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7Some writers, instead of just including the odd ShoutOut, name entire groups of characters after characters in some other work of fiction.
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9Compare NamedAfterSomebodyFamous (a ShoutOut to a RealLife person's name), FamousNamedForeigner (when foreign characters are named after people from their countries) and CharacterNameAlias (when the name is a fake one used by a character after a real or fictional famous person). Can overlap with UnusualPopCultureName when the latter is given to multiple characters.
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16* Three out of four of the main characters from ''Anime/BurstAngel'' are named after characters from the book ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (Jo, Meg, and Amy, with Sei being the OddNameOut). In an interview, the creator mentioned that Sei's middle name was Bethany, thus making her still technically fit. In the original ''Little Women'' Beth's was the only name ''not'' changed from her real life counterpart. So having her the odd name out is IN ITSELF a shout out.
17* This happens often in ''Manga/CaseClosed''. For example, bumbling private detective Kogoro Mouri is named after Kogoro Akechi, a recurring detective character in Edogawa Ranpo's books, while recurring character Inspector Megure is named after the Japanese transliteration of the French fictional detective Literature/{{Maigret}}.
18* ''Manga/CellsAtWorkCodeBlack'': The Cancer Cell of this series has [[CaptainErsatz more than a passing resemblance]] to Tetsuo Shima from ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}'', with his [[BodyHorror horrific mutations]], short aggressive hairstyle, and wearing a makeshift tattered cape. Fittingly, he shares the same designation as a ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' character infamous for his own resemblance to Tetsuo: K9999.
19* ''Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection'' to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. The '''Glinda''' Knights are parallels to Dorothy and her friends, such as ''Leon'', ''Tin''k, and ''Toto''.
20** Taken a step further near the end of the series with a HumongousMecha named [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Elphaba]].
21* In ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', the Three Old Men named Antonio, Carlos, and Jobim are named after Brazilian songwriter and musician Antinio Carlos Jobim, a pioneer of bossa nova.
22* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
23** A very codifying example is the (in)famous Son Goku (or Gokuu); his name is basically the Japanese on'yomi reading of the Chinese name [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]], even written with the same Asian characters (孫 悟空). It's almost a wonder why people think of the Saiyan rather than the actual mythological figure himself, aside from the fact that ''Dragon Ball'' beat ''Journey to the West'' to the punch in being [[ParodyDisplacement popular as hell in the West back then]].
24** This even applies to the Ox King; he too, is named after one of the characters from that very novel in the same on'yomi reading (his Japanese name literally is "Bull Demon King"; read in Chinese as Niumouwang or on'yomi as Gyuumaou).
25** Also applies to the Goku in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'', though he's much more closely based off of his source material than the above example and also applies to the fellow characters as well.
26** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' contains [[CulturalCrossReference a nod]] to Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' with the ancient mage Bibidi, his doppelgänger Babidi, and the demon that they summoned, Majin Buu. ("Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!") Tie-in materials such as ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/DragonBallFusions'' add two [=NPCs=] named Salaga and Doola, and the ruler of the Demon Realm who is named Mechikabura ("Salagadoola mechicka boola").
27* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
28** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'' contains references to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'': ''Dorothy'' Catalonia and her gold-plated vehicles, the organization ''OZ'' (whose emblem is a lion), the Specials' emblem looking like the ''Tin Woodsman'''s head in profile, and, in Episode 34, the OZ commander's callsign is "''Scarecrow 5''".
29** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny'', Athrun's MidSeasonUpgrade, Infinite Justice, is named after "Operation Infinite Justice", the original name for "Operation Enduring Freedom". Likewise, Kira's Freedom is likely named after "Operation Enduring Freedom".
30** ''Manga/GundamSentinel'' names all of its characters after real people from the end of the Shogunate in Japan. For example, protagonist Ryu Roots is named for Ryoma Sakamoto ("moto" being the Japanese word for "root").
31** The ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' spinoff ''Advance of Zeta'' combines this with CulturalCrossReference, as all the experimental mobile suits in it are named for characters from ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown''.
32* Beyond the ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming, especially most of the demons having surnames based on the 72 demons of the Literature/ArsGoetia, several characters in ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'' are references to other pieces of fiction. The majority of those references are to the various ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series, with the rest mostly being references to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Rossweisse and her valkyrie ilk are somewhat unique among this, as each one shown has specifically been named after valkries that were mentioned in ''Literature/ProseEdda'' and ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung'', with the past generation named after thos in the former, and Rossweisse's generation named after those in the latter.
33* {{Discussed|Trope}} in Episode 10 of ''Manga/ICantUnderstandWhatMyHusbandIsSaying'' when Hajime and Kaoru are trying to come up with hypothetical baby names. Hajime even points out that just about every name ever has been used in anime, manga, and games so it'd be near impossible to {{def|iedTrope}}y this.
34-->'''Hajime:''' [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion If it's a boy, Shinji. A girl, Rei.]]
35* ''Manga/InubakaCrazyForDogs'' has Suguri name her dog Lupin after ''Anime/LupinIII'' because he's a CasanovaWannabe who is the third generation of a great figure--in this case the dog who rescued Suguri when she was kidnapped as a child. The unknown dog who rescued Suguri is thus called [[AncestralName Lupin the First]] by the cast, even though it's unlikely that that's its actual name.
36* In the earlier story arcs of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', nearly all characters' names were shout-outs to non-Japanese music, with characters named [[Music/LedZeppelin Zeppeli]], [[Music/REOSpeedwagon Robert E.O. Speedwagon]], [[Music/TomPetty Tonpetty]], [[Music/{{Wham}} Wamuu]], [[Music/TheCars Kars]], [[Music/CaptainAndTennille Captain Tennille]], Music/SteelyDan, and Music/VanillaIce, just to name a few. In subsequent story arcs, the [[FightingSpirit Stands]] are given musically themed names instead such as [[Music/{{Queen}} Killer Queen]], Music/SexPistols, [[Music/SpiceGirls Spice Girl]], Music/{{Kiss}}, [[Music/LimpBizkit Limp Bizkit]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]], and [[Music/LadyGaga Born This Way]].
37** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'' goes back to theme-naming characters themselves, with a great deal of its cast named after fashion labels and designers. Examples: Ermes Costello (Hermès), Thunder [=McQueen=] (Alexander [=McQueen=]), Donatello Versus (Donatella Versace and Versus, a Versace brand).
38** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' returns to musically-themed characters names as well as [[FightingSpirit Stands]], with names like [[LegacyCharacter Gyro]] [[Music/LedZeppelin Zeppeli]], [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Funny Valentine]], and [[Music/CharlesMingus Pork Pie]] [[Music/JeffBeck Hat Kid]], plus [[FightingSpirit Stand]] names like [[Music/TheBeatles Ticket to Ride]] and [[Music/MarcBolan 20th Century Boy]].
39** The ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' novella ''Purple Haze Feedback'' leans heavily on protagonist Pannacotta Fugo's Stand being named Purple Haze, and names all new Stands in the book after other Music/JimiHendrix songs such as Voodoo Child, All Along the Watchtower, and Manic Depression.
40** The dubiously canon ''Literature/JorgeJoestar'' has Stands (and various new Stand-like abilities) named after non-Japanese films and television including ''[[Film/DasBoot U-Boat]], Series/NYPDBlue, Film/{{Dune|1984}}, Film/SingingInTheRain,'' and ''Film/{{Videodrome}}''.
41* Everyone important to the plot of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has a name referencing ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'':
42** Kaguya, Shirogane, Ishigami, UsefulNotes/{{Fujiwara}}, and Iino all reference Kaguya-hime herself and the princes trying to court her.
43** Osaragi, Tsubame, and Momo, and Shiranui all reference the gifts sought by Kaguya-hime as part of her impossible tasks to her suitors (each of which has some sort of relationship with the student council members that share their respective suitor's namesake). In Tsubame's case, she becomes part of the ongoing saga of "Kaguya Shinomiya's Impossible Requests", and it's later revealed that the four of them are referred to as the "Impossible Girls" deliberately invoking the theme.
