History OneSteveLimit / FanWorks

* In ''Bless the Children''- both the [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3070319/1/Bless-the-Children-Gen-Version Gen]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3070316/1/Bless-the-Children-Ship-Version Ship]] version (the ship version adds the plot element of Daniel Jackson and Samantha Carter dating and getting married)- after Daniel Jackson 'adopts' his eight-year-old clone, the two are distinguished from each other because the clone is always called 'Danny' by everyone else (with the exception of Teal'c, who calls Danny 'young Daniel Jackson').

* ''Fanfic/TheCalvinverse'' has two characters named Rupert Chill--a human convict and an alien that imitates him. Since ''[[Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIIIDoubleTrouble Double Trouble]]'' revolves around both, the alien Rupert uses a FirstNameBasis while the human Rupert goes by [[LastNameBasis "Chill"]].

!!The following have their own examples:

* ''Fanfic/ASagaOfParallelWorlds'' has two characters named Vincent. Vincent Dawn is the Cinema Snob, and Creator/VincentPrice had sold his soul to the Devil for perfect vision of the future.

* ''Fanfic/TheCalvinverse'' has two characters named Rupert Chill--a human convict and an alien that imitates him. Since ''[[Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIIIDoubleTrouble Double Trouble]]'' revolves around both, alien!Rupert uses a FirstNameBasis while human!Rupert goes by [[LastNameBasis "Chill"]].

* In ''ComicBook/PowerGirl'' fanfic ''Fanfic/AForceOfFour'' there're two Malas (an [[Franchise/WonderWoman Amazon]] and a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Kryptonian criminal]]) and two Karas (Power Girl and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}). Lois comments on it:
-->Lois Kent had never spoken to any Amazons except Wonder Woman and Fury, and it was even odder to know that the one she spoke to had the same name as the Kryptonian criminal who looked like her late husband.
* ''Fanfic/ASagaOfParallelWorlds'' has two characters named Vincent. Vincent Dawn is the Cinema Snob, and Creator/VincentPrice had sold his soul to the Devil for perfect vision of the future.
* ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'': Chaff is selected as tribute by mistake. There are five Chaff Mitchells of reaping age in District 11, but he's the first to step forward and isn't permitted to protest when he notices the others making themselves scarce. To add insult to injury, it turns out that the name on the reaping slip was really ''Chuff'' Mitchell, and the escort read it wrong.
* Averted on a large scale in ''Fanfic/TheVictorsProject'', to the point that the sheer number of examples in the fic series warrant [[OneSteveLimit/TheVictorsProject their own page]].
* ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'' has three different criminal groups using the name "Talon"--two of whom are on the same space station. Apparently none of these criminals are terribly creative.
* In ''Fanfic/HeroicMyth,'' Bell summons Asterios, better known as the [[Myth/GreekMythology Minotaur of Crete]], as his Berserker-class Servant. Coincidentally, the minotaur Bell killed to become Level 2 is later reborn as another Xenos named Asterios. The author lampshades the notion in his notes, considering pitting them against each other with an enthusiastic, "MIRROR MATCH! MIRROR MATCH!"
* ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', by including characters from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', ends up with two characters with the given name Keiichi, who are about the same age and have similar occupations. Though Tamaru Keiichi, the canonical ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' character, is extremely minor and may not even appear more than once.
* In ''Fanfic/IncarnationOfLegends'', guild advisor Hikigaya Hachiman shares his given name with Hachiman, a god of war. Bell is intrigued by this, having met the godly Hachiman during his visit to the Far East.
* ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheEmperasque'' averts it: while there are two people with name Vulkan--the Primarch Vulkan and Vulkan He'stan--after the former has a DoubleTake upon hearing latter's the name, they settle on calling the other one He'stan and narration does so as well.
* In ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'', the eleven-years-old heiress to the Southern Isles is also named Anna, which leads to Hans freaking out for a moment when he thinks Anna of Arendelle arrived in his home. There's also Admiral Klaus Hauser, who shares his name with Hans' late father.
* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6479988/1/Grace_Under_Pressure_Courage_Under_Fire Grace Under Pressure, Courage Under Fire]]'', when [[Series/{{Glee}} Kurt]] asks Dave why he uses his friend Azimio Adams' first name, but his other friend Anthony Rashad's [[LastNameBasis last name]]. Dave explains that while there is only one Azimio at school, there are several Anthonys, so calling him Rashad is really just a way to avoid confusion. (Note that Anthony Rashad is the only Anthony mentioned in {{Canon}}.)
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' series "Falling Into College," [[LovableAlphaBitch Quinn]] winds up dating [[GenderBlenderName a guy also named Quinn]], who is called "Q" to avoid confusion.

