series/{{Benson}}''
600* ''Series/TheBillEngvallShow''
601** ''How Bill Met Susan''
602** ''Susan's Best Friend''
603** ''Bill Talks a Good Game''
604* ''Series/BlakesSeven'': This series actually fits into both this trope and [[spoiler:ArtifactTitle, as the titular character (Blake) disappears at the end of the second season, is absent for the third, and only reappears in the very last episode of the fourth (and final) season — thus only appearing in just over half of the series.]]
605* ''Series/{{Bligh}}''
606* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
607* ''Series/{{Bull}}''
608* ''Series/Cain2012''
609* ''Series/{{Cake}}''
610* ''Series/CaptainButler''
611* This trope also applies to ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'' combined with MarketBasedTitle, as some countries air the show as just ''Clarissa''.
612* ''Series/{{Clarence}}''
613* ''Series/{{Columbo}}''
614* ''Series/{{Conan}}''
615* ''Series/Daredevil2015''
616** "[[Recap/Daredevil2015S1E13Daredevil Daredevil]]"
617** "[[Recap/Daredevil2015S3E10Karen Karen]]"
618* ''Series/{{Decoy}}''
619* ''Series/{{Delvecchio}}''
620* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (''[[IAmNotShazam debatably]]''):
621** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild An Unearthly Child]]"
622** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E4MarcoPolo Marco Polo]]"
623** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E9TheTimeMeddler The Tie Meddler]]"
624** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E7TheCelestialToymaker The Celestial Toymaker]]"
625** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E4TheEnemyOfTheWorld The Enemy of the World]]"
626** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber The Mind Robber]]"
627** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E5TheTimeMonster The Time Monster]]"
628** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior The Time Warrior]]"
629** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E4TheMonsterOfPeladon The Monster of Peladon]]"
630** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot Robot]]"
631** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin The Deadly Assassin]]"
632** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy The Invisible Enemy]]"
633** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E3TheCreatureFromThePit The Creature from the Pit]]"
634** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E2Meglos Meglos]]"
635** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E6TheKeeperOfTraken The Keeper of Traken]]"
636** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]"
637** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E2GhostLight Ghost Light]]"
638** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E1Rose Rose]]"
639** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek Dalek]]"
640** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace The Girl in the Fireplace]]"
641** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E6TheDoctorsDaughter The Doctor's Daughter]]"
642** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E10TheGirlWhoWaited The Girl Who Waited]]"
643** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E5TheGirlWhoDied The Girl Who Died]]"
644** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E6TheWomanWhoLived The Woman Who Lived]]"
645** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E1ThePilot The Pilot]]"
646** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]"
647** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E3Rosa Rosa]]" (not to be confused with the above-mentioned "Rose")
648* ''Series/DonaBarbara''
649* ''Series/DongYi''
650* ''Series/{{Ed}}''
651* ''Series/EliStone''
652* ''Series/ElvisAndSlickMonty''
653** ''Elvis' Song''
654* ''Series/{{Emeril}}''
655* ''Series/{{Ezel}}''
656* ''Series/{{Felicity}}''
657* ''Series/{{Fish}}''
658* ''Series/{{Flipper}}''
659* ''Series/{{Frasier}}''
660* ''Series/{{Freddie}}''
661** ''The Courtship of Freddie's Father''
662** ''Freddie the Himbo''
663** ''Freddie Gets Cross Over George''
664** ''Freddie and the Hot Mom''
665* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''
666* ''Series/FutureCop''
667* ''Series/GaryUnmarried''
668* ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow''
669* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'':
670** "[[Recap/TheGoodPlaceS1E03TahaniAlJamil Tahani Al-Jamil]]"
671** "[[Recap/TheGoodPlaceS1E04JasonMendoza Jason Mendoza]]"
672** "[[Recap/TheGoodPlaceS1E12MindyStClaire Mindy St. Claire]]"
673** "[[Recap/TheGoodPlaceS2E07Derek Derek]]"
674* ''Series/GrowingUpFisher''
675* ''Hancock'' (no, not [[Film/{{Hancock}} that one]] - last TV season of ''Hancock's Half Hour'')
676* ''Series/HannahMontana''
677* ''Series/{{Hazel}}''
678* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys''
679* ''Series/HeresLucy''
680* ''Series/TheHexer'': "Calanthe", "Jaskier"[[note]]("Dandelion")[[/note]], "Falwick" and "Ciri" (episodes No. 6, 11, 12 and 13, respectively), which are all the names of characters in the series.
