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* '''Justified''': It's a part of the character's culture to give a child's first name parts of the mother's first name, resulting in long names going from mother to daughter and so on and so forth, often shortened to three syllables for ease of use..

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It's a part of the character's culture to give a child's first name parts of the mother's first name, resulting in long names going from mother to daughter and so on and so forth, often shortened to three syllables for ease of use..use.
** The parents gave Donovan an uncommon first name because otherwise he'd get confused with a lot of other Smiths.



* '''Implied''': The character wants to be called Smith, and refuses to bring up their first name



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* '''Downplayed''': The first name is just a bit cooler than the last name. * '''Justified''': It's a part of the character's culture to give a child's first name parts of the mother's first name, resulting in long names going from mother to daughter and so on and so forth, often shortened to three syllables for ease of use..

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* '''Downplayed''': The first name is just a bit cooler than the last name.
* '''Justified''': It's a part of the character's culture to give a child's first name parts of the mother's first name, resulting in long names going from mother to daughter and so on and so forth, often shortened to three syllables for ease of use..

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* '''Exaggerated''': Philip-Samuel-James-Donovan-[=McAudie=]...Edgar-Ludvig Smith
* '''Downplayed''': The first name is just a bit cooler than the last name. Faith Kim, maybe.
* '''Justified''': It's a part of the character's culture to give a child's first name parts of the mother's first name, resulting in long names going from mother to daughter and so on and so forth, often shortened to three syllables for ease of use.
* '''Inverted''': James [=McAubershire=]

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* '''Exaggerated''': Philip-Samuel-James-Donovan-[=McAudie=]...Edgar-Ludvig Smith
Smith.
* '''Downplayed''': The first name is just a bit cooler than the last name. Faith Kim, maybe.
* '''Justified''': It's a part of the character's culture to give a child's first name parts of the mother's first name, resulting in long names going from mother to daughter and so on and so forth, often shortened to three syllables for ease of use.
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* '''Inverted''': James [=McAubershire=][=McAubershire=].



* '''Parodied''': An automatic name rater refuses to give anybody an 'awesome' except for Donovan Caine

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* '''Parodied''': An automatic name rater refuses to give anybody an 'awesome' except for Donovan CaineCaine.



* '''Averted''': Ed Smith.

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* '''Averted''': Ed Smith.Neither first nor last names are more important.



* '''Invoked''': "My parents names me Donovan Caine. They realized that that kind of first name would distract them from the last name, and the horrible history that follows it"

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* '''Invoked''': "My parents names me Donovan Caine. They realized that that kind of first name would distract them from the last name, and the horrible history that follows it"it."



* '''Discussed''': "His name's Edward Caine, but he goes by Donovan. He thinks it's dramatic for some reason"
* '''Conversed''': "I mean, why do humans 3-syllable names so much. I mean, there has to be some reason why Donovan's such a popular name, right?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Donovan Caine's last name is automatically used in common conversation, though Smith wants them to use Donovan

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* '''Discussed''': "His name's Edward Caine, but he goes by Donovan. He thinks it's dramatic for some reason"
reason."
* '''Conversed''': "I mean, why do humans use 3-syllable names so much. I mean, there has to be some reason why Donovan's such a popular name, right?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Donovan Caine's last name is automatically used in common conversation, though Smith wants them to use DonovanDonovan.



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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???The first name is just a bit cooler than the last name. Faith Kim, maybe.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Subverted''': My name's Edgarshire Jones, but you can just call me Ed.
** Or: The long name turns out to be a nickname. The character's real first name is Bob.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Unless I'm in public. Then, it's Edgarshire-Donovan-Lucy...
** Or: The long name turns out to be a nickname. The character's real name is even longer.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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My name's Edgarshire Jones, but you can just call me Ed.
** Or: The long name turns out to be a nickname. The character's real first name is Bob.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
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Unless I'm in public. Then, it's Edgarshire-Donovan-Lucy...
** Or: The long name turns out to be a nickname. The character's real name is even longer.



* '''Deconstructed''': Donovan Caine's last name is automatically used in common conversation, though Smith wants them to use Donovan
* '''Reconstructed''': Donovan realizes that various aspects of the name serve different purposes: the last name is good for short conversations or business, the first one is good for talk between friends, and the full name is fun to yell to the heavens.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Donovan Caine's last name is automatically used in common conversation, though Smith wants them to use Donovan
* '''Reconstructed''': Donovan realizes that various aspects of the name serve different purposes: the last name is good for short conversations or business, the first one is good for talk between friends, and the full name is fun to yell to the heavens.



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* '''Deconstructed''': Donovan Caine'last name is automatically used in common conversation, though Smith wants them to use Donovan

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* '''Deconstructed''': Donovan Caine'last Caine's last name is automatically used in common conversation, though Smith wants them to use Donovan
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** Or: The long name turns out to be a nickname. Thie character's real name is even longer.

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** Or: The long name turns out to be a nickname. Thie The character's real name is even longer.

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