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1When robots, computers, and other machines appear in fiction, there are a few common ways for them to be named.
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3* A phrase describing the machine's function is shortened to an acronym, or made the name itself.
4* A common word or name is made into a relevant [[FunWithAcronyms backronym]]. If the acronym describes the function of the robot, then it's an AICronym, and should go there.
5* A string of numbers and letters, often containing at least one hyphen.
6* A similar string of numbers or letters which resembles a word or name, either as written, or when read aloud.
7* Slightly mutated terms related to math, machinery or electronics.
8* ''Robo''-something
9* Something-tron or Something-bot
10* References to other pop culture, or actual human names.
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12See also AMechByAnyOtherName, NamesGivenToComputers, NameTron and LawOfAlienNames. {{Sub Trope}}s include AICronym.
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17!!A phrase describing the machine's function is shortened to an acronym, or made the name itself.
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19[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
20* Alpha from ''Manga/YokohamaKaidashiKikou'' named herself after her model name, since it was still pretty rare when she was created.
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23[[folder:Comic Books]]
24* Eradikator 6, the Exterminators and the Protectors from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
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27[[folder:Fan Works]]
28* In the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SomethingAlwaysRemains'', Puppet is derived from P.U.P.P.E.T., which stands for Protocol Unit for Personality Performance Engagement Test. It was the first animatronic with a programmed personality and function, and its ability to [[AIIsACrapshoot develop a personality and adapt to changes in its programming]] was the basis for the others after it.
29* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''. A TinCanRobot calls itself Tobor because that's the name written on its chest.
30-->'''Proton:''' That says 'robot' you fool--you were [[SdrawkcabName looking in a mirror!]]
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33[[folder:Film — Animation]]
34* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'': AUTO is short for Autopilot.
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37[[folder:Film — Live-Action]]
38* Both Ash and Bishop from the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise have names containing SH, possibly to indicate they are Synthetic Humanoids. Falls apart in ''Film/AlienResurrection'' with Annalee Call, though.
39* ''Film/DeskSet'' (1957) featured the Electro-Magnetic Memory and Research Arithmetic Calculator, known as EMERAC (or possibly EMMARAC) for short.
40* Beta of ''Film/TheLastStarfighter''
41* The robots in ''Film/ShortCircuit'' belong to the SAINT (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport) line, but each one is simply known by its model number. The main character is Number Five, who [[LightningCanDoAnything gains sentience from being struck by lightning]]. At the end of the movie, he decides to give himself a human name, choosing "Johnny" from the pop song "Who's Johnny". But he thinks it sounds cool to keep his number too, so he settles on "Johnny Five".
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44[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
45* Navi from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''
46* ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' has Cheezoid, designed to recognise cheese by smell. [[EpicFail It can't.]]
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49[[folder:Music]]
50* Hatchworth of Music/SteamPoweredGiraffe plays this straight with a name describing his function. Additionally, The Spine plays with this trope, having a name based on his skeletal structure. And Rabbit's name references robotic glitches, which she is prone to.
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53[[folder:Video Games]]
54* As a Magnus originally designed to be a toy robot, the superhero-like name of Kid Ultra from ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' is derived from his marketing tagline: "Kid-friendly, Ultra-dependable".
55* Robo, the, um robot party member from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.
56* ''[[VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyI Etrian Odyssey Untold]]'': M.I.K.E., the AI who watches over Gladsheim and [[spoiler:becomes the last boss found there]], stands for Memetic Installation Keeper Engine.
57* EDI, short for Enhanced Defense Intelligence and pronounced "ee-dee," in the two later ''Franchise/MassEffect'' games is a [[RestrainingBolt shackled]] AI with a female personality, hardwired into the ''Normandy'' SR-2. Her primary purpose is running the ship's cyberwarfare suite. [[spoiler:Joker is forced to remove the shackles late in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' to save the ship, and she remains loyal.]]
58* Only a handful of Robot Masters of ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' aren't called "[[SomethingPerson Something man]]", where something describes some kind of theme related to their powers or function.
59** ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' is named after the numeral variable (x) because of his limitless potential to [[PowerCopying adapt and change]].
60** The various Mavericks of ''Mega Man X'' use a two-word descriptive naming formula comprised of an adjective describing an ability of theirs and their species (IE, Armored Armadillo is a heavily armored robotic armadillo, Flame Stag is a fireball-tossing robotic deer, etc.). This only applies to the eight animalistic bosses per game that grant weapons, however, and not to more humanoid named enemies such as Sigma.
61* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
62** ''VideoGame/Persona3'' has Aigis, whose name reflects that she is both an Artificial Intellgience and an aegis (Ancient Greek for a protective garment or a protector). [[spoiler:And in the extra chapter you meet Metis, whose name is Greek for wise or skilled.]]
63** Appearing in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', Labrys, named for the shape of her preferred weapon (a kind of Ancient Greek double-headed axe).
64* [=GLaDOS=], the Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System from ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''. Her name might also be a variant of "Gladys", as in the naming scheme below.
65* CID from ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' goes by this name because he's a consciousness uploaded into one of the C.I.D. (Control and Interface Device) units of the Zinyak empire.
66* In ''VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh'', a particularly knowledgeable Tower Guardian program is called I-No.