44** Mikado Shijo (Maki's twin brother) references the the emperor who tries to marry Kaguya-hime.
45** Ootomo also references one of the suitors, interestingly the same one as Shirogane's.
46** Kaguya's mother is named Nayotake (Supple Bamboo), meaning that Kaguya was metaphorically born from bamboo, just like her literary counterpart.
47** Everyone in Fujiwara's family was named after plants in some manner, as her counterpart was tasked with finding a special branch.
48* Kimba's father from ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'' is named [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar Caesar]] and one of the villains is named Cassius, which reflected his bitter past with Caesar.
49* On top of the several references to [[StellarName stars]] and witchcraft, ''Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia'' features a surprising number of references to the world of animation. Diana's cronies Hannah and Barbara are named after Creator/HannaBarbera, background characters Avery, Mary and Blair are referencing Creator/TexAvery and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Blair Mary Blair]], and apparently Akko (in addition to her full name being a reference to [[Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan Atsuko Kagami]]) was a common name among several Japanese animators.
50* ''Manga/MajorSecond'': Coach Kunitomo of Tsujido Academy has two sons who are players in his team. Said sons' names are [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]].
51* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
52** Although [[LostInTranslation it doesn't translate into English very clearly]], Kakuzu's signature attacks come from the names of different [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zeon mobile suits]]. Just for starters, his ability to turn into a mass of strings is called "Jiongu" (literally "Earth Grudge Fear"), which is how "Zeong" (a mobile suit which also had arms that could extend outward attached by cords) is pronounced in Japanese.
53** The Fourth Tails' real name is Son Goku. While this can be chalked up to be a reference to ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' instead of ''Manga/DragonBall'' (which itself is a loose adaptation of the novel), his host is also named Roshi.
54** Then there is the Nine Tails' real name, Kurama, which WordOfGod confirmed is a deliberate homage to ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.
55* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has a surprising bit of CulturalCrossReference with Nodoka's four treasure hunter friends in the MagicWorld StoryArc. All of them are named after characters in James P. Hogan's ''[[Literature/GiantsSeries Inherit the Stars]]'' novel. Craig Caldwell is named after Gregg Caldwell, Kristin Danchecker is named after Professor Christian Danchekker, Lynn Gulland is named after Lyn Garland, and Aisha Coryell is named after Koriel. There's also a character named [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Jean Luc Ricardo]].
56* In ''Anime/TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes'', everybody (and everything) is named after something from detective fiction. For starters, the heroines are named [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Sherlock]], Cordelia (as in Gray), [[Literature/HerculePoirot Hercule]] and [[Literature/NeroWolfe Nero]].
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60* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' villains Tweedledum and Tweedledee decided to go all-in on their Creator/LewisCarroll theme with the Wonderland Gang, bringing along existing bad guy Mad Hatter, and new characters March Hare, Lion, Unicorn, Walrus and Carpenter.
61* ''Batman'' C-lister Kite Man's real name is [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Chuck Brown]]. The reference is made more apparent starting from ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' on, where he gains a son named after him that goes by "Charlie".
62* ''ComicBook/BuckGodotZapGunForHire'' has at least two:
63** The Pistol Packin' Polaris Packrat's sentient, and intelligent, and talking guns are named "Smith" and "Wesson"
64** On Gallimaufry Station, two of Para's Security Specialists, a cat and a dog, are named [[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Rowan and Martin]].
65* One story in ''ComicBook/DoctorWhoIDW'' features characters named for actors from ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'': Fillion, Katic, Huertas, Dever, and Quinn.
66* [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Rocket Raccoon]] is named after Music/TheBeatles' song "Rocky Raccoon". His debut [[http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rocky1.jpg even opens with a version of the opening lyrics.]]
67* In the earlier issues of ''ComicBook/MarvelAdventures: Avengers,'' there was something of a [[LiteraryAllusionTitle naming theme]] going on in some of the issues. "[[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Finding]] [[PunBasedTitle Zemo]]", "[[Film/ABeautifulMind A Not-So-Beautiful Mind]]", "[[AttackOFThe50FootWhatever Attack of the Fifty Foot Girl]]"(complete with an obvious {{Homage}} on the cover to the poster), "[[Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960 The Avenging Seven]]", "[[Film/JamesBond From Russia With HATE]]", and probably a few more.
68* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': The ComicBook/{{Huntress}} feature includes a character named Dr. Amos Tarr who it is eventually revealed has taken over Arkham by imprisoning the staff and various police officers and put the inmates in charge and is working with an unhinged scientist named Professer Fether. The whole thing being a reference to "The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe.
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72* Most of the {{Original Character}}s in ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'', as well as [[NamedByTheAdaptation Tom's second Yeerk and David's dad]], are named after characters from other books; the author posted a full list [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/161825016689/character-names-in-eleutherophobia on their Tumblr blog.]]
73* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8803490/1/Extended-Stay Extended Stay]]'' does this with the Warden and the Mistress's twins Matilda and Ethan. A review gave the author suggestions that the twins be named after the [[StarCrossedLovers star-crossed lovers]] in ''Literature/EthanFrome''. Obviously, the author took the suggestions for the names but then added in "Elizabeth" and "Victor" for their middle names. Hmm... Considering that the twins eventually become owners of Ultraprison and Superjail, almost like coming-of-age monarchs in a kingdom, could it be that they were also named for famous real-life monarchs as well and English monarchs no less? Possibly combined with NamedAfterSomebodyFamous.
74** This could possibly be an in-universe example given how close the Warden and the Mistress were to becoming [[StarCrossedLovers star-crossed lovers]] themselves.
75** "Elizabeth" could either refer to [[UsefulNotes/HenryVIII Henry VIII]]'s daughter, UsefulNotes/ElizabethI; [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor the now-deceased mother]] of UsefulNotes/ElizabethII, the former Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952-2022, or the former Queen herself.
76** "Victor" is a masculine form of "Victoria", which was the name of the [[UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria English queen who reigned from 1837 to 1901]].
77*** "Elizabeth" and "Victor" most likely came from another pair of lovers, this time from ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''. These are the first names of the infamous Doctor and his wife. His parents raised them as something like adopted siblings with the intention of two marrying each other as adults.
78** Their little brother Edward is probably named after the [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor English king who succeeded Queen Victoria after she died]]. Either that or he could've been named for [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfTudor King Henry VIII's surviving son]].
79* The ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' fanfiction series ''The Gemstone Saga'' has Steven's grandparents (and Greg's parents) Shep and Stella, named of course after two of the main characters in ''Anime/{{Interstella5555}}''.
80* The ''Anime/HighschoolOfTheDead'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6612117/15/World-of-the-Dead World of the Dead]]'' features some of this in the epilogue, as the protagonists have named their chickens [[Anime/HellsingUltimate Alucard, Integra, Seras, Pip, Walter, and Alexander]]. Fitting, considering one of the main characters is named after the creator of Hellsing, Kohta Hirano.
81* Series/KamenRiderRevice fic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14124922/1/One-More-Time One More Time]] introduces an EvilCounterpart to Kamen Rider [[Music/ChristinaAguilera Aguilera]] known as [[spoiler:Kamen Rider [[Music/BrittanySpears Spears]].]]
82* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'': Holly, the main character, names her Pokémon after anime/manga characters: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jojo the Blaziken]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon Makoto the Gardevoir]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka the Gyarados]], [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro the Lairon]] , [[Manga/DragonBallZ Freiza the Manectric]] and [[Anime/PrettyCure Coffret the Altaria]].
83* ''[[Fanfic/UltimateSleepwalker Ultimate Sleepwalker: The New Dreams]]'' and its companion series ''[[Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman Ultimate Spider-Woman: Change With The Light]]'' do this with several characters. The ''Daily Bugle'' employs an [[Creator/SteveDitko Objectivist named Steve]] as its newspaper cartoonist, an art professor named [[Creator/JackKirby John Kirby]] teaches at Empire State University, and Mary Jane Watson's maternal grandfather is named [[Creator/StanLee Stanley Lieber]].
84* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'':
85** Akashi Sutoku's Plasma Release attacks all come from attacks in other works of media that have "light" in their names. There's [[Anime/DragonBallZ Light of Death]], [[Videogame/FinalFantasyVI Light of Judgement]], and [[Videogame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Light That Burns the Sky]].
86** In the epilogue, [[spoiler:Kiba and Tamaki's daughter has both a dog and a cat as her battle partners. They are respectively named [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Riku and Sora]].]]
87** Three of [[spoiler:Zabuza and Mei]]'s children are called [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Kasumi, Satoshi]], and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Haruka]].
88* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': The newborn Manda's name continues the ADogNamedDog tradition with the {{kaiju}} species and individuals in the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' franchise.
89* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', the chapters are all called "issues" as in a "comic book issue" and are named after arcs, entries, devices, and events in the ComicBook/SpiderMan mythos.
90* In ''Fanfic/WhatTomorrowBrings'', the big cats at The Gardens are all named after characters from Arthurian legend.
91* ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'':
92** Ren Kurusu physically resembles Joker from ''VideoGame/Persona5'', and is a fairly infamous roguish young man as well. His name is derived from both Ren Amamiya and Akira Kurusu, which were given as Joker's real name in the anime and manga adaptations of ''Persona 5'' respectively.
93** Kozue Sumiyoshi takes her first name from Kozue Ayuhara from ''Manga/AttackNumberOne'' and her last name from Nobara Sumiyoshi from ''Crimson Hero'', with all characters being {{Passionate Sports Girl}}s with a penchant for volleyball.
94** Kaiji Kudo's surname is the same as fellow KidDetective Shinichi Kudo from ''Manga/CaseClosed''. [[spoiler:His true name, Naoya Edogawa, is also based on ''Case Closed'', this time being based on Shinichi's child self, Conan Edogawa]].
95* ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'': The clone cadets on [[spoiler:Omega's]] team who debut in Season 3 are all named after ''Literature/EndersGame'' characters, specifically Ender's fellow students from Battle School. There's Arkanian (Petra Arkanian), Sprout (Bean), Ally (Alai), and Meek (Dink Meeker). Fittingly, they are [[spoiler:coordinating a real SpaceBattle while under the false impression that they are playing through a simulation.]]
96* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14240051/29/I-ll-Choose-My-Own-Path I'll Choose My Own Path]]'' all of the Potter house elves are named after Jane Austen characters.
97* Before [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]]'s family were given official names, her sisters were commonly referred to as Inky and Blinky and the parents Clyde and Sue--after the ''VideoGame/PacMan'' ghosts, with Sue being Clyde's DistaffCounterpart in ''Ms. Pac-Man''.
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101* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Jesse and Woolter, Doug's ram assistants, are named after Jesse Pinkman and Walter White from ''Series/BreakingBad''.
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105* In ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', Doc Brown's sons are named [[Creator/JulesVerne Jules and Verne]]. Earlier in the movie, he has a conversation with Clara about Jules Verne being his favourite writer.
106* In ''Film/FightClub'', Creator/EdwardNorton originally wanted all the aliases his character uses when infiltrating support meetings to be taken from the names of characters in ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', although ultimately, only Cornelius made it into the final cut.
107* ''Film/GoldenWinter'' has main character, Oliver, join a gang whose heist is masterminded by Frankie [[Literature/OliverTwist Fagan]].
108* '''Rosen'''berg and '''Guilden'''stein from ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle''. Named after [[ShoutOutToShakespeare Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]], of course.
109* The movie ''Film/{{Heathers}}'' does this with the protagonist, Veronica Sawyer, and her former best friend Betty Finn, a reference to famous best friend pairs [[ComicBook/ArchieComics Veronica Lodge and Betty Cooper]] and [[Creator/MarkTwain Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn]].
110* In ''Film/ManThing'' film adaptation, characters Steve Gerber, Mike Ploog, and Val Mayerik are named after comic book creators who worked on [[ComicBook/ManThing the character's series]].
111* In ''Film/MinorityReport'' the three precognitives are named for Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, and Arthur Conan Doyle.
112* ''Night Of Something Strange'' names most of the main characters after horror film antagonists -- [[Film/TheRing Samara]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]], Film/{{Carrie|1976}}, and {{Film/Christine}}.
113* The three little robots in ''Film/SilentRunning'' are called Huey, Dewey, and Louie, after WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck's nephews.
114* ''Film/SleepawayCampIIUnhappyCampers'' names the camp kids after the Creator/BratPack (with the camp head being Uncle Creator/{{John|Hughes}}), and sequel ''Film/SleepawayCampIIITeenageWasteland'' has ones after both ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' and ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' (the latter even includes [[VillainProtagonist Angela]] going undercover as "Maria").
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118* Charlie Lewis and Alyson Carroll in the ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' adaptation ''Literature/TerraMirumChronicles''.
119* ''Literature/AnimalInn'':
120** Three of Val's four rabbits are [[Creator/BeatrixPotter Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail]].
121** Teddy's hamsters are [[Music/TheBeatles John, Paula, George and Ringo]].
122** Jake Curran's rabbit Harvey has six babies, whose names are given in book 2 -- two of them are named for [[Literature/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan and Jane]], and two are named for comic book characters: [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]].
123* ''Literature/TheCollector'': Frederick kidnaps a beautiful girl Miranda. He calls himself Ferdinand, but she thinks of him as Caliban. Miranda is the heroine of ''Theatre/TheTempest'', Frederick being her LoveInterest and Caliban is a monstrous creature.
124* ''Literature/TheDecagonHouseMurders'': All the names in this Japanese mystery novel are shout-outs. {{Invoked|Trope}} by the members of the mystery club, who all go by nicknames from famous mystery writers - [[Creator/ElleryQueen Ellery]], [[Creator/JohnDicksonCarr Carr]], [[Literature/PhiloVance Van]], [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux]], [[Creator/AgathaChristie Agatha]], and [[Literature/TheScarletPimpernel Orczy]] - but the cast also includes a Kawaminami, an AlternateCharacterReading of [[Creator/ArthurConanDoyle "Conan"]], a Morisu, after [[Literature/ArseneLupin Maurice Leblanc]], and a Kiyoshi Shimada, after author Soji Shimada and his GreatDetective Kiyoshi Mitarai.
125* As a shout-out to the works of Creator/JRRTolkien, many dwarfish names in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' were based on the kinds of dwarf names you find in [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium Middle-earth]]. Other dwarfs are named for emotions, referencing [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs a certain Disney movie]].
126* ''Literature/TheHobbit'': The names of Gandalf and all the Dwarves (except [[OddNameOut Balin]]) are drawn from dwarves in the Old Norse ''Literature/PoeticEdda''.
127* ''Mission of Honor'' introduces several characters who are plotting to become the heads of various planetary governments. Most, if not all, are named after movie directors.
128* ''Literature/RainOfTheGhosts'':
129** The main cast is full of names from ''Theatre/TheTempest.'' It's set in the fictional Prospero Keys, home to a company called Sycorax, with characters named Miranda, Sebastian, Alonso, Iris, Ariel, and even a villain named Mr. Setebos. His {{Mook}} is named Callahan, which WordOfGod confirms is a reference to Caliban. For another Shakespeare reference, there's a street called "[[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream Goodfellow]] Lane."
130** In the second book, a family has kids named Wendy, John and Michael. It's {{Lampshaded}} with a discussion of {{Fridge Logic}}: the parents chose "Wendy" because they liked ''Literature/PeterPan,'' but what if John or Michael had been girls? Would they have been "Tiger Lily" and "Tinkerbell?" Was this planned from the beginning, or did they just like the name "Wendy" and choose the theme later?