* In ''Fanfic/ThePrayerWarriors'', two characters share the same name and are introduced within a short while of each other. William, protagonist of the ''Attack of the Sphinx'' story happens to share the same name as Prince William, who appears in ''The Titans Strike Back'' as a surviving member of the royal family and a villain; the author even puts a parenthetical note regarding the latter that says "please do not get him confused with William in my other story".

* ''Fanfic/DiariesOfAMadman'' has two Gildas. Nav at point takes to calling them "OG" (Original Gilda), and "PG" (''Princess'' Gilda) to differentiate between them.
* ''Fanfic/{{Lothiriel}}'' by [=JunoMagic=] is about a woman in Germany, named after the character Lothíriel from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. Then the German Lothíriel falls into ''The Lord of the Rings'', but that story already has a Lothíriel. Now it might have two characters named Lothíriel, and they might meet.
* In the ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' and ''Manga/{{Saki}}'' crossover, ''Fanfic/NecessaryToWin'', [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10130193/1/Necessary-To-Win found here,]] several groups of characters have the same first name, and are set apart by their last initials. For example, Saki's [[{{Invisibility}} Momoko "Stealth Momo" Touyoko]] is called "Momo T.", while Girls Und Panzer's [[HairTriggerTemper Momo Kawashima]] is called Momo K. to keep them distinct from one another. There are exceptions, though, in cases in which one character with the same name is much more important than the other as Saki's Saki Miyanaga, the {{deuteragonist}} of the fic, is simply called "Saki", while various other terms are used to refer to Girls und Panzer's [[TheVoiceless Saki Maruyama]].
* Fanfic/SnicNdTheOsrailianResrant has an... ''interesting'' case of double subversion by making Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the restaurant, and ''even Sonic's self-named burger'' the same, singular entity.
* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'', though it's not certain whether this was deliberate. There are two characters named Rani in the series: Khan's wife in TheMovie, and Reginald Rolls' wife in ''My Brave Pony: Star Fleet Magic III''.
* ''Fanfic/SunsetOfTime'', the main antagonist shares her name with another character, but that character is featured prominently in the story, so the antagonist goes by an alias, "Vesper Radiance".

* The names Rae and Raye sound the same in the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fanfic [[Fanfic/SecondChances "Second Chances,"]] much to Raye Penber's displeasure. L originally invokes this trope by calling Raye [[OneLetterName R]]. Later in the story [[spoiler:after CharacterDevelopment causes L to stop {{dehumaniz|ation}}ing his team members so much, he switches back to using Raye. As the relationship between Rae and L complicates further, though, L begins using Raye's full name, "like he has to remind himself he's not talking to ''his'' Rae."]]
* The ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8935062/1/Shards-To-A-Whole "Shards To a Whole"]] ran into this issue when writer Keryl Raist wrote recurring series character Abigail Borin, a Coast Guard agent, into the story as a love interest for Gibbs. Since the story centers around the growing relationship between Tim [=McGee=] and Abby Sciuto, Keryl decided to write Borin's first name as "Abbi" to differentiate her from "Abby".
* Played with in ''Fanfic/TimeFixersNicktoonsOfTheFuture'' where Jimmy briefly considers naming his son after Thomas Edison, only to suddenly remember that it is already Tommy's first name.
* Averted in the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''/''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' {{crossover}} ''FanFic/SayItThrice''. In addition to the DeadGuyJunior with Henry sharing the same name as his paternal grandfather, there are two characters named "Adam" and two named "Roger": [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Adam Maitland]] and Roger Livingston in the present and the minor characters, Adam and Roger, from the {{flashback}} to TheHighMiddleAges.
** Then there is [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Lydia]], one of the main characters, and [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Lydia]], the ghost associated with Freakshow. [[spoiler: The former was named after the latter because Cathy knew her before she became a ghost and named her daughter after her.]]
* Directly defied in ''Fanfic/TheSabbat'', featuring Jack Skellington being appointed as the latest Guardian of Childhood; North explicitly states "Jack is not being Jack" and has to clarify that he's referring to Skellington and Frost respectively.
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/3534838 DC Multiverse Crossover]]" series adds ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' to the Series/{{Arrowverse}} crossovers, which results in the Oliver Queen of ''Smallville'' meeting his ''Arrow'' counterpart. To simplify matters when the two are in the same area, ''Smallville'' Oliver Queen agrees to go by "Ollie" so that people can distinguish which version they're talking to.

