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Maltese

First names

• Any English or Italian name.

Last names

• Farrugia
• Galea

Mexican/Chicano

• For a reference on how Mexican names work in real life, see the UsefulNotes.Spanish Naming Conventions page.

Masculine Names

• Having the initials J.C.
  • J.C in Bordertown
• Jesús/Chuy/Chucho
• José^note 'Joseph'
• Juan^note 'John'
• Manuel/Manny^note "God is with us", from 'Emmanuel'
  • Handy Manny.
• Miguel^note 'Michael'
• Pablo^note 'Paul'
• Tito

Feminine Names

• Adelita^note "Noble", it's a diminutive form of 'Adela'
  • Adelita is the personification of Mexico.
• Carmen
  • Carmen Mariposa from Let's Go Luna!
• Frida^note "Peace"
  • Frida Kahlo
• Guadalupe/Lupe/Lupita
  • It's the most common on Mexican characters due to the Lady of Guadalupe being the patron saint of Mexico.
  • Lupita Nyong'o was born in Mexico City to Kenyan parents, and was named as such because she was born in Mexico.

Last Names

• García
  • Justified as it's the second most common surname in Mexico, just behind Hernández.
  • Isabella Garcia-Shapiro from Phineas and Ferb.
• Gonzales/González^note "Son of Gonzalo"
  • Speedy Gonzales.
• Hernández^note "Son of Hernando", technically a cognate of the similarly common surname 'Fernández' since 'Hernando' is just a medieval form of 'Fernando'
  • This is actually the most common surname in Mexico, so its use is justified, as is the use of García for Spanish characters due to the same reason.
• Juárez^note "Son of Suero"
  • Benito Juarez, who was a lawyer, politician, and 26th President of Mexico with a Rags to Riches origins and life.
• Rodríguez^note "Son of Rodrigo"
  • Bender "Bending" Rodríguez from Futurama, who was made in a robot-making factory in Tijuana, Baja California.
  • Slowpoke Rodríguez from Looney Tunes

Norwegian

Masculine names

• Bjørn^note "Bear"
  • Bjorn the Fell-Handed, Bjorn Stormwolf
• Erik^note "Ever ruler", or 'Eric'
  • Many Viking characters; it may be an example of Famous-Named Foreigner [1]. See examples at the Famous-Named Foreigner page.
• Gunnar^note "War army" or "war warrior", also the name of a figure in Norse Mythology and a cognate of Günther in the German section above
• Leif^note "Descendant/Heir"
  • Leif Erikson, the son of Erik the Red and thought to have been the first European to have set foot on continental North America.
    • "Hey everybody, it's Leif Erikson Day! Hinga Dinga Durgen!"
  • Former Teen Idol Leif Garrett, who boasts half-Norwegian ancestry.
• Olaf^note "Ancestor's descendant"
  • This was the name of five kings of Norway.
  • Olaf from Blackhawk, though he was actually Swedish in the original series, then Danish after the continuity reboot. Py yimminy, that's close, though, isn't it?
  • Olaf from Frozen.
• Ole^note Cognate of 'Olaf'
  • The classic "Ole and Lena" or "Sven and Ole" jokes from the American Upper Midwest. Sven is often Swedish; sometimes all of them are Swedish, depending on the neighborhood.
• Sven^note "Boy"
  • Sven the reindeer from Frozen.

Feminine names

• Astrid
  • Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon.
• Freya
• Inger^note A variant of either 'Ingrid', meaning "Ing is beautiful", or 'Ingegerd', meaning "Ing's enclosure"
• Ingrid
  • Ingrid from Once Upon a Time.
• Kari^note Short form of 'Katarina'
• Marit^note 'Margaret'

Last names

• Andersen^note "Son of Anders", cognate of 'Anderson'
• Hansen^note "Son of Hans", a cognate of 'Johnson'
• Johansen^note "Son of Johan", a cognate of 'Johnson'
• Larsen^note "Son of 'Lars", a cognate of the Dutch 'Laurens' or the English 'Lawson' or 'Lawrence'
• Olsen^note "Son of Ole"

Polish

Masculine names

• Jan^note 'John', pronounced "Yan"
• Karol^note 'Carl/Charles'
  • Karol Józef Wojtyła, birth name of Pope John Paul II.
• Lech^note Pronounced "Lekh", based on the Slavic tribe of Lendians
  • The founder of the Polish people is named Lech, according to Slavic legends.
  • The Polish president Lech Wałęsa (1943-).
• Marian^note Yes, that's a male name in Poland, it's derived from the name 'Marianus' or is a masculine form of 'Maria'
• Piotr^note 'Peter'
• Stanislaus/Stanislaw/Stanisław^note "Become glory", cognates of the name 'Stanislav' but the first form is the Latinized form, the second form is Polish without diacritics, and the third is the Polish form
  • Stanislaus from Blackhawk.
  • Stanisław from Ciconia: When They Cry.
• Thaddeus/Tadeusz
  • Tadeusz Soplica from Pan Tadeusz.
• Tomasz^note 'Thomas', pronounced "TAW-mash" where the first syllable is nasal
• Zygmunt^note 'Sigmund'
• Diminutive forms ending in '-ek', such as Piotrek, Tomek.
  • Before World War II in Germany, there were a lot of jokes about "Antek und Frantek", two stock characters from the Polish-speaking part of Upper Silesia.