67* All Terrain Armored Combatants or [=ATACs=], from the [=PS1=] game ''VideoGame/VanguardBandits''.
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70[[folder:Webcomics]]
71* Sawtooth Rivergrinder from ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', a {{terraforming}} robot.
72* Roofus the Roof-Repair Robot from ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''
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75[[folder:Web Original]]
76* ROSS, short for Rudyard Oscar Shelton Software, is an AI created by the namesake scientist in ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers''.
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79[[folder:Western Animation]]
80* NEPTR, the '''N'''ever-'''E'''nding '''P'''ie-'''T'''hrowing '''R'''obot from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''.
81* The BOYZZ bots of ''WesternAnimation/TheBotsMaster'' all had names based on their programmed skillsets.
82* XR from ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' is an '''X'''-Perimental '''R'''anger. ER makes slightly more sense but forget that, [[XtremeKoolLetterz X is just cooler.]] (And you won't confuse it with "Emergency Room.")
83** TruthInTelevision. X is the universally recognized letter to let people know that something is a prototype, or "experimental" equipment. That's why experimental planes are called X-Planes and have designations like "X-10" or "XF-1". It's similar to how fighter jets tend to have F in their designation.
84*** It's X instead of E because under the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system US aircraft designation system,]] E is used for EW aircraft, such as the E-3 Sentry.
85* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'''s Bender (whose full name is Bender Bending Rodriguez, since he was built in Mexico, and [[MetaphorIsMyMiddleName "bending" is his middle name]]).
86** Quite a few fit: Flexo, Angleyne, Roberto (the robber), Clamps...
87* Uniblab of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', given that his purpose was to blab on the employees to Mr. Spacely.
88* Linguo, from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', whose function is to correct grammatical errors.
89* MechanicalLifeforms aren't immune either, just ask ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' such as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Bonecrusher, Onslaught, or Ruination]]. But if you pick one of those three, phrase it very, ''very'' carefully. Otherwise you might be asking [[TheMedic First Aid, Fixit, or Medix]] next.
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92[[folder:Real Life]]
93* The early vacuum-tube computer ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), and its successor EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer).
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96!!Alternatively, a common word or name is made into a relevant [[FunWithAcronyms backronym]]. If the acronym describes the function of the robot, then it's an AICronym, and should go there.
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98[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
99* Miyu for [[spoiler:"Multiple/Merciful Intelligential Yggdrasil Unit" (depending on whether it's the Hime or Otome universe)]] from the ''Franchise/MyHime''.
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102[[folder:Comic Books]]
103* J.A.K.E., short for "Jungle Assault Killer Experiment", from Franchise/TheDCU.
104* A.D.A.M., short for "Ambient-Energy Dampening Actualization Module", from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
105* ''ComicBook/IronMan'':
106** H.O.M.E.R. (Heuristically Operative Matrix Emulation Rostrum).
107** I.S.A.A.C.
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110[[folder:Film — Animation]]
111* B.E.N., short for "Bio-Electronic Navigator", from ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''.
112* All of the robot characters in ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', including the main character ("Waste Allocation Load Lifter, Earth-class") and EVE ("Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator").
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115[[folder:Film — Live-Action]]
116* ''Film/TheBlackHole'': V.I.N.CENT, short for "Vital Information Necessary, [=CENTralized=]".
117* ''Film/{{Moon}}'': GERTY
118* ''Film/RedPlanet'': AMEE ("Autonomous Mapping Exploration and Evasion").
119* ''Film/{{ROTOR}}'': The [[ProtagonistTitle titular protagonist's name]], stands for: "Robotic Officer Tactical Operation Research."
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122[[folder:Literature]]
123* The titular character of ''Literature/TheMurderbotDiaries'' befriends an [=AI=] piloting a university research vessel, which it nicknames [=ART=], or "Asshole Research Transport".
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126[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
127* Parodied in ''Series/{{Friends}}'' with C.H.E.E.S.E.:
128-->'''Joey:''' I'm up for the part of Mac Macaveli or "Mac". I'm a detective and I solve crimes with the help of my robot partner. He's a Computerized Humanoid Electronically Enhanced Secret Enforcer or "C.H.E.E.S.E."\
129'''Rachel:''' So... Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.?\
130'''Joey:''' That's the title! Yeah! You know, they really lucked out that the initials spell cheese.\
131'''Chandler:''' That ''is'' lucky.
132* [[Recap/KolchakTheNightStalkerE12MrRing Mr. R.I.N.G.]] ("Robomatic Internalized Nerve Ganglia") from ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker''.
133* Parodied in a KTMA episode of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' when Joel reveals to Crow in a flashback that his name actually stands for "Cybernetic Remotely Operated Woman." [[spoiler:After Crow flips out that he's really a woman, Joel reveals it as the elaborate set-up for a joke.]]
134-->'''Crow:''' Boy, I feel like Morey Amsterdam.
135* R.I.C. ("Robotic Interactive Canine") from ''Series/PowerRangersSPD''. A two-parter also involved a RobotGirl named Sophie, for "Series One Processor/Hyper Intelligent Encryptor".
136* S.A.M. ("Super Automated Machine") from ''Series/SesameStreet''.
