History Main / UnusualPopCultureName

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'' has Darla, a domestic abuse survivor who volunteers at a shelter for abused women. Her father gave her that name because he was a fan of ''Our Gang'' as a boy.

* Director Kevin Smith named his daughter Harley Quinn Smith after the DC Comics character.

* ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'': Amongst other dog names like Fluffy, Barnaby, Aqua, and Spring, Stampy previously owned two dogs named Guilty Bark and The Arbiter after ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' characters of (almost) the same names.

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* Sometimes parodied by the [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/because-your-mother-loves-roses "Because she loves roses"]] [[{{Meme}} meme]], to an [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerated]] degree, with the child's name changed to reflect what the creator loves.
--> '''Child:''' Why is my cousin's name Jude?\\
'''Mom:''' Because your aunt loves [[Music/TheBeatles The Beatles]].\\
'''Child:''' What about me?\\
'''Mom:''' Enough questions, [[Music/LadyGaga Joanne Deluxe]].
* Also parodied in the [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/naming-your-child-after-a-fictional-character "Naming Your Child After A Fictional Character"]] meme, contrasting it often with even more unusual names.
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* ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'': Amongst other dog names like Fluffy, Barnaby, Aqua, and Spring, Stampy previously owned two dogs named Guilty Bark and The Arbiter after ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' characters of (almost) the same names.

-->'''Goku Naruto:''' Goku can eat my shorts.
-->'''[=SungWon=]:''' ''GOKU WAS A SUPER SAIYAN!''
* WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier claims his son's name is Legolas Sangoku Stargate-[=SG1=].

* ''Literature/ThePianistFromSyria'': In RealLife, the anime ''Anime/HelloSandybell'' was [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff BIG]] in Syria. Aeham recalls that one of his classmates is named Sandybell, after the titular character, because her parents loved the anime.

* Amongst other dog names like Fluffy, Barnaby, Aqua, and Spring, Stampy previously owned two dogs named Guilty Bark and The Arbiter after ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' characters of (almost) the same names.

* Creator/ShimbaTsuchiya:
** He is named after Simba from ''Franchise/TheLionKing''. The name is written in kanji that means "god leaf", but it's still an unusual enough name that various news outlets have to clarify that it's not a stage name.
** He would go on to name his [[GenderBlenderName female]] dog Epel, after his character in ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland''.

* WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier claims his son's name is Legolas Sangoku Stargate-SG1.

* In Creator/ProZD's parody vine of the [[Franchise/HarryPotter "Albus Severus Potter" scene]], he names his son [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]] Franchise/{{Naruto}}, and said son thinks it's stupid.

** He would go on to name his dog Epel, after his character in ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland''.

* One of the protagonists of ''Series/ReservationDogs'' is named Elora Danan Postoak, which is established when a meth head in the pilot spouts trivia about ''Film/{{Willow}}'' when he learns her full name.

* By 2018, there were [[https://www.boredpanda.com/game-of-thrones-baby-names-khaleesi/ 560 babies named Khaleesi and 163 named Daenerys]] after Daenerys Targaryen from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (Khaleesi being her title as the khal's wife). Their parents became the butt of many jokes when Daenerys [[spoiler:went insane and burned down an entire city.]]
* Voice actor Creator/ShimbaTsuchiya is named after Simba from ''Franchise/TheLionKing''. The name is written in kanji that means "god leaf", but it's still an unusual enough name that various news outlets have to clarify that it's not a stage name.

* By 2018, there were [[https://www.boredpanda.com/game-of-thrones-baby-names-khaleesi/ 560 babies named Khaleesi and 163 named Daenerys]] after Daenerys Targaryen from ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Their parents became the butt of many jokes when Daenerys went insane and burned down an entire city.

* Voice actor Creator/ShimbaTsuchiya is named after Simba from ''Franchise/TheLionKing''. The name is written in kanji that means "god leaf", but it's still an unusual enough name that his Wikipedia page has to clarify that it's not a stage name.

* Voice actor Creator/ShimbaTsuchiya is named after Simba from ''Franchise/TheLionKing''.

* Voice actor Creator/ShimbaTsuchiya is named after Simba from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing''.