Feminine names

• Agnieszka^note 'Agnes', pronounced "Ag-NYESH-ka"
• Karolina^note 'Carolina/Charlotte'
• Kasia^note 'Kate', pronounced "Kasha", a diminutive of 'Katarzyna'
• Monika^note 'Monica', note that the Polish "c" is roughly pronounced "ts"
• Stanisława^note The feminine form of 'Stanisław'
• Svetlana^note "Light/World"
  • Literally every other immigrant Polish girl working in housekeeping/food-service in London is called Svetlana, so it seems. Which, incidentally, isn't a Polish name at all; it's used in the former Soviet Union instead. So unless we know for a fact that our Svetalana was born in Ukraine (which is actually quite plausible due to the rising index of Ukrainian immigration into Poland), few people will buy her Polish cover.
  • Basically, if you want your Polish female character to have a convincing name, don't go for anything Slavic-sounding (such as anything ending with a "-sława") unless she's at least in her sixties. For some reason, girls in Poland were virtually stopped being given Slavic names back in the 1970s. A similar phenomenon can be observed nowadays in regard to boys, however your chances of running into a young man with a Slavic name are infinitely higher than they are when it comes to women.

Last names

• Names ending in '-ski' or '-cki' in general. The suffix used to mean "member of the nobility" or is an equivalent of the German 'von' or the English 'of', however as the low nobility (szlachta) in olden times accounted for no less than 10% of the population of Poland, there are an awful lot of people with a name ending in '-ski' or '-cki'.
  • Just to make it clear: not every Polish name ends in '-ski/-cki'. 'Nowak' is an excessively common example, to the point it's the most common surname in Poland. They aren't recognized enough to be used as a Stock Name, though.
  • Also, '-ski' and '-cki' are masculine suffixes. The Distaff Counterpart is '-ska' and '-cka', respectively. Many Polish women in diaspora communities (i.e. America, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, etc.) use the '-ski' ending (e.g. Lana and Lilly Wachowski).
  • Similar suffixes also occur in other Slavic languages, although there the spelling is often different (one notable difference is that in Russian, the feminine version ends in "-kaya", not "-ka").
  • Polish-American voice actors Mark X. Laskowski, Brittney Karbowski, and Audrey Wasilewski.
  • Mr. Kieslowski from Turning Red.
• Names ending in '-ek'.
  • Edward Gierek, former first secretary of the Polish communist party.
  • Toni Turek, goalkeeper of the West German football team that won the 1954 World Cup.
• Names endining in '-wicz'.^note Prononced "-veech", it is, once again, a patronymic suffix equivalent to '-son' in English.
  • English actor Peter Serafinowicz.
  • In Hetalia: Axis Powers, Poland's "human surname" is Łukasiewicz, pronounced "Wook-a-shye-veech".
• Kowalski^note "Of the blacksmith"
  • According to The Other Wiki, currently the second most common Polish surname and formerly the most common. Kowal (which also exists as a surname in its own right) means "blacksmith", for the suffix '-ski' see above.
  • Walt Kowalski of Gran Torino.
  • Stanley Kowalski from A Streetcar Named Desire is of Polish descent, but insists he's an American, not a "Pollack".
  • A weekly magazine jointly produced and broadcast by German and Polish television and dealing with life on both sides of the German-Polish border is entitled Kowalski & Schmidt.
  • Kowalski from The Penguins of Madagascar.

Romanian

Masculine names

• Alexandru^note 'Alexander'
• Bogdan^note "Given by God"
• Ion^note "John", pronounced "ee-ON"
• Mircea^note "Peace/World", pronounced either "MEER-chya" or "MEER-cha"
• Radu^note "Happy/Willing"
  • Radu is the name of The Igor in Transylvania 6-5000.
• Vlad^note 'Ruler', from Slavic
  • Vlad the Impaler, of course, and countless fictional characters inspired by him.
• Vladimir^note "Great/Famous ruler", also folk etymologized as "peaceful ruler" or "world ruler"

Feminine names

• Adriana
• Ana^note 'Anna/Anne'
• Andreea^note 'Andrea'
• Ioana/Oana^note 'Joanna'
• Ludmila^note "Favour of the people"
• Maria
• Rodica^note "Fertile", pronounced "roe-DEE-ka"
• Simona

