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{{quote|'''Sallah''': Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Junior"?<br />
{{quote|'''Sallah''': Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Junior"?
'''Professor Henry Jones''': That's his name. (points to himself) Henry Jones (points to Indy) Junior.<br />
'''Professor Henry Jones''': That's his name. (points to himself) Henry Jones (points to Indy) Junior.
'''Indiana Jones''': I like "Indiana".<br />
'''Indiana Jones''': I like "Indiana".
'''Professor Henry Jones''': [[We Named the Dog Indiana|We named the ]]''[[We Named the Dog Indiana|dog ]]''[[We Named the Dog Indiana|Indiana]].|''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]''}}
'''Professor Henry Jones''': [[We Named the Dog Indiana|We named the ''dog'' Indiana]].|''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]''}}


When a character needs a name that tells the audience right away how [[Awesome McCoolname|awesome]] they are, this trope is one way to do it. The character will have a first name that's interesting and long - [[Rule of Three|at least three syllables long]] - contrasted by short and unremarkable last name.
When a character needs a name that tells the audience right away how [[Awesome McCoolname|awesome]] they are, this trope is one way to do it. The character will have a first name that's interesting and long - [[Rule of Three|at least three syllables long]] - contrasted by short and unremarkable last name.
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For the last name, "Smith" and "Jones" are the two most used, but any one-syllable name that sounds common and unremarkable also works.
For the last name, "Smith" and "Jones" are the two most used, but any one-syllable name that sounds common and unremarkable also works.


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=== Keeping up with the Joneses: ===


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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== Keeping up with the Joneses ==

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=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* ''[[Desolation Jones]]'' - While this is not the character's name, the series title fits the bill.
* ''[[Desolation Jones]]'' - While this is not the character's name, the series title fits the bill.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* [[Indiana Jones]] - As pointed out in the quote above, his real name is Henry Jones, Junior, but everyone remembers it as the name of the franchise.
* [[Indiana Jones]] - As pointed out in the quote above, his real name is Henry Jones, Junior, but everyone remembers it as the name of the franchise.
* [[Cleopatra Jones]] (and [[Foxy Brown]], though that's only two syllables)
* [[Cleopatra Jones]] (and [[Foxy Brown]], though that's only two syllables)
* [[James Bond|Christmas Jones]] from ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]''.
* [[James Bond|Christmas Jones]] from ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''.
* Motherfucker Jones from ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''.
* Motherfucker Jones from ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''.


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Coraline (novel)|Coraline]] Jones.
* [[Coraline (novel)|Coraline]] Jones.
* Jupiter Jones of ''[[The Three Investigators]]''.
* Jupiter Jones of ''[[The Three Investigators]]''.


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Parodied in ''[[Look Around You]]'' series 2 with Computer Jones and Synthesizer Patel.
* Parodied in ''[[Look Around You]]'' series 2 with Computer Jones and Synthesizer Patel.
* Cyrano Jones, the merchant in [[Star Trek: The Original Series|"The Trouble With Tribbles"]].
* Cyrano Jones, the merchant in [[Star Trek: The Original Series|"The Trouble With Tribbles"]].
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* [[Glee|Mercedes Jones]]
* [[Glee|Mercedes Jones]]


== [[Radio]] ==
=== [[Radio]] ===
* Inverurie Jones in the ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' [[Spin-Off]] ''You'll Have Had Your Tea?'' episode "Inverurie Jones And The Thimble Of Doom".
* Inverurie Jones in the ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' [[Spin-Off]] ''You'll Have Had Your Tea?'' episode "Inverurie Jones And The Thimble Of Doom".
* Rochester Van Jones of [[The Jack Benny Program]].
* Rochester Van Jones of [[The Jack Benny Program]].


== [[Theatre]] ==
=== [[Theatre]] ===
* [[The Musical]] ''Lysistrata Jones''. The play's about a modern high schooler pulling a [[Lysistrata Gambit]].
* [[The Musical]] ''Lysistrata Jones''. The play's about a modern high schooler pulling a [[Lysistrata Gambit]].