137* SELMA (Specified Encapsulated Limitless Memory Archive) from ''Series/TimeTrax''.
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140[[folder:Video Games]]
141* The titular robot from ''[[VideoGame/BOB1993 B.O.B]]'', whose name doesn't appear to stand for anything.
142* The GDI tactical control AI throughout the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberium'' series is the Electronic Virtual Assistant. Nod has the Computer-Assisted Biologically-Augmented Lifeform, as well as LEGION (known to be an acronym as well as another of Kane's self-indulgent Biblical references, but never expanded upon in the game).
143* In ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'' Mecha-Superman is a Kryptonian Artificial Lifeform, also known as K.A.L.
144* [[VideoGame/RoboticOperatingBuddy R.O.B]], the Creator/{{Nintendo}} robot who has made cameos in several games. Stands for "Robotic Operating Buddy", since it helps you play games.
145* In ''VideoGame/SongSummoner: The Unsung Heroes'', Z.E.R.O.'s name isn't actually an acronym; he's named after Ziggy's brother Zero, and as a reference to the fact that his serial number ([=SGNB00000000AA=]) contains many zeroes.
146* ''VideoGame/{{Spindizzy}}'' stars a remote-controlled probe named GERALD (Geographical Environmental Reconnaissance And Land-mapping Device).
147* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'':
148** KOS-MOS. Her name is not only a backronym, it's also a recursive acronym. Kosmos Obey Strategical Multiple Operation Systems.
149** MOMO is an acronym for Multiple Observation Mimetic Organicus.
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152[[folder:Webcomics]]
153* Parodied on ''Webcomic/DragonTails''. Bluey creates the '''C'''hristmas '''H'''olographic '''R'''efracting '''I'''llusion '''S'''ystem, and names it...Barry.
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156[[folder:Web Original]]
157* The [=CyborgName=] website bacronyms your name and sells T-shirts with the robot names on them. This wiki translates as "Transforming Versatile Technician Responsible for Observation, Peacekeeping and Efficient Sabotage".
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160[[folder:Western Animation]]
161* F.L.U.F.F.I. from ''WesternAnimation/BionicSix''.
162* [[OneSceneWonder MAR-10]] from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''.
163* I.S.R.A.E.L., short for "Intelligent Smart Robot Animation Eraser Lady", from the ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' movie.
164* H.E.R.B.I.E. ("Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics") the robot from the Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises version of ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978''.
165** The comic also featured H.U.B.E.R.T., short for Hyper-Ultronic Brain Employing Randomized Tracings.
166* The B.A.T.s ("Battle Android Trooper") from ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe.''
167* N.I.G.E.L. from ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'' stands from '''N'''ext-millennium '''I'''ntelligence '''G'''athering '''E'''lectronic '''L'''iaison.
168* Parodied with GIR on ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'':
169-->'''Zim:''' "GIR"? What does the "G" stand for?
170-->'''GIR:''' I ''don't'' know...
171* JANICE, from ''WesternAnimation/RobotechTheShadowChronicles'', stands for "'''J'''unctioned '''A'''rtificial '''N'''euro-'''I'''ntegrated '''C'''ybernetic '''E'''ntity".
172* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
173** E.A.R.L., short for "Electronic Automatic Robotic Lighthouse."
174** There is also C.H.U.M., short for "Childlike-Humanoid-Urban-Muchacho."
175* The eponymous robot in the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Transformers]]'' episode "[[Recap/TransformersG1BOT B.O.T.]]" is a "Biotronic Operational Telecommunicator."
176* In Carmen's backstory in ''WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'', The Chief's name is revealed to be an acronym meaning "'''C'''omputerized '''H'''olographic '''I'''maging '''E'''ducational '''F'''acilitator." Back when he [[spoiler:worked with Carmen]], he was a robot.
177[[/folder]]
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179!!A string of numbers and letters, often containing at least one hyphen.
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181[[folder:Anime]]
182* Project 2501, a.k.a. the Puppet Master, from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell1995''.
183* P-01s from ''Literature/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere''.
184* The ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaReflection''/''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaDetonation Detonation]]'' movie duology has IR-S07, or as they're more commonly known "[[spoiler:Iris]]".
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187[[folder:Comic Books]]
188* [=MX39147=] from ''ComicBook/AlphaFlight''.
189* RRU-9-2 from Franchise/TheDCU.
190* ComicBook/MachineMan's official designation when he was built was X-51, but he much prefers the name his adoptive father gave him, Aaron. In fact, addressing him as "X-51" is probably the fastest way to make him angry at you.
191* [=SJ3RX=], better known as Red Ronin, from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
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194[[folder:Film]]
195* From ''Film/TheMatrix'''s expanded media, the first robot to intentionally kill a human was named [=BI66=]-ER.
196* ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'': B-4, Data's idiot older brother.
197---> Picard: "Dr. Soong's penchant for whimsical names seems to have no end."
198* ''Franchise/StarWars'' has R2-D2 and C-3PO among innumerable others.
199** It is interesting to note that in certain historical periods, some fans believed that this naming convention was ''not'' specific to robots, believing Kenobi's first name to be "OB-1"
200*** Referenced in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': Lightsaber Duels for the Wii. If Kenobi fights himself,
201--->'''Obi-Wan:''' If I'm Obi-Wan, does that make ''you'' Obi-Two?
