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* LadyVessel: Vehicles with feminine names are treated as living women.
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* NamesakeInstitution: Naming a location after someone you admire.
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See also LanguageTropes. Compare TitleTropes.

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See also LanguageTropes.LanguageTropes, and of course FantasticNamingConvention. Compare TitleTropes.
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* TheyCallHimSword: Nicknaming somebody after a weapon.

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* ** TheyCallHimSword: Nicknaming somebody after a weapon.
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* TheyCallHimSword: Nicknaming somebody after a weapon.



* TheyCallHimSword: Nicknaming somebody after a weapon.
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* UnpronounceableAlias: Someone uses something that's hard to pronounce as an alias.

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* UnpronounceableAlias: Someone uses something that's hard to pronounce as an alias.To protect their true identity, a character invents a bizarre, unutterable false name on the spot.
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** VillainBaal: Anyone named "Baal" is bound to be evil.

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Trope was cut/disambiguated due to cleanup


* ObligatoryCorporateInitialism: A company is better known for its initials than its full name.

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Getting someone's name wrong by mistake.



* AccidentalMisnaming: Getting someone's name wrong by mistake.

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* ADogNamedPerro: An animal that's named after its own species in a different language than the work's primary one.



* FormallyNamedPet: An animal with a formal name like "Mr [Something]".

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* FormallyNamedPet: An animal with a formal name like "Mr "Mr. [Something]".

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Now a disambiguation


* MultiEthnicName: A character with names of several cultures (like being called Hikaru Murphy).

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Per TRS, Spell My Name With An S was renamed to Inconsistent Spelling and had its definition adjusted


* InconsistentSpelling: A name or term from a work is spelt differently in different canonical contexts.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Someone's name is spelt differently in different canonical interpretations.
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* TheVonTropeFamily: A surname that consists of "Von X".

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* TheVonTropeFamily: A surname that consists of "Von X"."von X" to emphasize how a character is stern, powerful, militaristic, villainous, foreign, aristocratic, or otherwise carries cultural or stereotypical associations.
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* CherryBlossomGirl: A character whose appearance, name, personality or whatever make references to cherry blossoms.

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* CherryBlossomGirl: A character whose appearance, name, personality or whatever make references name and other characteristics makes reference to cherry blossoms.blossoms and relevant symbolism.



* TomboyishName: A girl or woman has a boy's name.

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* TomboyishName: A girl or woman has a boy's name.name to emphasize how masculine she is.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: A name with cool words in it.

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* AwesomeMcCoolName: A name with cool words in it.it; in-universe examples only.
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* DitchingTheDubNames

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* DitchingTheDubNamesDitchingTheDubNames: A certain character is referred to by a different name in another language, but starts being called by their English name in all languages after a while.



* NamingYourColonyWorld

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* NamingYourColonyWorldNamingYourColonyWorld: Space colonies tend to follow a lot of different naming conventions.



* VerberCreature

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* VerberCreatureVerberCreature: An animal or creature is named after their primary action.



* ConstantlyChangingName

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* ConstantlyChangingNameConstantlyChangingName: Sometimes it's hard to stick to just one name.



* DescriptivelyNamedSpecies

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* DescriptivelyNamedSpeciesDescriptivelyNamedSpecies: A species of alien is referred to by a descriptive nickname consisting of their physical traits and/or behavior.
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Rogue launched


* NameInquiryHijinks: A character is asked for their name and their response is misinterpreted by the asker.
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* NameInquiryHijinks: A character is asked for their name and their response is misinterpreted by the asker.
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* NominalImportance: Characters important to the plot are given names, while others remain nameless and are more likely to die.
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* RidiculouslyLonglivedFamilyName: Members of a family retain the same surname through unbelievably many generations


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* RidiculouslyLonglivedFamilyName: Members of a family retain the same surname through unbelievably many generations
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* RidiculouslyLonglivedFamilyName: Members of a family retain the same surname through unbelievably many generations
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* BeMyValentine: A romantic character named "Valentine".
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* TomTheDarkLord: A villan with a normal name.

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* TomTheDarkLord: A villan villain with a normal name.
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* OnlyKnownByInitials: Someone is referred to almost exclusively by their initials.
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* DebatingNames: Characters try to decide what to name someone or something.

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