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Eulogy Jones from ''[[Fallout 3]]''.
* Eulogy Jones from ''[[Fallout 3]]''.
* ''[[Time Splitters]]'' has an entire family of these spread across all three games and several centuries. The three that are introduced are Peekaboo Jones in 1965, his great-great-grandfather, Elijah Jones from the 1800's and Mordecai Jones from the Robot Wars in the 2200's.
* ''[[Time Splitters]]'' has an entire family of these spread across all three games and several centuries. The three that are introduced are Peekaboo Jones in 1965, his great-great-grandfather, Elijah Jones from the 1800's and Mordecai Jones from the Robot Wars in the 2200's.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Babylon Jones from ''[[Exploitation Now]]''.
* Babylon Jones from ''[[Exploitation Now]]''.
* Parodies of [[Indiana Jones]] from ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' include North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana Jones.
* Parodies of [[Indiana Jones]] from ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' include North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana Jones.
* Tigerlily Jones in ''[[Skin Horse]].'' Her real name, Berenice, also qualifies.
* Tigerlily Jones in ''[[Skin Horse]].'' Her real name, Berenice, also qualifies.


== [[Web Original]] ==
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* "Springboard Jones, the Divin' Detective! Vomitorium Jones, the Pukin' P.I.!" - [[Ludic Log]]
* "Springboard Jones, the Divin' Detective! Vomitorium Jones, the Pukin' P.I.!" - [[Ludic Log]]


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Osmosis Jones]]''
* ''[[Osmosis Jones]]''
* The menacing Opera Singer in the [[Bugs Bunny]] short "Long-haired Hare". Giovani Jones. [[Chuck Jones|You know who directed it.]]
* The menacing Opera Singer in the [[Bugs Bunny]] short "Long-haired Hare". Giovani Jones. [[Chuck Jones|You know who directed it.]]


== [[Real Life]] ==
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Orlando Jones.
* Orlando Jones.
* The [http://www.atlantaciviccenter.com/ civic center in Atlanta, GA] is named for one Boisfeuillet Jones. No, really.
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20050605073735/http://www.atlantaciviccenter.com/ civic center in Atlanta, GA] is named for one Boisfeuillet Jones. No, really.
* [[Cleolinda Jones]].
* [[Cleolinda Jones]].
* Rashida Jones.
* Rashida Jones.
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* Aphrodite Jones.
* Aphrodite Jones.


=== Namesmithing: ===
== Namesmithing ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Sierra Smith, a Western private eye in [[The DCU]].
* Sierra Smith, a Western private eye in [[The DCU]].


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* Jefferson Smith, the eponymous Smith of ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]''.
* Jefferson Smith, the eponymous Smith of ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]''.
* ''[[Cars]]'' featured a background forklift named Nebuchanezzar Schmidt.
* ''[[Cars]]'' featured a background forklift named Nebuchanezzar Schmidt.


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Northwest Smith from C. L. Moore's early science fiction, making this [[Older Than Television]].
* Northwest Smith from [[C. L. Moore]]'s early science fiction, making this [[Older Than Television]].
* Zacharias Smith from ''[[Harry Potter]]''
* Zacharias Smith from ''[[Harry Potter]]''
** And Hepzibah Smith.
** And Hepzibah Smith.
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* Eddington Smith, the soft-spoken bookseller in the ''[[The Cat Who|Cat Who...]]'' books.
* Eddington Smith, the soft-spoken bookseller in the ''[[The Cat Who|Cat Who...]]'' books.


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* In a ''[[K-9 and Company]]'' annual, one story reveals that Sarah Jane Smith has a great-uncle who's an archaeologist called Africana Smith.
* In a ''[[K-9 and Company]]'' annual, one story reveals that Sarah Jane Smith has a great-uncle who's an archaeologist called Africana Smith.
* Jeremiah Smith, minor character in ''[[The X-Files]]''.
* Jeremiah Smith, minor character in ''[[The X-Files]]''.
* [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Malcolm Peter Brian Telescope Adrian Umbrella Stand Jasper ]][[Day of the Week Name|Wednesday ]][[Monty Python's Flying Circus|(pops mouth twice) Stoatgobbler John Raw Vegetable (sound effect of horse whinnying) Arthur Norman Michael (blows squeaker) Featherstone Smith (blows whistle) Northgot Edwards Harris (fires pistol, which goes 'whoop') Mason (chuff-chuff-chuff) Frampton Jones Fruitbat Gilbert (sings) 'We'll keep a welcome in the' (three shots, stops singing) Williams ]][[Running Gag|If I Could Walk That Way ]][[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Jenkin (squeaker) Tiger-draws Pratt Thompson (sings) 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' Darcy Carter (horn) Pussycat 'Don't Sleep In The Subway' Barton Mannering (hoot, 'whoop') Smith.]]
* [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Malcolm Peter Brian Telescope Adrian Umbrella Stand Jasper]][[Day of the Week Name|Wednesday]][[Monty Python's Flying Circus|(pops mouth twice) Stoatgobbler John Raw Vegetable (sound effect of horse whinnying) Arthur Norman Michael (blows squeaker) Featherstone Smith (blows whistle) Northgot Edwards Harris (fires pistol, which goes 'whoop') Mason (chuff-chuff-chuff) Frampton Jones Fruitbat Gilbert (sings) 'We'll keep a welcome in the' (three shots, stops singing) Williams]][[Running Gag|If I Could Walk That Way]][[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Jenkin (squeaker) Tiger-draws Pratt Thompson (sings) 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' Darcy Carter (horn) Pussycat 'Don't Sleep In The Subway' Barton Mannering (hoot, 'whoop') Smith.]]


