History MeaningfulName / FanWorks

* In ''Fanfic/TheBridge'', although no fan creations make up the main cast, the FanNickName of Xenilla, an amalgam Xeno (alien) and Godzilla, is used in place of the official name [[spoiler: Spacegodzilla]] for an extraterrestrial clone of the scaly goliath.

* ''Fanfic/{{HERZ}}'': After the battle of 2015 NERV (German word for "nerve") was renamed "HERZ", which means "heart" in German and reflect the more benign nature of the organization. Secret society “GEIST” is strongly individualistic, and its name means “spirit” in German.
* ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'': Averted. The code names used by the JSSDF are deliberately meaningless; the guy actually responsible for the designations tends to name them after random, everyday things that happen to be nearby. Example: Operation "Wallpaper" is the name for their highly classified [[spoiler:ongoing investigation into SEELE and NERV]], while their highest ranking source is known as Agent "Balcony".

** One of Luz's camper friends is called Jean "Pierce" and has a Quirk produces sword-like blades. Another one is Ronny Arm'''strong''' and has Super-Strength.
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* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'', The story gives All For One the full name of Rikitasu Shigaraki, meaning "A multitude of splendid powers of death", which is quite fitting for a man with PowerParasite abilities who is a dangerous CardCarryingVillain in his world.

* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'', The story gives All For One the full name of Rikitasu Shigaraki, meaning "A multitude of splendid powers of death", which is quite fitting for a man with PowerParasite abilities who is a dangerous CardCarryingVillain.

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* The characters that go to the Palace in ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'' take on names that connect with things that happen in their stories. For example, [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Timon]] calls himself "Saint Silvertongue" because he talked Shenzi into having sex with him to protect Pumbaa and Simba. Characters who didn't have normal-sounding names in canon are also sometimes given human names with meanings; for example, [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Spinel]] becomes Enola Spinelli. Enola spelled backwards is "alone".

** Melodia Viridi's name refers to her [[MakeMeWannaShout Semblance]] and favoured color green, Lukas' name is derived from [[Myth/NorseMythology Loki]] and Yukari's last name means [[BlowYouAway Wind God]], referring to her Semblance.

** Also, Ludwig Amadeus is the Music professor, [[RatedMForManly Andreas']] name is based off the root for 'man', [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Norn's]] name is meant to recall [[Manga/{{Chobits}} Elda and Freya]] and so on.

* In ''Fanfic/FamilyGuyFanon'', Meg's full name "Megan" and her newly added middle name "Semanstein" have some now added meaning behind them as revealed in "The Truth About Meg". Lois liked the name Megan because it sounded pretty and Peter liked it because the meaning of the name, as given in the book, was "Pearl", and this made him think of a disgusting form of genital mutilation, known as "pearling". Her middle name "Semanstein" is phonetically pronounces "Semen stain", which, as they both decided, was exactly what Meg should have been (this means that [[ChildrenAreAWaste Lois wished the sperm that became Meg would have never fertilized her egg and just been a semen stain on the inside of a condom]]).

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* Many more characters have curse names in ''Fanfic/FreezeOnTheStones'' than in the series itself, but they're equally well-chosen, usually a case of ThisIsMyNameOnForeign combined with an ActorAllusion or other form of ShoutOut. Octavia Carroll, introduced a full chapter before she's revealed to be Ursula, couldn't be anyone ''but'' Ursula because her first name means "eight", a reference to her being an octopus and her last name is [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid that of her Disney voice actress]].

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* In ''Fanfic/{{Fractured}}'', a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''Franchise/StarWars''[[spoiler:[=/=]''[=Borderlands=]'']] [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover crossover]] and its sequel ''FanFic/{{Origins}}'', the [[Franchise/StarWars Trans-Galactic Republic]] tends to give its ships uplifting, heroic-sounding names befitting their repeated role as [[BigDamnHeroes just-in-time]] [[TheCavalry rescuers]], such as "Force of Justice," "Veritas," "Star Paladin" or "Warrior's Honor." This becomes inverted later as the [[TyrantTakesTheHelm United Defense Command]] takes over--instead we get "Menacing Hatred" or "Sustaining Rage." As the unending war (first vs. Reapers, then a maniac [[spoiler:Force-sensitive Siren]] and finally against an AlienInvasion [[spoiler:, the Flood]]) drags on, naming shifts away to [[PretentiousLatinMotto Pretentious Latin Ship Names]] in some cases.

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