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** That was also the drag name (spelled Shanda Le''e''r) of a recurring character in the [[CaliforniaDoubling US/Canada]] version of ''Series/QueerAsFolk''.

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** That was also the drag name (spelled Shanda Le''e''r) of a recurring character in the [[CaliforniaDoubling US/Canada]] version of ''Series/QueerAsFolk''.''Series/{{Queer as Folk|US}}''.

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** Notice Me Apple Sen-Pie: Apple pie and ''[[SenpaiKohai senpai/sempai]]''.

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** Notice Me Apple Sen-Pie: Apple pie and ''[[SenpaiKohai ''[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics senpai/sempai]]''.
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* There is an optometrics company in the Maldives called [[https://eyecare.mv/ [=EyeCare=]]] ("I care").
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** The Meloncholy of Honeyhi Dewzumiya: Honeydew Melon and LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya.

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** The Meloncholy of Honeyhi Dewzumiya: Honeydew Melon and LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya.Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya.
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* The US state of UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} is pronounced similarly the Japanese term for “Good Morning”[[note]]Spelled “ohayō”[[/note]], leading to bilingual jokes regarding the state’s name.
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* One overlapping with ProfessionalWrestling involves former wrestler Wrestling/DebraMarshall[[note]]formerly [=McMichael=][[/note]]. While unlike many pro wrestlers she used her actual name in-ring; the combination of the way she spells her first name, her being [[BuxomIsBetter well-endowed]] and [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl her love of taking as much of her clothes off]] as she could get away with; this fueled quite a few "de-bra Debra" jokes during her career.

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* One overlapping with ProfessionalWrestling involves former wrestler Wrestling/DebraMarshall[[note]]formerly [=McMichael=][[/note]]. While unlike many pro wrestlers she used her actual name in-ring; the combination of the way she spells her first name, her being [[BuxomIsBetter [[BuxomBeautyStandard well-endowed]] and [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl her love of taking as much of her clothes off]] as she could get away with; this fueled quite a few "de-bra Debra" jokes during her career.
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Senpai Kohai is the name of the trope


** Notice Me Apple Sen-Pie: Apple pie and ''[[SempaiKohai senpai/sempai]]''.

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** Notice Me Apple Sen-Pie: Apple pie and ''[[SempaiKohai ''[[SenpaiKohai senpai/sempai]]''.
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* [[ColonelBadass Staff Sergeant]] [[AwesomeMcCoolname Max Fightmaster]].

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* [[ColonelBadass Staff Sergeant]] [[AwesomeMcCoolname Sergeant Max Fightmaster]].
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* South Yorkshire Police Operations Complex was built on a trading estate in Tinsley, Sheffield before the road it was on was finished and named. Whoever wound up naming said road had some fun and named it "Letsby Avenue" ("Let's Be Having You", what British Copper stereotypically says as he's arresting someone) more info in [[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/feb/12/martinwainwright this article]]
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* One of the biggest rivalries in [[UsefulNotes/TheBeautifulGame football/soccer]] is "El Clásico", contested between La Liga sides Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. The intra-city rivalry for Los Angeles in Major League Soccer--originally between LA Galaxy and Chivas USA, now between the Galaxy and Los Angeles FC--puns off that name, and is called "El Tráfico" because of LA's notoriety for having the worst traffic in the United States.
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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]]. The phenomenon has expanded since and is no longer limited to just LeBron as many other characters and objects have gotten there [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBronzeJade/ fair share of comparisons]].

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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]]. The phenomenon has expanded since and is no longer limited to just LeBron the athlete as many other characters and objects have gotten there [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBronzeJade/ fair share of comparisons]].
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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]] . This isn’t limited to his name as many other characters and objects have gotten their [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBronzeJade/ fair share of comparisons]].

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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]] . This isn’t Jade”]]. The phenomenon has expanded since and is no longer limited to his name just LeBron as many other characters and objects have gotten their there [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBronzeJade/ fair share of comparisons]].
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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]] . This isn’t limited to his name as many other characters and objects have gotten their [[www.reddit.com/r/thebronzejade fair share of comparisons]].

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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]] . This isn’t limited to his name as many other characters and objects have gotten their [[www.[[https://www.reddit.com/r/thebronzejade com/r/TheBronzeJade/ fair share of comparisons]].
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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]] . This isn’t limited to his name as many other characters and objects have gotten their [[www.reddit.com/r/TheBronzeJade fair share of comparisons]].