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Pollination Technician #9 Smith of [[The Sims|Strangetown]].
* Pollination Technician #9 Smith of [[The Sims|Strangetown]].
* Jocinda Smith of ''[[Backyard Sports]]''.
* Jocinda Smith of ''[[Backyard Sports]]''.


== [[Real Life]] ==
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* [[Real Life]]: Jefferson Randolph Smith, better known as [[wikipedia:Soapy Smith|"Soapy"]]
* [[Real Life]]: Jefferson Randolph Smith, better known as [[wikipedia:Soapy Smith|"Soapy"]]
* [[Cordwainer Smith]]
* [[Cordwainer Smith]]
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060748/ Nevada Smith], which supposedly inspired the name "[[Indiana Jones]]".
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060748/ Nevada Smith], which supposedly inspired the name "[[Indiana Jones]]".


=== Other Surnames: ===
== Other Surnames ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[X-Men|Jubilation Lee]]
* ''[[X-Men]]'': Jubilation Lee
* [[Batman]]'s Hamilton Hill
* ''[[Batman]]'s'' Hamilton Hill
* [[Incredible Hercules|Amadeus Cho]]
* ''[[Incredible Hercules]]'': Amadeus Cho
* Manchester Black, [[Superman]]'s nemesis in the landmark ''Action Comics'' #775
* Manchester Black, [[Superman]]'s nemesis in the landmark ''Action Comics'' #775
* Jefferson Pierce, AKA Black Lightning, one of the first major African-American superheroes.
* Jefferson Pierce, AKA Black Lightning, one of the first major African-American superheroes.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* [[The Fifth Element|Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg]]
* [[The Fifth Element|Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg]]
* Caractacus Potts ([[Dick Van Dyke]]) in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (and a similarly named character in [[Ian Fleming]]'s [[Adaptation Displacement|lesser-known]] children's book on which it was based).
* Caractacus Potts ([[Dick Van Dyke]]) in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (and a similarly named character in [[Ian Fleming]]'s [[Adaptation Displacement|lesser-known]] children's book on which it was based).


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Encyclopedia Brown]] - His real name is Leroy, but no one calls him that.
* [[Encyclopedia Brown]] - His real name is Leroy, but no one calls him that.
** Maybe because [[wikipedia:Bad, Bad Leroy Brown|Leroy Brown]] is a bad, bad name?
** Maybe because [[wikipedia:Bad, Bad Leroy Brown|Leroy Brown]] is a bad, bad name?
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* [[Huckleberry Finn]]
* [[Huckleberry Finn]]
* [[To Kill a Mockingbird|Atticus Finch]]
* [[To Kill a Mockingbird|Atticus Finch]]
* [[Sleepy Hollow|Ichabod Crane]]
* [[Sleepy Hollow (Film)||Ichabod Crane]]
* '''[[Ciaphas Cain]], [[Fake Ultimate Hero|HERO OF THE]] - [[Overused Running Gag|aaaah, screw it]].
* '''[[Ciaphas Cain]], [[Fake Ultimate Hero|HERO OF THE]] - [[Overused Running Gag|aaaah, screw it]].
* [[Charles Dickens]] liked these too: [[David Copperfield|Uriah Heep]], [[Barnaby Rudge]], and of course [[A Christmas Carol|Ebenezer Scrooge]].
* [[Charles Dickens]] liked these too: [[David Copperfield (novel)||Uriah Heep]], [[Barnaby Rudge]], and of course [[A Christmas Carol|Ebenezer Scrooge]].
* Digory Kirke and Eustace Clarence Scrubb from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''.
* Digory Kirke and Eustace Clarence Scrubb from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''.
* [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|Dorian Gray]].
* [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|Dorian Gray]].
* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'', the gravedigger's name is Legitimate First. ("Can't blame his mother for being proud.")
* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Night Watch (Discworld)|Night Watch]]'', the gravedigger's name is Legitimate First. ("Can't blame his mother for being proud.")


