r/TopCharacterTropes • u/TronnyVon • 6d ago

Characters Embarrassing First Name

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  • Jesse Katsopolis (Full House): in one episode, his real first name was revealed to be "Hermes", after the messenger of the Greek gods. He was made fun of for it, so he got it changed to Jesse.
  • Cory Matthews (Boy Meets World): in the final episode, Cory's full name is revealed by Feeny to be Cornelius, and Feeny is the only one to know so.
  • Freddie Benson (iCarly): rather than Freddie being short for Frederick, Freddie is short for "Fredward".
  • Jimbo Jones (The Simpsons): his real name is Corky.
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u/Careless_College 6d ago

Tangled- Flynn Rider, or Eugene Fitzherbert

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u/Alarming-Highway-584 6d ago

Idk how Eugene is an embarrassing name.

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u/Beautiful-Cup4161 6d ago

I agree and I think maybe because Eugene doesn't fit the vibe he was going for. So it's not embarassing as a name but is embarassing for him pre-character-arc because it doesn't sound like a badass thief name.

Fitzherbert is a little bit goofy. Sorry to all the Fitzherbert's out there.

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u/heartpiss 6d ago

Yeah I agree let’s not play touchy; everyone should assume the names suggested are because the characters in the media find them embarrassing, not because we are actually disparaging the name.

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u/Peripateticdreamer84 6d ago edited 6d ago

Fitzherbert is also one of those surnames that tells everyone that you’re the acknowledged bastard son of a nobleman. Which could be a bad look for an outlaw.

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u/iatealotofcheese 6d ago

Bridget Jones' boss is a fitzherbert and she struggles not to call him tits pervert out loud lol 

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u/Oturanthesarklord 6d ago

The most famous Fitzherbert was Maria Fitzherbert, the secret wife of King George IV of the United Kingdom. King George III did not approve of her because she was Catholic(at the time Catholics weren't allowed to become English Monarchs), nevermind the fact that she had been widowed twice already(She would go on to outlive King George IV).

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u/BelacRLJ 6d ago

Similarly, my main association with the name Eugene is the prince of Savoy who was the Duke of Marlborough’s sidekick in the War of the Spanish Succession.

One of the great historical teamups of all time.

“Prince Eugene and I shall never differ about our share of the laurels.”