202** In the Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel [[Literature/HandOfThrawn Vision of the Future]], there's a character named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Daniels Entoo Needaan E-elz,]] Entoo Nee for short. The characters who meet him find his name interesting, rather like a droid's designation. He smiles and tells them that people do sometimes mistake him for a droid.
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205[[folder:Literature]]
206* ''ComicStrip/BuckRogers'' gives us Twiki, from the robot's alphanumeric designation: TWKE-4
207* ''Literature/HouseOfRobotsRobotsGoWild'': Dr. Ignatius Ignalls builds a robot to act as his injured son's eyes and ears at the school. It's name is Substitute Student 10,000, but is shortened to [=SS=]-10K.
208* The title character in Creator/EricFrankRussell's 1941 story "Jay Score" is revealed to be a model J.20 robot on the final page.
209* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/LuckyStarrAndTheBigSunOfMercury'': The robot who had been sabotaging Project Light was created in the Sirius system and given the serial number RL-726.
210* Although not robots, Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold uses this in the ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' for the names of several genetically engineered life forms.
211** In ''Literature/EthanOfAthos'', Terrance's full product number includes Terran-C, and Janine's number includes J9.
212** In "Labryinth", Miles meets Nine, the last survivor of ten prototypes. She is later renamed Taura.
213** The Quaddies from ''Literature/FallingFree'' all have names derived from their serial numbers as well. The names vary from traditional (Tony) through unusual-but-not-unheard-of (Silver) to decidedly odd (Pramod).
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216[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
217* The early ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' seasons have Alpha 5 and Alpha 6.
218** From the Japanese source franchise, ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' attaches these sorts of strings to the names of the robotic Matrintis villain faction.
219** The Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman had a real-looking robot dog called IC.
220* On ''Series/RedDwarf'', Kryten (obviously) as a more "normal" first name, but his full name is Kryten 2X4B-523P.
221** In one episode, he claims that he shortens it to Kryten since he thinks "2X4B" is a dorky middle name. But not as bad as an acquaintance of his, called 2'''Q'''4B.
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224[[folder:Video Games]]
225* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': ν-13, the {{Yandere}} RobotGirl SNKBoss.
226* From ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', R-66Y AKA Robo.
227* [=CyberLife=]-manufactured androids in ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'' are designated by model names consisting of two letters signifying their model line and a number in the hundreds signifying which series they are. Concerning the protagonists, Kara is an [=AX400=], Connor is a [=RK800=], and Markus, who is apparently an earlier revision of Connor's model, is a [=RK200=].
228* The playable robot character in ''VideoGame/DontStarve'' is named WX-78. In addition to fitting the ThemeNaming of all player characters starting with W, this also matches [[spoiler: the serial numbers for Robert Wagstaff's creations.]]
229* ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank'': Clank has at least three names; two of them are strings of numbers (one his serial number and the other his actual name, [=XJ0461=]) and the last-- well what do you ''think'' it is?
230* The E-Series robots from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' all have this style of name, with E followed by a number. E-102 Gamma, and E-123 Omega are the main examples.
231* The W-Series in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', despite coming up with normal sounding names, they have their own robot names, which ranges from W00 to W17, in order of the creation sequence.
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234[[folder:Visual Novels]]
235* The English localization of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' [[DubNameChange renames]] the Ultimate Robot Kiibo (pronounced like ''kibou'', the Japanese word for hope) to K1-B0, though he's still nicknamed Keebo, pronounced like in Japanese.
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238[[folder:Webcomics]]
239* It seems that the standardized format for designating robots in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' is through single-letter model designations (H-Models for the [[MechanicalHorse horse robots]], HL-Models for the heavy lifting robots, S-Models for the "Seraph" robots, etc.). Individual robots get numbers appended to their model name: the robot that Annie built is S13, and the SuperPrototype of the S-Models is S1.
240** Though there are multiple exceptions: see every other subsection of this page.
241* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' has the Moray series of robots, going by names like Moray-21. [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4959 Each one chooses her number.]]
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244[[folder:Western Animation]]
245* Robot X-1 from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.
246* XJ-9 in ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot''. She doesn't like the name much and prefers to be called Jenny. Her 8 sisters also follow the convention with XJ-1, XJ-2, XJ-3, etc.
247* K-10, KIT-9, and COCKA-3 from the "Go God Go XVII" episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. They are supposed to be ''close'' to things you'd read as an actual word; if K-10 and KIT-9 switched numbers, they would be read like "canine" and "kitten," in reference to the species they are designed after. Similarly, if COCKA-3's number was one less, it'd be "cockatoo."
248* Elita-1 from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''.
249[[/folder]]
250
251!!A similar string of numbers or letters which resembles a word or name, either as written, or when read aloud.
252
253[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
254* ''Literature/TrinityBlood'': HC-IIIX, usually known as Father ''Tres Iqus''
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257[[folder:Comic Books]]
258* L-Ron from ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational''. Also Hein-9, K-Dikk and J-Lo.
259* ''ComicBook/SheHulk'': RT-Z9, AKA [[spoiler: [[RoboticReveal Artie Zix]], with the ix at the end being the roman numeral for 9]].