Last names

• Anything ending in '-escu'.^note Yet another patronymic suffix equivalent to the English '-son'
  • Nicolae Ceaușescu, late Romanian dictator.
  • Lady Alcina Dimitrescu, the sexy but terrifying lead villainess from Resident Evil Village.
  • Mayor Lepescu in Transylvania 6-5000.
  • Victor Florescu in The Cat and the Fiddle.
• Ionescu^note 'Johnson'
• Moldovan
• Popescu^note "Son/Descendant of the priest"
  • Justified as it's the second most common surname in Romania.
• Răducan
• Rădulescu
• Tudor^note 'Theodore', most likely a surname derived from a given name

Russian/Ukrainian/Belarusian

• For a reference on how Russian names work in real life, see the UsefulNotes.Russian Naming Convention page for reference.

Masculine names

• Alexander/Aleksandr, as well as its diminutive, Sasha/Sacha
  • Truth in Television and justified, it's the most popular male name in Russia.
  • Alexander "Sasha" Kovalev from 2010: Odyssey Two.
• Alexey is a commonly-known related name.
  • These two names are indeed etymolgically related, with both of them being of Ancient Greek origin: they respectively derive from Alexandros ("protector of men") and Alexios (simply "protector").
• Boris
  • Thanks to Boris Yeltsin, Boris Godunov, and Boris Badenov.
  • The second season of The Wire introduces us to Sergi Malatov (who's actually Ukrainian, and not Russian, but that's another story), an enforcer and driver for an international criminal syndicate which smuggles both drugs and unlucky women to the streets of Baltimore. As soon as any locals hear him speak, they're sure that he's Russian and insist on calling him Boris, much to his confusion. Lampshaded the second time it happens, as quoted above.
    Sergei: Why am I Boris? I don't understand this. Everywhere I am Boris.
  • Boris Badenov, the villainous spy from the nation of Pottsylvania, which is surely an Expy for the USSR.
  • Parodied in Final Crisis Aftermath: RUN, when the Human Flame mockingly calls a Kyrgyzstani mafioso "Boris" before killing him, but finds out upon stealing the mafioso's wallet that "Oh, your name actually is Boris."
  • War Junkie by Jon Steele. After a conversation on this trope, Jon calls a random Russian he's met on the plane "Boris". The man replies, "How did you know my name is Boris?"
  • Yuri Gagarin had a younger brother named Boris.
• Dmitri^note 'Demetrius'
  • Dimitri from Anastasia.
• Igor^note "Ing's warrior," Slavic form of Ingvar
• Ivan^note 'John', pronounced "ee-VAHN"
  • Ivan was a stereotypical name for Russians for such a long time, it's used as such even by Real Life Russians. This probably has something to do with 90% of Russian folk heroes being named Ivan (Ivan the Tsar's son, Ivan the peasant's son, Ivan the cow's son, etc.), not to mention five tsars.
  • Played with in Kukushka. Veikko inadvertently guesses Ivan's name correctly while asking for it, misinterprets the answer ("Get lost!") as his actual name, and, when finally corrected, replies along the lines of "You're all called Ivan."
  • "Conn, Sonar! Crazy Ivan!"
  • This is the "human (given) name" for Russia in Hetalia: Axis Powers, with his "human surname" being Braginsky (no patronymic given, though).
• Nikolai/Nikola/Niko^note 'Nicholas'
  • There were two czars named Nicholas/Nikolai.
  • Nikolai Jakov is head of the KGB in Archer.
  • Also common in Serbia, such as Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto IV.
  • Nikolai Gogol, a Russian dramatist of Ukrainian origin
  • Nikolai Lantsov, prince (and later king) of Ravka in The Grishaverse
  • Nikolai Ternovsky, Dr. Chandra's Russian counterpart and partner, from 2010.
• Sergei^note 'Sergius'
  • Sergei Asimov, the mortal father of Lavinia Asimov from The Trials of Apollo.
• Vladimir
  • Often shortened to Vlad, though Russians actually use Vlad as a short for Vladislav, and Volodya or Vova for Vladimir.
  • Lenin and Putin: two famous Russian leaders.
  • The Ukrainian counterpart would be Volodymyr, much like actor turned politician, Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Servant of the People fame.
  • Cory in the House had a one-off Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Schuzoff. Any resemblance to actual heads of state is, of course, totally coincidental.
• Yuri^note 'George'
  • Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.
  • Yuri Piletsky and Yuri Katsuki (the latter Japanese) from Yuri!!! on Ice.
  • Yuri Lowenthal, an American VA of Russian/German/Jewish descent.
  • Yuri Ismaylov from Stranger Things.

