History Main / NamesToTrustImmediately

*** ''MassEffect'': Commander Shepard (played straight with [[TheParagon Paragon]] Shepard, who tries to solve disputes with diplomacy and uses violence as a last resort; subverted with [[AntiHero Renegade]] Shepard, who prefers to let his/her bullets do the talking)

*** Ernest Shepard, illustrator of the WinnieThePooh books. When this Troper first saw the map of the 100 Acre Wood "Drawn by Christopher Robin, with help from Mr. Shepard" she thought Christopher Robin had actually gone to a shepherd for help in drawing his map.

* There are two notable examples in Thomas Hardy's ''[[TessOfTheDUrbervilles Tess Of The D'Urbervilles]]'', though they are both [[SubvertedTrope subversions]]: Angel Clare and Mercy Chant [[spoiler: are both [[{{Understatement}} less forgiving]] than their names might suggest. Angel improves eventually.]]

** As is Walter Hartwright (i.e. heart-right) from WilkieCollins' ''TheWomanInWhite''.

* RobinHobb plays with this interestingly in her ''[=FitzChivalry=]'' series]] ([[RealmOfTheElderlings the Farseer trilogy]]): all of the princes are given names like this as part of magic which is supposed to install a corresponding personality in them. It doesn't work perfectly though- the hero is the illegitimate son of Chivalry, demonstrating an ironic application of his name, and Regal is TheEvilPrince. Chivalry was otherwise highly regarded, however, and Verity plays this trope absolutely straight.

** Although he's far less than trustworthy in [[NotreDameDeParis the original novel]].

** As is Walter Hartwright (i.e. heart-right) from WilkieCollins' ''The Woman in White''.

** Two straight examples are Rosa Bud from CharlesDickens' ''Edwin Drood'' and Walter Hartwright (i.e. heart-right) from WilkieCollins' ''The Woman in White''.

* Parodied in ''{{Discworld}}'' with Adora Belle Dearheart, who is in fact a snarky, badass, chain-smoking BrokenBird.
** And what else could she be with a name like that?
** Also parodied by the Carter family of Lancre, whose parents didn't quite get how this was supposed to work. All of the girls ended up named after virtues: Hope, Prudence, Chastity, and Charity. The boys, on the other hand, were all named after vices: Anger, Jealousy, Covetousness, and Bestiality. Ironically, all the kids ended up as subversions of this trope, so Chastity for example ended up as a "[[UnusualEuphemism seamstress]]" ([[IfYouKnowWhatIMean hem, hem!]]) in [[WretchedHive Ankh-Morpork]], while Bestiality Carter was always very kind to animals.
*** Kind in ''[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean what way]]''?
*** I don't think [[FanNickname Pterry]] meant it that way. A better example is probably Covetousness Carter, who is described as "generous to a fault."

* Played painfully straight in the ACE (Accelerated Christian Education) curriculum comics, where the [[PuritySue perfect main characters]] are named Ace Virtueson and Christi Lovejoy. The theme naming extends through the whole cast of characters (for example, Pastor Alltruth), but unfortunately (or fortunately?) I can't remember most of them. Everyone at my school hated the characters, because they were completely one-dimensional, not to mention a terrible and obvious ploy to give us good role models, but apparently there are students out there who actually like them...
** Lemme guess, AlternateCharacterInterpretation was popular?
*** Christi Lovejoy is certainly a [[PornNames multi-purpose name]].

* RobinHobb plays with this interestingly in her ''[=FitzChivalry=]'' series- all of the princes are given names like this as part of magic which is supposed to install a corresponding personality in them. It doesn't work perfectly though- the hero is the illegitimate son of Chivalry, demonstrating an ironic application of his name, and Regal is TheEvilPrince. Chivalry was otherwise highly regarded, however, and Verity plays this trope absolutely straight.

*** Also, he was ''awarded'' the name in recognition of past loyalty - being nomiinated to the "House of the Faithful". Likewise, those with the name "Valiar" have been raised to the "House of the Valient" for acts of bravery, so it should come as no surprise how brave Marcus Valiar is. [[spoiler: Although the fact that Marcus is in fact Fidelias is a surprise]]

** This is ambiguous, His personal name is Light (written with the character for 'moon'), but Yagami means 'God of Night'. Certainly a name to run away from.

* Hikari in Digimon. Very much a MeaningfulName

* Luna Lovegood from ''HarryPotter''.

* RobinHobb plays with this interestingly in her ''[=FitzChivalry=]'' series- all of the princes are given names like this as part of magic which is supposed to install a corresponding personality in them. It doesn't work perfectly though- the hero is the illegitimate son of Chivalry, demonstrating an ironic application of his name, and Regal is TheEvilPrince.

* The Joy was the The Boss's old special forces name in MetalGearSolid3. She is a hero of the United States and Naked Snake's mentor of 10 years. Subverted because she defects to the enemy's side shortly after the game begins. [[supersecretspoiler:Double subverted because she's a double agent and has to sacrifice herself when things don't go as planned for the U.S.]]

* [[{{Discworld}} Mr. Shine, him diamond!]]