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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]] . This isn’t limited to his name as many other characters and objects have gotten their [[www.reddit.com/r/TheBronzeJade com/r/thebronzejade fair share of comparisons]].
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* In a way for UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. In the middle of 2022, a meme got popular in which the athlete’s name was compared to other similarly sounding phrases, most notibly [[Main/MemeticMutation “The Bronze Jade”]] . This isn’t limited to his name as many other characters and objects have gotten their [[www.reddit.com/r/TheBronzeJade fair share of comparisons]].
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* Many PornNames, such as "Justin Syder" (just inside her).

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* Many PornNames, such as "Justin Syder" (just inside her).her) and "Lauren Phillips" (she spells out in her social media handle, [=LaurenFillsUp=]).



* Music/KanyeWest and Creator/KimKardashian's daughter: North West

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* Music/KanyeWest and Creator/KimKardashian's daughter: North WestWest.



* Honorable mention should go to the aptly-named [[http://littlealeinn.com/ Little A'Le'Inn]] bar in Nevada, located close to (where else?) Area 51.

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* Honorable mention should go to the aptly-named [[http://littlealeinn.com/ Little A'Le'Inn]] bar in Nevada, located close to (where else?) Area 51.Area51.



** Non-intentional example: the intersection of Nixon-Bluett, as in "UsefulNotes/RichardNixon blew it." [[http://electricjonny.deviantart.com/art/Nixon-Bluett-74627002?offset=0]] The best part: the streets are in Ann Arbor, Michigan, home of the UsefulNotes/GeraldFord Presidential Library.

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** Non-intentional example: the intersection of Nixon-Bluett, as in "UsefulNotes/RichardNixon blew it." of [[http://electricjonny.deviantart.com/art/Nixon-Bluett-74627002?offset=0]] com/art/Nixon-Bluett-74627002?offset=0 Nixon-Bluett]], as in "UsefulNotes/RichardNixon blew it." The best part: the streets are in Ann Arbor, Michigan, home of the UsefulNotes/GeraldFord Presidential Library.
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** Also, Lake Speed and Scott Speed (no relation to each other).
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* One BlandNameProduct English ripoff of KFC goes by the name of Kent's Tuck Inn Fried Chicken, a triple pun since it not only plays on Kentucky, but it's located on Kent Street, and there's the "tuck in" pun too.
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* English soccer attacker Harry Kane was God's gift for commentators. A common joke involves [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yP1tcy9a10 a certain]] Music/{{Scorpions}} song.

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* English soccer attacker Harry Kane was God's gift for commentators. A common joke involves [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yP1tcy9a10 a certain]] Music/{{Scorpions}} Music/{{Scorpions|Band}} song.
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* Two girls' names that come up regularly in BBC radio phone-in programmes when discussing embarrassing names are the classics "Emma Levin" (the M11 is a major motorway, for those unfamiliar with the UK highways network) and "Helen Slaughter" (hell and... yeah). Many little girls have had to go through school with these over the years. Some women duck gaining them upon marriage citing a known body of work under their maiden names or any other excuse. Granted, Helen/Ellens (and to a lesser extent, Alans, Eileens, and Elaines) have had this kind of problem since the Christianisation of the Roman Empire and Emmas don't usually combine badly with anything. And, being a motorway doesn't sound bad vs something hellish. What generally happens an awful lot on roads to make the news, again? Yeah: good luck filtering out the traffic accident report when you're already having a bad day.

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* Two girls' names that come up regularly in BBC radio phone-in programmes when discussing embarrassing names are the classics "Emma Levin" (the M11 is a major motorway, for those unfamiliar with the UK highways network) and "Helen Slaughter" (hell and... yeah). Many little girls have had to go through school with these over the years. Some women duck gaining them upon marriage citing a known body of work under their maiden names or any other excuse. Granted, Helen/Ellens (and to a lesser extent, Alans, Eileens, and Elaines) have had this kind of problem since the Christianisation of the Roman Empire and Emmas don't usually combine badly with anything. And, being a motorway doesn't sound bad vs something hellish. What generally happens an awful lot on roads to make the news, again? Yeah: good luck filtering out the traffic accident report when you're already having a bad day.
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* The actress Tu Morrow, daughter of {{Creator/Rob Morrow}}.

