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1->''"Two first names, two first names, if you only got one name, it's like having no names, baby get two names."''
2-->-- '''Creator/NeilPatrickHarris''', ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
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4Many {{superhero}}es and their associates have surnames that are also common given names. This is almost as common as the AlliterativeName, and, in fact, many heroes qualify in both categories. This is a side effect of the American habit of using common first names as last names, possibly in an attempt to make them sound as non-ethnic as possible, so British readers might not recognize some of these surnames as first names.
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6In RealLife, this practice was particularly common among Jewish-American entertainers for much of the 20th century. In a time of widespread antisemitism, they would often replace their distinctive Germanic surnames with innocuous Anglo-Saxon given names when choosing stage aliases. This is how Moses Horwitz became "[[Film/TheThreeStooges Moe Howard]]", how Stanley Lieber became "Creator/StanLee", how Allan Konigsberg became "Creator/WoodyAllen", and how Robert Zimmerman became "Music/BobDylan".
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8This usually works better with men as most surnames are of male origins (thus why no one is named "Elizabethson" or "Johnsdaughter"... well, unless they're Icelandic). However, due to the old trend of parents giving their daughter a masculine name eventually turning said name into a female one, some surnames also become feminine with time (This includes Kendall, Stacy, Shelby, Nicole, Ashley, Lindsay and more...)
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10Additionally some surnames are patronymic in origin but for one reason or another lack the usual affixes that would clearly identify them as such rather than a first name, particularly if it's a name that ends in -s (e.g. Thomas, Ross, etc).
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12See also RepetitiveName, when someone's first and last name outright match.
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15'''Note:''' It has become a habit of giving last names as forenames, making the lines between the two a bit blurry. Keep in mind that names such as Clark, Stewart, Scott, Carter, Donovan, Ryan, [=McKenzie=], Clinton and more, were surnames before becoming first names, and are still prominent as the former. Meaning that a character with one of these last name might not be an intentional example of this trope. Also, this trope is about having two common enough first names; made-up names, or surnames that are unusually used as first names (ex: Holloway Robert) don't count, and if the last name is of foreign origin (ex: William Dieter), there's a good chance it's not an intentional example of this either.
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17This can make a LastNameBasis difficult to realize at first.
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19!!Examples
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21[[foldercontrol]]
22
23[[folder:Superheroes]]
24* [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]].
25** [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda Lee]]. (Later Linda Danvers, Linda Lang and Kara Danvers.)
26** [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Conner and Jonathan Samuel Kent]]
27* [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]].
28** ComicBook/{{Robin}}s [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]], [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]], [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Tim Drake]], [[AlternateContinuity Carrie Kelley]], [[ComicBook/RobinSonOfBatman Damian Wayne]], and, while not technically a Robin, Duke Thomas & [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises John Blake]]. [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown]] is the only Robin not to have this. [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl2000}} Cassandra Cain]], [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl2011}} Barbara Gordon]], and [[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Kate Kane]] also have this, though with opposite-gender surnames.
29** [[ArchEnemy Hush]] AKA Thomas Elliot. When he and Bruce were kids, it was lampshaded by the two of them.
30* [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen and Bart Allen]].
31** Jay Garrick as well. With Barry and Bart, at least, it really only makes sense when you realize that their [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_(name) full first name]] is actually a {{UsefulNotes/Patronymic}} (it's still very rare as a first name, though, apparently because people can't be bothered with saying anything quadrisyllabic).
32* [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]], though "Parker" has only recently become common as a given name.
33** Eddie Brock, the original ComicBook/{{Venom}}.
34** Flint Marko, Marvel's Sandman.
35* [[ComicBook/ProfessorX Charles Xavier]] (although this is pronounced differently from the first name, which is generally pronounced "zavv-ee-ay" rather than "ex-ay-vee-er"; the ''last'' name is also generally pronounced this way, but Middle America wouldn't have noticed it started with an X). The pronunciation is actually more slippery than this, as it has changed since the time of St. Francis Xavier (Which is pronounced Zay-Vee-Er, by the by). Javier is a phonetic respelling of the name in modern Spanish. However, the Portuguese pronounce the name with a sh sound.
36* It's a requirement for a ComicBook/GreenLantern from Earth:
37** Alan Scott.
38** Hal Jordan.
39** Guy Gardner. (Named after famed [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] DC scribe Gardner Fox.)
40** John Stewart. ([[Series/TheDailyShow No, not that one]].)
41** Kyle Rayner (though as a first name it would typically be spelled Rainer).
42** Jade AKA Jennifer-Lynn Hayden.
43** Simon Baz. (Baz is a nickname for "Barry" in the UK.)