681* ''Series/{{Hooperman}}''
682* ''Series/{{House}}''
683* ''Series/{{Huff}}''
684* ''Series/ICarly''
685* ''Series/InsideSchwartz''
686* ''Series/InspectorMorse''
687* ''Series/IrmaVep'': It's named after the lead character in the film that's being remade.
688* ''[[Series/TheSecretsOfIsis Isis]]'' (at least [[SyndicationTitle at first]])
689* ''Series/JakeInProgress''
690** ''Jake or the Fat Man''
691* ''Series/TheJerrySpringerShow''
692* ''Series/JessicaJones2015''
693* ''Series/{{Jessie}}''
694* ''Series/{{Joey}}''
695* ''Series/JohnAdams''
696* ''Series/JohnDoe''
697* ''Series/KarenSisco''
698* ''Series/{{Kenan}}''
699* ''Series/{{Kings}}''
700* ''Series/{{Kojak}}''
701* ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker''
702* ''Series/KyleXY''
703* ''Series/{{Lassie}}''
704* ''Series/LizzieMcGuire''
705* ''Series/LouGrant''
706* ''Series/{{Louie}}''
707* ''Series/{{Lovejoy}}''
708* ''Series/LukeCage2016''
709* ''Series/{{Luther}}''
710* ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}''
711* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''
712* ''Series/AManCalledHawk''
713* ''Series/{{Martin}}''
714* ''Series/{{Matlock}}''
715* ''Series/MattHouston''
716* ''Series/{{Maverick}}''
717** ''Series/BretMaverick''
718* ''Series/{{Maude}}''
719* ''Series/{{Maury}}''
720* ''Series/{{Moesha}}''
721* ''Series/{{Monty|1994}}''
722* ''Series/MrBean''
723* ''Series/MrBelvedere''
724* ''Series/MrEd''
725* ''Series/MrsColumbo''
726* ''Series/{{Mulaney}}''
727* ''Series/MurphyBrown''
728* ''Series/MyNameIsEarl''
729* ''Series/Napoleon2002''
730* ''Series/NashBridges''
731* Some episodes of ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' are named after a character who gets ADayInTheLimelight, in the format of "Last Name, First Initial". "Callen, G.", "Blye, K.", "Granger, O.", etc.
732* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide''
733* ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfRobinHood''
734* ''Series/NewAmsterdam2008''
735* ''Series/{{Newhart}}''
736* ''Series/{{Nikita}}''
737* ''Series/{{Nikki}}''
738** ''Stealing Nikki''
739** ''Dwight and Nikki and Ken and Alice''
740** ''Love at First Dwight''
741** ''Vaya Con Nikki''
742** ''Milli Vanikki''
743** ''Nikki Can't Wait for Dwight's Birthday''
744* ''{{Series/Numb3rs}}''
745** "Sniper Zero"
746** "Charlie Don't Surf"
747* ''Series/NurseJackie''
748* ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' has an episode simply named "[[Recap/TheOfficeUSS7E18ToddPacker Todd Packer]]" after a recurring character who is prominently featured in the episode.
749* ''Series/TheOsbournes''
750* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks''
751* ''Series/TheParkers''
752* ''Series/ThePaulHoganShow''
753* ''Series/PepperDennis''
754** ''Charlie Babcock's Homosexual Encounter''
755** ''Dennis, Bulgari, Big Losers at [=ACoRNS=]''
756** ''Pepper Dennis Behind Bars''
757* ''Series/{{Phyllis}}''
758* ''Series/{{Poirot}}''
759* ''Series/{{Profit}}''
760* ''Series/PunkyBrewster''
761* ''Series/{{Quark}}'': Adam Quark is the captain of an intergalactic garbage scow.
762* ''Series/QuincyME''
763* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'':
764** ''[[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS02E07 Greg Pikitis]]''
765** ''[[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS02E24 Freddy Spaghetti]]''
766** ''[[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS03E16 Li'l Sebastian]]''
767** As well as many examples of NameAndName and several cases of VersusTitle.