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* [[Inspector Morse]], who was finally revealed to have the exotic first name "Endeavour".
* [[Inspector Morse]], who was finally revealed to have the exotic first name "Endeavour".
* [[Pushing Daisies|Emerson Cod]].
* [[Pushing Daisies|Emerson Cod]].
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* [[Remington Steele]]
* [[Remington Steele]]
* Gabriel Gray from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''.
* Gabriel Gray from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''.
* Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce, better known as Hawkeye, from ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]''.
* Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce, better known as Hawkeye, from ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]''.
* [[CSI: Miami|Horatio Caine]]
* [[CSI: Miami|Horatio Caine]]
* [[Glee|Sebastian Smyth]]
* [[Glee|Sebastian Smyth]]


== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
=== [[Professional Wrestling]] ===
* TNA X-Division wrestler Consequences Creed
* TNA X-Division wrestler Consequences Creed


== [[Toys]] ==
=== [[Toys]] ===
* ''[[Transformers]]'': Optimus Prime
* ''[[Transformers]]'': Optimus Prime


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]''
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]''
* The ''[[Zork]]'' games feature a character named Antharia Jack. He's a movie star known for playing ''[[Indiana Jones]]''-style roles, but his character's name is his own.
* The ''[[Zork]]'' games feature a character named Antharia Jack. He's a movie star known for playing ''[[Indiana Jones]]''-style roles, but his character's name is his own.
* [[Ace Attorney Investigations|CalistoYew]]
* ''[[Ace Attorney Investigations]]'': Calisto Yew
* [[Prototype|Elizabeth Greene]].
* ''[[Prototype]]'': Elizabeth Greene.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* [[Gunnerkrigg Court|Antimony Carver]], though that's two syllables.
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'': Antimony Carver, though that's two syllables.


== [[Web Original]] ==
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* Warrick Kaine, Laurel Brant, and Brother Right, to name a few from ''[[The Descendants]]''.
* Warrick Kaine, Laurel Brant, and Brother Right, to name a few from ''[[The Descendants]]''.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* [[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee|Juniper Lee]]
* ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'': Juniper Lee
* [[Looney Tunes|Yosemite Sam]]
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'': Yosemite Sam
* [[Transformers Animated|Prometheus Black]]
* ''[[Transformers Animated]]'': Prometheus Black
* Rentwhistle Swack of ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''.
* Rentwhistle Swack of ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''.
* [[Courage the Cowardly Dog|Eustace and Muriel Bagge]].
* ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'': Eustace and Muriel Bagge.


== [[Real Life]] ==
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Orangejello Brown and Lemonjello Brown. [http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.asp Well, except not.]
* Orangejello Brown and Lemonjello Brown. [http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.asp Well, except not.]
* Capability Brown (not his real name)... and his ''[[Discworld]]'' counterpart: Bloody Stupid Johnson (his less famous contemporaries being Sagacity Smith and Intuition de vere Slade-Gore.
* Capability Brown (not his real name)... and his ''[[Discworld]]'' counterpart: Bloody Stupid Johnson (his less famous contemporaries being Sagacity Smith and Intuition de vere Slade-Gore.
* Former US President Rutherford Hayes
* Former US President [[Rutherford B. Hayes]]
** Preceded by Ulysses S. Grant.
** Preceded by [[Ulysses S. Grant]].
* Some Naming Guides actually suggest giving longer names to children born in families with a small surname.
* Some Naming Guides actually suggest giving longer names to children born in families with a small surname.
* [[Harrison Ford]]. Seems like the Indy connections have come full circle.
* [[Harrison Ford]]. Seems like the Indy connections have come full circle.
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* Elijah Wood, actor.
* Elijah Wood, actor.
* Cameron Crowe, film director.
* Cameron Crowe, film director.
* Julianne Moore, actress.
* [[Julianne Moore]], actress.
* Montgomery Clift, actor.
* Montgomery Clift, actor.
* Susannah York, actress.
* Susannah York, actress.
* Mackenzie Crook, actor.
* Mackenzie Crook, actor.
* Oliver Platt, actor.
* Oliver Platt, actor.
* Timothy Spall, actor.
* [[Timothy Spall]], actor.
* Naomi Watts, model and actress.
* [[Naomi Watts]], model and actress.
* Alejandro Sanz, singer.
* Alejandro Sanz, singer.
* Vivien Leigh, actress.
* Vivien Leigh, actress.
* [[Josephine Tey]], author of mystery novels.
* [[Josephine Tey]], author of mystery novels.
* Ezekiel Hart, politician and entrepreneur.
* Ezekiel Hart, politician and entrepreneur.
* Gregory Peck, actor.
* [[Gregory Peck]], actor.
* Penélope Cruz, actress.
* [[Penélope Cruz]], actress.
* Thelonious Monk, musician.
* Thelonious Monk, musician.
* Lucian Freud, painter.
* Lucian Freud, painter.
* Virginia Woolf, writer.
* [[Virginia Woolf]], writer.
* [[Fairuza Balk]], actress.
* [[Fairuza Balk]], actress.
* Elisha Gray, inventor.
* Elisha Gray, inventor.
* Rosamund Pike, actress.
* Rosamund Pike, actress.
* Marian Keyes, romance novelist.
* [[Marian Keyes]], romance novelist.
* Deborah Kerr, actress.
* [[Deborah Kerr]], actress.
* Adelaide Kane, actress.
* Adelaide Kane, actress.
* Angharad James, 17th century Welsh poet.
* Angharad James, 17th century Welsh poet.
* Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, an actor who played Mombasa in ''[[Predator|Predators]]''.
* Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, an actor who played Mombasa in ''[[Predator]]s''.