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262[[folder:Fanfic]]
263* The writers of a number of ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' fanfics have decided to go with this theme when it comes to Mechas, for example Joe is usually given a serial number that starts with JO and the mass produced Davids and Darlenes are referred to as DA models. Mecha {{Original Character}}s include Danny (DY), Drew (DR), Ralphie (RP) and Kurt (KR).
264* ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'' has the Reego, who have taken names from their Roman Numeral designations -- Ⅰ is Una, Ⅱ is Due, Ⅲ is Tres, and Ⅳ is, well, Ivy. The Ree, though a clone/bioroid line instead of robots, probably also count, as they are also named after numbers (from Rei=0 on up), and three of the Evangelions (or their [=AIs=]) have nicknames based on their unit numbers: Ichi, Zwei, and Go-kun.
265* Done as an ActorAllusion in the ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' fanfic ''Return to Cybertron'', where Sari is told by Perceptor that her original protoform designation was [[Creator/TaraStrong T4R4-5RT0N6]].
266[[/folder]]
267
268[[folder:Film — Animation]]
269* ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' has [[HypercompetentSidekick DOR-15]], pronounced "Doris."
270[[/folder]]
271
272[[folder:Film — Live-Action]]
273* In ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep: Farmageddon'', the robot working for TheMenInBlack is called MUGG-1N5, referring to the British slang word "muggins" meaning "person who's stupid enough to be left with the rotten jobs" (usually used to refer to oneself, and thereby combining SelfDeprecation with complaining).
274* B-4 from ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' (giving hell of a work for translators...)
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277[[folder:Literature]]
278* Creator/IsaacAsimov: His US Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation would give each robot series an alphanumeric serial number. They would usually [[InSeriesNickname nickname those models for fun]] afterwards.
279** "Literature/TheBicentennialMan": The robot in this story is part of the NDR series, although [[TheFogOfAges he cannot recall what those numbers are after all these years]].
280** "Literature/CatchThatRabbit": The DV series model is of a central robot with six additional robots networked to function as subsidiary systems. The central robot is officially [[YouAreNumberSix DV-5]] (and [[InSeriesNickname unofficially]] Dave), while the first of the subsidiaries is DV-5-2.
281** "Literature/FirstLaw": The MA robot series are [[InSeriesNickname often called]] Emma.
282** "Literature/GalleySlave": The titular character is an EZ-27, [[InSeriesNickname nicknamed]] "Easy".
283** "Literature/{{Lenny}}": The LNE series gains the InSeriesNickname of "Lenny".
284** "Literature/Liar1941": The RB models are called "Herbie".
285** "Literature/LittleLostRobot": The NS-2 models are called "[[Literature/TheIliad Nestor]]".
286** "Literature/{{Reason}}": The QT models are robots, and [[YouAreNumberSix QT-1]] is the first one of its type. To humanize it, Powell and Donovan [[InSeriesNickname call it "Cutie"]].
287** "Literature/{{Runaround}}": Rather than using the model designation, SPD 13, Powell and Donovan call their robot Speedy.
288** "Literature/SatisfactionGuaranteed": The TN-3 models are called "Tony".
289** "Literature/ThatThouArtMindfulOfHim": The robots in this story are named JG-10 and JG-9, and [[InSeriesNickname nicknamed George]].
290** "Literature/VictoryUnintentional": One technician suggested the ZZ series be known by the {{iron|y}}ic "Sissy", but said technician was immediately shushed and the subject never mentioned again.
291** "Literature/FeminineIntuition": US Robots were originally assuming the JN series would be nicknamed John. Once they come up with the gimmick of presenting the series's more creative brain as "feminine intuition", they became Janes.
292* The Literature/{{Bolo}}s created by Creator/KeithLaumer usually have three-letter designations (sometimes with numbers) and nicknames derived from those designations: Unit LNE (Lenny), JSN (Jason), SPQR (Senator), DAK (''Das Afrika Korps''), and RML-1138 (Rommel) are typical examples. The last two appear in unrelated stories.
293[[/folder]]
294
295[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
296* The android main character in ''Series/AlmostHuman'' is a DRN model known as Dorian.
297* ''Series/DoctorWho'''s K9.
298* TAC from ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger''
299* VICI on ''Series/SmallWonder''.
300* Plex from ''Series/YoGabbaGabba''.
301[[/folder]]
302
303[[folder:Video Games]]
304* The [=CL4P-TP=] General Purpose Robots in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' are normally referred to as "Claptraps" or "Intergalactic Ninja Assassin".
305* Mecha Wonder Woman in ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'' has the designation [=D1A=]-NA.
306* ''VideoGame/{{Hearthstone}}'': V-07-TR-0N's name may at first glance appear to be a collection of random letters and numbers, but it's actually a reference to Franchise/{{Voltron}}.
307* ''VideoGame/{{Inscryption}}'' has P03, the Scrybe of Technology and a TVHeadRobot. P03 is supposed to be read as Poe and a reference to PoesLaw.
308* ''VideoGame/JakXCombatRacing'' has UR-86, a robot designed to takes out its opponents. UR is obviously "you are" and "to 86" means to get rid something. The death bots in ''VideoGame/Jak3Wastelander'' are referred to as UB-86 (never stated in-game, but mentioned in the StrategyGuide).