Feminine names

• Aleksandra/Alexandra, along with its diminutive, Sasha/Sacha
• Anastasia
  • The famous Grand Duchess and daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova.
• Anna, along with its diminutive, Anya
  • In Anastasia, the titular protagonist (the aforementioned Grand Duchess) is renamed "Anya" after losing her memories.
  • The Gender Flip version of Russia (in a canonical AU) in Hetalia: Axis Powers is given the "human name" of Anya by the fandom, which Himaruya, the creator of the series, has shown approval towards.
  • Anna Karenina.
• Elena/Lena/Alina ^note "Light/Bright/Shining"
  • Elena in Egg And Spoon
  • Alina Starkov in The Grishaverse (she’s Ravkan).
• Irina^note 'Irene'
• Katya^note 'Kate'
  • Katya from Archer
  • And who can forget everyone's favorite Russian bisexual transvestite hooker Katya.
• Natasha
  • Natasha Fatale, the villainous spy from the nation of Pottsylvania, which is surely an Expy for the USSR.
  • Black Widow from the Avengers.
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
  • It's also a diminutive, not a full name, that being Natalia/Natalya.
    • Boris and Natalya?
    • In Hetalia: Axis Powers, this is Belarus' "human name". Some fanfics have characters call her Natasha as a nickname.
• Oksana^note "Hospitality"
  • A Ukrainian form of 'Xenia'—the usual Russian form (also used in Ukraine and Belarus) is 'Kseniya'. Popularized by Ukrainian ice skater Baiul.
• Olga^note "Holy/Blessed", also the Russian form of 'Helga'
  • Olga Orly from Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.
  • In War Junkie by Jon Steele, Jon's ITN producer claims that 55% of the women in Russia are called Olga, the other 55% are named Natasha and the other 55% are called Svetlana.
• Svetlana^note "Light/World"
  • One of Mike's alter egos in Total Drama.
• Tamara
• Tanya
  • Short for Tatiana.
  • Tatiana "Tanya" Orlova, captain of the Alexei Leonov in 2010.

Last names

• Dragunov, Kalashnikov, and Makarov
  • Each of these last names is associated with a firearm, making them an especially popular pick for Russian villains.
• Ivanov^note 'Johnson', and yes, '-ov' is yet another patronymic suffix equivalent to '-son' in English
  • Babylon 5 gives us Susan Ivanova.
  • Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple has Boris Ivanov.
• Popov^note "Son of the priest"
  • Oleg Popov, a world-famous clown.
  • A brand of vodka.
• Smirnov^note "Quiet/Peaceful/Timid"
  • Another brand of vodka.
  • The principal characters of Anton Chekhov's play "The Bear" are named Smirnov and Popova.
  • According to 2006 research by Balanovskaya, Smirnov is indeed the most common Russian surname. Ivanov is the second common, Popov is the fourth.
  • Yakov Smirnoff, popularizer of the Russian Reversal. In actuality, the stage name of Yakov Naumovich Pokhis.
• Romanov—a royal family name, still widespread in Russia.
• Any name ending in '-vich' or '-ov' or '-in' or '-ko' (see UsefulNotes.Russian Naming Convention).
  • Note that '-vich' is actually the ending of (masculine) Russian patronymics, but also the ending of Belarusian surnames.
  • '-ko' and '-chuk' are the common suffixes in Ukraine.
    • Hetalia: Axis Powers: While Ukraine doesn't have a canonical designated "human name", Word of God gives her the surname 'Chernenko'.

Scottish

Masculine names

• Alistair (if you're posh). That's the Anglicized form, actually—the Scottish Gaelic form is 'Alasdair', and it's overall a cognate of 'Alexander'.
  • Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart from Doctor Who — "Terror of the Zygons" even features him wearing a kilt while in Scotland for a mission.
• Angus^note Possibly "One strength": Possibly the stock Scottish boy's name.
  • Angus Podgorny, the first Scotsman to win Wimbledon in Monty Python's Flying Circus.
  • Angus Young of AC/DC, born in Scotland but immigrated to Australia at a young age.
  • Angus Dagnabbit from Mad Jack the Pirate.
  • Dougal McAngus from Black Adder — it's in the surname form, sure, but the surname is patronymic in nature, indicating Dougal is a "descendant of Angus".
    • Edmund's Scottish cousin in the third series has a daughter, Angus MacAdder. Edmund thought she was a boy, and it's implied to not just be because of her name.
  • Angus MacMoran, brother of Groundskeeper Willie in The Simpsons comic "License to Kilt."
  • Angus "Pothole" McDuck, Scrooge's uncle from The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.
  • Angus McZongo... and every other male inhabitant of the Scottish-themed planet Doohan 6 in Futurama.
  • Angus MacBaugh, the Republic of Molossia's Minister of Frugality.^note Though it's possible that he's just Kevin Baugh in a Balmoral bonnet and a fake mustache.
• Donald
  • Donald Trump; his mother's Scottish (as in directly from Scotland)
  • Donald Duck who was later re-written as Scottish with the introduction of Scrooge and the McDuck family.
  • Donald the Scottish Engine from Thomas & Friends.
• Duncan^note Anglicized form of Donnchad, possibly meaning "dark (or dark-haired) warrior."
  • Two 11th-century kings of Scotland, the earlier of whom (Donnchad mac Crinain, or Duncan I) was the basis for King Duncan in Macbeth.
• Fergus^note "Man of vigour/strength"
  • King Fergus from Western Animation/Brave.
  • Fergus Reid from Wolfenstein: The New Order.
• Hamish^note 'James'
  • Hamish and Dougal.
  • Hot-Shot Hamish.
• James, often shortened to Jim/Jimmy
• Jock^note 'Jack'
  • Among the English, this is a slang term for a Scotsman.
  • The Scottish terrier from Lady and the Tramp.
  • The mock-Scottish Nac Mac Feegle aka The Wee Free Men really like this name, as attested by the presence of a Not-As-Big-As-Medium-Sized-Jock-But-Bigger-Than-Wee-Jock Jock.
• Malcolm^note "Disciple of Saint Columba"
  • Malcolm Young of AC/DC, brother of the above Angus; also born in Scotland but immigrated to Australia at a young age.
  • Scotland had four Medieval kings of this name, the third of whom was the basis for Duncan's heir in Macbeth.
• Willie
  • Groundskeeper Willie in The Simpsons.