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Latest revision as of 17:54, 27 January 2023

Sallah: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Junior"?
Professor Henry Jones: That's his name. (points to himself) Henry Jones (points to Indy) Junior.
Indiana Jones: I like "Indiana".

Professor Henry Jones: We named the dog Indiana.
—Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

When a character needs a name that tells the audience right away how awesome they are, this trope is one way to do it. The character will have a first name that's interesting and long - at least three syllables long - contrasted by short and unremarkable last name.

Similarly to Mister Strangenoun, the first name is sometimes a cool-sounding noun that isn't normally used as a name. It could also be a made-up word, or an actual name, but only one that's rare enough to still sound unique.

For the last name, "Smith" and "Jones" are the two most used, but any one-syllable name that sounds common and unremarkable also works.


Examples of Sesquipedalian Smith include:

Keeping up with the Joneses

Comic Books

  • Desolation Jones - While this is not the character's name, the series title fits the bill.

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

Radio

Theatre

Video Games

  • Eulogy Jones from Fallout 3.
  • Time Splitters has an entire family of these spread across all three games and several centuries. The three that are introduced are Peekaboo Jones in 1965, his great-great-grandfather, Elijah Jones from the 1800's and Mordecai Jones from the Robot Wars in the 2200's.

Web Comics

Web Original

  • "Springboard Jones, the Divin' Detective! Vomitorium Jones, the Pukin' P.I.!" - Ludic Log

Western Animation

Real Life

Namesmithing

Comic Books

  • Sierra Smith, a Western private eye in The DCU.

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

Video Games

Real Life

Other Surnames

Comic Books

  • X-Men: Jubilation Lee
  • Batman's Hamilton Hill
  • Incredible Hercules: Amadeus Cho
  • Manchester Black, Superman's nemesis in the landmark Action Comics #775
  • Jefferson Pierce, AKA Black Lightning, one of the first major African-American superheroes.

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

Professional Wrestling

  • TNA X-Division wrestler Consequences Creed

Toys

Video Games

Web Comics

Web Original

  • Warrick Kaine, Laurel Brant, and Brother Right, to name a few from The Descendants.

Western Animation

Real Life

  • Orangejello Brown and Lemonjello Brown. Well, except not.
  • Capability Brown (not his real name)... and his Discworld counterpart: Bloody Stupid Johnson (his less famous contemporaries being Sagacity Smith and Intuition de vere Slade-Gore.
  • Former US President Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Some Naming Guides actually suggest giving longer names to children born in families with a small surname.
  • Harrison Ford. Seems like the Indy connections have come full circle.
  • Keanu Reeves
  • Immanuel Kant, philosopher.
  • Elijah Wood, actor.
  • Cameron Crowe, film director.
  • Julianne Moore, actress.
  • Montgomery Clift, actor.
  • Susannah York, actress.
  • Mackenzie Crook, actor.
  • Oliver Platt, actor.
  • Timothy Spall, actor.
  • Naomi Watts, model and actress.
  • Alejandro Sanz, singer.
  • Vivien Leigh, actress.
  • Josephine Tey, author of mystery novels.
  • Ezekiel Hart, politician and entrepreneur.
  • Gregory Peck, actor.
  • Penélope Cruz, actress.
  • Thelonious Monk, musician.
  • Lucian Freud, painter.
  • Virginia Woolf, writer.
  • Fairuza Balk, actress.
  • Elisha Gray, inventor.
  • Rosamund Pike, actress.
  • Marian Keyes, romance novelist.
  • Deborah Kerr, actress.
  • Adelaide Kane, actress.
  • Angharad James, 17th century Welsh poet.
  • Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, an actor who played Mombasa in Predators.
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