44* [[ComicBook/IcemanMarvelComics Bobby "Iceman" Drake]].
45* [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]]. He once came up with the alias "Willie Samuels". Even better, his full name is Samuel ''Thomas'' Wilson.
46* [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Donald Blake]].
47* Cain Marko is an odd example, where a given name that doesn't make a particularly good surname is pressed into service to make a MeaningfulName. Could be completely avoided by calling him "Marco Kane" or something along these lines.
48* Kent "ComicBook/DoctorFate" Nelson.
49* Ronald Raymond, the first ComicBook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}}.
50* Rex "ComicBook/{{Hourman}}" Tyler.
51** [[LegacyCharacter And his son]], Rick Tyler. And the Hourman from the 853rd Century, an android who went by the name Matthew Tyler.
52* Crispus Allen, [[ComicBook/TheSpectre one host of the Spectre]].
53* Ted "Wildcat" Grant.
54* James Jesse, the first Trickster. To be fair, he chose this name after Jesse James. His birth name is Giovanni Giuseppe (which is itself an example of this trope).
55* Both versions of ComicBook/CaptainAtom: the Creator/{{Charlton|Comics}} version is Allen Adam, while DC's is Nathaniel Adam (actually a case of ''Three'' First Names, as his full name is Nathaniel Christopher Adam).
56** This seems to be a rather popular trope for the writers of the DCU and Marvel, as well as [[AlliterativeName alliterative naming]]. Justified in that this may be a way to help the writers remember the names of several characters. Creator/StanLee [[WordofGod himself]] has said that this is why so many of Marvel's characters have an AlliterativeName -- it helps him remember.
57* [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Garfield Mark Logan]], AKA ComicBook/BeastBoy.
58* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' has plenty:
59** Zack Taylor. (Black Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger)
60** Jason Scott. (Red Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger/Gold Zeo Ranger)
61** Tommy Oliver, who gets double points for being played by Creator/JasonDavidFrank. (Green/White Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger/Red Zeo Ranger/Red Turbo Ranger/Black Dino Thunder Ranger)
62** Justin Stewart. (Blue Turbo Ranger)
63** Kendrix Morgan. (Pink Lost Galaxy Ranger)
64** Dana Mitchell. (Pink Lightspeed Rescue Ranger)
65** Chad Lee. (Blue Lightspeed Rescue Ranger)
66** Ryan Mitchell. (Titanium Lightspeed Rescue Ranger)
67** Jen Scotts comes close. (Pink Time Force Ranger)
68** Wes Collins comes close. (Red Time Force Ranger)
69** Lucas Kendall. (Blue Time Force Ranger)
70** Cole Evans comes close. (Red Wild Force Ranger)
71** Shane Clarke comes close. (Red Wind Ranger)
72** Hunter Bradley. (Crimson Thunder Ranger)
73** Blake Bradley. (Navy Thunder Ranger)
74** Ethan James. (Blue Dino Thunder Ranger)
75** Bridge Carson. (Green/Blue/Red S.P.D. Ranger)
76** Sydney Drew. (Pink S.P.D. Ranger)
77** Nick Russell. (Red Mystic Force Ranger)
78** Theo Martin. (Jungle Fury Blue Ranger)
79** Robert "RJ" James. (Jungle Fury Purple Ranger)
80** Scott Truman. (RPM's Ranger Series Operator Red)
81** Kevin Douglas. (Blue Samurai Ranger)
82** Chase Randall. (Dino Charge Black)
83** Kendall Morgan. (Dino Charge Purple II)
84** Calvin Maxwell. (Ninja Steel Yellow Ranger)
85** Devon Daniels comes close. (Red Beast Morpher Ranger)
86* ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'' has Sophie Mitchell.
87* [[Literature/{{Relativity}} Michael Bruce]] - Also his father Matthew Bruce, who later renames himself Ulysses David.
88* Francisco Ramon, AKA ComicBook/{{Vibe}}.
89* ComicBook/RipHunter.
90* Alex James Murphy, AKA Franchise/RoboCop.
91* Violet Paige, AKA ComicBook/MotherPanic.
92[[/folder]]
93
94[[folder:Non-costumed Heroes and Associates]]
95* Roy Raymond, TV detective.
96* ComicBook/SteveTrevor.
97* [[Characters/{{Batman}} Commissioner Jim Gordon]], father of the aforementioned Barbara.
98* ComicStrip/DickTracy.
99* Alex Raymond. (He's a cartoonist.)
100* Philip Nowlan. (As is he.)
101* [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Marcus and Spencer Damon]].
102* [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} John]] [[Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles Connor]] as well as his parents Sarah Connor and [[spoiler:Kyle Reese]].
