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* ''Series/{{Lewis}}'': "Life Born Of Fire" contains a character called Zoë Kenneth who claims to be an expert on the meanings of names. It's only at the climax that Lewis thinks to look up the meaning of hers, and finds that [[spoiler:it's a TitleDrop]].

* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': Stormfront. As with the original comic character, her name comes from a notorious Neo-Nazi web forum of the same name. Plus she has electricity and NotQuiteFlight powers, like [[Comicbook/XMen Storm]] (ironically, given that the latter is black).

*** With a slight spelling change, it could even be an ''Franchise/XMen'' reference. The first power he absorbs is [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]].

** [[Series/KamenRiderAgito Shouchi Tsugami.]] His first name means "First Call," and if you were attacked by an [[MonsterOfTheWeek Unknown,]] [[WhoYouGonnaCall who would you call]]? Also, Makoto Hikawa's first name means "Truth" and he's a cop.
** ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' has a couple:
*** Shinji Kido: "[[WideEyedIdealist To believe in brightness.]]"
*** Ren (Akiyama): "[[IronicName Gr]][[IneffectualLoner oup]]".
*** Shu(ichi) (Kitaoka): "Tumor"
*** Jun (Shibaura): "[[InsufferableGenius Genius]]"

** In ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'':

*** [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Takumi Ogami's]] surname means "wolf"; the original Takumi's surname, Inui, was a homophone for "dog". [[spoiler:Both are references to Takumi's status as the Wolf Orphnoch.]]

** Series/KamenRiderRyuki has a couple:

** ''[[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider W]]'' has two protagonists who [[FusionDance join together]] to become the titular rider, each controlling half of W's body. The man who controls the left side is Shoutaro ''Hidari'' ("hidari" means "left"), while the man who controls the right side is called Philip ([[spoiler: but his real name is 'Raito', aka "right"]]). There's also Kamen Rider Accel, who has a major fire theme, and his name is Ryu Terui ("dragon shining").

** "A Thing About Machines" tells the story of Bartlett Finchley. Lord Finchley was a technophobe in a poem by Creator/HilaireBelloc.

** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E65TheObsoleteMan The Obsolete Man]]", the librarian Romney Wordsworth is declared obsolete by the state as [[CulturePolice all books are banned]].
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E84TheHunt The Hunt]]", Hyder Simpson's dog is named Rip, as in RIP. This [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] the revelation that the two of them have been DeadAllAlong.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E109JessBelle Jess-Belle]]", the title character Jess-Belle Stone is named after Jezebel from the Literature/BooksOfKings. Furthermore, Jess-Belle obtains a LovePotion from Granny Hart.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E116OfLateIThinkOfCliffordville Of Late I Think of Cliffordville]]", Mr. Hecate is named after the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek goddess]] Hecate, who is associated with witches and crossroads. William J. Feathersmith is transported back in time to his home town of Cliffordville, Indiana in 1910 by the Devil and proceeds to alter his personal history, meaning that Cliffordville represents a crossroads in his life.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll Living Doll]]", Talky Tina protects Christie Streator from her [[AbusiveParents verbally abusive stepfather]] Erich. Both Tina and Christie are nicknames for Christina.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E137Number12LooksJustLikeYou Number 12 Looks Just Like You]]", two of the women who underwent the Number 12 transformation, as Lana did, are named Jane and Doe. This refers to the fact that the people of this society are all beautiful and therefore essentially anonymous as they lack individuality. Furthermore, the second psychiatrist that Marilyn Cuberle sees is named [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Professor Sigmund Friend]].

** {{Lampshaded|Trope}} in "Paladin of the Lost Hour". Gaspar tells Billy Kinetta that he shares his name with one of TheThreeWiseMen, the magi who saw the StarOfBethlehem and visited the newborn UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}. He adds that Gaspar means master of the treasure, keeper of the secrets, paladin of the palace. Gaspar later explains that he is the latest in a long line of guardians of the lost hour going back to Pope Gregory XIII's adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1582.
** In "Dealer's Choice", the Devil [[LouisCypher uses the name "Nick"]] when he plays poker with Pete, Jake, Tony and Marty. Old Nick is a common nickname for the Devil.
** InUniverse in "Cold Reading". The brave, stalwart and honorable title character of the UBS radio series ''Dick Noble, African Explorer''.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': The TV series has a Centre for Disease Control scientist named Edwin Jenner. His namesake, Edward Jenner, was the first person to successfully and scientifically inoculate against smallpox. Subverted in that the Dr Jenner from the show has no idea how to go about curing the plague.

* ''Series/WonderWoman TV Series'': InvokedTrope by Hippolyte, Queen of the HiddenElfVillage Paradise Island:
-->'''Queen Hippolyte:''' ''I named this island "Paradise" for an excellent reason. [[LadyLand There are no men on it.]] [[CulturalPosturing Thus, it is free from their wars, their greed, their hostility, their... barbaric... masculine... behavior]].'' [she bites her hand]

* ''Series/TheXFiles'': "[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E11Eve Eve]]": The cloned boys and girls created in a SuperSoldier secret government project were named Adams and Eves, referencing the first humans of biblical mythology. The individual clones [[YouAreNumberSix were only numbered]].