309* O2-JOY, from ''VideoGame/NoituLove''.
310* ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'': The giant robot enemies, with names like [=D4-V1D, 64-RC14, and CH-R15=].
311* [=Ma3a=] (Mathreea) from ''VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh''.
312* T-ELOS, also from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''.
313[[/folder]]
314
315[[folder:Webcomics]]
316* In ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', the original robot characters named [=N4-T3 and C1-14D-L1N6=], which ''just happen'' to look like Nate and Chadling, respectively.
317* Princess Voluptua's valet, W-2: 9000 from ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' is a reference to the W2 tax form.
318* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' has some [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-04-19 fun with this one]]. For those not sufficiently familiar with Roman numerals, the other names mentioned are, in order: "Gavin", "Xavier", "Algernon", "Macey", "Victor", "Allen", "Michael", "David" and "Michelle".
319* Genetically engineered life forms, actually, but ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'' gives us [=5C4RL37=], [=V10L37=], [=4M83R=], and [=J4D3=].
320* In a ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3759 guest strip]], Erika Moen's robotified SelfInsert is called [=Er1=]-KA Muon.
321[[/folder]]
322
323[[folder:Web Original]]
324* NO. 3113 from Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance, pronounced Noelle. [[spoiler: She's actually [[HauntedTechnology the ghost of a little girl named Noelle]], forced by a MadScientist to possess a robot for his experiments.]]
325* Fresh Cut Grass from ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' is sometimes referred to as F.C.G ("effigy").
326[[/folder]]
327
328[[folder:Western Animation]]
329* Not actually a robot, but worth mentioning: [=XLR8=] of ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' fame. However his species does have wheels on their feet, so they may qualify as cyborgs. Later series give the same style of name to other members of his species, such as ML-E and K8-E.
330* NOS-4A2 From ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''. It's an energy vampire, and its model name when spoken aloud sounds like Nosferatu.
331* [=GICU2=] the short-lived transforming security robot from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''.
332* The ''WesternAnimation/MightyOrbots'', Tor, Bort, Bo, Boo, Krunch and Ono had names that reflected their personalities.
333** Tor was the strongman.
334** Bort was the shapeshifter with an identity crisis, and his name is a partial anagram of the word robot.
335*** Actually, except from Ono and Krunch, ''all'' of the Orbots' names are partial anagrams of "robot."
336** Bo and Boo were mischievous twins.
337** Ono was the babysitter figure, who tended to preface every scolding of the others [including their human leader] with "Oh, no!"
338* In ''WesternAnimation/Phantom2040'', Enforcer Sagan Cruz has a cyborg police dog named DVL, reflecting the previous Phantom's wolf, Devil.
339* SPRX-77 from ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo''. His name is mostly pronounced as simply Sparx.
340* C1-10P, aka "Chopper", from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
341[[/folder]]
342
343!!Slightly mutated terms related to math, machinery or electronics.
344
345[[folder:Comic Books]]
346* Mekanique from Franchise/TheDCU.
347* Computo from Franchise/TheDCU.
348* Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
349** Mechano.
350** Electro and Elektro.
351* Mekano from ''Creator/WonderComics''.
352[[/folder]]
353
354[[folder:Film]]
355* Dot Matrix from ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''.
356[[/folder]]
357
358[[folder:Literature]]
359* Tik-Tok from the [[Literature/LandOfOz Oz books]].
360[[/folder]]
361
362[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
363* Gadget from ''Series/DoctorWho''.
364* Tom Servo from ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''.
365* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Data. Also, Androids made by Data's creator and his students tend to have names related to information processing and transmission. Data's EvilTwin is called Lore, while ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' introduces androids of the same type with names like Saga, Arcana, Sutra, Codex, and Rune.
366* From ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers''
367** Mag from ''Series/ChoushinseiFlashman''
368** Colon from ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman''
369** Circuit of ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce''.
370** Metal Alice of ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' and ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce''.
371** Datas, also from ''Goseiger''.
372[[/folder]]
373
374[[folder:Music]]
375* Upgrade, former member of Music/SteamPoweredGiraffe.
376[[/folder]]
377
378[[folder:Video Games]]
379* Clanky from ''VideoGame/BackyardSports''.
380* Curly Brace and protagonist [[spoiler:Quote]], the robots from ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', are named after punctuation marks.
381* Clank from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank''.
382[[/folder]]
383
384[[folder:Webcomics]]
385* Mecha-Nicole from ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes''.
386* Qwerty and Dvorak from ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', named after different keyboard setups.
387* The [[MechanicalLifeforms TicTocs]] from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' (though this name has only appeared in {{paratext}} so far) are named for the sound they make.
388[[/folder]]
389
390[[folder:Western Animation]]
391* Cynthia, the synthoid from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.
392* Calculon and URL from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Partial example with mafia thug Joey Mousepad.
393* Also Dot Matrix from ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.
394* Arcee, the first female character from Franchise/{{Transformers}}. Her name is RC (Remote Controlled) phonetically.
395[[/folder]]
396
397!!''Robo''-something
398
399[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
400* ''Anime/TheBigO'': As a ShoutOut to Creator/IsaacAsimov, robots preface their names with the initial R (for robot). The one most often encountered was R. Dorothy Wayneright.
