History Main / APigNamedPorkchop

Subtrope of ThemeNaming. Might be a PunnyName if the name is a pun on meat. Compare EdibleThemeNaming, ADogNamedDog, and ALizardNamedLiz.

Related to CarnivoreConfusion.

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'''Alternative Title(s):''' Food-Named Animal

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* In ''Manga/ExcelSaga'', Excel names her pet (presumably a dog) [[EatTheDog emergency ration]] Menchi, a.k.a. mince meat.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Cock Magic," the boys adopt a scrawny chicken to partake in a ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' tournanent, and name him "[=McNuggets=]".

->'''Vyvyan:''' Bacon Sandwhich here is known as a pig ferret.\\
'''Guard:''' Bacon Sandwhich? That's a funny name for a ferret.\\

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' has Pua the pig, whose name comes from the word "puaka", which means "pig" and "pork" in various Polynesian languages.

* There is a pig named Peter Porkchops in Creator/DCComics' ''Leading Comics'', then later Pig-Iron of ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew''.

* Rasher, ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace|UK}}'s pet pig, is named after the British English word for a strip of bacon. The ''Rasher'' strip introduced his relatives Hamlet, Virginia Ham and Uncle Crackling.

* ''Fanfic/ElementalsOfHarmony'': In ''My Little Praetor'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/29275/13/my-little-praetor-phthisis-is-magic/second-opinion "Second Opinion"]], there's minotaur siblings, a.k.a bull / cow men, with the nicknames of Chuck, Spare Rib, and Headcheese.

** Zucker the octopus's original Japanese name is "Takoya", from "takoyaki", a food made with octopus meat - his design is even based on a takoyaki ball!

* Duke L'Orange in ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks'' is a duck, whose name is a play on "duck a l'orange".

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Cock Magic," the boys adopt a scrawny chicken to partake in a ''Magic: The Gathering'' tournanent, and name him "[=McNuggets=]".

->'''Vyvyan''': Bacon Sandwhich here is known as a pig ferret.
->'''Guard''': Bacon Sandwhich? That's a funny name for a ferret.
->'''Vyvyan''': Aha, that's why I had you fooled because it's not a ferret it's a pig!

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* Peter Porker the pig is the main character of ''Comicbook/SpiderHam''.

[[folder: Comic Strips]]

* Rasher, ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK's pet pig, is named after the British English word for a strip of bacon. The ''Rasher'' strip introduced his relatives Hamlet, Virginia Ham and Uncle Crackling.

* Many one-shot pig-parodies of comic strip heroes in ''Comicbook/{{Oink}}'' have food-based names, such as [[ComicStrip/DanDare Ham Dare: Pig of the Future]].

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** There is a boar named chieftain Spa'am ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' has ''WesternAnimation/PorkyPig'' who is obviously a pig, as well as a chicken named Egghead Jr.

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'''Alternative Title(s):''' Food-Named Animal

* Towards the end of the movie, there is a ram named Woolter from ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', whose name is a sheep-based pun of Walter from ''Series/BreakingBad''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' has a villainous mutant bull named Groundchuck. Chuck is a certain cut of meat from cattle, and ground chuck is commonly used for burgers.

* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' introduces a spider crab named Bisk. His name is derived from the word "bisque", a type of soup that is commonly made from crabs or other crustaceans.

* ''Bacon&Egg'', A Swedish comic about a Pig and a duck named Bacon and Egg.

** ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':

* Chef Shimi from the sequel ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', also a Cheep-Cheep, is named after sashimi.

* Chef Shimi from the sequel ''PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', also a Cheep-Cheep, is named after sashimi.

Subtrope of ThemeNaming. Might be a PunnyName if the name is a pun on meat. Compare StockAnimalName, EdibleThemeNaming, ADogNamedDog, and ALizardNamedLiz.

Subtrope of ThemeNaming. Might be a PunnyName if the name is a pun on meat. Compare StockAnimalNames, EdibleThemeNaming, ADogNamedDog, and ALizardNamedLiz.

Subtrope of ThemeNaming. Might be a PunnyName if the name is a pun on meat. Compare EdibleThemeNaming, ADogNamedDog, and ALizardNamedLiz.

When used for an actual farm animal, this is an aknowledgement of their fate and a reminder not to get to attached. When used for a pet, it is more ironic, referencing that the animal ''isn't'' going to be treated this way. When used as a FunnyAnimal's actual name, it's just [[CarnivoreConfusion weird]]. It might also have kind of [[LetsMeetTheMeat disturbing implications]] if you think too hard about it.

This trope doesn't just apply to meat, this also applies to other food products from animals, such as cows with milk-related names, chickens with egg-related names, sheep with wool-related names, and bees with honey-related names.

* In ''Manga/SilverSpoon'', Hachiken got attached to a piglet, which he named Pork Bowl (with suggestions from his friends since the pig will be raised for meat and slaughtered eventually...). He later did the same with a bunch of other piglets (much to his friends' dismay)

[[folder: Comic Books]]
* There is a pig named Peter Porkchops in Creator/DCComics' ''Leading Comics'', then later Pig-Iron of ''Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew''.

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[[folder: Literature]]

* Vyvyan from ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' tried to sneak a pig into a TV game show by claiming it was his team's mascot, Bacon Sandwich. (Granted, he also claimed it was a deformed ferret rather than a pig, but he later admitted that part wasn't true.)

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[[folder: Video Games]]

* ''{{Videogame/Fallout}}'', ''{{Videogame/Fallout 2}}'' and ''{{Videogame/Fallout 3}}'' all feature canine characters named 'Dogmeat'.

* Nugget the Chicken from ''VideoGame/Yakuza0''. Mildly ironic in that Kiryu adopted Nugget after deciding not to let a bowling alley attendant [[SqueamishAboutSlaughter slaughter, cook, and serve it to him.]]

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[[folder: Western Animation]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Cock Magic," the boys adopt a scrawny chicken to partake in a ''Magic: The Gathering'' tourmanent, and name him "[=McNuggets=]".

[[folder: Real Life]]

* The name of the pig in WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast is '''Ham'''ilton, unlikely to be a coincidence.