103* In ''The Burglar in the Rye'', Bernie uses the aliases Peter Jeffries and Jeffrey Peters, as he keeps forgetting which way around his name was supposed to be.
104* Detective Larry Lance, husband and father of the ComicBook/BlackCanary mother-daughter LegacyCharacter.
105* ComicBook/JohnConstantine
106* Franchise/RoboCop's superior officer, Sgt. Reed has ''three'' first names, as there was a ContinuitySnarl as to what his given name was--[[Film/RoboCop1987 the first movie]] gave it as "John", while [[Film/RoboCop2 the second]] gave it as "Warren". If you include ''Alpha Commando'', he has four as the series [[AdaptationNameChange renamed]] him "Joe". Murphy's original partner, Anne Lewis also counts.
107* Kelly Garrett, the longest tenured member of ''Series/CharliesAngels''.
108[[/folder]]
109
110[[folder:Female Examples]]
111* ComicBook/LoisLane.
112* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''’s ComicBook/GwenStacy. Mary Jane is an [[AvertedTrope aversion]]; she has two first names, but her last name is Watson.
113* [[Franchise/SailorMoon Kino Makoto]]; both surname and given name [[TomboyishName can be used by both men and women]].
114* [[Manga/GakuenAlice Mikan Sakura]]
115* [[Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch Nanami Lucia]].
116* The [[FiveManBand Holy Quintet]] of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' are all examples: Madoka Kaname, [[Characters/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaHomuraAkemi Homura Akemi]], [[Characters/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSayakaMiki Sayaka Miki]], [[CoolBigSis Mami]] [[{{BFG}} Tomoe]], and [[NominalHero Kyoko]] [[OralFixation Sakura]]. Minor character Hitomi Shizuki is one as well.
117* [[Series/{{House}} Allison Cameron]].
118* Ann Meredith, from Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Cards on the Table''.
119* [[Series/PushingDaisies Charlotte "Chuck" Charles]] and her father, [[RepetitiveName Charles Charles]].
120* Suki Yumiko, a member of the ComicBook/{{Nova}} Corps.
121* [[Series/BabylonFive Lyta Alexander]].
122* [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Sarah Lynn]].
123* [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]].
124* ComicBook/BlackCanary is a mantle held by two women - Dinah Drake Lance and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance.
125* [[ComicBook/{{Huntress}} Helena Wayne]], daughter of the aforementioned Selena and Bruce.
126* [[ComicBook/{{Runaways}} Nico Minoru]]. "Minoru" is strictly a male-only given name in Japan.
127[[/folder]]
128
129!!Examples outside comic books
130
131[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
132* The ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise has [[Characters/MobileSuitGundamWing Duo Maxwell]], [[Characters/MobileSuitGundamSEED Kira Yamato]], and [[Characters/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Shinn Asuka]] as well as his CO Talia Gladys [[spoiler:and her son William]].
133* ''Anime/HelloSandybell'': The main character is called ''Sandybell'' Christie. [[spoiler: Though, she's adopted - her birth surname is Edward]].
134* Rio Wesley of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid''.
135* Sayaka Yumi and her father Dr. Gennosuke Yumi from ''Anime/MazingerZ''. The main protagonist Kouji Kabuto also qualifies, although Kabuto is rarely used as a first name.
136* ''Manga/NewGame'' has Nene Sakura and Tsubame "Naru" Narumi.
137* Izumi Sakurai from ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}''. This is {{Lampshaded}} in-story.
138* From ''Anime/PrettyCure'': [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure all the females of the Kurumi family]], [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Mana and Ayumi Aida, Alice Yotsuba,]] [[spoiler:and Aguri Madoka]]. Interestingly, neither Aida nor [[spoiler:Aguri]] doesn't seem to be common female names in Japan -- [[spoiler:there are a few Aguris in fiction, but they're [[Series/GAROTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness both]] [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger male]].]]
139* Many characters from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', such as Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, Sayaka Miki, Mami Tomoe and Kyoko Sakura, have last names that can be used as first names, but are still valid last names.
140* Yukiko Maya of ''{{Manga/Saki}}''.
141* Asuna Yuuki of ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''. In Volume 7, she meets and befriends a girl named Yuuki Konno, who gets confused when one of Asuna's classmates addresses Asuna as "Yuuki-san."
142* In ''Manga/TegamiBachiLetterBee'', Lag Seeing's aunt and ParentalSubstitute is called Sabrina Mary.
