Line #144 Main/APigNamedPorkchop


1	[[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/PorkyPig https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6bae11dd_2c55_40ec_9870_dd4adb7eace3.jpeg]]]]
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3	->'''Vyvyan:''' Bacon Sandwich here is known as a pig ferret.\
4	'''Guard:''' Bacon Sandwich? That's a funny name for a ferret.\
5	'''Vyvyan:''' Aha, that's why I had you fooled because it's not a ferret it's a pig!
6	-->-- ''Series/TheYoungOnes''
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8	A lot of animals' main relationship with humans is as a food source. We also like to give animals names. Sometimes the name reflects this relationship.
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10	When used for an actual farm animal, this is an acknowledgement of its fate and a reminder not to get too attached. When used for a HousepetPig, it is more ironic, referencing that the animal ''isn't'' going to be treated this way. When used as a FunnyAnimal's actual name, it's just [[CarnivoreConfusion weird]]. It might also have kind of [[LetsMeetTheMeat disturbing implications]] if you think too hard about it.
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12	A mouse or rat named after cheese products would not be an example as although it is a naming stereotype of them, such products don't come from said animals. For rats and mice with cheese-related names, see StockAnimalName. A cow, sheep, or goat named after cheese (and other dairy) products, however, would, as said products come from such animals.
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14	This trope doesn't just apply to meat; this also applies to other food products from animals, such as cows with milk-related names, chickens with egg-related names, sheep with wool-related names, and bees with honey-related names.
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16	Pigs are particularly prone to this, possibly because the English language has a ''lot'' of words for pork products.
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18	Subtrope of ThemeNaming. Might be a PunnyName if the name is a pun on meat. Compare EdibleThemeNaming, ADogNamedDog, ALizardNamedLiz, and SpeciesSurname. Related to CarnivoreConfusion.
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21	!!Examples:
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25	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
26	* In ''Manga/ExcelSaga'', Excel names a stray dog she [[EmergencyFoodSupplyAnimal designates for emergency rations]] “Menchi”, a.k.a. mince meat.
27	* In ''Manga/MonsterMusume'', a lot of the {{Monster Girl}}s working at the Black Lily ranch have names like this, such as Mil (from milk), Cream, Urt (from yogurt), or Chizu (from cheese).
28	* ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'' gives us [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkatsu Tonkatsu]] the piglet, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaage Karaage]] the chicken, and Beefsteak (yes, in English) the calf. These names are likely intended as a harmless joke, as the people of Airantou explicitly acknowledge the animals are [[FunnyAnimal all sapient]] and thus have a mostly-vegetarian diet.
29	* In ''Manga/SilverSpoon'', Hachiken got attached to a piglet, which he named Pork Bowl (with suggestions from his friends since the pig will be raised for meat and slaughtered eventually...). He later did the same with a bunch of other piglets (much to his friends' dismay). All of this is Hachiken's way to ThankYourPrey.
30	* In ''Anime/FutureBoyConan'', Jimsy names the pig he raised Umasou (Japanese for "it looks delicious").
31	* In Chapter 49 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', Fujiwara names a fish she had gotten to help Shirogane practice filleting for their home economics class Namero (a type of minced fish dish). The English translation of the manga keeps this theme but [[DubNameChange changes it]] to either [[PunnyName Philly]] (in the fan translation) or Tartare (in the official Viz release).
32	* ''Manga/SleepyPrincessInTheDemonCastle'': When the Demon Castle starts to raise giant demonic birds as a side gig, the Princess naturally decides to name them things like "Fried Chicken", "Buffalo Wing", and "Nugget."
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35	[[folder:Comic Books]]
36	* ''ComicBook/BaconAndEgg'' is a Swedish comic about a pig and a duck named Bacon and Egg.
37	* ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' has Rasher the Pig (as in, a rasher of bacon).
38	* One of Creator/DCComics' FunnyAnimal characters is a pig named Peter Porkchops. He first appeared in ''Leading Comics'' in 1948; in 1982, he was revived for ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'', in which he became the SuperHero Pig-Iron.
39	* In the ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse, Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge [=McDuck=] have ancestors named Roast [=McDuck=] and Stuft (stuffed) [=McDuck=].
40	* ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'': Chuck Billy owns a pig named Porkchop. In the Brazilian original, the pig is called Torresmo (which means "pork rind" in Portuguese).