Feminine names

• Ailsa
• Elspeth^note 'Elizabeth'
• Fiona^note 'Fair/White'
• Flora
• Margaret/Meg
  • Meg Brockie in Brigadoon.
  • The aforementioned Young brothers' mother and sister were both named Margaret.
• Kirsty^note A diminutive of 'Kirsteen' or 'Kirstin', both of which are forms of 'Christina'
• Mòrag^note A diminutive of 'Mòr', which is derived from the medieval Irish 'Mór', either meaning "great" or used as an alternative for 'Mary'
  • The mother of Angus MacAdder referenced above.

Last names

• Buchanan/Buchannon^note "House of the canon"
• McCloud/MacLeod^note "Son/Descendant of Leod". As noted in the Irish section, 'Mac-/Mc-' is the Scottish equivalent of '-son'
• MacDonald^note "Son/Descendant of Donald"
  • Kelly Macdonald, voice of Merida in Brave.
• MacDougal^note "Son/Descendant of Dougal"
  • Trey MacDougal, Charlotte's first husband on Sex and the City.
• McTavish^note "Son/Descendant of Tàmhas"
  • John "Soap" McTavish from Modern Warfare.
  • Hamish McTavish in Daniel Pinkwater's The Last Guru.
  • Ogden Nash: "No McTavish / Was ever lavish."
• MacSomethingNotObviouslyIrish
  • Brave has secondary characters with the last names of MacIntosh and MacGuffin.
• Taggart^note "Son of the priest"
  • Dr. Moira MacTaggert of X-Men fame (the spelling varies Depending on the Writer).
  • So ubiquitous, it got its own cop show!

Serbian

Masculine names

• Darko^note "Gift"
  • Darko Brevic from Grand Theft Auto IV.
  • One of the bank robbers from Money Heist.
• Dragan^note "Precious"
  • Fittingly, The Dragon from Layer Cake is a Serbian hit-man named Dragan.
• Dušan^note "Soul/Spirit", pronounced "Dushan"
  • The name of the most powerful medieval Serbian emperor.
  • Also the name of the Big Bad from The Peacemaker.
• Goran^note "Mountain man", pronounced "Goh-ran"
  • A Bosnian Serb soldier from Savior.
• Jovan^note 'John', pronounced "Yoh-van"
• Lazar^note 'Lazarus'
  • An important ruler in Serbian history.
• Mihajlo^note 'Michael', pronounced "Me-high-loh"
  • A character under that name appeared in Las Vegas. Not once did they pronounce his name correctly.
• Miroslav^note "Peace/World Glory"
  • The Big Bad from Behind Enemy Lines.
• Nenad^note "Unexpected"
  • In the Serbian folk song Predrag and Nenad, this is the name of Predrag's brother.^note For anyone wondering, Predrag's name means "most precious" and is etymologically related to 'Dragan' above.
• Ratko^note "War/Battle"
  • Another one of the bank robbers from Money Heist (misspelled as Radko).
• Slobodan^note "Freedom"
  • The infamous Slobodan Milosevic.
• Vlado^note "Rule"
  • 'Vlado' indicates a Bosnian Serb, whereas 'Vlada' or 'Vladan' would indicate someone from Serbia. All of them are shortened versions of common Slavic 'Vladimir' or other names starting with the element vladeti.
  • The Dragon from The Peacemaker.
• Vuk^note "Wolf"
  • The leader of the Yugoslav partisans from Codename Panzers is called Vuk.
• Zoran^note "Dawn/Aurora"
  • The Big Bad from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, a former Serbian black ops commander.