768* ''Series/PunkyBrewster''
769* ''Series/{{Reba}}''
770* Played with in ''Series/RemingtonSteele''. There is no character named Remington Steele, who is an in-universe fictional male boss of private detective Laura Holt. But since she can't prove that Creator/PierceBrosnan's character ''isn't'' the real Remington Steele without giving away the charade, she's forced to work with him anyway.
771* ''Series/{{Rhoda}}''
772* Near-miss: ''Series/RisingDamp'' was originally going to be called ''Rigsby''.
773* ''Series/RobinHood''
774* ''Series/{{Rodney}}''
775** ''Rodney's Mom''
776** ''Sorry Charlie''
777** ''Rodney's Affair''
778** ''Rodney Takes a Ship''
779** ''Rodney Moonlights''
780** ''Rodney Gets Robbed''
781** ''Rodney's Big Shot''
782** ''Rodney Comes Out''
783** ''When Rodney Comes Marching Home''
784** ''Rodney Gets a Leg Up''
785** ''Rodney's Biggest Fan''
786* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''
787* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch''
788* ''Series/TheSeanCullenShow''
789* ''Series/SeanSavesTheWorld''
790** ''Nobody Puts Sean in a Corner''
791** ''Sean Comes Clean''
792** ''The Good, the Bad and the Sean''
793** ''Sean the Fabulous''
794** ''The Wrath of Sean''
795** ''The Dark Sean Rises''
796* ''Series/{{Sharpe}}''
797* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
798* ''Series/SherlockHolmes''
799* ''Series/{{Shoestring}}''
800* ''Series/SkippyTheBushKangaroo''
801* ''Series/SledgeHammer''
802* Some episode titles in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': "Ryan", "[[ManipulativeBitch Lucy]]", "Cyborg", "[[KneelBeforeZod Zod]]", "[[EvilTwin Bizarro]]", "[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]", "[[MissingMom Lara]]", "[[StuffBlowingUp Plastique]]", "[[GenericDoomsdayVillain Doomsday]]", "[[BodyHorror Metallo]]", "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Supergirl]]", "Isis", "Luthor", "[[AlternateUniverse Kent]]", and "[[GloryHound Booster]]".
803* ''Series/{{Sykes}}''
804* ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand''
805* ''Series/StarTrekPicard''
806* Numerous episodes in the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise, but the only one whose title consists solely of the name of a series regular is the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Dax."
807* ''Series/SueThomasFBEye''
808* ''Series/{{Taggart}}'' was named after its original main character, Jim Taggart, who was [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim killed off]] due to the death of Mark [=McManus=], who portrayed him. Rather surprisingly, the show carried on longer without him than it did when he was alive.
809* ''Series/{{Tattingers}}''
810* ''Series/TheTelevisionGhost''
811* ''Series/TheChicaShow''
812* ''Series/TheThingAboutPam''
813* ''Series/Tommy2020''
814* ''Series/TrapperJohnMD''
815* ''Series/UglyBetty''
816* ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' and [[Franchise/UltraSeries all follow-up series]].
817* ''Valerie'' is a strange case, as the eponymous character died early in the show's run. It was later retitled to ''[[FamilyTitle Valerie's Family]]'' and then ''Series/TheHoganFamily''.
818* ''Series/{{Violetta}}''
819* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Not only the titular Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker, but several guest characters, including the villains: "Crime Wave Dave", "Tiger's Eye" "The Return of [=LaRue=]", "El Coyote", "Lucky", "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS5E20TrialOfLaRue Trial of LaRue]]" "The [=Fighting McLains=]" "Iceman", "[[TragicAidsStory Lucas]]", "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]", "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E14SavingGrace Saving Grace]]", "Crusader", "The Lynn Sisters", and "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E10Faith Faith]]".
