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6The first letter may or may not be capitalized depending on the context. (In the case of Administrivia/{{Wiki Word}}s on TV Tropes, the first letter generally is.) This style of writing seems especially popular [[WeWillUseWikiWordsInTheFuture in the future]].
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11* [=BossMoss=] of the Advertising/{{Freakies}} has his name spelled this way, and [[BerserkButton he is very adamant of it being spelled this way]].
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15* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' uses this style for species derivatives.
16* The title of ''[[Manga/InuYasha [=InuYasha=]]]'' is usually written this way in English. The character's name is usually written as Inuyasha.
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20* The eponymous ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'''s name is rendered with two camelcases, both B's after the first one being uppercase.
21* ''Animation/BreadBarbershop'': The word "[=BeanStalk=]" in "Wilk and the [=BeanStalk=]". It's unknown why this is written like this, since "beanstalk" typically doesn't have camelcase.
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25* The ''[=KnightsEnd=]'' part of ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' had its title styled this way to keep it from being read as "Knight-send".
26* The dialogue for Franchise/TheFlash, ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, or others with SuperSpeed will sometimes be written like this in order to show they are talking extremely fast.
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30* In ''Film/ZigZag2002'', [=ZigZag=] apparently spells his nickname like this.
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34* Used in literature occasionally to show a character is a MotorMouth (as in, "doesn't bother to breathe" fast.) A character in the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' book series, who was something of an ethereal being who didn't so much "speak" as "telepathically slam his thoughts into your brain," had his dialogue rendered this way.
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38* The short-lived series ''Series/FreakyLinks'' has its title spelled like this.
39* The BBC's flagship soap opera is styled as ''Series/EastEnders''.
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43* "[=VeryVery=]" by Music/{{Momoland}}. Fitting for how those words are sung quickly in the chorus.
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47* An acronym version is the Wrestling/{{n|ewWorldorder}}Wo. A word version are [[Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling IWGP]] and Wrestling/RingOfHonor mainstays reDRagon.
48* The U and M are capitalized in the name of {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er Wrestling/{{UltraMantis Black}}.
49* The [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} NXT]] stable [=SAnitY=] could be considered a one word variant.
50* Several wrestlers or wrestling personalities, some blending with RealLife, such as Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, Wrestling/TedDiBiase, and Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre.
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54* Can also be seen in the names of a few U.S. sports teams:
55** Basketball:
56*** NBA: The relocated Seattle [=SuperSonics=].
57*** G-League: Erie [=BayHawks=] (defunct).
58** Minor league UsefulNotes/{{baseball}}:
59*** Triple-A: Lehigh Valley [=IronPigs=], Scranton/Wilkes-Barrre [=RailRiders=]
60*** Double-A: [[UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} Akron]] [=RubberDucks=], Frisco[[note]]the [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas suburb]], not the [[BerserkButton locally hated]] term for UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco[[/note]] [=RoughRiders=], Lancaster[[note]]California, not the smaller but better-known one in Pennsylvania[[/note]] [=JetHawks=], [[UsefulNotes/OtherCitiesInTexas Midland]] [=RockHounds=]
61*** Single-A: Augusta [=GreenJackets=],[[note]][[{{Pun}} Augusta is home to the famous Masters golf tournament, whose winner receives a green jacket]][[/note]] Charleston[[note]]South Carolina, not West Virginia[[/note]] [=RiverDogs=], Clinton[[note]]Iowa[[/note]] [=LumberKings=], [[UsefulNotes/NewJersey Lakewood]] [=BlueClaws=]
62*** Short-Season A: Aberdeen[[note]]Maryland[[/note]] [=IronBirds=],[[note]]The name is a play on the team's owner, Cal Ripken, Jr., most famous for his record-setting streak of 2,632 consecutive games, all with the Baltimore Orioles ("Birds").[[/note]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} Everett]] [=AquaSox=], Tri-City[[note]]the Albany–Schnectady–Troy area of New York[[/note]] [=ValleyCats=]
63*** Independent leagues: Fargo–Moorhead [=RedHawks=], a double dose with the Gary [=SouthShore=] [=RailCats=], Normal[[note]]Illinois[[/note]] [=CornBelters=]
64** U.S. college sports:
65*** [=RedHawks=]: Miami, as in Miami University in Ohio, not to be confused with the University of Miami in Florida, nicknamed Hurricanes; also the NAIA school Martin Methodist, in Tennessee.
66*** [=RedStorm=]: Rio Grande, an NAIA school in Ohio.[[note]]Though a NonIndicativeName to most of the country, justified since the school is in a town called Rio Grande. It's pronounced "RYE-oh Grand", not like the famous southwestern river.[[/note]]
67*** [=ThunderWolves=]: Colorado State–Pueblo, an NCAA Division II school.
68*** [=WolfPack=]: No example in the U.S., but the Canadian school Thompson Rivers uses this form.
69* Shipping and logistics company [=FedEx=] holds the naming rights for the home arena of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies as well as the home stadium of the NFL's Washington Commanders, respectively named [=FedExForum=] and [=FedExField=].
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73* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' (and its attendant spinoffs such as ''VideoGame/MechWarrior'' and ''VideoGame/MechCommander'') have their second word capitalized, as they are technically contracted compound nouns ("'''Battle'''field '''Tech'''nology" for instance).
74** This also applies to the HumongousMecha themselves, rendered as "[=BattleMech=]" or "[=OmniMech=]" for combat units. Civilian types will have their purpose followed by the word "Mech" as names, such as [=MiningMech=] or [=SecurityMech=].