143[[/folder]]
144
145[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
146* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'': [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956 Steve Martin]], [[Anime/GodzillaSingularPoint Michael Steven]]. In the Franchise/MonsterVerse, [[Film/Godzilla2014 Vivienne Graham]], [[Film/KongSkullIsland James Conrad]] and [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Alan Jonah]]
147* ''Film/{{Hoosiers}}'' has Coach Norman Dale
148* The ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise has Ian Malcolm and Alan Grant.
149* Carol Anne Freeling from ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' since "Anne" is her middle name.
150* ''Franchise/StarWars'' features Luke's uncle Owen Lars.
151* Ricky Bobby, the eponymous NASCAR prodigy from ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby''. This is lampshaded early on, when his team's owner states, "He's got two first names!"
152* Asuka Sakura from the movie ''Welcome to the Quiet Room''. {{Lampshaded}} when someone jokingly points out that her name sounds like something from a comic book.
153* {{Lampshaded}} and {{Discussed}} in ''Creator/BrokenLizard's'' ''Puddle Cruiser'', when two characters mock that an ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend not only has two first names, but two ''girl'' names: Tracy Shannon.
154[[/folder]]
155
156[[folder:Literature]]
157* Creator/JaneAusten has at least one example in each of her novels:
158** ''{{Literature/Emma}}'' has the Rev. Philip Elton and his wife Augusta. There's also Robert Martin, Elizabeth Martin, and their unnamed mother and sister. [[spoiler:Also Harriet, after she marries Robert near the end.]]
159** In ''Literature/MansfieldPark'', Sir Thomas Bertram and his wife and children.
160** In ''Literature/NorthangerAbbey'', Mr. and Mrs. Allen, although their first names are not mentioned.
161** In ''Literature/{{Persuasion}}'', Anne Elliot, as well as her father and sister.
162** In ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', anyone in the Lucas family, such as Sir William Lucas and his daughter Charlotte Lucas.
163** In ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'', Colonel Brandon, though his first name is never given. [[spoiler:This also applies to Marianne after she marries him.]]
164* ''Literature/AruShahAndTheEndOfTime'': In book 1, Mini mentions a classmate of hers, a bully named Dennis Connor, whom she'd stopped from giving a TraumaticHaircut to another classmate. Aru lampshades the trope by saying "Plus, Dennis has ''two'' first names. He was asking to get in trouble."
165* In ''Literature/TheBabysittersClub'', there's Kristy Thomas and her three brothers, Charlie, Sam, and David Michael (who has ''three'' first names).
166* Dean Thomas of the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' series.
167** Viktor Krum is another, albeit probably unintentional, example.
168* Johanna Mason from ''Literature/TheHungerGames''.
169* ''Literature/JackRyan''.
170* Campbell Alexander from Creator/JodiPicoult's ''Literature/MySistersKeeper''.
171* ''Literature/ThePendragonAdventure'': Andy Mitchell
172* Lloyd Martin in the book ''They Melted His Brain''. Naturally, nearly everyone thinks his name is Martin Lloyd. (Or was it the other way round?)
173* In ''Literature/WutheringHeights'', Linton Heathcliff has two ''last'' names (or maybe a last name first and first name last): "Linton" was his mother's maiden name, while "Heathcliff" is his father's OnlyOneName that his wife and son take as their surname.
174[[/folder]]
175
176[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
177* ''Series/TwentyFour'': Charles Logan and George Mason.
178* ''Series/{{Bones}}'':
179** Dr. Gordon Gordon Wyatt
180** Vincent Nigel-Murray.
181* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': Shawn Hunter
182* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Rupert Giles]
183* ''Series/Charmed1998'' has Leo Wyatt, Darryl Morris, and Victor Bennett. Chris Perry appears to be this at first, but it's eventually revealed to be a case of RealNameAsAnAlias.
184* [[AlliterativeFamily Veronica and Velma Kelly]] of ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' and [[Film/{{Chicago}} its film adaptation]].
185* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': Derek Morgan. Spencer Reid, since almost everyone on the show in on LastNameBasis, some fans even forget that Reid isn't his first name.
186* ''Series/{{CSI NY}}'': Mac Taylor.
187* For another Morgan, let's look at [[Series/{{Dexter}} Dexter Morgan]], although, technically, he was adopted by Harry Morgan, so it's not his birth surname (his biological parents' surnames don't really fit the pattern: Driscoll and Moser).
188* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
189** Rose Tyler
190** Clara Oswald
191** Also Old School Series/DoctorWho producer John Nathan Turner specifically said that (4th-5th Doctor companion) Tegan Jovanka's surname came about '''specifically because''' when trying to choose between Tegan and Jovanka as the character's first name, he wrote both down on a piece of paper, someone else assumed that Jovanka was meant to be the surname and he reckoned [[ThrowItIn what the heck]].