820* ''Series/{{Wayne}}''
821* ''Series/{{Webster}}''
822* ''Series/{{Wishbone}}''
823* ''Series/{{Wizbit}}''
824* ''Series/{{Zero|2021}}'':
825* ''Series/ZoeEverAfter''
826* ''Series/Zoey101''
827* ''Series/{{Zorro|1957}}''
828[[/folder]]
829
830[[folder:Music]]
831Songs titled after the person they are about:
832* "Alex Chilton" (Music/TheReplacements)
833* "Andy Warhol" (Music/DavidBowie)
834* "Angie" (Music/TheRollingStonesBand)
835* "Antichrist Superstar" (Music/MarilynManson)
836* "Aqualung" (Music/JethroTull)
837* "Arnold Layne" (Music/PinkFloyd)
838* "Bessie Smith" (Music/TheBand)
839* "Billie Jean" (Music/MichaelJackson)
840* "Music/BrianWilson" (Music/BarenakedLadies)
841* "Charlie Brown" (one by The Coasters, one by Music/{{Coldplay}}; the former is unrelated, the latter doesn't mention him)
842* "Coma Black" (Music/MarilynManson)
843* "Coma White" (Music/MarilynManson)
844* "Daniel" (Music/EltonJohn)
845* "David Watts" (Music/TheKinks)
846* "Delilah" (many people made songs with this title, among them Music/{{Queen}} and Music/TomJones)
847* "Della Brown" (Music/{{Queensryche}})
848* "Dinah" (Music/BingCrosby and others)
849* "Eleanor Rigby" (Music/TheBeatles)
850* "The Fall of Adam" (Music/MarilynManson)
851* "George Jackson" (Music/BobDylan)
852* "Jack and Diane" (Music/JohnCougarMellencamp)
853* "Creator/JamesDean" (Music/{{Eagles}})
854* "Janie Jones" (Music/TheClash)
855* "Jean" (Music/{{Oliver}})
856* "Jeremy" (Music/PearlJam)
857* "Jesus of Suburbia" (Music/GreenDay)
858* "Jezebel" (Frankie Laine and others)
859* "Jimmy" (again, same title by different artists, for example Music/{{Tool}} - who renders the title in lowercase letters - and Music/{{MIA}})
860* "Creator/JoanCrawford" (Music/BlueOysterCult)
861* "Jolene" (Music/DollyParton)
862* "Laura" (Same title, different songs.)
863* "Layla" ([[Music/EricClapton Derek and the Dominos]])
864* "Levon" (Music/EltonJohn)
865* "Linda" (Music/FrankSinatra and others)
866* "Lizzie Borden" (The Chad Mitchell Trio)
867* "Lola" (Music/TheKinks)
868* "Lump" (Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica)
869* "Mr. Crowley" (Music/OzzyOsbourne)
870* "Marie Provost" (Music/NickLowe)
871* "Mary Long" (a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Music/DeepPurple stab at [[MoralGuardians Mary Whitehouse]])
872* "Ruby Tuesday" (Music/TheRollingStonesBand)
873* "Sheila" (Tommy Roe)
874* "Tom Dooley" (The Kingston Trio)
875* "Tom Sawyer" (Music/RushBand)
876* "Ziggy Stardust" (Music/DavidBowie)
877[[/folder]]
878
879[[folder:Pinball]]
880* ''Pinball/MataHari''
881[[/folder]]
882
883[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
884* ''Wrestling/{{Ring of Ho|nor}}micide'' in 2006.
885[[/folder]]
886
887[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
888* ''Series/AllegrasWindow''
889* ''Series/BluesRoom''
890* ''Series/DonkeyHodie''
891[[/folder]]
892
893[[folder:Theatre]]
894* ''Theatre/{{Agamemnon}}''
895* ''Theatre/{{Ajax}}''
896* ''Theatre/{{Alcestis}}''
897* ''Theatre/{{Antigone}}''
898* ''Theatre/AuntieMame''
899* ''Theatre/{{Barnum}}''
900* ''Theatre/{{Beckett}}''
901* ''Theatre/{{Cesar}}''
902* ''Theatre/{{Coriolanus}}''
903* ''Theatre/{{Cymbeline}}''
904* ''Theatre/DeirdreOfTheSorrows''
905* ''Theatre/DonJuan''
906* ''Theatre/TheDuchessOfMalfi''
907* ''Theatre/EdwardII''
908* ''Theatre/{{Electra}}''
909* ''Theatre/{{Endymion}}''
910* ''Theatre/ErasmusMontanus''
911* ''Fanny'' (A 1932 play as well as a 1954 musical based on it.)