401[[/folder]]
402
403[[folder:Comic Books]]
404* The titular character of ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'', a robot built by UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla in the 1920s.
405[[/folder]]
406
407[[folder:Film]]
408* [=RoboGadget=] from the 1999 film version of ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''
409* ''Franchise/{{RoboCop}}'''s titular character, although he was technically a cyborg.
410* Ro-Man from the infamous BMovie ''Film/RobotMonster''.
411[[/folder]]
412
413[[folder:Literature]]
414* Creator/IsaacAsimov:
415** ''Literature/TheCavesOfSteel'': The robot novels have Spacer robots who are all given the first initial R. (for robot) in front of what appeared to be near-human first name/last name name builds.
416** ''Literature/MirrorImage'': The tradition established in ''Literature/TheCavesOfSteel'' continues; the robotic personal assistants are named R. Preston and R. Idda, with the "R" standing for "Robot".
417[[/folder]]
418
419[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
420* Robot from ''Series/LostInSpace''.
421* Robogog from ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger''. As part of the series' sci-fi-movie ShoutOutThemeNaming, his is based on ''Franchise/{{RoboCop}}''.
422** Robo Knight from ''Goseiger'''s adaptation ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'', a completely separate homage to Franchise/{{RoboCop}}.
423[[/folder]]
424
425[[folder:Video Games]]
426* Again from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Robo aka R-66Y, which means he fits two different subtypes of this trope.
427* Robo-Ky from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearXX'' is a robot designed to resemble Ky Kiske.
428* Robo Drilldigger from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam''. Not to be confused with the real world 'Drilldigger' machine, which just breaks rocks.
429[[/folder]]
430
431[[folder:Webcomics]]
432* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'':
433** When Annie builds a robot, she simply names it Robot, and he answers to this from then on. It's later revealed that his original name was S13.
434** Also, Robox. Who is basically a box on legs.
435*** Not to mention Boxbot, who has arms but no legs at all. [[RunningGag He's like Robox's]] [[TheWoobie lame twin]].
436[[/folder]]
437
438[[folder:Web Original]]
439* Robot Redshirt from the ''Roleplay/LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions''.
440* Website/{{SCP|Foundation}}-846, also known as [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-846 Robo-Dude.]]
441[[/folder]]
442
443[[folder:Western Animation]]
444* The Robot Devil, Robot Santa Claus, Robo-Puppy, and some others in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.
445* Robotella, the [[Fiction500 Biskit Family's]] spa robot in ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012''.
446* Robot Jones from ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones''.
447[[/folder]]
448
449!! Something-tron or Something-bot
450
451[[folder:Animation]]
452* All the [[MechanicalLifeforms Power Spheras]] in ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'' (and its prequel, ''{{Animation/Mechamato}}'', [[note]]though not all ''robots'' in that show follow this convention[[/note]]) have "[name]Bot", with the name often relating to the power or a certain feature they possess.
453[[/folder]]
454
455[[folder:Comic Books]]
456* Ultron from ''ComicBook/TheAvengers''.
457* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'':
458** Victor von Doom has several Doombots.
459** Doom also had an android called the Robotron at one point.
460* The Cybertrons, also from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
461* Biotron and Microtron from ''ComicBook/MicronautsMarvelComics''.
462[[/folder]]
463
464[[folder:Film]]
465* The Orgasmatron in ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'', invented by Duran Duran
466[[/folder]]
467
468[[folder:Literature]]
469* The protagonist of ''Literature/TheMurderbotDiaries'' named itself following a malware attack that forced it into a killing spree. The name's private, though, and it tends to go by [=SecUnit=] (its function - security unit) in public.
470[[/folder]]
471
472[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
473* The Buffybot from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
474* Polyphase Avitron from ''Series/DoctorWho''.
475* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' has Cambot.
476* The [[MonsterOfTheWeek Robotrons]] from ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers''.
477[[/folder]]
478
479[[folder:Video Games]]
480* ''VideoGame/{{Frobot}}'' The PlayerCharacter that [[ProtagonistTitle the game is named after]], naturally.
481* The Flaming Antasmatons found in Neo Bowser Castle in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam''.
482[[/folder]]
483
484[[folder:Webcomics]]
485* Lie-Bot from ''Webcomic/{{Achewood}}''
486* From the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'', [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Killer Evil Death Spybot 5000]]. Who's with the protagonists.
487* Doorbot (a robot porter who is literally bolted to his door) and [[ButtMonkey Boxbot]] (a box on wheels) from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''.
488* Gofotron from ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance''.
489[[/folder]]
490
491[[folder:Western Animation]]
492* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'s'' Hedonism-bot, Preacher-bot, Kwanzaa-bot, Don-bot, and dozens more!
493* Bunnie Rabbot of ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' is another cyborg example of this naming convention.
494* Subverted with WesternAnimation/TeamUmizoomi's Bot. His name is simply Robot for short.
495* Megatron (who later becomes Galvatron) of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''
496** Lots of ''Transformers'' characters or places have the "-tron" or "-bot" naming convention: Autobot, Transbot, Cybertron, Banzai-tron, Velocitron...