192* {{Played for laughs}} on ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' when Mimi remarks, "Drew Alison Carey? Geez, all ''three'' of your names are girl names."
193* ''Series/{{ER}}'':
194** John Carter
195** Also Doug Ross
196** Carol Hathaway
197** Susan Lewis
198** Carla Reese (She uses the name Reese for her son)
199** Maggie Doyle
200** Harper Tracy
201* ''Series/{{Highlander}}'': Richie Ryan
202* James Wilson, Alison Cameron and Robert Chase from ''Series/{{House}}''.
203* Patrick Jane of ''Series/TheMentalist'', though his surname is common to women, not men.
204* Jimmy James, "the man so nice they named him twice," in ''Series/NewsRadio''. Also Dave Nelson, Matthew Brock, and Max Louis.
205* Seems to be a theme on ''The Office'' when it comes to the regional managers (not counting those who didn't stay in the manager's chair for more than three episodes) :
206** The main character of ''[[Series/TheOfficeUK the UK original]]'' is named David Brent.
207** His counterpart in the ''[[Series/TheOfficeUS US version]]'' is named Michael Scott.
208*** After Michael left, a number of candidates applied for his job, among which were Fred Henry, Nellie Bertram, and the aforementioned David Brent. The one to eventually get the job was Andy Bernard.
209*** Other (non-manager) characters include David Wallace, Ryan Howard, Angela Martin, Gabe Lewis and Jo Bennett.
210* ''Series/OneTreeHill'' revolves around brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott and their family. One of the main characters is their friend Haley James, who marries Nathan in the third season and had a child named Jamie born in the Season 4 finale.
211* ''Series/OrphanBlack'''s Rachel Duncan, ditto her surrogate parents Ethan and Susan.
212* ''Series/ParkerLewisCantLose'' has the title character, and by extension his family.
213* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' has Ben Wyatt.
214* ''Series/{{Psych}}'': Shawn Spencer
215* From the ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' episode "My Occurrence":
216-->'''Hematopathologist''': Call me Dr. Bob.
217-->'''J.D.''': You go by your first name?
218-->'''Hematopathologist''': No, first name's Fred.
219-->'''J.D.''': Fred Bob?
220** Also J.D. stands for John Dorian.
221* John Curtis and Nick Bradley of ''Series/SecretArmy''.
222* ''Series/{{Sliders}}'':
223** Quinn Mallory.
224** Quinn's brother Colin Mallory, and his father Michael.
225** Professor Max Arturo.
226* ''Series/StargateSG1'':
227** Jonas Quinn.
228** Cameron Mitchell (a man who has two first names that are ''also'' two last names).
229* James Kirk from ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. (Which becomes Three First Names when counting his middle name, "Tiberius."[[note]]which was a given name in ancient Rome.[[/note]]). Also Montgomery Scott and Christopher Pike.
230** Series/StarTrekDiscovery gives us Sylvia Tilly and Ash Tyler.
231* Ann Marie was the main character of the 1960s show ''Series/ThatGirl'' and actually complained about her name at times.
232* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'': Jeff Tracy and his sons.
233* In later seasons of ''Series/TheWaltons'', Mary Ellen's husband is Curtis Willard. Their son is John Curtis Willard, who has ''three'' first names (he's always called John Curtis).
234* In the novelisation of ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'', Bernard, recalling a letter from a BBC producer named Crawford James, considers this trope a warning sign:
235-->Secondly, I have always had an instinctive distrust of people whose Christian names and surnames are reversible.
236[[/folder]]
237
238[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
239* There are more than a few [[ProfessionalWrestling pro wrestlers]] that fit here: Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Simon Dean]], Chris Harris, Trevor Murdoch, Wrestling/MarkHenry, Wrestling/MattMorgan, [[Wrestling/TheYoungBucks Nick & Matt & Malachi Jackson]], [[Wrestling/BillyGunn Kip James]], Wrestling/TorrieWilson, Wrestling/KellyKelly, Donovan Morgan, Ricky Marvin, Brian Christopher, Wrestling/ShaneDouglas, Dave Taylor, Wrestling/ChuckTaylor (no relation), Wrestling/VinGerard[[note]]His full name is Vincent Gerard Durling[[/note]], Wrestling/JerryLynn, Wrestling/CandiceMichelle, Wrestling/SheltonBenjamin, Wrestling/JoeyRyan, Wrestling/AllysinKay, and Wrestling/KeithLee. Wrestling/ShawnMichaels[[note]]Actually a variation of his real name, Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, and even before becoming a wrestler he went by his middle name, so he's always been called "Shawn"[[/note]], Wrestling/StevieRichards, Davey Richards (no relation), Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, Wrestling/EddieEdwards, Wrestling/JimmyJacobs, Jack Evans, Erick Stevens, Petey Williams, and Wrestling/KevinOwens come close. Wrestling/MickieJames is a female wrestler with [[GenderBlenderName two traditionally male names]], Alex Shelley a male wrestler with [[GenderBlenderName two female names]]. [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Simon Dean]] is actually named after wrestler Wrestling/DeanMalenko, whose real name is Dean Simon.