131* ''Save Me, Kurt Cobain'' by Jenny Manzer has each chapter named after a Music/{{Nirvana}} song, fittingly enough.
132* ''Literature/TheScar'':
133** The monster hunters are named after the characters from ''Literature/TheHuntingOfTheSnark'', but in different languages. Their leader is Tinntinnabulum -- the Bellman, and their ship is the ''Castor'' -- Beaver.
134** The names of all the ships that make up the pirate city have a connection with other works of literature involving ships. There's the ''Arronax'' (after the narrator of ''Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea''), ''Wintershaw Market'' (after the protagonist of Creator/WilliamHopeHodgson's ''Boats of the Glen Carrig'') etc.
135* In ''Literature/WeAreLegionWeAreBob'', Bob-2 names himself [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Riker]] and picks the appropriate theme (no beard though). Later on, though, he decides to drop the ''Trek'' theme and stars going by Will. Then there are WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb.
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139* As a carryover from the books it's based on, Tristan and Siegfried from ''Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall'' are named such because of the real life James Herriot's love of Music/RichardWagner operas. That's because those names tend to stick out more in the English countryside than Donald and Brian (their [[RealLife real]] names).
140* In ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' season seven, the high ups of the Ninth Circle (except [[spoiler: Emiko]]) are all named after characters from ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'': Dante, Virgil and, in the final episode, Beatrice.
141* ''Series/EerieIndiana'':
142** In "Foreverware", Betty Wilson's twin sons are named [[Series/SesameStreet Bert and Ernie]].
143** Also in "Foreverware", the women who use Foreverware are Betty Wilson, Imogene Crocker, Beatrice Pillsbury, Winifred Swanson and Phyllis Stouffer. The first two are named after the food advertising mascot Betty Cocker while the others all take their names from food companies.
144* In ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', the SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute versions of the previous ''Franchise/KamenRider'' heroes are references to their original series (see Decade's page for details). The biggest exception is Yuusuke Onodera, the alternate [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga]], who is named for ''Franchise/KamenRider'' creator Creator/ShotaroIshinomori (whose birth name was Shotaro ''Onodera'').
145* ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', being the [[MilestoneCelebration 40th anniversary of the franchise]], names the Kamen Rider Club members after the Seven Legendary Riders:
146** [[TheSmartGuy Kengo Utahoshi]] is an anagram of "Takeshi Hongou", [[Series/KamenRider Kamen Rider #1]].
147** [[TheBigGuy Shun Daimonji]] comes from taking Hayato Ichimonji ([[Series/KamenRider Kamen Rider #2]]) and merging the kanji "Ichi" and "To" to create "Dai" ("Shun" is an AlternateCharacterReading of "Haya").
148** Miu Kazashiro is an anagram of "Shirou Kazami", Series/KamenRiderV3.
149** [[GenkiGirl Yuki Joujima]] is a play on Jouji Yuki, [[Series/KamenRiderV3 Riderman]].
150** [[KidAppealCharacter JK]] takes his name from the initials of Keisuke Jin, Series/KamenRiderX. [[spoiler:His real name, Jingu Kaizo, is Keisuke's surname plus "Kaizorg", the type of {{Cyborg}} he is.]]
151** [[PerkyGoth Tomoko Nozama]]'s surname is "[[Series/KamenRiderAmazon Amazon]]" backwards; additionally, the "Tomo" kanji in her name means "friend", a word Amazon was quite fond of.
152** Gentaro Kisaragi doesn't quite fit the theme (ironically enough since he's TheHero), though some fans finagle it by pointing out that his name contains the letters that make up "[[Series/KamenRiderStronger Stronger]]". This is emphasized by the fact that in ''Film/KamenRiderXKamenRiderFourzeAndOOOMovieWarMegamax'', Gentaro dresses as Stronger as part of the KRC's club presentation.
153** ''Megamax'' also introduces a LoveInterest for Gentaro named Nadeshiko Misaki, who shares her surname with Yuriko Misaki, Electro-Wave Human Tackle (Stronger's partner and love interest).
154* The creators of ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' are wrestling fans and decided to name the Bundys and the Rhoades after Wrestling/KingKongBundy (who appeared in the show twice: once as one of Peggy's relatives and later AsHimself; they're not named after serial killer Ted Bundy despite what fans originally thought) and Wrestling/DustyRhodes respectively.
155* ''Series/Nos4A2'': Vic names her son "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]]".
156* ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'' had a pair of recurring thugs named WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry.
157* Speaking of [[Series/SesameStreet Bert and Ernie]], by the way, it's often been assumed that they were named after the characters from ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''. The show's creators have denied this, but that didn't stop them from playing up the association in the ChristmasSpecial ''Elmo Saves Christmas'', which features the movie playing on TV as a RunningGag: In one scene Bert and Ernie walk past a TV just as George calls out their names, and they react with alarm.
158* Most of the soldiers holding the title planet in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'''s "The Siege of AR-558" were named after the main cast and characters of the 1962 war movie ''Film/HellIsForHeroes''.
159* ''Series/StrangerThings'': Creatures from [[EldritchLocation the Upside-Down]] tend to be nicknamed after monsters from ''Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons'', due to the main protagonists being kids who play DND in their spare time. Amusingly, though, they actually [[NonIndicativeName get the names kind of backwards]]; the BigBad is dubbed the Mind-Flayer after an AlwaysChaoticEvil race of minions, while its servants are referred to as Demogorgons, Demogorgon being [[EldritchAbomination an evil god]] that has a fair bit in common with the aforementioned Big Bad.
160* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Dean and Sam Winchester are named after Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise from ''Literature/OnTheRoad''.
161* All the villains in ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' are named after SciFi movies. Often it can tell you a bit about the MonsterOfTheWeek's powers as well.
162** The Warstar (itself derived from ''Franchise/StarWars'') are named after sci-fi involving aliens. Their leader Great King Mons Drake is derived from ''Franchise/StarTrek'', while Dereputa is from ''Film/{{Predator}}''.
163** The Yuumajuu are derived from ''UMA'', the [[MarketBasedTitle Japanese title]] for ''Film/RiseOfTheGargoyles'', and all their members are named after monster movies. Their leaders' names, Makuin and Kinggon, are from ''Film/TheBlob1958'' (by its Japanese title ''[=McQueen=]'s Absolute Risk'') and ''Film/KingKong'' respectively.
164** The Matrintis are all based on movies featuring robots and technology. Matrintis itself comes from ''Film/TheMatrix'', while Robogog is from ''Film/RoboCop1987'', Metal-Alice comes from ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'' and one of their monsters, Bakutofuji-ER of the Timer, is named after ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
165** The ManBehindTheMan in all factions is named after ''Film/BladeRunner'' while his true identity's name comes from ''Film/{{Brazil}}'' -- both films being Tech Noir. Additionally, his MonstersOfTheWeek are all named after fantasy movies.
166* The main characters of Series/{{Timeless}} were named in homage to ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure''. Lucy Preston after Bill S. Preston, Wyatt Logan after Ted Logan, and Rufus Carlin in reference to Creator/GeorgeCarlin and his character Rufus.
167* The main characters of ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' were all named after detective authors.
168** Banban '''Akaza''' comes from '''[[Creator/AgathaChristie Agatha]]''' Christie.
169** Houji '''Tomasu''' comes from '''Thomas''' Harris.
170** Sen'ichi '''Enari''' comes from '''Ellery''' Queen.
171** Marika '''Reimon''' comes from '''[[Creator/RaymondChandler Raymond]]''' Chandler.
172** Koume '''Kodou''' comes from '''Kodou''' Nomura.
173** Tekkan '''Aira''' comes from '''Ira''' Levin.
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177* Several characters across several ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' games.
178** Oliver Kennedy from ''Creepy Town'' is named after Jaime Kennedy, the actor who played Randy Meeks in ''Scream''.