* In ''Fanfic/TheOtherSideMemoriaeterna'', after a year of working together Peter Quill and Peter Parker are distinguished by calling themselves 'Big Peter' and 'Little Peter' when they're in the same place. Jane Foster recalls that they initially considered calling themselves 'Peter One' and 'Peter Two', but abandoned that idea as they couldn't agree on which of them should be Peter One.
* Defied in “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4850410/1/Lighting-the-Path Lighting the Path]]” when Hal Jordan and new Green Lantern [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Kara Thrace]] join the Justice Society to save Alan Scott from Johnny Sorrow’s latest plan, Kara expressing surprise that Power Girl is also called ‘Kara’.
* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fic ''Fanfic/PadawansReturn'', when Ahsoka Tano from the time of the Empire finds herself in the past during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', Plo Koon realises who she truly is due to his bond with her younger self. When Plo introduces the two Ahsokas to each other, the older Ahsoka quickly explains that her younger self can consider her a big sister to avoid the more complex details of their history. To avoid confusion, the older Ahsoka states that she will call her younger self "Ashla", a name meaning 'Light Side of the Force', although this will only be a nickname for the two of them.
* Features in at least one scene in "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13461834/ Spider-Who?]]", a Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse fic that sees Spider-Man/Peter Parker meet Mary Jane Watson after the events of ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''; at one point he runs past Michelle Jones yelling "So sorry MJ! I've gotta go meet MJ!"
* Averted in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11772125/1/Metroid-Kamen-Rider-Generations-Full-Series Metroid: Kamen Rider Generations]]'' in the case of [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] and [[Series/KamenRiderGhost Alain]], whose name shares the same sound as the bounty hunter's surname.
* In "Christmas in Kansas", part of the ''Fanfic/SorrowfulAndImmaculateHearts'' series, Clark Kent invites Bruce Wayne to Christmas at his parents' place, meaning the author has to avoid confusion that might result from the canon that Clark's and Bruce's mothers are both named Martha. When Clark's mother invites Bruce to call her Martha, there's an awkward moment as everyone remembers that Martha Wayne was murdered in front of her son's eyes, and then everyone spends the rest of the story carefully calling her "Mrs. Kent" to avoid bringing up unpleasant memories.
* ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': Averted with [=MI5=] member Lieutenant Commander Drake and X. Drake the Supernova.
** Also Leo (or Leonardo) of the TDWS and Leo the Tontatta from the Dressrosa Saga.
** Boss and Boss Kabuto as well. The latter's name was simply Boss before the popularity of the [[spoiler:SBS]].

* In ''Fanfic/AgesOfShadow'', [[Anime/YuGiOh Pegasus]] {{expy}} Brenner names his card game after Yade Khan, the [[AGodAmI god persona]] taken up by [[FallenHero Jade Chan]]. As Kaiba expy Alonso Gragas notes, this can be a bit confusing for anyone in the know about the true nature of the game. [[spoiler: It's also [[ChekhovsGun plot significant]] -- during the FinalBattle, Jade reveals that she built a loophole into the game's rules (namely, that "[[ExactWords the will of Yade Khan]]" decides the winner) enabling her to decide the outcome of a match any time she wants.]]

* ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'' plays with this.
** Charlie [=McGee's=] name change to "Shar" is partly to conceal her identity and partly to avoid confusion with Charlie O'Neill.
** Samantha Carter and Samantha Finn are both present, but haven't met each other.
** Some of the [[RecursiveFanfiction side stories]] add more (unrelated) O'Neills, Marie and Jordan.
* In ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32071/DianeCastle+The+Secret+Collocation+of+Alex+Mack.htm The Secret Collocation of Alex Mack]]'' -- a sequel to ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'' -- Alex Mack is reunited with her other-dimensional teammates from ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-26436/DianeCastle+The+League+of+Extraordinary+Women.htm The League of Extraordinary Women]]'', each of whom are accompanied by their 'local' version of Alex (along with a seventh version from the universe of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''). Although all of them were born 'Alexandra Louise Mack', each of them has adopted a different nickname even before they met their counterparts; Alex is the 'original' who became Terawatt, Alexandra Mack had a bad experience with [[Franchise/StargateVerse two Goa'uld symbiotes]], Lexi Mack is [[Franchise/{{Buffyverse}} a new Slayer]], Aly Mack is a member of [[Series/TheBionicWoman the OSI]] after a traumatic plane crash, Alee Mack is part of the ComicBook/TeenTitans while ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} is a strange kind of mentor for her, Alexan Mack is a [[Franchise/HarryPotter Muggle-born American witch]], and Alexa Mack is a magic-user in the ''Dresden''-verse who was accidentally exposed to a process that enhanced her existing abilities considerably.
* Invoked in the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' fic "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21759676 Out of the Dark]]", when Barry Allen's first trip to Starling City sees him save Laurel Lance from jumping off a bridge before he is 'captured' by Diggle and Felicity to treat Oliver's recent poisoning. When Barry asks Team Arrow to look up the woman he saved, Oliver swiftly starts looking for Laurel rather than look for another woman in Starling City with that name, although this can be justified as him wanting to rule out the one he knows before he starts looking for someone else.
* This issue plays a part in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/189643 Splinter]]'', when Angel Investigations arrive in a world where they initially assume Angel's counterpart has lost his soul, leading the team to refer to the alternate as 'Angelus' [[spoiler:even after they establish that the alternate still has his soul and is only resorting to these extreme measures to try and protect his reality]].
* In "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21580636 TMNT Turtles together and forever]]", when the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 series]] end up in the reality of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 series]], the 2012 Turtles are referred to in-writing by their nicknames to acknowledge that they're the younger Turtles, with April and Casey's counterparts being identified as 'Elder' and 'Young' respectively as they don't have nicknames.
* In ''Bless the Children''- both the [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3070319/1/Bless-the-Children-Gen-Version Gen]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3070316/1/Bless-the-Children-Ship-Version Ship]] version (the ship version adds the plot element of Daniel Jackson and Samantha Carter dating and getting married)- after Daniel Jackson 'adopts' his eight-year-old clone, the two are distinguished from each other because the clone is always called 'Danny' by everyone else (with the exception of Teal'c, who calls Danny 'young Daniel Jackson').
* Averted in ''[[Fanfic/UnityFinmonster Unity]]'', as Mr Incredible and 'Benzoate Ostylezene Bicarbonate' meet, with the Monsters observing the challenges of both individuals being known as 'Bob' with no clear way to distinguish one from the other when calling them by name.
* Accidentally averted in ''Fanfic/TheMakingsOfTeamCRME''. In [[FanFic/TheBlackHearts Mercury's backstory]], his mother is an OriginalCharacter named "Melanie". However, the writer had admitted that they didn't realize that one of the Malachite twins was also named "Melanie" on [[{{WebAnimation/RWBY}} the show]] before naming her and only noticed after her arc had concluded. This is mentioned when the twins show up in ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire''.
* Discussed in the ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' fic ''Fanfic/HerFracturedSpirit''. Marie's parents almost named her "Pearl". Her cousin Callie notes that it would have caused confusion with a [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 different famous singer]] who is also named Pearl.
* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Alan Scott continues to go by Green Lantern even after the Green Lantern Corp revealed itself to Earth. However, Scott is the one most people think of when Earthlings think of the name "Green Lantern" due to the Corp distancing itself from Earth after the destruction wrought during the Lantern War. This is furthered by his infamy as a WellIntentionedExtremist who will hunt down any alien he deems to be a threat to Earth (or even approaches Earth) with oftentimes lethal results.