Feminine names

• Ana^note 'Anna/Anne'
• Bojana^note "Battle", pronounced "Boh-yana"
• Dragana^note "Precious", feminine form of 'Dragan' above
• Jelena^note 'Helen', pronounced "Yelena"
• Jovana^note 'Joanna', pronounced "Yoh-vana"
• Katarina^note 'Katherine'
• Kristina^note 'Christina'
• Mirjana^note Possibly a form of 'Miriam', pronounced "Meer-yana"
• Natalija^note 'Natalie', pronounced "Nataliya"
• Nataša^note Pronounced "Natasha"
• Nevena^note "Marigold"
• Simonida^note Possibly a feminine form of 'Simonides'
• Stana^note "To stand/become", a short form of 'Stanislava' or other names that start with the element stani
• Teodora^note 'Theodora'
• Tijana^note "Quiet", pronounced "Tiana"
• Vesna^note "Spring"

Family Names

• Any name ending in the standard Slavic -ić (pronounced "-ich"), which is a possessive roughly meaning "descendant/member of", often equated with the English '-son' (again). Most frequent family names are:
  • Aleksić
  • Antonijević^note "Son of Antonije", pronounced Antonyevich"
  • Jovanović^note 'Johnson', pronounced "Yoh-vanovich"
  • Krstić^note "Son of Krsto"
  • Lazarević^note "Son of Lazar"
  • Marković^note "Son of Marko"
  • Mihajlović^note "Son of "Mihajlo" or 'Michaelson/Michaels', pronounced "Mee-haylovich"
  • Milošević^note "Son of Miloš"
  • Petrović^note "Son of Petar" or 'Peterson/Peters'
    • Monster likely had a minor character with this last name, but he was Czech, not Serbian.
  • Popović^note "Son of the priest"
  • Ristić^note "Son of Risto", where 'Risto' is a short form of 'Christopher'
  • Stanković^note "Son of Stanko", where 'Stanko' is a diminutive of 'Stanislav'
  • Vuković^note "Son of Vuk"
  • Family names which have appeared in Western fiction and are accurate, but somewhat rare:
    • Dragić^note "Son of Drago"—Money Heist
    • Gavrić^note "Son of Gavrilo", where 'Gavrilo' is a cognate of 'Gabriel'—The Peacemaker
    • Mirić—The Peacemaker
• It should be noted that there are exceptions. There are Serbs whose family names end with '-ov' and '-in', similar to Russian family names. Also, Serbs from Bosnia and Croatia sometimes have family names which end with '-a' (Peurača, Počuča, Salapura, Torbica, etc.). For example, Nikola Tesla was a Serb, born in what is today Croatia.

Spanish/Hispanic/Latin American

(need help to distinguish them!)

• Also see Colombian and Mexican/Chicano above, and U.S. Puerto Rican below.
• For a reference on how Hispanic names work in real life, see the UsefulNotes.Spanish Naming Conventions page for reference.

Masculine names

• Alejandro^note 'Alexander'
  • Song of the same name by Lady Gaga.
  • Alejandro Vargas from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
• Alfonso
  • Thirteen Spanish kings were named Alfonso, the 13th of them being the last king before the ill-fated Second Spanish Republic.
• Carlos^note 'Carl/Charles'
  • Carlos from The Magic School Bus.
  • The Carlos O'Kelly's chain of Mexican restaurants.
  • Carlos the Mexican Engine from Thomas & Friends.
• César^note 'Caesar'
• Diego
  • The titular character from Go, Diego, Go!.
• Felipe^note 'Philip'
  • The current King of Spain is Felipe VI.
• Fernando^note 'Ferdinand'
  • Ferdinand.
  • No less than seven Spanish kings were called Fernando.
• Francisco (or its diminutive 'Paco')
  • The current Pope is called 'Francisco (or 'Francis' in English). He is from Argentina.
• Jesús
• José^note 'Joseph' (or its diminutive 'Pepe')
  • José Carioca, whose Brazilian comic book series is swimming with characters named José, mostly his relatives.
    • Its Brazilian diminutive, Zé.
• Juan^note 'John'
• Julio^note 'Julius'
  • The song "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard''.
• Manuel^note "God is with us", from 'Emmanuel'
  • 'Manny' is the English diminutive. In Spain at least, its diminutive is 'Manu' or 'Manolo'.
  • ¿Qué?
• Miguel^note 'Michael'
  • Maya & Miguel.
• Pablo^note 'Paul'
• Pedro^note 'Peter'
  • Pedro the immigrant from Excel♡Saga, though his exact county of origin remains unclear.
• Tito^note 'Titus'
  • Stereotypical in Latin America, practically unused in Spain.
• Victor
  • Victor the Cuban Engine from Thomas & Friends.