179** Janus from ''Small Magic'' is named after the character from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.
180** Josh's cat Geno from the ''Franchise/HarryPotter''-themed game ''Hogwarts: The New Class'' is named after the character from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''.
181* Julian and Gabriel from ''Podcast/PokemonAdventuresInTheMillennium'' both follow this convention for their Pokemon. Julians are all named after TV and Video Game characters, and Gabriel names all of his after wrestlers, or wrestly-related terms.
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185* ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'':
186** The side characters in the audio drama "Return of the Rocket Men" are named after characters in ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' -- van Cleef (named after actor Lee Van Cleef who played "the Bad"), Ramirez (named after Tuco Ramirez, "the Ugly" and Bill Carson (named after the AlmostDeadGuy who tells Tuco and Blondie about the [[AMacGuffinFullOfMoney Confederate gold buried in the grave]]).
187** The Sontarans in the audio drama ''Heroes of Sontar'' are named after the actors from ''Series/DadsArmy'' (and loosely based on their characters): Field-Major Thurr after Creator/ArthurLowe (Captain Manwairing); Sergeant Mezz after Creator/JohnLeMesurier (Sergeant Wilson); Corporal Clunn after Creator/CliveDunn (Corporal Jones); Trooper Vend after Creator/IanLavender (Private Pike); Trooper Jorr after Creator/JohnLaurie (Private Frazer); Trooper Nold after Creator/ArnoldRidley (Private Godfrey); and Pilot Bekk after Creator/JamesBeck (Private Walker).
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191* The different major releases of the Debian operating system (and often derivatives of this system) are named after ''Franchise/ToyStory'' characters, due to the early developers working for Creator/{{Pixar}}. There are three concurrent versions: the "stable" version, the "testing" version (which is the next stable version before the bugs get worked out), and the "unstable" version (for the bleeding-edge crowd); the "unstable" branch is always named [[MeaningfulName Sid]].
192* Versions of Wordpress are named after American jazz musicians.
193* Versions of the Doku wiki are named after characters from Literature/{{Discworld}} books.
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197* A number of [[LizardFolk Lizardmen]] heroes in ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' ride dinosaurs. Particularly, a Carnosaur named Grymloq, a Stegodon named Slaq, and a Pterosaur named Zhwup ([[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Or rather, Grimlock, Slag, and Swoop]]).
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201* In SOHO's sci-fi comedy play, ''Bears in Space'', [[LemonyNarrator The Storykeeper]] is a huge fan of Creator/JaneAusten and therefore has all three of his sons named after Austen's characters: [[Literature/MansfieldPark Bertram,]] [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice Darcy,]] and [[Literature/LadySusan Lady]] [[GenderBlenderName Susan]] [[Creator/JackGleeson Vernon.]]
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205* ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'' has an estranged couple of talking ice cubes named [[Series/ManAboutTheHouse George and Mildred]]. There's no way to bring them back together, alas -- CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption.
206* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', Amane's attack names are derived from the Franchise/SuperSentai franchise (for example, [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Kaizoku Senkou: "Gokai]] Rasen Renpa" and [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Juken Dageki: "Gekiren"]]) while Izayoi's are derived from the post-2000 entries in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Freedom Justice]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Judge of Destiny]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Slaver Trans-Am]]).
207* The ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' series:
208** In the first game, ''VideoGame/Borderlands1'', all of Brick's tier 4 skills are movie references: ''Film/{{Bloodsport}}, Film/{{Unbreakable}}'', with "Master Blaster" a reference to ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome''.
209** ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'': Salvador has ''many'' skills that are movie references. Among the ones revealed in the E3 gameplay demonstration are to ''Film/DieHard'': "Yippee-Ki-Yay", ''Film/TheyLive'': "Out of Bubblegum", and ''Film/BadBoysII'': Just Got Real.
210* The full names of the two player characters in the original ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'' (barring [[InconsistentSpelling spelling variations]]), Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are a mix and match of the names of four actors who appeared in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'': Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, and Michael Biehn in that order.
211* ''VideoGame/ConwaysGameOfLife'':
212** The boojum, the Snark, and the Bandersnatch, all of them patterns that are capable of reflecting or shifting input gliders, are all references to fictional animal species from ''[[Literature/TheHuntingOfTheSnark The Hunting of the Snark]]''.
213** The [[LongLived methuselahs]] Edna, Fred, Wilma, and Homer follow a chain pattern: each one is named after a character from a different piece of media whose spouse's name happens to be the previous entry. Edna is named after Methuselah's wife in the Book of Jubilees, Fred is named after Dr. Fred Edison from ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion'', Wilma is named after Wilma Flintstone from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', and Homer is named after Homer Parrish from ''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives''.
214* In ''VideoGame/DanceCentral'', many of the move names are named after the choreographers and producers of the game (e.g. '''Marcos''' Wind, '''Repka''' Roll, '''Barreto''' Clap).
215* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'': The series' ThemeNaming borrows heavily from ''Literature/TheDivineComedy''. Almost every major character is named after someone mentioned in that literature.
216** Dante - From Creator/DanteAlighieri, the writer and main character of ''The Divine Comedy''.
217** Vergil - Dante's guide through Hell and Purgatory who was based on a real Roman poet [[Creator/{{Virgil}} Publius Vergilius Maro]].
218** Nelo Angelo - If read as "Black Angel," is a character that appears in Canto XXVII to assert Hell's claim over a soul.
219** Trish - Derived from [[TheMuse Beatrice Portinari]], Dante's lover and guide through Heaven.
220** Lucia - Taken from Saint Lucy (Lucia in Latin), a Christian martyr who acts as an intermediate and instructs Virgil to lead Dante through Hell and Purgatory.
221** Lady/Mary - Refers to the Catholic Madonna ("Our Lady" in Italian), otherwise known as the Virgin Mary.
222* The Lee brothers from the ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' series, as well as the recurring {{mook}}s Williams and Rowper, are named after the three main heroes from ''Film/EnterTheDragon''. The arcade version of ''Double Dragon II'' even adds two [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Abobo-like]] giant mooks named after Mr. Han's henchmen called Oharra and Bolo (although the manual of Mega Drive port identifies the latter as "Abobo", which ruins the shout-out a bit). There's also a female mook named Linda, who seems to be named after Creator/BruceLee's widow.
223* ''VideoGame/DragonSlayerIIXanadu'' has "Warp-Up" and "Warp-Down" items called the Black Onyx and Fire Crystal, named after a duology of ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}''-like games originally developed for the Platform/PC88.
224* In ''VideoGame/{{Faria}}'', the later towns are named after Creator/GameArts' previous games, though the references are somewhat obscured by being abbreviated in Japanese and then translated into English:
225** Tegza = ''VideoGame/{{Thexder}}''
226** Shilf = ''VideoGame/{{Silpheed}}''
227** Zellia = ''VideoGame/{{Zeliard}}''
228** Beig = ''Veigues''
229* In ''VideoGame/FatalRacing'', the A.I. driver teams are mostly named after computers and robots from famous works of science fiction: [[Film/{{Alien}} Ash and Bishop]], [[Film/TheBlackHole Bob and Vincent]], [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Eddie and Marvin]], [[Series/RedDwarf Holly and Kryten]], [[Series/BlakesSeven Slave and Zen]]...
230* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
231** Many games contain ThoseTwoGuys [[Franchise/StarWars Biggs and Wedge]]. Just some of their appearances:
232*** Two Gestahlian MauveShirt soldiers in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.
233*** Two members of the ecoterrorist group AVALANCHE in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.
234*** A pair of Galbadian soldiers, a barking superior and a long-suffering underling, in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''.
235*** A [[BigGuyLittleGuy Roegadyn engineer and his Lalafell partner]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''.
236** The four elemental fiends in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' were originally named for demons from Dante's ''[[Literature/TheDivineComedy Inferno]]'' -- Scarmiglione, Cagnazzo, Barbariccia, and Rubicante. CharacterNameLimits caused their names to get changed in the English translation, to Milon, Kainazzo, Valvalis, and Rubicant, respectively. All four are also corrected in the official GBA re-release.