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* The actress Tu Morrow, Creator/TuMorrow, daughter of {{Creator/Rob Morrow}}.Creator/RobMorrow.
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* One overlapping with ProfessionalWrestling involves former wrestler Wrestling/DebraMarshall[[note]]formerly [=McMichael=][[/note]]. While unlike many pro wrestlers she used her actual name in-ring; the combination of the way she spells her first name, her being [[BuxomIsBetter well-endowed]] and [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl her love of taking as much of her clothes off]] as she could get away with; this fueled quite a few "de-bra Debra" jokes during her career.
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* Chris Berman, the host of ESPN's [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] Primetime, is also known for extensive use of this trope; if there's any possible angle by which one could make a play on a player's name, he'll find it and exploit it.

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* Chris Berman, the host of ESPN's [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] Primetime, is also known for extensive use of this trope; trope. In his case, he doesn't go out looking for them, but rather digs them out of what he's given (the names of significant players); if there's any possible angle by which one could make a play on a player's name, he'll find it and exploit it.
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* Chris Berman, the host of ESPN's [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] Primetime, is also known for extensive use of this trope; if there's any possible angle by which one could make a play on a player's name, he'll find it and exploit it.
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* Actor {{Creator/Rob Morrow}}'s daughter Tu Morrow.

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* Actor The actress Tu Morrow, daughter of {{Creator/Rob Morrow}}'s daughter Tu Morrow.Morrow}}.
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* Creator/{{Realm}}'s original name, Serial Box, is a play on "cereal box" and the fact that they produce serials.

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* Animators Hugh Harman And Rudolph Ising, who's surnames sound like '''harmonizing''' when pronounced together. They created ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'', and ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies''.

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* Animators Hugh Harman And Rudolph Ising, who's whose surnames sound like '''harmonizing''' when pronounced together. They created ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'', and ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies''.



%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * B-movie director/actor and metal fanzine publisher [[LouisCypher Bill Zebub]].

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%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * B-movie director/actor and metal fanzine publisher with the appropriately demonic name [[LouisCypher Bill Zebub]].



* English soccer attacker Harry Kane was God's gift for commentators.

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* English soccer attacker Harry Kane was God's gift for commentators. A common joke involves [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yP1tcy9a10 a certain]] Music/{{Scorpions}} song.



* You'd think someone named "Tajma Hall" would be a famous architect. No, the world is not that perfect, and she's a weekend news anchor for a TV station in Wisconsin.



%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * There is a Borealis Avenue in Aurora, Ontario (Canada).

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%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * There is a Borealis Avenue in Aurora, ''Aurora'', Ontario (Canada).has a ''Borealis'' Avenue. And perhaps some authentic Northern Lights.
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* MSNBC has a reporter/commentator named Krystal Ball, who's been working with other talking heads to predict whom the next Republican presidential candidate will be.

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* MSNBC has a reporter/commentator named Krystal Ball, who's been working Ball is a news commentator who'd previously worked with other talking heads to predict whom the next Republican presidential candidate will be.MSNBC and The Hill before launching her own independent program.
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* Similarly, there's a historic district in the city of Atlanta, GA located at the intersections of Poplar Street and Fairlie Street. Yes, it is actually called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlie%E2%80%93Poplar,_Atlanta Fairlie-Poplar Historic District]].


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* When scientists discovered a genus of really small frogs in Madagascar in 2019, they named it ''Mini''. Not content with that, they went on to give the three species in this genus the scientific names ''Mini mum'', ''Mini ature'', and ''Mini scule''.
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Yuri Katsuki was based on several Japanese skaters.


** Yuzu on Ice: yuzu citrus and ''Anime/YuriOnIce'', as well as figure skater Creator/YuzuruHanyu, who is associated with the yuzu fruit and nicknamed "Yuzu" by English-speaking fans. And not just that- the eponymous character of the anime, [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yuri]] Katsuki, was very explicitly based on Yuzuru.

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** Yuzu on Ice: yuzu citrus and ''Anime/YuriOnIce'', as well as figure skater Creator/YuzuruHanyu, Yuzuru Hanyu, who is associated with the yuzu fruit and nicknamed "Yuzu" by English-speaking fans. And not just that- the eponymous character of the anime, [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yuri]] Katsuki, was very explicitly based on Yuzuru.

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