* Much like its [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire source material]], some characters in ''Fanfic/ForumOfThrones'' have the same name. There are two Edwards, two Petyrs, two Darrens (and a Darreth), three Damons and two Leonards, although they are located in different regions so they don't get mixed up. On the other hand, there are many characters whose name sounds similar, such as Jared, Jaron, Jaylon, Jarrod, Jarek, Jaro and Jarow. And of course there are several Jons (or variants of it) as well as Jeynes.
* In ''[[Fanfic/HowStormerGotHerGrooveBack Painted Blind]]'', Riot's old bandmates can't remember if he once dated a girl named "Inga" or "Ingrid". Inga is Riot's Swedish ex-girlfriend, while Ingrid ([[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname better known]] as "Minx") is Riot's German bandmate and platonic friend.
* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', it's frowned upon in Izuku's universe to base one's superhero or supervillain identity on a comic book character, as it's seen as unoriginal and proof that they can't stand out in the crowd. Izuku ends up taking up the title of Spider-Man anyways after getting Peter's blessing early on in the story.
* ''Fanfic/MaryPhillipsStory'': Raya's real name is "Carmen". Stormer's MissingMom is also named "Carmen".
* The main character of ''Fanfic/YokaiWatchRe'' is named Katie. There's also a more minor character named Katherine.
* In ''Fanfic/AloneTogether'', [[spoiler:Shego's]] name is "Kimberly Anne van Gogh". It's especially unusual because [[spoiler:her girlfriend Kimberly Anne "Kim" Possible shares both a given and middle name with her]].

* ''Fanfic/LulusBizarreRebellion'': Averted between [[Anime/CodeGeass Shirley's]] father, Joseph Fenette, and her maternal uncle, [[spoiler:[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Joseph Joestar]]]].