** [=ShoutOut=] (Mika) = [[MakeMeWannaShout Sonic screaming]]

* In-universe on ''Series/AMillionLittleThings'': Jon Dixon named his and Delilah's daughter Sophie after a flight attendant [[spoiler:who years prior inadvertently saved his life by refusing him late boarding on American Airlines flight 11 which was used in the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. He suffered SurvivorGuilt since his best friend died on the flight which led to a fall out with his other close friend, his late friend's girlfriend, but it also led to meeting his wife Delilah which gave him a new lease on life]].

** Uhura is very close to the Swahili "uhuru", meaning "freedom" -- one of the Federation's ideals at the time. Her full name is "Nyota Upenda Uhura", which means "Star and Peace Freedom".
** Captain James ''Tiberius'' Kirk was named in part after a character created by Gene Roddenberry for a previous television show, but the history behind the name Tiberius is probably why it was given specifically to Kirk. (Ironically, the Emperor Tiberius was one of Rome's weakest emperors and one of its most unpleasant, if Tacitus's stories about his pedophilia are to be believed. And while Tacitus ''is'' known to let his own biases color his accounts, he's generally considered to have left the most reliable records of the Roman Empire.)

** Montgomery Scott is a Scot! "Scott" ''is'' a real Scottish clan name.
** In "Dagger of the Mind", a reformed criminal is named Lethe, like the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology classical]] river of forgetfulness. We learn her treatment was to have her mind erased.
** In "All Our Yesterdays", the time-warping library on Sarpeidon is run by the AncientKeeper Mr. Atoz ("A TO Z").

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': The "Lion" in Lioncourt, Lestat's surname, is emblematic of his personality and looks. He's a ferocious apex predator with a mane of shoulder-length blond hair and a strong, elegant physique. He also sees himself as [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple the king of his pride (or his "court," which is the second-half of his surname), which consists of his "lioness" Louis]] and his cub Claudia. Lestat is much more powerful than either his lover or his vampire daughter, and he keeps both of them under his control. A dominant male lion mates with several lionesses, and while Lestat ReallyGetsAround when he's single, for most of Season 1, he limits his additional sexual conquest to Antoinette, his mistress, so she's the other lioness. In the seventh episode, Lestat becomes even more leonine when he wishes for Antoinette (who's now also a vampire) to be part of his family by having her as [[VampiresHarem his second wife]], with Louis as his "TopWife." In a pride, a lioness is restricted to mating with the dominant male, so this echoes Lestat's [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]] when he believes it's okay for him to cheat on Louis, but Lestat becomes a CrazyJealousGuy when Louis has a sexual interlude with someone else, and he tells his boyfriend, "I don't like sharing." Louis subtly compares Lestat to a [[WesternZodiac sun-ruled Leo, the astrological sign of the Lion]], with "...the sun-hot ego of the vampire king."

** The Shadow, the BigBad of Season 3, is perhaps the most notable example on the list. While her actual name's meaning doesn't fit the trope ([[spoiler:Olizabeth, a modified version of Elizabeth,]] which is a Hebrew name meaning "God is my oath"), her assumed name as a villain is revealed to be meaningful come the Season 3 finale, "End of the Road", when her motives for villainy are brought to light. [[spoiler: Her older sister, Opal, was too overprotective of her when the two were attending the Odd Squad Academy, and inadvertently made her feel worthless. In short, Olizabeth was stuck in her sister's shadow, and as a result, she became a shadow of herself, making a FaceHeelTurn and becoming a villain focused on causing oddness.]]

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': The "Lion" in Lioncourt, Lestat's surname, is emblematic of his personality and looks. He's a ferocious apex predator with a mane of shoulder-length blond hair and a strong, elegant physique. He also sees himself as [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple the king of his pride (or his "court," which is the second half of his surname), which consists of his "lioness" Louis]] and his cub Claudia. Lestat is much more powerful than either his lover or his vampire daughter, and he keeps both of them under his control. A dominant male lion mates with several lionesses, and while Lestat ReallyGetsAround when he's single, for most of Season 1, he limits his additional sexual conquest to Antoinette, his mistress, so she's the other lioness. In the seventh episode, Lestat becomes even more leonine when he wishes for Antoinette (who's now also a vampire) to be part of his family by having her as [[VampiresHarem his second wife]], with Louis as his "TopWife." In a pride, a lioness is restricted to mating with the dominant male, so this echoes Lestat's [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]] when he believes it's okay for him to cheat on Louis, but Lestat becomes a CrazyJealousGuy when Louis has a sexual interlude with someone else, and he tells his boyfriend, "I don't like sharing." Louis subtly compares Lestat to a [[WesternZodiac sun-ruled Leo, the astrological sign of the Lion]], with "...the sun-hot ego of the vampire king."