75** Some specific 'Mech models have this in their name as well, most notably the ''[[https://www.sarna.net/wiki/UrbanMech UrbanMech]]'' and the ''[[https://www.sarna.net/wiki/JagerMech JagerMech]]''.
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79* The name of the ''Toys/GigaPets'' virtual pet toy series became ''[=GigaPets=]'', with no space in-between the words, when it got rebooted in 2018.
80* The name of ''Toys/SuperThings'' is written like this.
81* While ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' is largely rendered as one word these days, some older logos render the title as ''[=TransFormers=]'', such as the [[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/c/c5/Transformers_2000s_Logo.png general brand logo]] used during the early 2000's.
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85* Tends to be a theme in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'', with each Navi being basically [=SomethingMan.EXE=], although somewhat justified due to all the characters being computer programs, and back when it was released, spaces were fairly uncommon in file names. It does also crop in up in names of areas due to Capcom having an obsession in some games with 8 letter character limits for just about everything, resulting in things like [=TownArea=].
86* Creator/{{Sony|InteractiveEntertainment}}'s Platform/PlayStation [[Platform/PlayStation2 li]][[Platform/PlayStationPortable ne]] [[Platform/PlayStation3 of]] [[Platform/PlayStationVita pr]][[Platform/PlayStation4 odu]][[Platform/PlayStation5 cts]] is named this way, as is the Platform/NintendoGameCube.
87** Similarly, the UsefulNotes/WiiU [=GamePad=], which is that console's main controller.
88* In ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', the names of the various tribes are written this way.
89* [=HardCorps=] from ''VideoGame/{{SiN}}'', the police organization the player character leads. Inverted with the game's own title, where it's simply the first and last letters of one word that are capitalized in this manner.
90* Queen From ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' Talks With A Variation Of This In That She Capitalizes Every Word But Still Properly Uses Spaces Which Is Why It's A Variation She Also Leaves Out Most Punctuation From Her Sentences Except When: She's Trying To Propose A Choice Or Provide Clarification (In LaymansTerms) It Can Be Interpreted As A Form Of RoboSpeak Such As Either: A MachineMonotone Or: [[MadLibsDialogue Pronouncing Every Word As Its Own Sentence (Phrase)]]
91* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'': Enemy names are contracted this way in the NES version, but with the second word in all caps. For example, "War Mech" gets contracted to "[=WarMECH=]".
92* ''VideoGame/ZanZarahTheHiddenPortal'': The title of the game is properly spelled with capital Zs. In-universe, Zanzarah, which is the name of a magical world where majority of the game takes place, is spelled normally.
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96* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Every Pesterchum and Trollian handle is formatted as two words, joined together, with the second word capitalized. Examples include [=ectoBiologist=], [=turntechGodhead=], and [=carcinoGeneticist=].
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100* Used for most document names on classicthemes.com (e.g., [[http://www.classicthemes.com/findingEpisodes.html the page on finding episodes of old TV shows]]).
101* Used for Website/{{Twitter}} hashtags containing multiple words (e.g. [=#TVTropes=]).
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105* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'''s name is written this way. A lot of people--including many tropers on [[Website/TVTropes This Very Wiki]]--forget that this is the case and usually write it as "Spongebob Squarepants".
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109* Camel case is the standard when it comes to naming variables and functions in MediaNotes/JavaScript, whose name also demonstrates it.
110* Some people's names have these, especially if they begin with "Le" or "De", e.g. [[Creator/LevarBurton LeVar Burton]] or Creator/DannyDeVito. Particularly common for people of Irish and Scottish origin with a "Mc" or "Mac" name: see, e.g., UsefulNotes/McDonalds, UsefulNotes/WilliamMcKinley, John [=McCain=], UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur, UsefulNotes/RamsayMacDonald...
111* Latin script transcription of Hebrew often uses it when a title includes a noun that begins with a definite article, the prepositions "to", "as", "-ly", "in" and "from", and "and", as they are written as part of the word in the respective writing systems they use: שיר (shir) is "song", השיר (hashir) - ‘the song’. So the Hebrew name of the Literature/SongOfSongs would usually be ''Shir haShirim''. Other systems might use ''ha-Shirim'' instead; this convention is usually used for Arabic (e.g. ''[[Literature/TheQuran Al-Qur'an]]'' and not ''[=AlQur'an=]'').
112* Also used for some African languages, e.g., kwaZulu and kiKongo.
113* Used by corporations when two or more predecessor companies are merged into one new one (as well as to create something UsefulNotes/{{trademark}}able.)
114* May overlap with PortmanteauCoupleName, {{Portmantitle}}, especially when the name comes from the first syllable of each person's name ([=TomKat=]), as opposed to merely blending them (Bennifer).
115* Creator/DreamWorksSKG and former subsidiary Creator/DreamWorksAnimation are made this way.
116* Former Creator/{{Disney}} animation subsidiary Creator/DisneytoonStudios began as "Disney [=MovieToons=]", while their final name was commonly stylized as "[=DisneyToon=] Studios".
117* Used in programming as one style for defining multi-word variables.
118** This is actually useful so you can give a succinct idea of what said variable is supposed to do, instead of having to write lengthy comments about them in the function in which they're being used.
119** In other languages, such as [=LISP=], the preferred convention is caravan-case, as [=LISP=] does not use infix syntax (thus freeing the hyphen), and caravan-case is generally seen as easier to read
120** For those less familiar with the limitations of programming grammars, it's mainly because usually you can't have a space in a variable name.
121** Some contexts [[InsistentTerminology make a distinction]] between Pascal Case (initial letter uppercase) and Camel Case (initial letter lowercase). E.g., in C# the standard style is for method and property names to be [=PascalCase=], while variable names use [=camelCase=].
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