* Creator/{{Yamujiburo}}: Butch and Cassidy's daughter is named "Bonnie". This is also the name of Clemont's younger sister.
* Subverted in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', where Marik's Millennium Rod can only control people whose names are, of course, Steve. Given that Marik controls a bunch of one-shot characters with it, the series ends up with a lot of Steves.
** It is revealed that only ''one'' of their names has to be Steve; "Steve" Arcana, Steve Jobs, and Keith Steve Howard (Bandit Keith) are all under his control at some point. Later, he mind controls [[spoiler:Joey and Téa by tricking them into legally changing their names to Steve]].
** At a convention, LK explained the background of the entire gag, mentioning that in his version, "Steve" has pretty much become another word for "henchman".
* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'' has a main character named Twilight, and an occasionally recurring character named Blue Twilight. The names highlight the fact that these are {{foil}}s for each other. (''UFP'' is an abridged series, and in the original, unabridged canon, Blue Twilight was named Trixie.) A later episode introduces Yellow Twilight -- she's the AuthorAvatar of an AscendedFangirl who [[RunningTheAsylum wrote herself into the series]] as Blue Twilight's twin sister.
* Defied in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms''. When Xun Yu and Xun You interview with Cao Cao, he immediately dubs them "Big Xun" and "Little Xun" to avoid confusion. From then on, the are OnlyKnownByTheirNickname.
* ''Fanfic/NowThatICanSeeYourFaceICanStandUpToAnything'': Shaggy's dad wanted to name his son after himself but Shaggy's mother didn't want to deal with the confusion caused by two "Kemal"'s. They instead named their son "Norville". Shaggy's middle name is "Kemal".
* This gets [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] by the characters in ''Fanfic/SongsOfTheSpheres'': although there are lots of Lunas, plenty of Pinkies, a League of Sweetie Belles, and an ''entire multiversal cabal of Twilight Sparkles'', they've all taken to giving themselves nicknames to differentiate from one another. Twilights being Twilights, they get their bureaucracy to give them short-form designations instead. (It probably makes filling out forms more convenient.)
* In ''Fanfic/{{XSGCOM}}'', Jack O'Neill succeeds in getting Cronus's captured Ha'tak named ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Enterprise]]''. The ship's new captain, Colonel Steven Caldwell, isn't happy, especially since his bald spot results in him being called "Jean-Luc" by the crew (Jack suggests he get a toupee and make out with Anise the Tok'ra to get a new nickname). Unexpectedly, the authorities actually like the name. This way, if anyone unauthorized ends up hearing someone talk about a ship named ''Enterprise'', they'll assume the conversation is about the aircraft carrier. When the second captured Ha'tak (the one with Jaffa ninjas) is given to the Russians, they follow suit and name it ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' after their own carrier.
* Due to being a ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' fanfic, the narrator in ''Fanfic/EverybodysGottaLeaveSometime'' has to specify when it's plain Patty speaking instead of "Peppermint" Patty.
* ''Fanfic/AzumangaUndPanzer'': There's Yukari Akiyama and Yukari Tanizaki. Additionally, Nonna's real name is Noriko, the same as Noriko Isobe from Duck Team.
* ''Franchise/TheDCU'' fanfic ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'' has [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Zor-El]] and [[ComicBook/PowerGirl Kara Zor-L]] share screentime. In order to avoid confusion both women use their codenames or refer to each other as "K".
* The love-interests in both ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' and ''Series/Lucifer2016'' are both named "Chloe." Making a crossover for both of them (as is the case with ''Fanfic/BecomingMoreThanWhatIAm'') will obviously create complications.
* In ''Fanfic/MakeAManOutOfYou'', Hua Ping's friend Wei names his son "Da Ping" after him, much to his annoyance. Though, the two Pings use different characters for their names.
* This is done in the historical ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' fic, ''Fanfic/AYoungVampiresEverydayLife''.. In the usual Roman fashion, the main character and both of her sisters are named Julia while her brother and father are both named Gaius. Even characters long dead are not safe from being mixed up with their contemporaries as Lucius Junius Brutus (who overthrew Tarquin the Proud at the end of the old Roman Kingdom) appears just one scene after his descendant Brutus the Elder with both being referred to by that one name.
* ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lord-of-the-seas-asoiaf-pjo-greyjoy-si.922037/page-7#threadmark-category-1 Lord of the Seas]]'' has a rather awkward interaction when three Rodriks (a Stark great-uncle, Lord Harlaw and the grandson to Quellon Greyjoy) realize they will have to use nicknames or the crew just won't stop giggling at them.
* The author of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13523025/1/Trickshot Trickshot]]'' gave this as a reason for not including canon character Lisa Turpin along with an OC named Lisa, stating that "one Lisa is enough".
* In the Franchise/StarWars CrackFic, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5858012/1/Sibling_Revelry Sibling Revelry]]'', the Imperial Agent that Vader sent to infiltrate the Rebellion to [[ShippingTorpedo split up]] his children from each other uses the alias "Fred Antilles", and no one comments on how he shares surnames with Wedge.
* ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'', being a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover fic, averts this since characters from different media with the same first name tend to coexist. However, the series focuses on a rape support group where everyone uses codenames instead of real names, which helps to keep track of who's who.
* Last name variant in ''Fanfic/SixesAndSevens'': Michael is quick to point out that Dr. Erich Schmitt, the scientist he and Emily are to track down, bears no relation to Johann Schmidt of HYDRA.
* Apparently, Hiccup's positive reputation has resulted in a few babies on Berk being named after him in ''Fanfic/DragonsButterfliesAndWhoKnowsWhatElse'', the negative connotations originally associated with the name having gone after ending the war with the dragons.
* ''Fanfic/TheWeddingCrashers'' has both [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Sam Winchester]] and [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Sam Uley]] appear. Nearly everyone at Renesmee's wedding assumes that Leah brought the former as one of her guests solely as some sort of convoluted revenge scheme against the latter, even though she and Uley broke up years ago and she's long since gotten over it.
* The Crossover AU ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2325788 Me and Other Makoto]]'' involves [[Franchise/DanganRonpa Makoto Naegi]] finding out that his Hope's Peak invitation was supposed to go to [[VideoGame/Persona5 Makoto Niijima]], resulting in him going to Shujin Academy instead.

