Where's the trope in Two First Names?

I don't see how it's a trope. Can anyone explain it? it was in TRS but the thread was closed with no resolution.

Edited by Pichu-kun on Aug 23rd 2018 at 12:59:55 PM

I mean, a Trope is just a recurring archetype or literary device in fiction. It doesn't have to be ground breaking or character defining.

For instance, Bruce Wayne and his son Damian Wayne both have first and last names that can be used as given names.

Another example is Wallace Wallace from "No More Dead Dogs".

That's what we thought from the early years of this site, but nowadays it has evolved. Patterns now must have meanings into it.

I agree. It's not really a trope as we define the term these days.

Supposedly it's the pattern in Superhero comics to give the characters what's normally a first name as a surname. However, there's no pattern to the pattern, and it's mainly just an American thing.

It's been theorized that a first name as a surname is easier to memorize. Then again, Two First Names are more common in RL than let's say Alliterative Name.

Of course, some examples are actually going to be (more accurately) Two Last Names rather than Two First Names, as some given names actually originate from surnames (for example, the aforementioned Wallace Wallace).