237** For some reason, the fighters on each level of the pagoda of the Five Mighty Gods in Wutai in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' have names to do with (mainly Russian) drama: Gorky, Staniv (Stanislavsky), Shake (Shakespeare), {{Chekhovs|Gun}} and Godo (Godot, as in ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'').
238** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' takes the ''Franchise/StarWars'' theme naming a step further: in addition to Biggs and Wedge, there is a later supporting character named Piet (as in "You are in command now, ''Admiral'' Piett") and in the original Japanese, the Headmaster of Galbadia Garden is named Dodonna.
239* Firenese characters from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' are named after luxury brands, such as Alfred being named after the Alfred Sung fashion brand, or his sister Céline sharing a name with the brand of the same name.
240* ''{{VideoGame/Hiveswap}}'' has many, including Daraya Jonjet (from ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' and Music/JoanJett), Nihkee Moolah (from Wrestling/TheFabulousMoolah), and Tegiri Calbur (from Main/{{Excalibur}})
241* ''Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball'' features names that reference other famous people as replacements for actual baseball players. Some make sense like the Yankees and Red Sox players named after landmarks, but others are more surprising. For example, the Brewers are named after Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} and Creator/{{DC|Comics}} characters, the Royals after presidents, and the Orioles after Creator/JohnWaters references. Yes, a Nintendo game referencing ''Film/PinkFlamingos''.
242* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
243** In the English version of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', the four ghost sisters in the Forest Temple are named [[Literature/LittleWomen Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy]].
244** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' has the barmaid Telma and her cat Louise, alluding to ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
245** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'' featured a MirrorUniverse to Hyrule. Naturally, Zelda's counterpart was named [[ComicBook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Hilda]].
246* ''VideoGame/LimbusCompany'': All of the Sinners are named after characters from literature: Myth/{{Faust}}, Literature/DonQuixote, Ryōshū[[note]]An AlternateCharacterReading of Yoshihide, the main character of the short story ''[[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Screen Hell Screen]]''[[/note]], [[Literature/TheStranger Mersault]], [[Literature/WutheringHeights Heathcliff]], [[Literature/MobyDick Ishmael]], [[Literature/CrimeAndPunishment Rodion]], Sinclair[[note]]Named for the main character of Creator/HermannHesse's novel ''Demian''[[/note]], [[Literature/TheMetamorphosis Gregor]], [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Dante, and Vergil]]. The only exceptions to the "character name" rule are Yi Sang[[note]] The pen name of the author of ''[[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wings_(novel) The Wings]]''[[/note]], Hong Lu[[note]] Named for a type of jade in ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber''[[/note]] and Outis[[note]]Named after the alias [[Literature/TheOdyssey Odysseus]] uses to trick Polyphemus the cyclops[[/note]].
247* Two characters in the sci-fi chapter of ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' are named [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk]] and [[Franchise/StarWars Darthe]].
248* The bosses in the English version of ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'' (Except in the [[CompilationRerelease Legacy Collection 2 version]], where they have more conventional boss names like "Shining Firefly" and "Tidal Whale") are named after members of Music/GunsNRoses because localizer Creator/AlysonCourt’s husband was a fan of theirs ([[KrakenAndLeviathan Squid]] [[ShockAndAwe Adler]] is Steve Adler, [[MakingASplash Duff]] [[KrakenAndLeviathan McWhalen]] is Duff [=McKagan=], [[PlayingWithFire Mattrex]] is Matt [[{{Pun}} Sorum]], [[BearsAreBadNews Grizzly]] [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Slash]] is, well, Slash, [[BigCreepyCrawlies Izzy]] [[LightEmUp Glow]] is Izzy Stradlin, [[GreenThumb Axle]] [[SpikesOfDoom the]] [[FoulFlower Red]] is Axl Rose, and [[CastingAShadow Dark]] [[TimeStandsStill Di]][[BatOutOfHell zzy]] is Dizzy Reed. The only exception is [[{{Pegasus}} The]] [[BlowYouAway Skiver]], named after Michael "High in the Sky" Monroe, though he did collaborate with Guns N' Roses).
249* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' had a Dave, a Hal, a Frank, a Naomi, and a Miller, and there was a submarine called the Discovery -- all names from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''. Dave also pairs up with a Meryl Silverburgh, in reference to Creator/HideoKojima's earlier ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}''.
250* In ''[=MOTHER 2=]'' (but not the ''VideoGame/Earthbound1994'' localization), one obviously matched set of alternate names for Ness, Paula, Jeff, Poo and Ness's dog is [[Music/TheBeatles John, Yoko, Paul, George and Ringo]]. Another set is [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario, Peach, Luigi, Kinopio (=Toad) and Yoshi]]. Yet another references the Japanese boy band SMAP.
251** The lead twins of ''VideoGame/Mother3'' were named after the lead twins of a book called ''The Notebook''. Both stories are about horrible things happening to little boys.
252* Several suspects in the ''VideoGame/NancyDrew'' game ''White Wolf Of Icicle Creek'' have lupine-themed names, including Lou Talbot (for [[Film/TheWolfman1941 Larry Talbot]]) and Bill Kessler (for [[Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon David Kessler]]).
253* In the ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}}'' series of games, the names of the major demon antagonists (excepting ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha 2|SamuraisDestiny}}'' for some reason) are all taken from Shakespeare's ''Hamlet''.
254* The inhabitants of the Velvet Room from the ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' series have, of all things, theme naming based on ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}'':
255** Igor is named for the hunchbacked assistant that became associated with the Frankenstein mythos after Fritz in the [[Film/Frankenstein1931 first Universal film]] -- the name "Igor" probably originally came from the non-hunch-backed assistant from ''Film/HouseOfWax1953'' or a conflation of Fritz with Ygor from the Universal films, and was codified as an element of ''Frankenstein'' in ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''.
256** In the [[VideoGame/Persona1 first]] [[VideoGame/Persona2 two]] games, Nameless is "named" after the monster, and there's also a case to be made for the Demon Artist, though the latter is more of a title than a name. The OddNameOut is Belladonna -- although visually modeled on the Bride from the film ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein'', her name is original.
257** The trend is particularly apparent with the Velvet Siblings, with the ladies all being named after characters from the [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} original novel]]. Elizabeth from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' is named after Victor's bride, Margaret from ''VideoGame/Persona4'' is named after the sister of the arctic explorer Robert Walton, and Caroline and Justine from ''VideoGame/Persona5'' are respectively named after Victor's mother and the Frankenstein family home's servant. [[spoiler:The true form of the latter two when fused together, Lavenza, is also named after Victor's bride, whose maiden name is Elizabeth Lavenza.]] Theodore from ''Persona 3 Portable'' is more obscure; he's most likely named after -- given that he's a male replacement for Elizabeth -- Theodore Roszak, who authored ''Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein'', but it's possible he's instead named after Theodor von Holst, who did the illustrations for the 1831 edition of ''Frankenstein''.
258** Marie from ''VideoGame/Persona4 Golden'', yet another Velvet Room attendant, is most likely named for author Mary Shelley.
259** In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', most of the protagonists' Personas are named after various folk heroes and thieves from literature (Literature/{{Arsene|Lupin}}, [[UsefulNotes/IshikawaGoemon Goemon]], Franchise/{{Zorro}}, etc.).
260* In ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'', Tony Redwood's dead brother is named "Ridley Redwood". They're named after two prominent film directors/real life brothers, [[Creator/TonyScott Tony]] and Creator/RidleyScott.
261* Several gangs in ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'' (both, NES and GBA versions), most obviously the Home Boys (named after kids in 50's-70's television shows like ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' and ''Series/MyThreeSons'') in the original.
262* ''VideoGame/SpikeOut'' have a WolfpackBoss trio of brawlers, whom were given the names [[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck Huey, Dewey and Louie]]. They even share the same outfit colours!