** In "The Light Brigade", the ship is named after the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and the poem is quoted several times. Just like the battle the poem is describing, [[spoiler:the mission completely fails and the heroes lose everything.]]
** In "Final Exam", Seth Todtman has a cold fusion bomb with a dead man's switch. "Toter Mann" is German for "dead man".
** In "To Tell the Truth", the native population of Janus Five are shapeshifters. Janus was a Roman god who is typically depicted as having two faces.
** {{Lampshaded|Trope}} in "Final Appeal". After becoming an anti-technology zealot, the scientist Daniel Faraday adopted the name Ezekiel, a reference to the [[Literature/BookOfEzekiel Biblical prophet]]. He believes that technology is inherently evil and predicts that its use will ultimately lead to the destruction of humanity.
** In "Resurrection", the androids Martin and Alicia create a human named Cain, the first to exist since humanity was wiped out due to a biological war on July 24, 1997. When the android ruling council learn of his existence, they are fearful that the return of humanity will lead to them being once again subjugated or even destroyed. Cain shares his name with the firstborn son of Adam and Eve in the Literature/BookOfGenesis who [[CainAndAbel killed his brother Abel]].
** In "Patient Zero", the Gehenna Strain wiped out more than three billion people worldwide. Gehenna is a valley in UsefulNotes/{{Jerusalem}} which is described as being cursed in the Literature/BookOfJeremiah as it was used by the kings of Judah to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice their children by fire]].
** In "A New Life", Thomas is uncertain whether he has made the right decision when it comes to joining Father's religious community and tells his best friend Daniel and Daniel's girlfriend Beth, who convinced him to join in the first place, that he will give it a month. After two years, Thomas, displaying the zeal of the converted, has become an active member of the community and has embraced Father's teachings of a new life through faith and service. This is a reference to Thomas the Apostle (otherwise known as "Doubting Thomas") refusing to believe that UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} had risen from the dead until he felt the wounds that he received on being crucified, as recounted in the [[Literature/TheFourGospels Gospel Of John]].
** In "Flower Child", the plant-based alien transforms itself into a beautiful young woman named Violet.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': The "Lion" in Lioncourt, Lestat's surname, is emblematic of his personality and looks. He's a ferocious apex predator with a mane of shoulder-length blond hair and a strong, elegant physique. He also sees himself as [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple the king of his pride (or his "court," which is the second half of his surname), which consists of his "lioness" Louis]] and his cub Claudia. Lestat is much more powerful than either his lover or his vampire daughter, and he keeps both of them under his control. A dominant male lion mates with several lionesses, and while Lestat ReallyGetsAround when he's single, for most of Season 1, he limits his additional sexual conquest to Antoinette, his mistress, so she's the other lioness. In the seventh episode, Lestat becomes even more leonine when he wishes for Antoinette (who's now also a vampire) to be part of his family by having her as [[VampiresHarem his second wife]], with Louis as his "TopWife." In a pride, a lioness is restricted to mating with the dominant male, so this echoes Lestat's [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]] when he believes it's okay for him to cheat on Louis, but Lestat becomes a CrazyJealousGuy when Louis has a sexual interlude with someone else, and he tells his boyfriend, "I don't like sharing."

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': The "Lion" in Lioncourt, Lestat's surname, is emblematic of his personality and looks. He's a ferocious apex predator with a mane of shoulder-length blond hair and a strong, elegant physique. He also sees himself as [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple the king of his pride (or his "court," which is the second half of his surname), which consists of his "lioness" Louis]] and his cub Claudia. Lestat is much more powerful than either his lover or his vampire daughter, and he keeps both of them under his control. A dominant male lion mates with several lionesses, and while Lestat ReallyGetsAround when he's single, for most of Season 1, he limits his additional sexual conquest to Antoinette, his mistress, so she's the other lioness. In a pride, a lioness is restricted to mating with the dominant male, so this echoes Lestat's hypocrisy when he believes it's okay for him to cheat on Louis, but Lestat becomes a CrazyJealousGuy when Louis has a sexual interlude with someone else, and he tells his boyfriend, "I don't like sharing."

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': The "Lion" in Lioncourt, Lestat's surname, is emblematic of his personality and looks. He's a ferocious apex predator with a mane of shoulder-length blond hair and a strong, elegant physique. He also sees himself as [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple the king of his pride (or his "court," which is the second half of his surname), which consists of his "lioness" Louis]] and his cub Claudia (Lestat is her maker), and he keeps both of them under his control. A dominant male lion mates with several lionesses, and while Lestat ReallyGetsAround when he's single, for most of Season 1, he limits his additional sexual conquest to Antoinette, his mistress, so she's the other lioness. In a pride, a lioness is restricted to mating with the dominant male, so this echoes Lestat's hypocrisy when he believes it's okay for him to cheat on Louis, but Lestat becomes a CrazyJealousGuy when Louis has a sexual interlude with someone else, and he tells his boyfriend, "I don't like sharing."