Feminine names

• Ana/Anita^note 'Anne/Annie'
• Carmen
  • Portuguese-Brazilian Carmen Miranda.
  • Carmen Sandiego
• Chiquita^note Technically a diminutive of 'Francisca'
• Dolores/Lola^note "Sorrows", taken from the Spanish Marian title María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of the Sorrows". It's a Catholic thing.
  • Dolores Huerta.
  • Dolores Madrigal.
• Elena^note 'Helen'
  • Elena from Elena of Avalor.
  • Elena from One Day at a Time (2017).
  • Elena from Diary of a Future President.
• Felicia
• Gabriela
  • Gabriella from High School Musical.
  • Gabriela from Sid the Science Kid.
• Isabel^note The Spanish default form of 'Elizabeth'
  • Rosario Dawson's middle name is Isabel.
  • Isabella is a variant, also common. One example is Isabella from Phineas and Ferb.
• Juanita^note Technically a diminutive of 'Juana', which is the Spanish form of 'Joanna'
• Lucía^note 'Lucy'
• María
  • María Rodríguez from Sesame Street.
  • María de la Cualquier Cosa^note "María of (the) Anything". María is used as a prefix for many female names.
• Pilar^note "Pillar", from the Spanish Marian title María del Pilar, meaning "Mary of the Pillar". It's a Catholic thing.
• Ramona^note The feminine form of 'Ramón', which is a Spanish cognate of 'Raymond'
• Rosario^note "Rosary", from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora del Rosario, meaning "Our Lady of the Rosary". It's a Catholic thing, and it's a masculine name in Italian.
  • Rosario Dawson.
• Rosita^note 'Rosie', a diminutive of 'Rosa'
  • Rosita from Sesame Street.
• Selena
  • Became popular in the 1990s due to Texas-based singer Selena Quintanilla.
  • Selena Gomez is one famous example of this.

Unisex

• Cubans and Dominicans in particular are stereotyped as having creative names like Usnavi ("US Navy") or names starting in Y, such Yesenia or Yunior.
  • Endemic in American baseball due to a lot of players coming from Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands like Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. A couple of examples are Yadier Molina (Puerto Rican) of the St. Louis Cardinals and Yoenis Cespedes (Cuban) of the New York Mets.

Last namesThe Hispanic surnaming tradition involves two surnames, the father's surname first and the mother's father's surname second. The '-ez' suffix happens on surnames that have a patronymic origin: 'Hernández' means "son of Hernán", and 'González' means "son of Gonzalo".

• Chávez^note Actually from the name of the Portuguese city Chaves, which has a name derived from the Ancient Roman 'Flavius'
• Cruz^note "Cross"
• Fernández^note "Son/Descendant of Fernando"
• García
  • Justified as it's the most common surname in Spain and similarly common in other Spanish-speaking countries.
• Gómez^note "Descendant of Goma"
  • Gomez from The Addams Family.
  • The aforementioned Selena Gomez.
• González^note "Son/Descendant of Gonzalo"
• Santos^note "Saints"
• Hernández^note "Son/Descendant of Hernán"
  • This is actually the most common surname in Mexico, so its use is justified, as is the use of García for Spanish characters due to the same reason.
• Gutiérrez^note "Son/Descendant of Gutierre", where 'Gutierre' is a cognote of 'Walter'
• López^note "Son of Lope"
  • George Lopez and by extension the family in The George Lopez Show.
• Martínez^note "Son/Descendant of Martín"
  • Mexican-American voice actress Cynthia Martinez
  • David Martinez from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
• Mendes/Méndez^note "Son/Descendant of Menendo"
  • Mexican-American voice actress Erica Mendez
• Mendoza^note "Cold mountain", from Basque
• Pérez^note "Son/Descendant of Pedro", cognate of 'Peterson/Peters'
  • If you pair it with Juan you get the equivalent of John Smith.
  • Christopher Perez, husband of the late Selena Quintanilla-Perez.
• Quiñónez
• Rodríguez^note "Son/Descendant of Rodrigo"
• Sánchez^note "Son/Descendant of Sancho", where 'Sancho' is a name meaning "Holy/Saintly"

Swedish

Masculine names

• Anders^note 'Andrew'
• Björn^note "Bear"
• Erik^note 'Eric'
• Lars^note 'Lawrence'
  • Lars Umlaut from Guitar Hero.
  • Lars Alexandersson from Tekken 6.
• Sven^note "Boy"
  • Architecture firm 'Sven' of How I Met Your Mother is run by three men called Sven.