240** On an episode of ''[[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA Impact]]'', the Main Event Mafia took over the show and made two referees fight Wrestling/BookerT. The referees' names were Rudy Charles and Andrew Thomas, which ring announcer Wrestling/ScottSteiner pointed out during introductions.
241** Wrestling/ChrisJericho, whose real name also fits this trope, being Christopher Keith Irvine.
242** Daniel Bryan, who now that he's in AEW is once again using his real name of Wrestling/BryanDanielson.
243** Wrestling/JimRoss, whose full name is James William Ross.
244** The late Wrestling/RoddyPiper, whose real name was Roderick Toombs.
245** Wrestling/JustinGabriel whose real name is Paul Lloyd Jr.
246** Wrestling/AJLee, whose real name is AJ Mendez (later [[Wrestling/CMPunk Brooks]]).
247** Antonio Cesaro, who since moving to AEW has returned to using his real name of Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli
248** [[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Alexander Rusev]], whose real name is Miroslav Barnyashev. (In AEW, he's known as Miro.)
249** The late Wrestling/{{Test}} inverts this trope (real name Andrew Martin)
250** Wrestling/TysonKidd, whose real name TJ (Theodore James) Wilson.
251** Wrestling/{{Bayley}}'s original ring name was Davina Rose.
252** Wrestling/BillieKay, whose real name is Jessica [=McKay=].
253** Wrestling/PeytonRoyce, whose real name is Cassandra Arneill (née [=McIntosh=]).
254** Wrestling/BrayWyatt, whose real name was Windham Lawrence Rotunda.
255** Wrestling/BoDallas (real name Taylor Michael Rotunda).
256** Wrestling/AdamCole, whose real name is Austin Jenkins.
257** Wrestling/MichaelCole, whose real name is Sean Michael Coulthard.
258** Wrestling/MandyRose, whose full name is Amanda Rose Saccomanno.
259** Wrestling/LivMorgan, whose real name is Gionna Jene Daddio.
260** Wrestling/JohnCena ups this trope, as his full name is John Felix Anthony Cena, which is ''three'' first names.
261[[/folder]]
262
263[[folder:Roleplay]]
264* From ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'': Mason Lucien, Chance Burton, Thom Chuck, Waldo Woodrow, Blake Ross, Matthew Drew, Horace Malcolm, Jack Russell, Ryan Gilbert, and at least 20 more in V4 alone.
265[[/folder]]
266
267[[folder:Theatre]]
268* Theatre/SweeneyTodd
269[[/folder]]
270
271[[folder:Video Games]]
272* ''VideoGame/BioShock'':
273** [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] with Andrew Ryan and Jasmine Jolene. In their case, the former changed his birth name, [[ThisIsMyNameOnForeign Andrei Ryanovski]], to conceal his Russian roots while the latter is using it as her StageName.
274** Gilbert Alexander. In his case, he asks to be called "Alex the Great" since he descended into madness.
275* The ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' games have Kevin Graham, who is a supporting party member in the second game and the protagonist of the third.
276* Jacob Taylor from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.
277* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has Reinhardt Wilhelm, whose first and last names are both valid first names in German, though Reinhardt is more commonly seen as a surname. As a result, less informed fans of the game get confused and mistakenly think his first name is Wilhelm.
278* Arle Nadja from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''. Arle is a French name derived from a play called ''L'Arlésienne'' (''The Girl from Arles''), while Nadja is a German name meant to be a reference to the French novel ''Nadja''.
279* The titular ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' - Mario Mario and Luigi Mario. These names were originally used in [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 the Live Action Movie]], but after years of [[FlipFlopOfGod Flip-Flopping]] on it in the Games' continuity, the names were canonized during the series' 30th Anniversary.
280* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': Yoshika Miyako.
281[[/folder]]
282
283[[folder:Visual Novels]]
284* In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll'', Max Galactica's real name is revealed to be Billy Bob Johns. Nick hangs a lampshade on it in one inner monologue. "Yikes! The poor guy's got three first names! I guess that is pretty odd."
285* ''VisualNovel/RumblingHearts'':
286** Takayuki Narumi, who also appeared in ''VisualNovel/MuvLuv''. Both Takayuki and Narumi are used as first names in Japan.