912* ''Theatre/{{Fiorello}}''
913* ''Galileo''
914* ''Theatre/GotzVonBerlichingen''
915* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''
916* ''Theatre/HenryIV'' parts 1 and 2
917* ''Theatre/HenryV''
918* ''Theatre/HenryVI'' parts 1, 2, and 3
919* ''Theatre/{{Hippolytus}}''
920* ''Theatre/{{Iolanthe}}''
921* ''Theatre/JeppeFromTheHill''
922* ''Theatre/TheJewOfMalta''
923* ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''
924* ''Theatre/KingLear''
925* ''Kordian''
926* ''Theatre/{{Lysistrata}}''
927* ''Major Barbara''
928* ''Theatre/{{Mame}}''
929* ''Marius''
930* ''Theatre/{{Medea}}''
931* ''Theatre/{{Othello}}''
932* ''Theatre/PalJoey''
933* ''Theatre/{{Patience}}''
934* ''Theatre/{{Philoctetes}}''
935* ''Theatre/{{PrincessIda}}''
936* ''Theatre/RichardII''
937* ''Theatre/SirThomasMore''
938* ''Theatre/{{Tamburlaine}}''
939* ''Theatre/TimonOfAthens''
940* ''Theatre/TitusAndronicus''
941* ''Theatre/{{Zed}}''
942[[/folder]]
943
944[[folder:Radio]]
945* ''Radio/TheGreatGildersleeve''
946* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks''
947[[/folder]]
948
949[[folder:Video Games]]
950* ''VideoGame/AlanWake''
951* ''VideoGame/{{Amea}}''
952* ''VideoGame/{{Astal}}''
953* ''VideoGame/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (one on NES based on the film, one on Game Boy based on the cartoon)
954* ''VideoGame/{{Bug|1995}}'' (both the name of the character, and the film he stars in)
955* ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}''
956* ''VideoGame/TheCave'' (who happens to be a GeniusLoci and the game's LemonyNarrator)
957* ''VideoGame/{{Ceville}}''
958* ''VideoGame/{{Chuchel}}''
959* The ninth game in the ''VideoGame/DarkTales'' series is ''Metzengerstein'', which is the surname of one of the major characters.
960* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' does this with two of the DLC expansions, one in each of the first two games in the series. Both expansions add an extra companion to the player character's party.
961** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', the ''Stone Prisoner'' DLC introduces Shale, a stone golem from Orzammar, who has been frozen as an immobile statue for several years.
962** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII,'' the DLC ''The Exiled Prince'' introduces Sebastian Vael, who is the exiled youngest son of the ruling family of Starkhaven.
963* ''VideoGame/{{Dropsy}}''
964* ''Enemy 585'' by Creator/{{Nitrome}}
965* ''VideoGame/FranBow''
966* ''VideoGame/{{Gish}}''
967* ''VideoGame/GitarooMan''
968* ''VideoGame/GoreScreamingShow'' (Yes, that's the name of a major character in it.)
969* ''VideoGame/GianaSisters''
970* ''VideoGame/{{Gubble}}''
971* ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', although [[spoiler:it's both a ProtagonistTitle ''and'' an AntagonistTitle]].
972* ''VideoGame/{{Ib}}''
973* ''VideoGame/{{Isaku}}''
974* ''VideoGame/JackKeane''
975* ''VideoGame/JackOrlando''
976* ''VideoGame/{{Kamui}}''
977* ''VideoGame/TombRaiderI featuring Lara Croft''
978* ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry'' series
979* ''VideoGame/{{Lucius}}''
980* ''VideoGame/{{MARDEK}}''
981* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne''
982* The ''Mega Man'' series, with a few exceptions:
983** ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends''
984** ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'', although said series was named ''Rockman.EXE'' in Japanese.
985** ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'', though [[LostInTranslation in Japanese]] the main character is occasionally referred to as "Shooting Star Rockman", a GratuitousEnglish translation of the original title ''Ryusei no Rockman''.
986** The only true aversion was ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' which was about Zero, who had no relation to Mega Man and it wasn't his name at all.
987* ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake''. Ironically, the game which truly explored Solid Snake's character was ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', which perhaps also counts.
988* ''VideoGame/MisterMosquito''
989* ''VideoGame/MrDriller''
990* ''VideoGame/MrNutz''
991* ''VideoGame/{{Nidhogg}}'', the dragon that eats you at the end.
992* ''VideoGame/{{NieR}}'', although you are prompted to rename the main character.
993* ''VideoGame/PajamaSam''
994* ''VideoGame/PanzerDragoon'' has the fourth game, ''Panzer Dragoon Orta''. Meanwhile, in Japanese, the third game is known as ''AZEL: Panzer Dragoon RPG''.