Feminine names

• Gudrun^note "God's secret lore", also the name of a figure in Norse Mythology
• Helga^note "Holy/Blessed"
• Ingrid/Inga^note "Ing (is beautiful)"
  • "Hello I am Inga, from Sweden!"
  • Ingrid from Let's Go Luna! is Swedish. For bonus points, her last name is Svensson-Benson, mentioned below.
• Ulla^note Diminutive of 'Ulrika' and 'Hulda'

Last names

• Andersson^note "Son of Anders", cognate of 'Anderson'
• Eriksson^note "Son of Erik"
  • As in Sven-Göran Eriksson, not Sony Ericsson, the Swedish being spelt with a 'k'.^note Well, some Swedes spell it with a 'c', like inventor Lars Magnus Ericsson, founder of the telecom company that was eventually bought up by Sony and turned into their mobile division under the name Sony Ericsson. The 'k'-spelling is more common, though.
• Johansson^note "Son of Johan", cognate of 'Johnson'
  • This is the most common Scandinavian surname; and Scarlett Johansson's.
• Svensson^note "Son of Sven"
• A common error among Anglophones is to spell -son surnames with one "s" (e.g. Anderson), whereas Swedes spell them with a doubled "s" (Andersson). The first "s" is a genitive marker, the second the first letter of the word "son" (compare this to the English phrase "Ander's son"). And names that end with an "s" do not take an extra genitive "s", because triple consonants aren't used. Most people of Swedish descent in the United States anglicize their surnames by spelling them with one 's', so the error is forgivable.
• Skarsgård and anything else with that funny Ikea circle above a vowel. It's not pronounced "scars-guard" as many believe thanks to Stellan, Alexander Johan Hjalmar and the rest of the family, but "skawsh-gourd".

Swiss

Masculine names

• Alain^note 'Alan'
  • As in Federal Council Member Alain Berset.
• Beat^note "Blessed", the Swiss German form of the Late Roman name 'Beatus'
  • According to legend, Saint Beatus was ordained a priest by Saint Peter and evangelized in Switzerland.
• Hans^note 'John', via the Latin form 'Johannes'
  • Often hyphenated as Hans-Ruedi or Hans-Peter. Sometimes the hyphen is even omitted entirely.
• Janick/Yanick^note 'Johnny', via the Breton name 'Yann'
• Pirmin, originating from the Rhaeto-Romance language, which is, along with German, French and Italian, one of Switzerland's four official languages.
• Remo^note 'Remus'
• René^note "Born again", from the Late Roman name 'Renatus', even in non-French speaking parts of Switzerland
• Reto^note "Of Rhaetia", where Rhaetia is a region in eastern Switzerland
• Roman
• Ruedi^note Short for 'Rudolf'
• Sepp^note Short for 'Josef/Joseph'
• Willhelm^note 'William'
  • As in Wilhelm Tell.
  • Often shortened to 'Willi'.
• Ueli, short for Ulrich^note "Prosperity and power"
  • As in Federal Council Member Ueli Maurer.
  • Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), also known as Huldrych, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.
• Urs^note "Bear", the German cognate of 'Ursus'
• Walter, often shortened to Walti
• Werner, often shortened to Werni

Feminine names

• Chiara^note A Italian cognate of 'Clara'
• Céline/Célina
• Fabienne^note "Bean"
• Heidi
  • Popularized by the novel Heidi.
  • The Gender Flip version of Switzerland (in a canonical AU) in Hetalia: Axis Powers is given the "human name" of Adelheid (as initially suggested by Himaruya, the creator of the series), with the nickname "Heidi", most likely in tribute to Heidi.
• Laura
• Lisa
• Lorena^note 'Lorraine'
• Michelle
• Monika
• Regula^note "Rule"
  • This was the name of a 3rd-century Swiss martyr, the patron saint of Zurich.
• Sandra
• Trudi, short for Gertrud/Gertrude
• Vreni, short for Verena
  • Saint Verena was a 3rd-century Egyptian-born nurse who went with the Theban Legion to Switzerland. After the legion was massacred, she settled near Zurich, which probably explains how the Swiss got the name.

Unisex names

• Andrea is used for both men and women. However, 'Andreas' is masculine only.

Turkish

Masculine names

• Abdul^note "Servant of-", usually the first part of a compound name
  • In World War I, ANZAC troops used this as slang for a Turkish soldier.
• Hakan^note "Emperor/Ruler"
  • Street Fighter's Turkish rep is the hulking oil-wrestler, Hakan.
• Hasan^note "Handsome", also the name of the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad
• Mehmet^note A cognate form of 'Muhammad', pronounced "mehh-MEHT"
• Murat^note "Wish/Desire", pronounced "moo-RAT"
• Mustafa^note "The Chosen One", after an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad
  • In De Kiekeboes album Konstantinopel in Istanboel, a Running Gag is that every Turkish man is named Mustapha.
• Osman^note "Baby bustard", also the Turkish form of 'Uthman', a companion of the Prophet Muhammad who married two of his daughters and was the third caliph of the Muslims
  • Osman Ghazi, founder and namesake of the Ottoman Empire.

Feminine names

• Aisha/Ayşe^note "Living/Alive"
  • Monster has a minor Turkish character who's a prostitute named either Aishe or Aisha.
• Sinem^note "My bosom/breast"
• Yeliz