41	* ''ComicBook/SpiderHam'': The main character is Peter Porker the FunnyAnimal pig. His superhero name, Spider-Ham, also contains a meat product. Subverted, however, as Spider-Ham is ''not'' a pig that bitten by a spider, but a spider who was bitten by a pig.
42	* ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'': One of the FunnyAnimal Freedom Fighters is a pig named Porker Lewis.
43	* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': A RecurringExtra and eventual AscendedExtra is a sheep we eventually learn is named Lanolin. Lanolin is a type of wax found in sheep’s wool used to make makeup and skincare products.
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46	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
47	* ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'': ''Outland'' had a pig named Hamon Eggs.
48	* ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK'': Rasher, Dennis' pet pig, is named after the British English word for a strip of bacon. The ''Rasher'' strip introduced his relatives Hamlet, Virginia Ham, and Uncle Crackling.
49	* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': When Jon got a goldfish, Garfield immediately named him Sushi.
50	* ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'': Salomey the pig, whose name is a play on "salami".
51	* ''ComicStrip/MotherGooseAndGrimm'' has Ham the pig.
52	* ''ComicBook/{{Oink}}'': Many one-shot pig-parodies of comic strip heroes have food-based names, such as [[ComicStrip/DanDare Ham Dare: Pig of the Future]].
53	* ''ComicStrip/USAcres'': Lanolin the sheep is named after an oil extracted from wool and used for soaps and cosmetics.
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56	[[folder:Fan Works]]
57	* ''Fanfic/ElementalsOfHarmony'': In ''My Little Praetor'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/29275/13/my-little-praetor-phthisis-is-magic/second-opinion "Second Opinion"]], there's minotaur siblings, a.k.a bull/cow men, with the nicknames of Chuck, Spare Rib, and Headcheese.
58	* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'': Downplayed:
59	** The Sussexes (a family of chickens) have this for their names: Mornay is named after 'eggs mornay', Tamako is a pun on tamago (Japanese for egg), and Holly is a pun on hollandaise sauce. Holly's deadname (Benedict) is a reference to eggs benedict.
60	** The Chavignols (a family of goats) are named after a French goat cheese.
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63	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
64	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' has Pua the pig, whose name comes from the word "puaka", which means "pig" and "pork" in various Polynesian languages. Maui nicknames [[ADogNamedDog Heihei the chicken]] "Drumstick", and makes no secret that he wants to eat it.
65	* ''Franchise/ToyStory'': One of the main characters is a piggy bank named Hamm. When playing, Andy gives him the character name "Evil Dr. Pork Chop".
66	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Towards the end, there's a ram named Woolter.
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70	[[folder:Film -- Live Action]]
71	* ''Film/VarsityBlues'', Billy Bob's pet pig is named Bacon.
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74	[[folder:Literature]]
75	* In ''Literature/SasamisanAtGanbaranai'', Tsurugi names her pet rabbit "Meat".
76	* The Hungarian short novel ''Legenda a nyúlpaprikásról'' features a rabbit named Paprikás, i.e. "stew".
77	* ''Literature/CodexAlera'': Maximus picks up a [[HorseOfADifferentColor bull-like riding beast called a taurg]] during the campaign in Canea. In revenge for his saddlesores and the creature's [[MoodyMount general disposition]], he names it Steak-And-New-Boots.
78	* In ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', there is a cat named Shamisen after a stringed instrument traditionally covered with cat skin.
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81	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
82	* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Spike's [[AffectionateNickname Affectionate Nicknames]] for Dawn include "Nibblet" and "Platelet." Spike, it should be mentioned, is a vampire.
83	* ''Series/{{iCarly}}'': The baby chicks that Carly and Sam hatch in "iHatch Chicks" are named after egg-based puns: Shelley, Huevo, Omelet, Benedict, Yoko[[note]]As in, "Yolk"-o.[[/note]], and Poachy.
84	* ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'': The Kennedy family once had a pet sheep called Cassie, which was short for Lamb Casserole.
85	* ''Series/{{Top Gear\|UK}}'': Two specials have the presenters having to ride horses. In the first instance, Jeremy names his horse [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal Tesco, and in the second one, Burger]].