497** Additionally, up until [[Film/Transformers2007 2007]], the Japanese names for Autobots and Decepticons were 'Cybertrons' and 'Destrons' respectively.[[note]]For those wondering about Planet Cybertron, it was renamed 'Seibertron'[[/note]]
498[[/folder]]
499
500!! References to other pop culture, or actual human names.
501
502[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
503* Chachamaru Karakuri in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': her name is written with the Kanji for "tea", while "Karakuri" are a spring-powered, tea-serving doll mainly used in Japan's Meiji period. MeaningfulName indeed.
504* Most robots from ''Manga/YokohamaKaidashiKikou'' choose their own, usually human-sounding, name. Kokone is one such example.
505[[/folder]]
506
507[[folder:Comic Books]]
508* Skeets from ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', he's a small yellow flying security bot with a laser, you figure out why he's called Skeets.
509** Which is to say the flying targets at shooting ranges, which resemble him. Not the hip-hop slang kind of skeet. (Also a kind of target shooting, but not the kind you're thinking of.)
510[[/folder]]
511
512[[folder:Film — Animation]]
513* Carl from ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons''.
514[[/folder]]
515
516[[folder:Film — Live-Action]]
517* David from ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence''.
518* All of the replicants in ''Film/BladeRunner'' have human-sounding names, although some are unusual (e.g., [[AerithAndBob Roy, Leon, Pris, Zhora]].
519* Robbie the Robot from ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet''.
520[[/folder]]
521
522[[folder:Literature]]
523* Zane Gort from ''The Silver Eggheads'' by Creator/FritzLeiber, a robot author (creator of the popular Dr. Tungsten series), whose name is an homage to Zane Gray and to Gort, the alien robot of ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Also, his lady-love, the government-built censor-robix, Miss Phyllis Blushes. (She's plated in pink anodized aluminum. Zane, on the other hand, is blued steel.) (And "robix" is that setting's term for a female robot. Robot sexuality is one of the amusing features of the setting.)
524* Marvin, the Paranoid Android, from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
525[[/folder]]
526
527[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
528* ''Series/GetSmart'' - Hymie. ("My ''father's'' name was Hymie!")
529* ''Series/TheLateLateShow'' - Geoff Peterson
530* Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo and Gypsy from ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]''
531* Kryten from ''Series/RedDwarf'' is a reference to the head butler in the J.M. Barrie play ''The Admirable Crichton'', but with XtremeKoolLetterz. His replacement in "The Last Day" is Hudzen, presumably after Hudson the butler in ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''.
532* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In the ShowWithinAShow ''Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainProton'', [[TinCanRobot Satan's Robot]] is a ShoutOut to the so-called Republic Robot, an [[PropRecycling overused prop]] in various [[FilmSerial Republic serials]] including [[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=kGmDbkndsIU ''Mysterious Doctor Satan'']].
533* From ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
534** Murphy from ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger''
535** In its source, ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'', the Matrintis robot villains all have names based on sci-fi movies - for instance, the above-mentioned Robogog and Metal Alice are respectively named after ''Franchise/{{RoboCop}}'' and ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'' (the other villain factions are named for alien and monster sci-fi movies).
536** ''Goseiger''[='s=] adaptation ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' has Tensou.
537** The Buddyroids of ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters'' are all named for the animal they're themed after and that animal's diet: Cheeda Nick (cheetah and ''niku'', "meat"), Gorisaki Banana (gorilla), Usada Lettuce (''usagi'', "rabbit"), and Beet J. Stag ([[JapaneseBeetleBrothers beetle/stag beetle]], and the J is is for ''jukei'', tree sap).
538[[/folder]]
539
540[[folder:Music]]
541* [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Jon, former member of Music/SteamPoweredGiraffe.
542[[/folder]]
543
544[[folder:Video Games]]
545* As a Magnus originally designed to serve the rich as a butler and reflect high society values, Marquis d'Caliber from ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' has a noble sounding name.
546* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' hat trick: Prometheus AKA R-66Y AKA Robo.
547* Legion in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', named after the bible passage for it's MindHive nature.
548** Eva Core, Cerberus's successor to/replacement for EDI in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', is named for an actual human in the game's background who was once affiliated with Cerberus. As the robot Eva was designed as an infiltrator, basing it on a real person (albeit one who had been dead for some time) may have helped with fabricating identification and so forth.
549[[/folder]]
550
551[[folder:Webcomics]]
552* ''Webcomic/CogaSuro'': Lincoln. Later robot names follow a Greek mythology theme [Styx, Persephone, Hades]. There's also ''Mr. Roboto''.
553* The robot cows from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' are all named Elsie with a number (for example, Elsie [[AuthorCatchPhrase 113]]). This was apparently chosen because "Elsie" sounds just like "L.C.", which stands for Laser Cow. Also a reference to the Borden Company's cartoon mascot, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_the_Cow Elsie the Cow]].
554* Winslow and [[GratuitousJapanese Momo]] from ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent''
555[[/folder]]
556
557[[folder:Western Animation]]
558* Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr''.
559* Tinny Tim and Malfunctioning Eddie from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', among others.
560* Rosey and Mac from ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' were not given names that meant anything if broken down into acronyms.
561* Jenny from ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'', though as mentioned above, she's also called XJ-9.
562[[/folder]]
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