995* ''VideoGame/{{Pickory}}''
996* ''VideoGame/PoppyPlaytime''
997* ''VideoGame/{{Scaler}}''
998* ''VideoGame/SeriousSam''
999* ''VideoGame/ShirenTheWanderer'': The one spinoff in this series that's an exception is ''The Swordswoman Asuka!'', which is named after Asuka, a fellow Wanderer and Shiren's childhood friend who's also a swordswoman.
1000* ''VideoGame/SimonTheSorcerer''
1001* ''VideoGame/SlyCooper''
1002* ''VideoGame/TakAndThePowerOfJuju''
1003* ''VideoGame/TyTheTasmanianTiger''
1004* ''VideoGame/VictorVran''
1005* ''VideoGame/WoahDave''
1006* ''Yoshi'' / ''Mario & Yoshi'' (North American and European names, respectively; averted in Japanese which was called ''Yoshi no Tamago'').
1007[[/folder]]
1008
1009[[folder:Web Animation]]
1010* ''WebAnimation/BeckyBucket''
1011* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''
1012* ''WebAnimation/LaceyGames''
1013* ''WebAnimation/TheLebrons''
1014* ''WebAnimation/LoboWebseries''
1015* Most ''WebAnimation/RatboyGenius'' sub-series (''Ratboy's Kingdom'', ''Ratboy Genius Dreams... VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', ''[[ShowWithinAShow Happyman on the Red Planet and George]]'').
1016[[/folder]]
1017
1018[[folder:Webcomics]]
1019* NSFW webcomic ''Alphie''.
1020* ''Webcomic/AxeCop''
1021* ''Webcomic/BlondeSunrise'' refers to the lycan name of deuteragonist Daine Lunas.
1022* ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit''
1023* ''Webcomic/BugMartini''
1024* ''Webcomic/CaptainUfo''
1025* ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest''
1026* ''Webcomic/CheckerboardNightmare''
1027* ''Webcomic/CityFace''
1028* ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan''
1029* ''Webcomic/TheFourth'' takes its title from Lord Tiberius Skarva IV.
1030* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'':
1031** "[[Recap/GunnerkriggCourtChapter3Reynardine Reynardine]]"
1032** "[[Recap/GunnerkriggCourtChapter59Jeanne Jeanne]]"
1033* ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'', named after the Anthropomorphic representation of the [[SevenDeadlySins Sin of Wrath]].
1034* ''Webcomic/{{Keiki}}'' (same name as the smart girl among the main characters, who herself is named after the UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}an word for "[[MeaningfulName child]]". Thus, the title could refer to any of the Hawaiian children among the main characters, which is convenient since Keiki's prominence has decreased over the years.)
1035* ''Webcomic/{{Lightbringer}}''
1036* ''Webcomic/{{Maliki}}''
1037* ''Webcomic/{{Matchu}}''
1038* ''Webcomic/{{Nimona}}''
1039* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' (although Oglaf is a very minor character)
1040* ''Webcomic/{{Poharex}}''
1041* ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth''
1042* ''Webcomic/{{Pupster}}''
1043* ''Webcomic/{{Ratfist}}''
1044* ''Webcomic/{{Redd}}''
1045* ''Webcomic/RiceBoy''
1046* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''
1047* ''Webcomic/SnowByNight''
1048* ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}''
1049* ''Webcomic/{{Tripp}}''
1050* ''Webcomic/VioletGoesToTheBeach''
1051* ''Webcomic/{{Wigu}}'' (although the character's name is derived from the acronym of a former strip, ''When I Grow Up'')
1052* ''Webcomic/{{Zap}}''
1053[[/folder]]
1054
1055[[folder:Web Original]]
1056* ''Blog/GaryLandlordOfTheFlies'' centers on Gary, a particularly nasty and insane landlord.
1057[[/folder]]
1058
1059[[folder:Web Videos]]
1060* ''WebVideo/AitorMolinaVs''
1061[[/folder]]
1062
1063[[folder:Western Animation]]
1064* ''WesternAnimation/AlfredJKwak''
1065* ''WesternAnimation/ALVINNNAndTheChipmunks''
1066* ''WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow''
1067* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''
1068* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' refers to Stan Smith, the father.