287** From ''Literature/MuvLuvAlternativeTotalEclipse'' side story, we have Rick Sven.
288[[/folder]]
289
290[[folder:Web Original]]
291* ''WebVideo/{{Scamalot}}'' gives us Mary Gary. James acts as if Mary and Gary are two different people, much to her frustration.
292[[/folder]]
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294[[folder:Western Animation]]
295* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' discusses this with [[OctopoidAliens Mark Chang]]. While disguised on Earth, he takes the form of a teen heartthrob named Justin Jake Ashton. Whenever he or someone else introduces himself, they always mention he has three first names.
296* In ''WesternAnimation/LifeWithLouie'', it's pointed out that the bullies in the show always seem to have two first names, such as Craig Erik, Paul George, and the worst of them all, Glen Glenn.
297* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'' features among the Friz Kids one Dorothy Ann. Her last name is Rourke, but it's rarely mentioned.
298* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': The OneShotCharacter in "[[Recap/MollyOfDenaliS1E3CabbagezillaNameGame Cabbagezilla]]" is Sadie Albert. Both "Sadie" and "Albert" can be used as first names.
299* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Lenny Leonard and Herman Hermann.
300* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': Brock Samson
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303[[folder:Real Life]]
304[[AC:All the examples in this entry so far have been situations in which people have given names to characters. In that spirit, please limit entries here to people who have given themselves names (stage names, pen names, pseudonyms, etc.) consisting of two common first names. Many people have a first name as a family name in real life, but this section should be reserved for people who have made an intentional choice to do so.]]
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306* Creator/JonStewart from ''Series/TheDailyShow''. Inevitable, since Stewart is a showbiz adaptation of his middle name. He was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz.
307** He even makes jokes about it:
308-->"Tonight's guest, Congressman UsefulNotes/RonPaul, a proud member, with me, of the Two First Names Club. We, uh, we meet every Thursday for cocktails with Ron Jeremy and Barney Frank."
309* Creator/TimAllen (born Timothy Alan Dick).[[note]][[EmbarrassingLastName You can guess why he doesn't use his last name.]] [[/note]]
310* Rose Marie was a supporting player on ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' and a panelist on ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares''. She seldom used her surname, Mazzetta.
311** Similarly, actress Ann-Margret rarely uses her surname, Olsson.
312*** Likewise hyphenated is Creator/TerryThomas, AKA Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens.
313* Creator/StanLee (born Stanley Lieber).
314* Creator/JackKirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg).
315* UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli (born Cassius Clay).
316* Creator/JohnWayne (born Marion Morrison).
317* Creator/KirkDouglas (born Issur Danielovitch).
318* Creator/CaryGrant (born Archibald Leach).
319* Creator/MelBrooks (born Melvin Kaminsky).[[note]] Probably unintentional since Brooks didn't become a common first name until the late 20th century ([[UsefulNotes/HistoricalPeopleToKnowInMLB Brooks Robinson]] notwithstanding).[[/note]]
320* Creator/KevinJames from ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' (born Kevin Knipfing).
321* Music/VeraLynn (born Vera Welch).
322* Radio broadcaster Radio/PaulHarvey (... Aurandt).
323* Radio star Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky).
324* Radio star Fred Allen (born John Sullivan).
325* Danny Thomas (born Amos Yakoob).
326* Moe Howard of Film/TheThreeStooges (born Moses Hurwitz).
327* The assassin of [[WhoShotJFK Lee Harvey Oswald]], Jack Ruby (born Jacob Rubenstein).
328* Another controversial example, former British member of parliament Robert Maxwell (born Ján Hoch).
329* Actor and voiceover artist William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr.)
330* The Webb sisters, Loretta, Peggy, and Brenda, changed their names before becoming famous country singers, renaming themselves, respectively, Loretta Lynn, Peggy Sue and Crystal Gayle.
331* Creator/JasonAlexander (born Jay Greenspan).
332* Music/{{Huey Lewis|AndTheNews}} (born Hugh Cregg).
333* Creator/JerryLewis (born Joseph Levitch).
334* Music/RayCharles (... Robinson).
335* Creator/DennisFranz (... Schlachta).
336* Music/TobyKeith (... Covel).
337* [[Music/{{KISS}} Paul Stanley]] (born Stanley Eisen).
338* Music/RandyTravis (born Randy Traywick).
339* Creator/LeaMichele (... Sarfati).
340* Creator/ErinYvette (...Ashe).
341* Creator/ShannonElizabeth (... Fadal).
342* Sheldon Leonard (... Bershad).