86	* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'': Vyvyan tries to sneak a pig into a TV game show by claiming it's his team's mascot, Bacon Sandwich. (Granted, he also claims it's a deformed ferret rather than a pig, but he later admits that that part isn't true.)
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89	[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
90	* ''Franchise/TheMuppets'':
91	** There are pigs named Link Hogthrob (as in sausage links) and Dr Julius Strangepork in ''Series/TheMuppetShow''.
92	** There is a boar named chieftain Spa'am in ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''.
93	** A female pig in ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' gets a twofer with her name, Spamala Hamderson.
94	* Creator/ShariLewis' signature puppet Lamb Chop, which got its own show in the 1990s, ''Series/LambChopsPlayAlong''.
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97	[[folder:Video Games]]
98	* ''VideoGame/AmandaTheAdventurer'' has a sheep character named Wooly.
99	* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'':
100	** There is a duck named Pate, who is named after the liver used as a dish.
101	** Zucker the octopus's original Japanese name is "Takoya", from "takoyaki", a food made with octopus meat -- his design is even based on a takoyaki ball!
102	** Two chicken villagers are named Egbert and Benedict (after eggs Benedict). Ironically, they're both male.
103	** There are bull villagers named Angus and T-Bone, respectively named for a kind of beef and a kind of steak.
104	** A cow villager is named Patty, after a hamburger patty.
105	** There are pig villagers named Chops, Cobb, Hambo, Pancetti, Rasher, and Spork; respectively named for pork chops, Cobb salad (often made with bacon), ham, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancetta pancetta]], [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rasher#Noun bacon]], and pork.
106	** Another pig villager is named [[Creator/KevinBacon Kevin]].
107	** One of the frog villagers is named Jambette, from the French word for "leg," "jambe."
108	** For a non-food but still an animal product example, there is Elmer the horse, as in the brand of glue. Although this could be an outdated example, as ''Elmer's Glue'' isn't made from horses anymore.
109	** Another one would be Pashmina the goat, named after pashmina wool, and Woolio and Cashmere the sheep.
110	** There is an alligator villager named Boots, a reference to alligator leather boots.
111	* ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'' has a pig who introduces himself as Chris. When Kazooie remarks that it's not a very pig-like name, he clarifies that his full name is [[PunnyName Chris P. Bacon]].
112	* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'':
113	** One of the many-many villains in the game is a bee named Rumor Honeybottoms.
114	** The DLC has Esther Winchester, a cow cowgirl who's named after a brand of beef. Taken even further for BlackComedy when she gets ''turned into living beef sausages'' thanks to her own vacuum gun malfunctioning.
115	** And of course, Porkrind the shopkeeper pig.
116	* ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'':
117	** ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing'': Drumstick the Rooster, "drumstick" being the term for a chicken leg being used as food.
118	** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze'' have a pig named Professor Chops.[[note]]Although he wasn't given that name until the latter. In the former, he's just called "Tutorial Pig".[[/note]]
119	* In ''VideoGame/IllusionOfGaia'', the princess has a pet pig named Hamlet. [[spoiler:In a surprising subversion of the IronicName, he pulls a HeroicSacrifice and barbecues ''himself''.]]
120	* ''Videogame/{{Littlewood}}'': The only PigMan the PlayerCharacter ever runs into is named '''Ham'''ilton.
121	* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': Subverted in ''Minecraft: Story Mode''. The protagonist has a pet pig named Reuben. Some have drawn parallels to the form of sandwich, but a Reuben sandwich uses corned beef for its meat, not pork.
122	* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' introduces the piglike Pokémon Lechonk. "Lechón" is a roasted pig dish found in many Hispanic countries.
123	* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'':
124	** [[VideoGame/Splatoon1 The first game]] introduces a squid IdolSinger duo called the Squid Sisters, comprised of Callie and Marie. If you put both of their names together, they form a pun on the word "calamari", a term for squid served as food.
125	** ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' introduces a spider crab named Bisk. His name is derived from the word "bisque", a type of soup that is commonly made from crabs or other crustaceans.
126	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
127	** There are recurring shark enemies named Sushi.
128	** ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'': One of the partners is a Cheep-Cheep (a fish-like creature) named Sushie.
129	** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': Chef Shimi, also a Cheep-Cheep, is named after sashimi.
130	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPGLegendOfTheSevenStars'': A GiantSquid fought as a boss is named King Calamari.