1069* ''WesternAnimation/AngryBirdsStella''
1070* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}''
1071* ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger''
1072* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
1073** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderJet Jet]]"
1074* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bagpuss}}''
1075* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}''
1076* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10''
1077* ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines''
1078* ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues''
1079* ''WesternAnimation/BobbysWorld''
1080* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bod}}''
1081* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman''
1082* ''WesternAnimation/BoyGirlDogCatMouseCheese''
1083* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''
1084* ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}''
1085* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''
1086* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chirp}}''
1087* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}''
1088* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}''
1089* ''WesternAnimation/ACatInParis''
1090* ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula''
1091* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''
1092* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs''
1093* ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines''
1094* ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace''
1095* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''
1096* ''WesternAnimation/DocMcstuffins''
1097* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doki}}''
1098* ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}''
1099* ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor''
1100* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}''
1101* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''
1102* ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''
1103* ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''
1104* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gofrette}}''
1105* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''
1106* ''WesternAnimation/HandyManny''
1107* ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks''
1108* ''WesternAnimation/{{Heathcliff}}''
1109* ''WesternAnimation/HenryHugglemonster''
1110* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''
1111* ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi''
1112* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}''
1113* ''WesternAnimation/IElvisRiboldi''
1114* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''
1115* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''
1116* ''WesternAnimation/ItsPony''
1117* ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates''
1118* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius''
1119* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''
1120* ''WesternAnimation/{{JOT}}''
1121* ''WesternAnimation/JuliusJr''
1122* ''WesternAnimation/KidCosmic''
1123* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kiff}}''
1124* ''WesternAnimation/LittleBill''
1125* ''Literature/LlamaLlama'' (the AnimatedAdaptation only, while the books often follow CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase)
1126* ''WesternAnimation/LucyTheDaughterOfTheDevil''
1127* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madeline}}''
1128* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw''
1129* ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' refers to Jake, the monkey.
1130* ''WesternAnimation/NateIsLate''
1131* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes''
1132* ''Olive the Ostrich''
1133* ''WesternAnimation/OlliesPack''
1134* ''WesternAnimation/{{Oswald}}''
1135* ''WesternAnimation/{{Oswaldo}}'' refers to the anthropomorphic penguin itself.
1136* ''WesternAnimation/PegPlusCat''
1137* ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero''
1138* ''WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit''
1139* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pibby}}'' (both the trailer and the InUniverse children's show)
1140* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''
1141* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016''
1142* ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders''
1143* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''
1144* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie''
1145* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''
1146* ''WesternAnimation/SantiagoOfTheSeas''
1147* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''
1148* ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine''
1149* ''WesternAnimation/SherlockHolmesInTheTwentySecondCentury''
1150* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst''
1151* ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso''
1152* ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
1153* ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy''
1154* ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}''
1155* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'':
1156** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E8BombadJedi Bombad Jedi]]"
1157** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E12TheGunganGeneral The Gungan General]]"
1158** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E4SenateSpy Senate Spy]]"
1159** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E10TheDeserter The Deserter]]"
1160** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E14DuchessOfMandalore Duchess of Mandalore]]"
1161** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E18TheZilloBeast The Zillo Beast]]"
1162** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E7Assassin Assassin]]"
1163** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E13Monster Monster]]"
1164** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E8TheGeneral The General]]"
1165** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E14AFriendInNeed A Friend in Need]]"
1166** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS6E3Fugitive Fugitive]]"
1167** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS6E5AnOldFriend An Old Friend]]"
1168** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS6E10TheLostOne The Lost One]]"
1169* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS4E09DUME DUME]]"
1170* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'':
1171** "[[Recap/StarWarsResistanceS1E1TheRecruit The Recruit]]"
1172** "[[Recap/StarWarsResistanceS0E6GLN GL-N]]"
1173** "[[Recap/StarWarsResistanceS1E11Bibo Bibo]]"
1174* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
1175** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E10StevensLion Steven's Lion]]"
1176** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E8MrGreg Mr. Greg]]"
1177** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E16GregTheBabysitter Greg the Babysitter]]"
1178** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth Bismuth]]"
1179** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E17Rocknaldo Rocknaldo]]"
1180** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E9SadieKiller Sadie Killer]]"
1181** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E11LarsOfTheStars Lars of the Stars]]"
1182* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'': "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E4Volleyball Volleyball]]"
1183* ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa''
1184* ''[[WesternAnimation/VampirinaBallerina Vampirina]]''
1185* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''
1186* ''WesternAnimation/{{Velma}}''
1187* ''WesternAnimation/YakkityYak''
1188[[/folder]]

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