343* Psychic John Edward (... [=McGee=]).
344* Porn star Ron Jeremy (... Hyatt).
345* Music/KendrickLamar (... Duckworth). {{Lampshaded}} in the music video for "DNA":
346-->Two first names, huh? What the fuck is up with that?
347* [[Music/VanHalen Michael Anthony]] (... Sobolewski).
348* Music/RickJames (born James Johnson).
349* Music/TravisScott (born Jacques Webster).
350* Creator/SidJames (born Joel Cohen).
351* Creator/TonyCurtis (born Bernard Schwartz)..
352* Music/BobDylan (born Robert Zimmerman).
353* Creator/LennyBruce (born Leonard Schneider).
354* Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman).
355* ''Series/GilligansIsland''’s Tina Louise (born Tina Blacker, she later chose Louise as a middle name).
356* Creator/JoeyLawrence (...Mignogna).
357* Creator/WoodyAllen (born Allen Konigsberg).
358* Eddie Albert from ''Series/GreenAcres'' (born Edward Albert Heimburger)
359* Music/GeorgeMichael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou).
360* Dirk Benedict, the actor of Faceman from The ''A-Team'' (born Dirk Niewoehner).
361* Serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale changed his name to Bruce George Peter Lee.
362* Talent agent William Morris (born Zelman Moses).
363* Creator/JohnGilbert (born John Pringle).
364* Music/DeanMartin (born Dino Crocetti).
365* Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris).
366* Butch Patrick, the actor of Eddie Munster (born Patrick Caples).
367* Les Paul (born Lester Polfuss).
368* Sir Music/CliffRichard (born Harry Webb).
369* Brenda Joyce (born Brenda Dworman).
370* Creator/LewisCarroll (born Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson).
371* Creator/GeorgeEliot ([[MoustacheDePlume born Marian Evans]]).
372* Creator/CassandraClare (born Judith Rumelt).
373* Music/JenniferLopez's ex-husband Mark Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz).
374* Rachel Zoe (... Rosenzweig).
375* Creator/MegRyan (born Margaret Hyra).
376* Music/KatyPerry (born Katheryn Hudson; she originally went by Katy Hudson, but started using her mother's maiden name to avoid confusion with the actress Creator/KateHudson).
377* Designer Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifshitz).
378* Creator/{{Jane Seymour|Actress}} (born Joyce Frankenberg).
379* 70s game show fixture Elaine Joyce (born Elaine Joyce Pinchot).
380* {{Yakuza}} [[TheDon boss]] Shinobu Tsukasa, born Kenichi Shinoda. Doubles as a {{meaningful name}}, since Tsukasa (司) can mean "chief", among other things.
381* [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Nicholas Brendon]] (... Schultz).
382** As well as his twin brother, Kelly Donovan (... Schultz).
383* Peter Joseph, creator of the ''Zeitgeist'' films, whose full name he doesn't reveal for privacy reasons. (Allegedly his surname is Merola.)
384* Creator/LilyJames (...Thomson)
385* After she came out as transgender, the lead singer of Music/AgainstMe changed her name to Laura Jane Grace. Her original last name was Gabel.
386* Filipino-American actress/TV host/VJ Donita Rose (... Ramos Cavett).
387* Creator/AaronPaul (... Sturtevant).
388* One of the members of British boy band Blue is called Duncan James. His real surname is Inglis.
389* In an attempt to moved beyond his flop at the Series/EurovisionSongContest in 2010 - where he finished last - Josh Dubovie uses the stage name Josh James.
390* Ross Martin (born Martin Rosenblatt).
391* Creator/RobertConrad (born Conrad Robert Falk).
392* Jonah Ray (... Rodrigues).
393* Creator/RubyRose (... Langenheim).
394* The group Music/{{Aerosmith}} has two examples:
395** Steven Tyler (born Steven Tallarico).
396** Joe Perry (born Joseph Pereira).
397* Creator/AdrianPaul (... Hewett).
398* The lead singer of Skrewdriver, Ian Stuart (...Donaldson).
399* Creator/MaggieGrace (born Margaret Grace Denig).
400* Creator/KeithDavid (... Williams).
401* Creator/SamuelVincent (... Khouth).
402* Baseball broadcasting legend Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel).
403* Creator/TrevorDonovan (... Neubauer).
404* A wrestling example: Wrestling/JoeyRyan (Joseph Ryan Meehan).
405* Creator/OscarIsaac (... Hernandez)
406* Portuguese UsefulNotes/FormulaE driver António Félix da Costa (full name António Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da Costa). The "Félix" in his name is not a third first name, but part of his second last name.
407* Tony Randall from the 70s sitcom ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}, who was born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg
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