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** [[EmbarrassingInitials Alice's initials happen to spell out "AIDS"]].
** A character is named "Alexia", which some people will recognize as the medical term for loss of the ability to read.
** A character is named "Alexia", which some people will recognize as the medical term for loss of the ability to read.
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** [[EmbarrassingInitials Alice's initials happen to spell out "AIDS"]].
"AIDS"]] (Alice Isabella Denise Smith).
** A character is named "Alexia", which [[GeniusBonus somepeople people]] will recognize as the medical term for loss of the ability to read.
** A character is named "Alexia", which [[GeniusBonus some
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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Malaria and Cancer were named after the diseases of the same names, but Hepatitis was named after his uncle -- and ''he'' was named after the disease.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Your name's 'Malaria'? What were your parents thinking?!"
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* '''Lampshaded''': [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude "Your name's 'Malaria'? What were your parents thinking?!" thinking?!"]]
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* '''Exploited''': Malaria touts her name when she wants to make herself sound more dangerous than she is.
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* '''Discussed''': "I don't know... I think 'Alexia' sounds nice, but I've heard that it's a medical term for something..."
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Played For Laughs''': Malaria Smith changes her name... to Malaria Jones.
* '''Played For Drama''': Malaria is bullied because of her name.
* '''Played For Horror''': After years of being shunned and bullied for her name, Malaria gets [[{{Plaguemaster}} the power to spread malaria]] and [[BadPowersBadPeople decides to embrace it]].
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Played For Laughs''': Malaria Smith changes her name... to Malaria Jones.
* '''Played For Drama''': Malaria is bullied because of her name.
* '''Played For Horror''': After years of being shunned and bullied for her name, Malaria gets [[{{Plaguemaster}} the power to spread malaria]] and [[BadPowersBadPeople decides to embrace it]].
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* '''Discussed''': "I don't know...know ... I think 'Alexia' sounds nice, but I've heard that it's a medical term for something..."
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'''Conversed''': "That's the most morbid way to name kids I've ever seen. Just provided nobody tries to [[LifeImitatesArt follow this show's lead]], I can handle it..."
* '''PlayedFor for Laughs''': Malaria Smith changes her name...name ... to Malaria Jones.
* '''PlayedFor for Drama''': Malaria is bullied because of her name.
* '''PlayedFor for Horror''': After years of being shunned and bullied for her name, Malaria gets [[{{Plaguemaster}} the power to spread malaria]] and [[BadPowersBadPeople decides to to]] [[ThenLetMeBeEvil embrace it]].
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** Malaria is the personification of the disease itself.
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** Malaria is the personification AnthropomorphicPersonification of the disease itself.
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** A character's OverlyLongName is just a LongList of random diseases.
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** A character's OverlyLongName is just a LongList of random diseases.diseases that [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking ends with "Common Cold"]].
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* '''Invoked''': Malaria's AbusiveParents intentionally name her after a disease in the hope that it'll get her bullied, or at least not taken seriously.
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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
** Malaria's AbusiveParents intentionallyname named her after a disease in the hope that it'll get to emphasize how little they think of her.
** Mary, who enjoys offending people, changes herbullied, or at least not taken seriously.name to Malaria.
** Malaria's AbusiveParents intentionally
** Mary, who enjoys offending people, changes her
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone is named after a disease.
* '''Straight''': A character is named "Malaria".
* '''Exaggerated''': A character is named "Malaria Syphilis-Rabies Poliomyelitis".
* '''Downplayed''':
** [[EmbarrassingInitials Alice's initials happen to spell out "AIDS"]].
** A character is named "Alexia", which some people will recognize as the medical term for loss of the ability to read.
** A character's name [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike happens to resemble the name of a disease in a foreign language]].
* '''Justified''':
** Malaria's parents were idiots who heard the word "malaria" and thought it sounded nice, so they named her that without bothering to check what it meant.
** Malaria's parents AerithAndBob come from a culture with a tradition for naming people after diseases.
** Malaria is the personification of the disease itself.
* '''Inverted''':
** A character is named "Penicillin".
** Alice names a disease after herself.
* '''Subverted''': "Malaria" turns out to be a nickname.
* '''Double Subverted''': Her actual name is "Syphilis".
* '''Parodied''':
** Several characters are named after diseases whose names don't sound like people's names at all. This leads to names like "Common Cold" and "Black Plague".
** A character's OverlyLongName is just a LongList of random diseases.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
* '''Averted''': No one is named after diseases.
* '''Enforced''': "Malaria" is a {{parody name|s}} -- they couldn't use the original character's name for legal reasons.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Your name's 'Malaria'? What were your parents thinking?!"
* '''Invoked''': Malaria's AbusiveParents intentionally name her after a disease in the hope that it'll get her bullied, or at least not taken seriously.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
** Malaria changes her name.
** Aerith and Bob try to name their daughter "Malaria", but there's a naming law in place that forbids parents from giving children embarrassing or offensive names. They have to name her "Mary" instead.
* '''Discussed''': "I don't know... I think 'Alexia' sounds nice, but I've heard that it's a medical term for something..."
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Played For Laughs''': Malaria Smith changes her name... to Malaria Jones.
* '''Played For Drama''': Malaria is bullied because of her name.
* '''Played For Horror''': After years of being shunned and bullied for her name, Malaria gets [[{{Plaguemaster}} the power to spread malaria]] and [[BadPowersBadPeople decides to embrace it]].
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* '''Straight''': A character is named "Malaria".
* '''Exaggerated''': A character is named "Malaria Syphilis-Rabies Poliomyelitis".
* '''Downplayed''':
** [[EmbarrassingInitials Alice's initials happen to spell out "AIDS"]].
** A character is named "Alexia", which some people will recognize as the medical term for loss of the ability to read.
** A character's name [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike happens to resemble the name of a disease in a foreign language]].
* '''Justified''':
** Malaria's parents were idiots who heard the word "malaria" and thought it sounded nice, so they named her that without bothering to check what it meant.
** Malaria's parents AerithAndBob come from a culture with a tradition for naming people after diseases.
** Malaria is the personification of the disease itself.
* '''Inverted''':
** A character is named "Penicillin".
** Alice names a disease after herself.
* '''Subverted''': "Malaria" turns out to be a nickname.
* '''Double Subverted''': Her actual name is "Syphilis".
* '''Parodied''':
** Several characters are named after diseases whose names don't sound like people's names at all. This leads to names like "Common Cold" and "Black Plague".
** A character's OverlyLongName is just a LongList of random diseases.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
* '''Averted''': No one is named after diseases.
* '''Enforced''': "Malaria" is a {{parody name|s}} -- they couldn't use the original character's name for legal reasons.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Your name's 'Malaria'? What were your parents thinking?!"
* '''Invoked''': Malaria's AbusiveParents intentionally name her after a disease in the hope that it'll get her bullied, or at least not taken seriously.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
** Malaria changes her name.
** Aerith and Bob try to name their daughter "Malaria", but there's a naming law in place that forbids parents from giving children embarrassing or offensive names. They have to name her "Mary" instead.
* '''Discussed''': "I don't know... I think 'Alexia' sounds nice, but I've heard that it's a medical term for something..."
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Played For Laughs''': Malaria Smith changes her name... to Malaria Jones.
* '''Played For Drama''': Malaria is bullied because of her name.
* '''Played For Horror''': After years of being shunned and bullied for her name, Malaria gets [[{{Plaguemaster}} the power to spread malaria]] and [[BadPowersBadPeople decides to embrace it]].
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