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'':
** The Buu Bits would briefly reference the fact that Krillin's daughter Marron has a similar name to his ex-girlfriend Maron. Apparently, 18 is aware of that fact, but they decided it'd be funnier to pretend she didn't.
** A RunningGag during flashbacks to when the Saiyan race still existed is about how Vegeta, his father, and the planet all had the same name.
--> '''Butarega:''' [Bardock]'s been telling everyone that Freeza plans to destroy Vegeta.\\
'''King Vegeta:''' Wait, my son, the planet, or me?\\
* {{beat}}*\\
'''Butarega:''' [[MathematiciansAnswer ...Yes.]]\\
[King Vegeta blasts Butarega away]\\
'''King Vegeta:''' Friggin' smartass.

* ''[[https://youtu.be/WYNur8fsrgg?si=y0OVwvHWc_Zgagzh Mermaid's Last Melody]]'': The GenderFlip [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyoko Sakura]] has the given name Kyosuke, which is same name as the boy that Sayka has unrequited feelings for in the anime.

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' would briefly reference the fact that Krillin's daughter Marron has a similar name to his ex-girlfriend Maron in the ''Buu Bits''. Apparently, 18 is aware of that fact, but they decided it'd be funnier to pretend she didn't.

* ''Fanfic/ASagaOfParallelWorlds'' has two characters named Vincent. Vincent Dawn is the Cinema Snob, and Creator/VincentPrice, who sold his soul to the Devil for perfect vision of the future.

* In ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32071/DianeCastle+The+Secret+Collocation+of+Alex+Mack.htm The Secret Collocation of Alex Mack]]'' -- a sequel to ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'' -- Alex Mack is reunited with her other-dimensional teammates from ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-26436/DianeCastle+The+League+of+Extraordinary+Women.htm The League of Extraordinary Women]]'', each of whom are accompanied by their 'local' version of Alex (along with a seventh version from the universe of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''). Although all of them were born 'Alexandra Louise Mack', each of them has adopted a different nickname even before they met their counterparts; Alex is the 'original' who became Terawatt, Alexandra Mack had a bad experience with [[Franchise/StargateVerse two Goa'uld symbiotes]], Lexi Mack is [[Franchise/{{Buffyverse}} a new Slayer]], Aly Mack is a member of [[Series/TheBionicWoman the OSI]] after a traumatic plane crash, Alee Mack is part of the Franchise/TeenTitans while ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} is a strange kind of mentor for her, Alexan Mack is a [[Franchise/HarryPotter Muggle-born American witch]], and Alexa Mack is a magic-user in the ''Dresden''-verse who was accidentally exposed to a process that enhanced her existing abilities considerably.

* ''Fanfic/TheWeddingCrashers'' has both [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Sam Winchester]] and [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Sam Uley]] appear. Nearly everyone at Renesmee's wedding assumes that Leah brought the former as one of her guests solely as some sort of convoluted revenge scheme against the latter, even though she and Uley broke up years ago and she's long since gotten over it.

* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fic "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38701785/ Padawan's Return]]", when Ahsoka Tano from the time of the Empire finds herself in the past during the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', Plo Koon realises who she truly is due to his bond with her younger self. When Plo introduces the two Ahsokas to each other, the older Ahsoka quickly explains that her younger self can consider her a big sister to avoid the more complex details of their history. To avoid confusion, the older Ahsoka states that she will call her younger self "Ashla", a name meaning 'Light Side of the Force', although this will only be a nickname for the two of them.