263* The two main characters of the NES ShootEmUp ''[[VideoGame/SpecialCyberneticAttackTeam S.C.A.T.]]'' are not only [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed obvious ripoffs]] of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger and Creator/SigourneyWeaver, they are even called "Arnold" and "Sigourney". The European release, ''Action in New York'', gave them new names (Silver Man and Sparks) just in case.
264* Several major suspects and authors of documents in ''Literature/SherlockHolmes: The Awakening'' are named after tabletop [=RPG=] designers.
265* ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/DarkForces'' ran on the "Jedi" [[MediaNotes/GameEngine engine]]. When it was decided to make the VideoGame3DLeap with ''[[VideoGame/JediKnightDarkForcesII Dark Forces II]]'', the engine made for it was named the "Sith" engine.
266* ''VideoGame/SummonNightSwordcraftStory2'': The [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthrope]] Gabriel takes his name from Gabriel-Ernest from a titular short story by Creator/HectorHughMunro. Said short story established Gabriel-Ernest to be a werewolf himself.
267* The Koopalings, debuting in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', are all named after famous musicians. These include Larry Koopa (after Larry Mullen, drummer for Music/{{U2}}, [[Series/TheMortonDowneyJrShow Morton Koopa Jr.]], [[Music/ThePlasmatics Wendy O. Koopa]], [[Music/IggyPop Iggy Koopa]], [[Music/RoyOrbison Roy Koopa]], [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy Koopa]], and [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Ludwig Von Koopa]].
268** Same with the Reznors in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', named after [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]].'
269** The recurring ghost enemy now known simply as "Boo" used to be called [[Music/BoDiddley "Boo Diddly"]].
270* The names of Nina and Anna Williams from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' are both references to ''Series/LaFemmeNikita''. Anna in particular is named and modeled after actress Anne Parillaud, who played Nikita in the original 1990 French version. Nina's name on the other hand comes from the alias used by Bridget Fonda's character in ''Point of No Return'', the 1993 American remake of ''Nikita''.
271* The ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' characters in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris'' are, fittingly, all named after the different tetromino shapes: Tee (T), O (O), Jay (J), Elle (L), Ai (I), Zed (Z), and Ess (S).
272* In the English translation of ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter'', all the patients have names that are a mix and match of the characters and actors of ''Series/{{House}}'', ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', and ''Series/{{ER}}'', three popular medical shows.
273* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' has [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Beatrice, Virgilia, and Clair Vaux of Bernard.]]
274* ''VideoGame/VagrantStory'' has characters named Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as antagonists.
275* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'': The orc blademasters in the mission "Blackrock & Roll, too!" are all named after characters from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'': Haomarush for Haohmaru, Genjuros for Genjuro, Khanzo for Hanzo, and Jubei'Thos for Jubei.
276* ''VideoGame/WildArms2'': It drew inspiration from ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'', as the terrorist organization the party fights through the first arc is named "Cocytus" (the ninth and lowest circle of Hell), with its four main generals named after the concentric zones within: Caina, Antenora, Judecca, and Ptolomea.
277* The Mordesh of ''VideoGame/WildStar'' have a German/Russian theme to their names, and many of their notable people like Dr. Victor Lazarin are named after famous Horror characters.
278* ''VideoGame/AWitchsTale''. First, all the Princesses and guardians of the kingdoms are named after characters from fairy tales or the like. Then, we get into the powerful and mysterious Queen Alice, and Liddell -- the protagonist, who wants to surpass her, and is implied to be more deeply connected to her than that.
279* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': Multiple:
280** The Ritualists encountered before the Dark Animus in Throne of Thunder (you face a random set of 6 out of 24, and there's an achievement for killing all of them) are named after alien species in the original ''Series/DoctorWho'' series.
281** In Stormwind's west bank there are three bankers on the left side named after Kristin Scott-Thomas, while the bankers on the right are named after Olivia Newton-John.
282* ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'': The [[AmateurSleuth Photography Club]] are a collective {{Expy}} of Mystery Inc. of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' fame. All of their names are [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign mangled Japanese versions]] of their respective counterparts.
283* ''Zero Tolerance'' for the Mega Drive: all the playable characters are named after the developers.
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287* ''WebAnimation/LoveOfTheSn'': The names of Michael and Sean, two of the operators for the S*n, are named after characters from [[Series/TheGoodPlace The Good Place]]: Michael, the afterlife architect, and Shawn, the afterlife judge.
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291* ''Webcomic/AquaRegia'' has all of the chapter titles named after rock and heavy metal songs, considering the author is metalhead, it's not surprising.
292* The GirlPosse in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' are [[Series/{{Cheers}} Diane]], [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy]] and Series/{{Rhoda}}. [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2013-05-08 Diane's sister is named Rhea]], because [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/parable-014 Carla would have been too obvious]].
293* All of the Milton Ferrets in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' are named (loosely) after characters from ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' - Keene, Rock ([[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]), Pit, Lana, Duke, and Simon.
294* In ''Webcomic/TheMansionOfE'', most of the forest gnomes are named after magic spells from old VideoGame/{{Zork}} InteractiveFiction games.
295* Major characters in ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'' tend to be introduced with two hangers-on (who, unlike ThoseTwoGuys, tend to move ''toward'' [[AscendedExtra the spotlight]]) with ThemeNaming. Specifically, Penny's [[Creator/SarahMichelleGellar Sara and Michelle]], Rich's [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Stan and Jack]], and Lisa's [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Fred and Daphne]]. Also, although introduced separately, an adult couple is named [[Creator/NicholasBrendon Nick]] and [[Creator/CharismaCarpenter Charisma]].
296* In ''Webcomic/SabrinaOnline'', everyone in Sabrina's family is named after various media witches, from Sabrina herself and her sister Tabitha, to her mother Endora and father Warren (who only sorta sounds like 'Darrin'). There's also her online friend Carli and her husband Spike, named after the human couple from the original ''[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Transformers]]'' cartoon.
297* The Williams siblings in ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' are named [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Yuna]] since their parents are big fans of the ''Final Fantasy'' series.
298* ''Webcomic/WildeLife'''s cast is full of literary references. The most obvious is the protagonist, [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous named after]] Creator/OscarWilde. His landlady is [[Literature/BabaYaga Barbara Yaga]], and his CuteGhostGirl roommate, Sylvia, is named after Creator/SylviaPlath. [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Clifford]] can turn into a [[Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog large red wolf]], [[MagicKnight Eliza Proctor]] is [[Theatre/TheCrucible a witch]], and [[GenkiGirl Darcy]] is [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice in a relationship with Eliza(beth)]].
299* In ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'', Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde, are named after the four ghosts in ''VideoGame/{{Pacman}}'', the first three of which are also [[AlphabeticalThemeNaming rhyming names]]. Lady '''Pac'''hi also more subtly fits the '''Pac'''man theme.
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303* ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger'':
304** The employees of the titular food truck business have names relating to Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/{{It}}'': Penny (Pennywise, the novel's MonsterClown), Billie (Bill Skarsgård, who played Pennywise in the 2017 film adaptation), Tim (Tim Curry, who played Pennywise in the 1990 miniseries), and Steve (Stephen King).
305** Their rival crew, the Zomburger employees, are all named after characters from ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari''. Cesare is the most obvious, since he's even modeled after his namesake, while the others are Conrad (Creator/ConradVeidt, the actor who played Cesare in the movie), Frances (Francis), and Doctor (Dr. Caligari). The episode "Backpack" reveals an extra layer to the theming: Frances reveals that Doctor's actual name is "Allen", which is named after Alan, the name of the film's protagonist's best friend/love rival.
306* ''Roleplay/OpenBlue'''s players tend to name Avelian NPC's after ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' characters in similar positions. [[FourStarBadass Admirals Hood and Harper]], [[CloakAndDagger Lieutenant Sobeck and Admiral Standish]], and so on. The Espartanos from v1 -- v4 were an obvious reference to the Spartans, and the fortress colony of Reach is named for a planet in the Haloverse that serves a similar purpose.
307* ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'': The "Four Demonly Kings" series stars a quartet of agents whose last names are taken from the Meiji era novel ''Literature/TheGoldenDemon'' and first names taken from Japanese folklore. They are ''Kaguya Hazama'' (''Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter'' and Kan'ichi Hazama), ''Momoka Shigisawa'' (''Literature/{{Momotaro}}'' and Miya Shigisawa), ''Urato Tomiyama'' (''Urashimatarō'' and Tadatsugu Tomiyama) and ''Inasuke Akagashi'' (''The Hare of Inaba'' and Mitsue Akagashi).
308* All of the characters in ''Roleplay/RubyQuest'' are named after animals from ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''.
309* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': There are extensive theme naming across the entire work. For example, each academy team tends to have a theme around which all the characters are based. To use the main characters as examples:
310** The adults involved in the BigBad and BigGood's SecretWar are associated with ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'': [[BigGood Professor Ozpin]] is the Wizard; Professor Lionheart is the Cowardly Lion; General Ironwood is the Tin Woodsman; Headmaster Theodore is Dorothy; Professor Glynda Goodwitch is Glinda the Goodwitch; Qrow Branwen is the Scarecrow; the BigBad is the Wicked Witch of the West. [[spoiler:Professor Ozpin's [[ResurrectiveImmortality original form]] was actually a male Princess Ozma; his [[LegacyOfTheChosen successor]], Oscar Pine, is a mixture of both the Wizard and Princess Ozma.]]
311** Each member of [[TheProtagonist Team RWBY]] is based on a fairy tale: Ruby Rose is ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood''; Weiss Schnee is ''Literature/SnowWhite''; Blake Belladonna is ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast''; Yang Xiao Long is ''Literature/GoldilocksAndTheThreeBears''.
312** The members of [[{{Deuteragonist}} Team JNPR]] are based on famous figures who are associated with opposite-gender identities: Jaune Arc is UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc; Nora Valkyrie is [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor]]; Pyrrha Nikos is [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Achilles]]; Lie Ren is [[Literature/TheBalladOfMulan Mulan]]. [[spoiler:Oscar Pine is an unofficial member from Volume 7, and his Princess Ozma association gives him the appropriate theme due to Princess Ozma spending time disguised as a boy.]]
313* ''Literature/{{Takotsubo}}'''s East 13 gang uses code-names from ''The Wizard of Oz''. Normal members are the Quadlings, their leader Cord is the TinMan, and his best friends are the Scarecrow and Glinda. In the beginning of the play, they recruit a young woman with magical powers who Cord immediately calls [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Elphaba.]]
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317* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "Sleepover and Over", Cosmo spends the episode making random creatures his new pets and names them all after characters from sister series ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' (an ant named Carl, a bee named Cindy, and a cat named Jimmy).
318* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'':
319** The gargoyle clan named themselves after famous sections of New York.
320** There are David and Goliath from Literature/TheBible.
321** While it's AllThereInTheScript, the three souls that [[SharingABody make up Coldstone]] are called Othello, Desdemona and Iago, chosen when the writers realized that their dynamic resembled [[Theatre/{{Othello}} the play]]. They take other names by the end of the series, though.
322* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gasp}}'', the kids of the family are named [[Creator/FredAstaire Fred]] and [[Creator/GingerRogers Ginger]]. This is never commented on.
323* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', the villainous Dreadnok trio of Torch, Ripper, and Buzzer. Their real names, Thomas Winken, Henry Nod, and Richard Blinken-Smythe, follow ''two'' themes; Their first names are Tom, Dick, and Harry, and their last names are Winken, Blinken, and Nod. Monkey Wrench, a later addition to the crew, was named Bill Winkie: "Wee Willie Winkie," in keeping with the nursery rhyme theme of the original three.
324* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': The Louds' pets are named after famous cartoonists: Charles (Schultz), Cliff (Sterrett, which is also the brand of Luna's amplifier), Walt (Kelly), and Geo (Herriman). Lincoln himself lampshades this in a [=Q&A=]. Similarly, the new dog the Louds take care of in "Pets Peeved" is named (Bill) Watterson. WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes' pets have the same theme, albeit named after Latinx cartoonists: Lalo (Alcaraz) and Sergio (Aragones).
325* ''WesternAnimation/RazzberryJazzberryJam'': The Jazzberries are all named after famous jazz musicians- specifically, Music/LouisArmstrong, Music/RayCharles, Music/BillieHoliday, Music/EllaFitzgerald, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich. Their relatives are also in on the act - Billie’s father Elmore is named after Elmore James, “King of the Slide Guitar”, and Ella’s cousin Herbie is named after Music/HerbieHancock.
326* The turtles from ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' are named after famous Italian Renaissance painters and sculptors: Raphael, Donatello, Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti, and Creator/LeonardoDaVinci.
327* The second ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon featured a fighter called [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Kluh]], from [[Creator/MarvelComics Planet Levram]]. Later on, his father, Ammag, was introduced, continuing the theme.
328* All of the Tracy children in ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' are named for the Mercury astronauts. Possibly an in-universe example given that their father used to be an astronaut himself.
329* In the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Grandma's Dead", Elmyra names her pet hamsters after the kids of ''Series/TheBradyBunch''.
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333* The individual chemical components of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemic_acid bohemic acid]] are named after characters from ''Theatre/LaBoheme''. They include Marcellomycin, Musettamycin, Rudolphomycin, Mimimycin, Collinemycin and Alcindoromycin.
334* The firearms company Alexander Arms has produced two unique assault rifle cartridges: .50 Literature/{{Beowulf}} and 6.5mm Grendel.
335* In the Apollo 10 mission, the command module was called "Charlie Brown" and the lunar module "Snoopy" by the crew.
336* Most of the names for celestial bodies fit this pattern as [[https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Categories documented here]]. Specific examples:
337** Mercury's features are tributes to figures in science and communication, alternate names for Mercury in other languages, or puns on hot.
338** The theme for Venus is famous women - real or mythological, mortal or god.
339** Unlike most other celestial bodies -- named for [[ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming gods, spirits, and heroes of ancient myth]] -- UsefulNotes/TheMoonsOfUranus are named after figures from the writings of Creator/WilliamShakespeare and Creator/AlexanderPope (Titania, Oberon, Ariel, Miranda, Umbriel etc.).
340** Certain surface features of [[UsefulNotes/TheMoonsOfSaturn Saturn's largest moon Titan]], where the mountains and a few other features are named from the mountains of Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium, the plains and certain other features are named for the planets of Creator/FrankHerbert's ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' universe, and straits (yes, ''straits'' -- Titan has seas and lakes of hydrocarbons) are named for characters from Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/{{Foundation|Series}}'' novels.
341** Some of the features on Pluto are named after fictional underworld and eldritch figures (fitting for the dwarf planet named after the Roman underworld god), such as [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium Balrog, Morgoth]], and [[Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu Cthulhu]].
342* At Winter Park Resort in Colorado, the trails and runs off of the Olympia Express lift on the backside of the Winter Park area are all named for ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' characters like the White Rabbit, March Hare, Cheshire Cat, Tweedledee and Tweedledum. There is even a double chairlift called [[Literature/ThroughTheLookingGlass Looking Glass]] in this area.
343* While there are probably many other examples: the town of St. Joseph, Missouri was founded by Joseph Robidoux, who had a large family. The major east-west streets in downtown St. Joseph (from Faraon on the north to Messanie on the south) were named after his 8 children. The one east-west street in that group that is ''not'' named for one of his children is Angelique, which is named after his (second) wife instead.
344* During its early years of business, Prusa Research had five 3D Printers nicknamed [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Stan", "Kyle", "Cartman", "Kenny", and "Butters".]]
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