131	* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'': In one of the fights in the [[GladiatorGames arena]], you fight side-by-side with a wild boar named Porkchop.
132	* ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'': The series features a recurring series of canine characters all named "Dogmeat".
133	* ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'': General Tsao the Chinese rooster is named after a chicken dish.
134	* ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'': Nugget the Chicken. Mildly ironic in that Kiryu adopted Nugget after deciding not to let a bowling alley attendant [[SqueamishAboutSlaughter slaughter, cook, and serve it to him]].
135	** ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'' features Nugget's {{Expy}} Omelette, who, like Nugget, is something of a financial wizard.
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138	[[folder:Web Animation]]
139	* ''WebAnimation/JaidenAnimations:'' A variation in Jaiden's Nuzlocke playthrough of ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon Ruby\|AndSapphire}},'' where she names her Torchic (a Pokemon based off a baby chicken) "Teriyaki," as a joke on teriyaki chicken.
140	* In ''WebAnimation/TheOatsSeries'', there is a pig who is a rapper, known as, you guessed it, Porkchop the Rapper. His rap song that he sings in the first Oats Movie also contains numerous references to pigs and pork.
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143	[[folder:Webcomics]]
144	* The sarnothi people from ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'' raise giant eels both for food and for their leather, which is traditionally used to make clothing. Hinting at this eventual fate, one particular eel is named [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie971/ Pants.]]
145	* ''Webcomic/XOSeal'': One of the members of the Livestock Mob is a rotund pig named Pork Round.
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148	[[folder:Western Animation]]
149	* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' has a rare vegetarian example, as the [[PlantPeople eggplant army]] in "Journey to the Center of Nowhere" is headed by two guys named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_ghanoush Baba ghanoush]] and ratatouille.
150	* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'': A fictional-species variant in the form of Bait the glow-toad. In-universe, glow-toads are used as bait to catch fish. Callum mentions that it was King Harrow who came up with the name and uses it as an example of his stepfather's weird sense of humor.
151	* ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'': One of the housemates is a pig named Spanky Ham.
152	* In ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'', Angel Dust has a demonic pig for a pet named Fat Nuggets.
153	* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'': Kipo names a mutant pig "Mandu", a type of Korean dumpling that sometimes contains pork, because her body shape reminded her of them.
154	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' has WesternAnimation/PorkyPig who is obviously a pig, as well as a chicken named Egghead Jr.
155	* ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'': The name of the pig is '''Ham'''ilton, unlikely to be a coincidence. His full name is, in fact, Hamilton Hocks.
156	* ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'': Mr. Ruhle's pet chicken Giblets is named after the edible offal of a bird, typically the heart, gizzard (stomach), liver, and other organs.
157	* ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'': Duke L'Orange is an anthro duck whose name is a play on "duck a l'orange".
158	* ''WesternAnimation/MillyMolly'': There is a bull named Beefy.
159	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Cock Magic," the boys adopt a scrawny chicken to partake in a ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' tournament, and name him "[=McNuggets=]".
160	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': A ''WesternAnimation/WonderPets'' sketch has the pets help out a calf named Veal, rescuing her from a cramped stall and bringing her to the neighboring Laughterhouse to cheer her up. Only after she's been killed do they realize that the 'S' fell off and it's actually a slaughterhouse.
161	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' has a number of such characters in the toyline, due to its propensity for PunnyNames:
162	** There's a villainous mutant bull named Groundchuck. Chuck is a certain cut of meat from cattle, and ground chuck is commonly used for burgers.
163	** There's also a heroic mutant manta ray named Ray Fillet, with a fillet being a boneless cut of meat. His toy came with a partner, a generic-looking mutant fish named [[XtremelyKoolLetterz Fishstix]], which is an obvious pun on fish sticks, which are ground fish that's been pressed into a stick shape and fried.
164	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Porky Pig's counterpart is a pig named Hamton J. Pig, a play on "ham".
165	* ''WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat'': Peking Duck is a duck character named after a specific way to cook his kind.
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168	[[folder:Real Life]]
169	* The piglet [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z-uO5TPQfM Chris P. Bacon]].
170	* Farmers sometimes employ this trope to distinguish animals that are to be eaten from ones that are to be kept long-term. This helps ensure their kids don't get too attached to the ones slated for somebody's dinner table.
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